Catherine De Ryck

1 janvier 2008

Happy New Year !

I wish to say a huge "thank you" to all my readers for their constant support and kindness. Since the beginning of April 2007, when this blog was launched, the number of visitors has increased and I have received a lot of encouraging messages. Thanks...

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1 janvier 2008

Table of contents / table des matières (2008)

Actu de l'auteur / News from the author : Happy New Year Illustration Friday Expositions / Exhibitions 2008 7ème Exposition "Printemps à Quiévrechain" / 7th Exhibition "Spring in Quiévrechain" (FRANCE) Vernissage / Opening Night, Quiévrechain (FRANCE)...

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29 décembre 2007

Edward Hopper's visual impact / L'impact visuel par Edward Hopper

A few months ago, I wrote about one of my favourite masters of realism : Edward Hopper (post in French only). My first article introduced the artist and some of his works. Today, I wish to place the emphasis on the visual impact of his paintings. The...

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27 décembre 2007

Daylight - Professional Artist Lamp

It is a truth universally aknowledged, that to create your best art, you will need the best light. Inadequate light could distort the final result of your work. Indeed, a classical lighting could visually modify the shades and, at the same time, influence...

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22 décembre 2007

Meet Maxim / A la Rencontre de Maxim

Maxim. Pastel sur Mi-Teintes Canson / Pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes drawing paper. 20 x 30 cm. 1999. Collection privée / Private collection. Here is one of my earlier pastel portraits, using the Conté Sketching Crayons. These crayons give accurate strokes...

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20 décembre 2007

Dalí Universe & Teatre Museu

London's most surrealist experience lies in a labyrinth of dreamlike corridors in the heart of South Bank ... It is named the "Dalí Universe" and was launched in 2000. A wonderful collection of Dalí sculptures dating from 1935-1984 are on exhibit, among...

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18 décembre 2007

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Vilhelm Hammershøi is a Danish painter born in 1864 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He began to draw at a very early age and attended drawing classes from the age of 8. When he was 21, he painted the portrait of his sister, Anna, in "Portrait of a Young Girl",...

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16 décembre 2007

Miss Potter

Miss Potter is a Chris Noonan's film (2006) and tells the story of the famous children's author and illustrator, Beatrix Potter (London, 1866 - Near Sawrey, 1943). The movie combines stories from her own life with animated sequences featuring characters...

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13 décembre 2007

Making soft pastels / Fabriquer ses pastels secs

Making soft pastels requires a lot of time but it is an excellent way to create, by yourself, the accurate colour and softness that you want and that you have not been able to find in art shops. It also allows you to custom the size of the sitcks to your...

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11 décembre 2007

Interview (A.I.A.C. / I.A.C.A.)

La semaine dernière, j'ai eu le plaisir d'être interviewée pour l'Association Internationale des Arts Contemporains à propos de mon travail. Voici donc le lien qui vous mènera tout droit à l'article en question. Last week, I had the pleasure to be interviewed...

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