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Catherine De Ryck
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6 juin 2008

Eveil, avant-plan / Awake, foreground

Eveil, avant-plan / Awake, foreground
Eveil ( Awake ), detail. Work in progress. 40 x 30 cm. 2008. Toute reproduction, totale ou partielle, strictement interdite. Any (total or partial) reproduction of this picture is strictly forbidden. A manner of working ... I firstly apply successive...
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13 juin 2007

Books / Littérature : North & South ... Elizabeth Gaskell

Books / Littérature : North & South ... Elizabeth Gaskell
Quelques extraits de l'adaptation BBC de "North & South" éclaireront davantage mon précédent article. L'auteur, Elizabeth Gaskell, était une activiste et une humaniste, qui se consacrait à aider la population pauvre de Manchester (là où elle demeurait)....
8 mai 2008

Nouvelles d'Edale / News from Edale

Nouvelles d'Edale / News from Edale
"Last Look at Edale (Peak District) / Dernier Regard sur Edale (Peak District)". Oil on canvas, work in progress / Huile sur toile, travail en cours. 50 x 60 cm. 2008. Toute reproduction, totale ou partielle, strictement interdite. Any (total or partial)...
14 mai 2008

38è Salon-Concours International 2008, Gembloux

38è Salon-Concours International 2008, Gembloux
Here is the invitation to my next art exhibition, the 38th International "Salon - Concours 2008", organized by the European Academy of Arts. For more information, do not hesitate to contact me. Voici l'invitation à ma prochaine exposition, le 38è Salon...
1 janvier 2008

Happy New Year !

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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22 décembre 2007

Meet Maxim / A la Rencontre de Maxim

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...
18 décembre 2007

Vilhelm Hammershøi

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",...
11 avril 2008

Ronde de Nuit au ... / Night watch at the Rijksmuseum

Ronde de Nuit au ... / Night watch at the Rijksmuseum
Rembrandt, Self Portrait (detail) / Autoportrait (détail). 1659. Oil on canvas. Dutch painter Rembrandt's masterpiece, "The Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch", is the most famous work shown on exhibit in the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam,...
13 septembre 2007

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

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...
22 mars 2008

Papillon de Jour / Butterfly

Papillon de Jour / Butterfly
Let me guide you to a secret garden ... Is this only the result of an illusion or a hidden place among the trees and never seen before ? Sometimes, your imagination follows what you want to see ... And, if it is, then you should be watching closely ......
5 mars 2008

The versatility of soft pastels / La polyvalence des pastels secs

The versatility of soft pastels / La polyvalence des pastels secs
One of the practical advantages of painting with pastels is that this medium allows to work more quickly than oils. Indeed, pastels don't need time to dry and their colours are very bright and luminous. To depict the tulle of the ballerina's dress, an...
4 décembre 2007

L'Ecluse / The Lock

L'Ecluse / The Lock
Painting with pastels : Here is my first landscape, using the pastel technique (It was made in 2001). I worked with Rembrandt Soft Pastels. Pastels are usually worked using the dry technique . It means that the artist begins by drawing with pencil, charcoal...
15 février 2008

Friends from Cambridge

Friends from Cambridge
From Left to right / De gauche à droite : Hugh Laurie, Rowan Atkinson, Tony Slattery, Stephen Fry, Penny Dwyer, Emma Thompson, Paul Shearer. Some of them are part of the most talented British actors of all time ... They all met during their studies, in...
13 février 2008

Charles Napier Hemy

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...
30 janvier 2008

Alfred William Hunt

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...
29 mars 2008

Neocolor II : a winter tree / un arbre en hiver

Neocolor II : a winter tree / un arbre en hiver
"The Winter Guest", detail / " L'Invitée de l'hiver", detail . 2008. Toute reproduction, totale ou partielle, strictement interdite. Any (total or partial) reproduction of this picture is strictly forbidden. Neocolor II are water-soluble wax pastels made...
20 janvier 2008

Looking at Staithes

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...
30 avril 2008

L'Eveil a repris le chemin de l'atelier / Awake is back in the studio !

L'Eveil a repris le chemin de l'atelier / Awake is back in the studio !
Eveil ( Awake ), detail. Work in progress. 40 x 30 cm. 2008. Toute reproduction, totale ou partielle, strictement interdite. Any (total or partial) reproduction of this picture is strictly forbidden. My readers will remember "Awake", a watercolour that...
24 avril 2008

Vernissage / Opening Night, Quiévrechain (FRANCE)

Vernissage / Opening Night, Quiévrechain (FRANCE)
Le vernissage de la "7è exposition : Printemps à Quiévrechain" fut un réel succès. Plus de 65 artistes belges et français : peintres, sculpteurs et artisans, ont pris part à l'événement basé sur le thème "Culture du Monde". L'exposition est accessible...
26 avril 2008

L'invitée de l'Hiver / The Winter Guest

L'invitée de l'Hiver / The Winter Guest
The Winter Guest is now completed. This painting will be shown for the first time at the 40th International Great Prize of Wallonie, a juried art competiton, in November 2008. (Charlerloi, Belgium.) L'Invitée de l'Hiver est à présent terminée. Ce tableau...
8 avril 2008

The Winter Guest, WIP / L'Invitée de l'Hiver, Pas A Pas

The Winter Guest, WIP / L'Invitée de l'Hiver, Pas A Pas
The background for "The Winter Guest" is now completed. I used Sennelier and Winsor & Newton watercolours for the underpainting and, then, Neocolor II and Derwent watercolour pencils to add some details. "The Winter Guest", work in progress / "L'Invitée...
30 mars 2007

The Fountain

The Fountain
Ce film est une véritable mine d'or de couleurs, la symbolique des nuances est réellement présente, montrant les personnages dans l'obscurité, au sens propre comme au figuré, pour les amener vers la lumière, au moment où ils ont enfin compris le sens...
2 avril 2008

7ème Exposition "Printemps à Quiévrechain" / 7th Exhibition "Spring in Quiévrechain" (FRANCE)

7ème Exposition "Printemps à Quiévrechain" / 7th Exhibition "Spring in Quiévrechain" (FRANCE)
Je présenterai trois oeuvres dans le cadre de cette exposition. Contactez-moi pour recevoir une invitation au vernissage (23 avril) ou venez librement à ma rencontre le dimanche 27 avril ! Three of my works will be shown during this exhibition. Contact...
29 décembre 2007

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

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...
13 décembre 2007

Making soft pastels / Fabriquer ses pastels secs

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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