Catherine De Ryck

13 février 2008

Charles Napier Hemy

Charles Napier Hemy, "Among the Shingle at Clovelly", oil on canvas, 1864. Tyne & Wear Museums. Pure bright colour and sharp detail create the effect of light flooding the landscape / La pureté et la luminosité de la couleur ainsi que le détail des formes...

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11 février 2008

Zinc or Titanium White ? / Blanc de Zinc ou de Titane ?

White is the most popular colour. Among modern whites, we find Titanium and Zinc Whites. A good knowledge of their different working characteristics is important to choose which white to use. Le blanc est la couleur la plus populaire. Parmi les blancs...

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7 février 2008

Illustration Friday

I am now a member of Illustration Friday, a weekly art challenge. This participative art exhibit online was created by illustrator Penelope Dullaghan. Every week, a new illustration challenge takes place. A topic is posted every Friday and each participant,...

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2 février 2008

The Letter / La Lettre

Here is my latest drawing, a preliminary sketch for my next watercolour. Its title comes from the mail that the figure is holding. The landscape, at the window, evocates the symbolic distance between the reader and the author of the letter. "La Lettre...

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30 janvier 2008

Alfred William Hunt

Alfred William Hunt (1830 - 1896) was the son of a Liverpool landscape painter, Andrew Hunt. He was first associated with the Liverpool School of Painters, but later had a successful London career. His watercolours, which were praised by Ruskin, often...

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20 janvier 2008

Looking at Staithes

Staithes derives its name from the word staithe, the literal interpretation of which is "landing place". Because of its natural beauty and spectacular scenery, Staithes became a popular haunt of artists during the late 19th century. A resident community...

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14 janvier 2008

The Eye of the Tiger / L'Oeil du Tigre

To illustrate this new label, "Mixed Media", I present you "The Eye of the Tiger". This work was made using mixed media. The mixed media is the combination of different types of media and methods in one complete artwork, rather than only one medium. Because...

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11 janvier 2008

British Vision (MSK Gent)

Organized by the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts (MSK Gent, Belgium), "British Vision. Observation and imagination in British Art, 1750 - 1950" encompasses a display of some two hundred years of British art. The exhibition brings to light its distinctive and...

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9 janvier 2008

Atonement / Reviens-moi

"Atonement" is a highly-acclaimed novel by British writer Ian McEwan, regarded as one of the most celebrated and honoured books of recent years. Its author has won numerous awards in Eurpoe and United States. "Atonement" contains several references to...

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6 janvier 2008

The Art of Italy (The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace)

The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace is a permanent space dedicated to changing exhibitions of items from the Royal Collection, the wide-ranging collection of art and treasures held in trust by The Queen for the Nation. This exhibition, "The Art of...

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