Catherine De Ryck

20 septembre 2007

Doctor Who

"Doctor Who" is one of the BBC's most loved and successful dramas. The series depicts the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller, the last surviving Time Lord, known as "The Doctor", who travels in his time ship, the TARDIS, which appears from the...

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16 septembre 2007

Brighton

Brighton is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in the United Kingdom. The city is located on the South Coast of England, in Sussex. Brighton and its immediate neighbour, Hove, form Brighton & Hove. Brighton is easy to get by road, rail,...

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13 septembre 2007

Girl With A Pearl Earring / La Jeune Fille A La Perle

Griet and Vermeer. © 2003 Lions Gate Entertainment. Delft, Netherlands, 1665. After a kiln explosion which rendered her father, a ceramic painter, unable to work, Griet (Scarlett Johansson) is sent as a maid in the home of the painter Johannes Vermeer...

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10 septembre 2007

Eveil / Awake. Work in progress (7/9)

The painting of the foliage is nearly completed. I'll still have to depict the flowers and some details in the foreground. It was a long work because I firstly had to apply the clearest colours and then the darkest. The first wash (a wash is the application...

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7 septembre 2007

The Unknown Monet

"Man with a Snuff Box", c. 1858, caricature by Claude Monet. Charcoal and white chalk on paper. The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute . " The Unknown Monet : Pastels & Drawings " is the title of an exhibition which took place from March to June...

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6 septembre 2007

Memories of Edale / Souvenirs d'Edale

Here is the final sketch for my next oil painting. I always use linen canvas because it has a finer and smoother texture than cotton. The canvas was first primed with three fine coats of Gesso. Gessoing the support allows me to paint on a smoother surface...

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2 septembre 2007

Using Gesso / Utiliser le Gesso

Gesso (the Italian word for chalk) is an initial coat used to prime the artists canvas (made of linen and/or cotton), wood, plywood, hardboard, cardboard, ... It is also used on alkaline surfaces (new walls and concrete). Originally, Gesso (Zinc and Meudon...

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