Hangar Maintenance

Last Friday the Hangar was closed for maintenance. A couple of small things were done - and a biggie too/ Vendredi dernier, le Hangar a été fermé pour entretien. Un couple de petites choses ont été faites - et un grand:

We now have a good ceiling to work beneath!/Nous avons maintenant un bon plafond pour travailler en dessous!

Welcome to the Year of the Rooster - Aquarellista style...

Since 2018 we're in the Chinese year of the rooster. The  experts say that "the year of the Rooster will be a powerful one, with no middle of the road when it comes to moving forward. This year, impressions count. You’ll want to look your best and be clear on your intentions concerning love, money, and business. Stick to practical and well-proven paths to ensure success, rather than risky ventures." In other words - be careful out there while wearing something smart!

The Aquarellistas let themselves be inspired by this proud and beautifully dressed bird. Have a look at the different styles and note that all pictures have so much character!! For more watercolours subscribe to the Aquarellistablog

 

 André's awsome rooster, certainly looks its best  and carefully but surely steps forward...

 Elia B.'s fabulous rooster, so well done (Note the symbolic blood on his crown). 

Sandra's rooster carefully steps into the new year - fluffy as he is, there's clearly a lot of strength

 A lovely couple by Michele C

Sturdy Rooster -young I think, and a bit shy- with an absolutely amazing background by Birgitta

Agnès painted and drew this colourful proud example, as always with a smile (or a wink)

Beautiful colours, powerful and with its feet firmly on the ground, in recognizable Liz-style

10 FEBRUARY: HANGAR CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE

On Friday 10 February the Hangar will be closed for maintenance, and work on the ceiling.
This means that the Starters class and the Atelier Libre with Model are cancelled. The 'regulars' will receive an email about the next date!

Vendredi 10 février, le Hangar sera fermé pour entretien et travaux sur le plafond.
Cela signifie que la classe pour Starters et l'Atelier Libre avec Model sont annulées. Les 'habitués' recevront un email pour la prochaine date!

Watch out: Beautiful Watercolours below!

From eyecandy to picture perfect to downright gorgeous, the paintings, created on an average Tuesday Aquarellista Afternoon. I love my group!

First of all - the still life! We have one every week. This fabulous stuffed pheasant-like bird (input on name most welcome) that Tana had with her was so attractive that 3 aquarellistas started working on it:

Bev

Michele C

André (will be finished next session)

Then there were vintage shoe stretchers and shoe-making tools, they are not easy - but the paintings in progress are already very promising:

Carol

Elia B.

From last time there was still work to do on the scarves, all finished theirs - and Celina started a new one in her typical style - note the complimentary colour combinations...

Celina

 Agnès

 Michèle

And last but by no means least,  the waterclours outside the suggested subjects. They are awesome:

Octavia St Lauren tby Sandra

Lobster potsby Liz

The Essence of Amy by  Sandra

Scarecrows by Agnès

 Candy jar by Carol

 

Pears in Progress by Tana

Ballerinas by Sylvie

Saturday Morning - Acrylic painting with Pim

Great results achieved on 21 January 2017!! 

 1/2 : Anya

3-Lydia

 

4- Francine

 

5- Agnès F.

6-Kate

7-Eric

Life Drawing on Monday Morning

Every other Monday morning there's a life drawing class with a nude. 

It is a very good way to start your artistic week with a boost! Lots of eye-hand coordination, concentration and getting 'out of comfort zone'. Of course we also have fun, coffee or tea and cookies.

Last Monday, Véronique was our model. She is beautiful and lovely, she has character - and she doesn't sit very still! In other words, quite difficult to draw.
We always start with warming up, poses of 1 minute (in which there's no time to think!) Often the best, most spontaneous drawings are created during that one minute. Here's an example:

 1 minute poses, with pen

After the warming up we draw (or paint) 2 other poses, of 10 and 20 minutes, and finish with a one-hour pose. Here are some drawings of the sessions:

 Black paper and pastel

 

 Wild combi of charcoal and pastel

 

 Excellent example of 'closer = bigger' + study for a foot

 Study of  the 'ladyparts' on black paper

 Very atmospheric lazy pose

 

 Excellent drawing with closer = bigger hand

If you are interested to follow a class you can pop in coming Monday - or else drop me an email: I have a starters group on Friday morning, and an 'atelier libre' at the same time - and both can still handle a couple more participants...