Catherine De Ryck

13 novembre 2007

London is calling ... again !

London is calling ... I'm going to the British capital from 14 until 17 November. This website will not be updated until my return. On the programme : "An American's passion for British Art : Paul Mellon's Legacy" (a temporary exhibition presented at...

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8 novembre 2007

First colours for Edale / Premiers jeux de couleurs pour Edale

On 6th September, I showed you the sketch of a future oil painting : "Memories of Edale". Here is the result of the first steps of my work. I use the "fat over lean " technique. The sky is, at first, a blue wash. The drying takes one or two weeks and...

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6 novembre 2007

About oils / A propos d'huiles ...

Oil painting is a painting process that binds pigments with medium of drying oil, especially linseed and poppyseed oils, in order to obtain a more or less heavy body. A basic rule is to paint fat over lean. This means that each additional layer of paint...

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3 novembre 2007

From Ground to Heaven / De la Terre au Ciel

"From Ground to Heaven" / "De la Terre au Ciel". 30 x 20 cm. 2006. Toute reproduction, totale ou partielle, strictement interdite. Any (total or partial) reproduction of this picture is strictly forbidden. Here is one of my previous drawings, made in...

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1 novembre 2007

The Prestige

"The Prestige" is a 2006 film directed by Christopher Nolan ("Following", "Memento", "Batman Begins"), with a screenplay adapted from the 1995 epistolary novel of the same name, written by Christopher Priest. The film features Christian Bale as Alfred...

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30 octobre 2007

Exposition collective, Salle du Bélian (Mons 2007)

L'exposition se déroulera du 21 novembre au 2 décembre 2007 inclus et sera accessible chaque jour de 15 à 18 heures (Salle du Bélian, rue d'Havré 88, 7000 Mons). Chaque lauréat de la "Promenade Découverte des Arts Plastiques de Mons" présentera six de...

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23 octobre 2007

Books : Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)

"Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell" is the first novel written by Susanna Clarke. It was originally published in 2004, in the United Kingdom, and has since been translated in 17 countries. This book tells the story of two feuding magicians who attempt to...

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19 octobre 2007

Vernissage / Opening Night. 18th October 2007, Jemappes (Belgium).

54 artistes : peintres, sculpteurs, joaillers, ... sur scène durant le vernissage de cette neuvième exposition organisée par l'Amicale des Arts Contemporains de Jemappes. Une diversité de techniques, d'interprétations et de conceptions artistiques, y...

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17 octobre 2007

Adoration

"My story begins with a sunflower, symbol of sun and light. It continues with a search of light, sun and heat, which are some characteristics of life. And it finally ends with the adoration of all these elements that keep us alive." I just completed this...

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13 octobre 2007

Theatre : Twelfth Night / La Nuit des Rois

"Twelfth Night ... or What You Will", Trevor Nunn's adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic comedy, is the story of identical twins, Viola and Sebastian. They have each other for only family and, after a storm, brother and sister are shipwrecked off...

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