tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45212694621385867432012-02-24T13:26:28.360+01:00Four Go Painting In ProvenceA house party of artists in Provence - what they saw and did - and what they paintedKatherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comBlogger471100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-11384080786951685002011-11-15T21:42:00.001+01:002011-11-15T21:43:56.952+01:00Les CouguieuxRuth has created a set of photos of Les Couguieux on Flickr - which she has compiled for the New York Times.... Sounds like there might be another article in the offing!
In the meantime see photos of the BEFORE and AFTER of where we ate, played, painted, bathed and slept back in June. I still think of it - a lot! However those autumn colours are to die for!
Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-43648210453214802992011-09-06T08:42:00.000+02:002011-09-06T08:42:07.451+02:00A Seat In The Shade
oil on canvas 120 x 80 cm or 47 x 31.5 inches
I had to post something else up on this blog as the picture that Katherine posted of me, night painting, really began to annoy me as it popped up in the side bar of my blog! This is a big studio piece that I did for my recent exhibition at Beside The Wave. Obviously larger studio works are done from photographs and I know that many people see thatSarah Wimperishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193935968877679533noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-45517299867487064192011-07-13T21:11:00.000+02:002011-07-13T21:11:47.012+02:00A little night paintingNow I'm back home I've started to load all my photos into a Flickr Collection - Provence 2011 - for all to see - minus a few which will only be shared with those who visited Provence!
I thought I'd post a few of these to the blog so you can see what you would have seen while we were there if we hadn't had the lightning strike.
The first is to show you that Sarah not only produces lots of Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-12341432528766397182011-07-08T18:08:00.001+02:002011-07-08T18:08:25.655+02:00How Much Paint?How much paint does a painter paint when a painter paints Provence?
Well this may tell you:
In two weeks I did 59 paintings. 13 small oils and 13 bigger ones, 11 larger watercolours, 11 medium watercolours and 11 tiny gouaches.
This is a picture of my oils just before I packed them to go home:
I wont bore you with the list of colours but they were all brand new when I arrived, white was finishedSarah Wimperishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193935968877679533noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-7338757660817347472011-07-06T06:00:00.012+02:002011-07-06T06:00:01.478+02:00Oil painting #4 - the view from Julian's studio windowThis is the small oil painting I did of the view from Julian's studio window after I gave up wasting paint on the canvas boards and gave them three coats of gesso instead!
It was done the day after the lightning strike when the weather was a bit odd and I was waiting around to see "what needed to happen next" re the telephone and modem - so staying near to the house seemed like a sensible idea.Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-46417896178814101262011-07-04T09:46:00.002+02:002011-07-04T09:51:27.567+02:00A View of Mont Ventoux - WIPA View of Mont Ventoux - WIP, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.I tried to finish this pastel - of a view of Monet Ventoux with the vineyards in the foreground - on my last evening in Couguieux. The light beat me in the end so it's not finished.I think I'm calling this one a large scale study for another pastel yet to be completed. You'll recall I've already done one sketch of this view in MontKatherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-49895140478571112082011-07-03T23:08:00.000+02:002011-07-03T23:08:01.380+02:00The Heat of the Day
Shadow Shed. Oil by Sarah Wimperis
Washing Line and Pegs. Oil by Sarah Wimperis
House in the Hot Sun. Watercolour by Sarah Wimperis.
Here are a few little paintings, done in the heat of the midday sun in Provence, with the sound of the cicadas making the heat even more intense. Dry grass and dusty earth and the smell of pine resin.
Sarah Wimperishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193935968877679533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-70727298175437477652011-07-03T08:15:00.002+02:002011-07-03T08:25:49.812+02:00The Demoiselles de Coiffees - WIPThe Demoiselles de Coiffees - WIP, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.I'm now on my way home and am posting this while sat in a hotel in Bourg-en-Bresse. It's a good time to try and to post some more of my sketches and pastel works in progress which haven't yet made it on to the blog given to only being able to post images via Flickr.This work in progress is maybe about 60% completed - enough forKatherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-77657133653663720942011-07-01T17:55:00.003+02:002011-07-01T18:06:18.750+02:00A potager in ProvenceA potager in Provence, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.Via Flickr:This is Ruth's potager (vegetable garden) at Couguieux with Mont Ventoux in the background. it's a little way from the house and all the water has to be transported by hose and watering can.This sketch was done in my last full day in Provence. it's not finished - it got too hot to continue where I was sitting. However I like Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-55793079012642383392011-07-01T10:33:00.000+02:002011-07-01T10:33:00.135+02:00A Little More From Far Away
Rainy Day. Oil. By Sarah Wimperis.
Midnight, Summer Solstis. Oil. By Sarah Wimperis
Blue Chair. Oil. By Sarah Wimperis.
Having got home and unpacked my bags, mostly painting equipment and paintings, I have done a final count up and seem to have managed to have done 59 paintings in two weeks. I am terrible at doing things after the event, blogging stuff that has been done and when Sarah Wimperishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193935968877679533noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-76620737112549048982011-06-30T20:29:00.000+02:002011-06-30T20:29:31.601+02:00Sarah Wimperis is Home
Crillion Le Brave Steps, watercolour
Pots on the Terasse, Gouche, small.
The Rode Home, Gouche, small
The Well, Gouache, small
Vine, Gouche, small
I am home, finally, back in Cornwall after two plane flights, a car journey, night at my mums, to collect the dog, and a long drive down to the heel of Cornwall. My dear Big Dave has made a lovely meal and I have a large glassSarah Wimperishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193935968877679533noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-43874936881795744572011-06-30T16:54:00.005+02:002011-12-18T12:16:16.418+01:00Artichoke flowers, St Remy de Provence
Yesterday was a very long day and sketching was confined to lunch at La Maison Jaune - but I've not photographed this as yet.
We left the house just after 7am and Sarah was dropped off at Marseilles airport at 9am. I then drove across the Crau Plain and the Alpilles http://www.beyond.fr/sites/alpilles.html to St Remy de Priovence which has its Market on Wednesday. I visited the Market, took Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-77389158168625171882011-06-28T12:36:00.003+02:002011-06-28T12:43:26.721+02:00Late Sunday afternoonLate Sunday afternoon, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.I've had my eye on the wisteria round the door to the dining room since the beginning of the holiday. Late Sunday afternoon I rose to the challenge.I think it was the rather interesting shadows cast by the chair which provided the stimulation to "have a go".there won't be a post tomorrow morning as I'm taking Sarah to the airport at Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-66720726124159398842011-06-27T09:12:00.003+02:002011-07-01T18:10:14.428+02:00A work in progressA work in progress, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.I forgot to take a photo of the two sketches I did yesterday so am posting this photo of the work in progress.It was a very hot day so we had a rather lazy Sunday sketching and painting on the terrace. This one started as a detailed pen and ink sketch which I always find very meditative. This sketch will be called "a quiet place in Provence"Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-72058624013946634662011-06-25T13:04:00.003+02:002011-06-28T12:50:13.421+02:00Crillon Le Brave vistaThe view from the Terrace, Hotel Crillon Le Brave, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.This is the view from the terrace of the Hotel Crillon Le Brave. We paid a visit on Thursday for Robyn's "treat" meal out. This was the view from where I sat.Today Robyn is driving back to her home in Italy.Sarah is sat next to me in the Hotel Relais de Mont Ventoux - and is up and running with Internet access Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-50089187886360202032011-06-24T11:03:00.003+02:002011-06-24T11:15:51.997+02:00Mont Ventoux and the vinesMont Ventoux and the vines, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.This is a sketch for a pastel I'm thinking of doing. I've christened my new A3 size Moleskine Sketchbook this week and this is the third sketch in it. It's a big view so it seemed sensible to work out how it worked and what colours a involved before I start thE pastel - which might wait until I get home.Sarah sends her regards but isKatherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-25123528274864221512011-06-23T10:05:00.002+02:002011-06-24T11:15:18.574+02:00Artist at workArtist at work, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.A slight element of trying to emulate John Singer Sargent painting Claud Monet going on here! you can see preparatory pen and ink sketches on Flickr.This was done before the massive thunderstorm at 3.30am on Wednesday morning. The first crack of thunder was so loud and so long I thought a plane had crash landed nearby. I've not heard or seen Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-25442927010762757162011-06-22T07:07:00.006+02:002011-06-22T07:24:04.459+02:00A thunderstorm in Provence..My three artist buddies are stuck in the Vaucluse without phone, without internet, but hopefully with enough cherries to keep them going! They had a huge storm last night which struck out the phone and internet and fired right into the wall sockets.This storm has been brooding since the day before I left and I sat on the side terrace the afternoon sketching the skies over Mont Ventoux. It was hotAfricantapestry and Myfrenchkitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721198951463440836noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-44090817962996125032011-06-21T19:18:00.003+02:002011-06-21T19:23:40.366+02:00Still Life in ProvenceGouache on handmade rag paper - by Robyn Sinclair22 x 30cmI'd love to stay and chat but the Other Two Painters are off on an afternoon painting adventure and I'm supposed to be cooking dinner.This was painted on a special piece of paper gifted to me by a dear Sketchercise friend. Thanks, Alison. I love it!Robyn Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-69042119815437678292011-06-21T09:29:00.000+02:002011-06-21T09:29:29.926+02:00L'Isle sur la SorgueA quick sketch from Sunday lunchtime when I sat next to one of the five branches of the Sorgue River which run through L'Isle sur la Sorgue and sketched the town and a very small part of its famous Sunday markets
L'Isle sur la Sorgue
Also see:
Travels with a Sketchbook - Sketching at L'Isle sur la Sorgue
Making A Mark - L'Isle sur la Sorgue markets for photos of the markets
Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-40413862175815714262011-06-20T19:11:00.005+02:002011-06-20T19:11:00.469+02:00Two from SarahBlue skies and beautiful shadows in the early morning. Little oil by Sarah Wimperis and after she had done this she toddled off to do yet another painting of the Potager. This time with a view of the mountain in the blazing midday sun.
Potager in the Midday Sun by Sarah Wimperis.There are many more of her Provencal paintings over on her blog The Red ShoesSarah Wimperishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193935968877679533noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-19734597543391984732011-06-20T17:01:00.000+02:002011-06-20T17:01:23.397+02:00Saturday at CouguieuxSaturday started a bit grey and cloudy - but got better. I went back to coloured pencil sketching while I pondered on the oil painting of the day before.
Here's a couple of sketches of our immediate surroundings at Couguieux.
The first was done in the morning when it was still rather grey
The wall at Couguiuex
11" x 16", pen and ink and coloured pencils in Moleskine
The next done was done Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-83163124456764190852011-06-19T07:39:00.005+02:002011-06-28T12:51:03.881+02:00Dinner at Restaurant du Vieux Four, Crillon Le BraveOn Ronelle's last evening with us, we went out to dinner at the Restaurant Vieux Four in Crillon Le Brave.Two sketches this time - one of the food and one of Sarah and Robyn who were sat opposite me on the terrace with their backs to Mont Ventoux and Bedoin.My three courses comprisedDuo de Chevre - tapenade at tomatoes cerise (Goat's Cheese with tapenade and cherry tomatoes)Filet de Loup Rot, Katherine Tyrrell (ipad)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18345629498932465265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-68268908059120310152011-06-18T22:17:00.006+02:002011-06-18T23:31:48.223+02:00The second oil painting was another storyI enjoyed painting my first oil painting. However the second (and the third - which was a repeat of the second) were a different story.
I think they were both pretty awful - which was quite depressing
I had to give myself a pep talk of the "It takes a long time to acquire skill - you can't expect to be good straight away" variety.
I found the paint quite sticky to work with compared to the Katherine Tyrrell (ipad)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18345629498932465265noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-66668788234299116662011-06-18T18:17:00.002+02:002011-06-18T22:16:52.585+02:00Sarah's Saturday watercoloursCrillion le Brave at Night.The Ruin Afternoon Sun.A couple of watercolours by Sarah Wimperis who is enjoying this paint fest enormously.Sarah Wimperishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193935968877679533noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-74467099983845010492011-06-18T11:56:00.005+02:002011-06-18T23:30:55.182+02:00Landscapes and Ruins
Ochre Bluff - watercolour by Robyn Sinclair
I gasped when I saw it, thought I was back in The Alice. Then I tried to paint it and but it turned out like a great wedge of watermelon.
The Ruin - watercolour and pencil - by Robyn Sinclair
Now they're telling me it's time to eat again!Robyn Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-41992528529148955412011-06-17T19:26:00.011+02:002011-06-18T17:35:51.385+02:00Safely home..I'm home safe and sound after a very long trip with the road loaded with caravans and trucks and slow drivers!...two views on Mont Ventoux...My trip to Provence was very quick....only a short few days, but precious quand même! since I didn't make any postings directly from Provence (things always work out different than we plan), I will catch up from here with sketches, writings and photos....Africantapestry and Myfrenchkitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721198951463440836noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-32715914914451012202011-06-17T13:04:00.000+02:002011-06-17T13:04:57.618+02:00Ruths Potager With Storm Clouds GatheringOil on board, by Sarah Wimperis. More paintings of Provence are posted on her blog The Red Shoes because she cant stop painting and this blog isnt a one man show!Sarah Wimperishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193935968877679533noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-4878372655554532142011-06-17T06:58:00.003+02:002011-06-20T17:02:50.650+02:00My very first oil paintingMy very first oil painting, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.Well - there really isn't another title which describes its significance. I've been getting round to painting in oils for the last five years.
Yesterday morning I watched Sarah paint using the alkyds and then secreted myself away in the nearest decent shade and had a go for myself.
Got to go and start another one now. We're Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-12865877908850899862011-06-16T13:40:00.004+02:002011-06-16T13:44:23.362+02:00At Home in ProvenceWatercolour - Robyn Sinclair26 x 36 cmsSo much to paint, so little time. What a joy it is to live with three other painters!Robyn Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-79234858794081101902011-06-16T10:22:00.006+02:002011-06-20T17:03:36.760+02:00The Pine Tree (work in progress)
Pastel drawing of a Pine Tree (work in progress)
I started this yesterday having found a spot in complete shade in the morning. it was very, very hot here yesterday.
we watched the lunar eclipse at 10pm last night while stood in the warm night air on the road outside the house.Katherine Tyrrell (ipad)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18345629498932465265noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-32362801555862725162011-06-15T23:23:00.001+02:002011-06-16T15:28:30.646+02:00A Little Night PaintingPainted by Sarah Wimperis. 10.30pm.I am so in love with this place already.Sarah Wimperishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193935968877679533noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-64873586362379043912011-06-15T09:57:00.004+02:002011-06-20T17:05:00.414+02:00Breakfast sketch from the terrace
Breakfast sketch from the terrace
11 " 16", pen and ink and coloured pencils in Moleskine
I've been doing this sketch for the last three days while sat on the terrace outside the house in the early morning.
The tones and colours change very fast as the sun gets higher in the sky.
On the morning I started the various airlines had created some fabulous vapour trails for the sky. This is a Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-54137859936975221112011-06-14T16:32:00.008+02:002011-06-14T18:28:06.940+02:00Painting vineyards and orchards in gouacheMorning painting in gouache; afternoon tweaks in coloured pencil,
a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.Yesterday Robyn and Ronelle arrived - one after the other with a microsecond pause between them - as they had met up on the road, having come from two completely different directions.
Yesterday afternoon and evening was spent walking around exploring our immediate neighbourhood followed by show Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-17232579280351293302011-06-13T09:37:00.008+02:002011-06-28T12:51:16.688+02:00Sunday lunch and sketching at Hotel Crillon Le BraveYesterday I did a mini stockup at the supermarket in Bedoin and then went to find some lunch.I knew there were a couple of places at Crillon Le Brave which did decent meals and had views of the surrounding countryside from their terrace. So off I went having decided I'd eat at whichever I found first.Lesson #1 - Satnavs can't cope with hilltop villages. The streets get too narrow. This can lead Katherine Tyrrell (ipad)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18345629498932465265noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-18527833385854198872011-06-12T06:38:00.006+02:002011-06-12T07:15:48.701+02:00A photoessay of ProvenceI'm now in Provence and settling in - which in my case focuses on how to make the technology work so I can post to the blogs as I go rather than saving it all for when I get home.I'm getting there via download of images from SD card to ipad, manipulation in photogene, upload to Flickr, change status to allow download to Julian`s computer and then upload to the post. All he while trying to get Katherine Tyrrell (ipad)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18345629498932465265noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-47954732733690838032011-06-10T13:54:00.012+02:002011-06-10T16:31:46.571+02:00How will I get to Provence?What has been my three companions' big question since the idea of Provence came up months ago,has now become my biggest question! I was the only one who had no problem with transport, since I live in Correze, which is not too far from Provence and I had my own car. But suddenly, along with the sudden change of weather and all the rains pouring down in France at the moment, I had a sudden change Africantapestry and Myfrenchkitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721198951463440836noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-23079034424759965432011-06-10T07:38:00.015+02:002011-09-14T13:18:26.388+02:00The Grillade Gourmande, EpernayI had an absolutely splendid meal last night at the Grillade Gourmande in Epernay - the town which is the home to the great champagne houses of France.
After a very long day (up at 5.30am and an awful lot of travelling) I was very ready for a bit of a treat. Armed with my Michelin Guide to hotels and restaurants in France, I decided to try this restaurant as it is listed as a "Bib Gourmand" Katherine Tyrrell (ipad)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18345629498932465265noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-90171965758797452862011-06-10T07:14:00.004+02:002011-06-11T18:35:57.781+02:00The Chunnel and northern FranceThe interior of one of the Eurotunnel car trains makes a bit of diffence to the usual shot of the interior of a plane when off on overseas travels with a sketchbook.The BMW Lads - in the Eurotunnel, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.I did a sketch of what I'm calling "The BMW Lads" - done while sat in my car travelling under the English Channel. There were an awful lot of flash and fast cars on Katherine Tyrrell (ipad)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18345629498932465265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-35494673609030615412011-06-08T02:42:00.001+02:002011-06-08T10:16:41.433+02:00The first time I went painting in Provence...the BBC came too. I kid you not.
There I was (in 1989?) trying to get to grips with painting with proper watercolours - and there was the BBC crew filming our painting party. Actually I was trying to remember how to paint period as I'd not done anything for about 16 years!
I've still got the video of the BBC Holiday Programme featuring Ann Gregg trying a painting holiday in Provence - and Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-23390104193009790662011-06-03T18:36:00.003+02:002011-06-03T18:48:24.429+02:00La Bianca and MeI've hardly started my packing list but I've got my wheels! Getting to our holiday house in Provence by train from Tuscany proved to be impossible. If I was going to get there at all I was going to have to drive. Problem was I didn't think the old Space Star would make it - she certainly wouldn't make it a pleasure. So...... La Bianca, a little diesel engined Fiat Cinquecento, has come Robyn Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-90667364161257688182011-06-03T15:00:00.033+02:002011-06-03T15:00:05.719+02:00Ruth provides the inspiration...
This week I received a book in the post and a key.
My signed special limited edition (no. 114) of Ruth's new book Cherries from Chauvet's Orchard was posted to me by Julian. This edition is raising funds for the orphanage in Bamako where Julian and Ruth's adopted son started his life.
The chapter titles are idyllic and make me want to start reading straight away - but I decide to reserve itKatherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-1037496478477514212011-06-02T23:49:00.002+02:002011-06-03T01:56:01.101+02:00In Search of InspirationSarah Wimperishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193935968877679533noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-15401539255179810032011-05-31T01:16:00.000+02:002011-05-31T01:16:14.091+02:00The art books are going too!I'm quite sure that Julian has an excellent library of art books - and I'm looking forward to reading some of them. However on the journey down and while I'm there I want some of my comfort zone books with me.
Particularly since I'm Learning how to paint with oils in Provence.
I realised how long I've been planning to paint in oils when I took a look at my shelves to find the oil painting Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-66284206594456311932011-05-29T11:15:00.001+02:002011-05-29T12:19:51.668+02:00My Art Materials - or why it's a good idea to take a car!This is my checklist of art materials and equipment for drawing, sketching and painting in Provence. It contains some top tips from people more experienced than me at painting plein air in oils.
I thought I might as well put it on the blog and then I can't lose it! I'm bound to have forgotten stuff I need to take so this will keep being updated as I remember it! Hopefully it will be complete Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-4037766854522232392011-05-28T10:30:00.007+02:002011-05-28T11:42:55.667+02:00Learning how to paint with oils in ProvenceMy challenge for this painting holiday is to learn how to paint with oils.
I've got enough time and hopefully enough good weather to make some progress.
However I'm a bit wary of the drying time, (given I've got to transport paintings home plus all the rest of the paraphernalia associated with being away for four weeks). I've been with people painting with oils in Provence before who were Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521269462138586743.post-81755859872799339422011-05-24T09:21:00.001+02:002011-05-24T19:33:20.867+02:00First Things First
OK, I am getting my priorities right here, got my ticket to fly, brought and paid for, got a passport, up to date with an unsmiling, recognisable photo. Now, the most important thing is to sort out what I am taking. I am talking art materials here, not books or even clothes but paint, paper, drawing implements, brushes, boards etc.
What I plan to do is work out how many paintings I can do inSarah Wimperishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193935968877679533noreply@blogger.com6