shiny and new

atelier28.net has had a facelift!!!! All shiny and new...

all for one and one for all: group painting art workshop

In ‪#‎kunstcentrum‬ ‪#‎tholen‬ yesterday we had an art workshop. Together the group painted a 12 piece painting with everyone working on their own individual painting. It was great to see it evolve in the course of the afternoon!

Beach paintings, feather etchings and peanut butter cinnamon swirls

 

We've been busy this last week redesigning the exhibition in our gallery. The beach and sea paintings fit really well with the wood panelling. 

 My new business cards arrived as well....they're so cute....

I've recently added a few new etchings to my Etsy store: this larger etching above of a group of ladies wearing the traditional outfit for one of the islands in our area. I used dry point, aquatint and vernis mou on this etching. These are all techniques that give the piece the different textures.

And these 3 feather etchings were new additions to my store this week.

And lastly, on Saturdays, for the etching workshop and open studio, I make a cake. This week's was this scrummy peanut butter and cinnamon swirl....wow it was delicious! Not a crumb over......

KunstCentrum Tholen: a new home

It's been a while since I've been here and a lot has happened this last while. The KunstCentrum (art centre) has moved to Hoogstraat 28 in Tholen. We love our new studio. It's lovely and light and great for working in. The etching press was the first thing to move in and has pride of place.

We're feeling very lucky!

moo cards

How groovy are these little guys?! They just arrived today...100 wee moo cards. I love moo cards...sometimes too much because I find it hard to give them away :)

last Saturday

This was last Saturday in KunstCentrum Tholen.....gezellig toch! 

Painting by Diane from the art classes.

music and flowers

Spring was in full bloom this week in the art centre with musical accompaniment from this antique gramophone...

Kunstroute Tholen

In Tholen today and tomorrow there is an art trail (kunstroute)....studios are open and artists display their creations across the small harbour town. Plenty of music and street performances too! In the KunstCentrum (art centre) we'll be performing with Bittersweet @ 15:00 (classic Jazz and French chansons) Friday and Saturday...

 ...and demonstrating how etchings are made.....

Sint Annastraat, Breda

Beautiful Breda, here in the Netherlands, last week. Met some new Etsy people and their 'real' shops in the Sint Annastraat....a very cool street....the highlight was cafe couture vintage seller of handmade clothing and accessories, who's desk was an ironing board and footrest a mini sleeve ironing board.

dutch design chair

Yesterday I came across a fantastic shop in Bergen op Zoom here in the Netherlands. It sold all kinds of innovative objects and fair trade products. One of the pieces was this amazing stool made completely from cardboard and assembled in a matter of minutes. It can support up to 200kg and is really sturdy, but light to lift. I love it! Slippers weren't included...

flowers and bees

It's been a while since I've posted our news here since I've been more active on Facebook lately...but our news is that we have a new etching press. As spring has unfolded early this year flowers and bees have formed a new theme...

...and safari animals...all our new work have already been listed in our etsy shop already... 

light as a feather

The atelier is filled with the aroma of etching ink today...a couple of new prints were born...a spotted feather and a peacock feather...available in my Etsy store!

little books of art

How cute are these! Photo books featuring recent work, just arrived today.

It can be seen here online.

Printing etchings on the Historical Market in Veere

We're in Veere again!!! Demonstrating how etchings are made. Every Tuesday in July and August...

little winter birdies

This is where the creating is taking place at the moment...we've not been in the studio so much while the weather's so cold but that doesn't stop the art. I start the paintings with a dip ink pen and then add the watercolour. These three little birdies are common here in Western Europe: a blue tit, a magpie and a robin. The blue tit is particularly tiny! They're already listed in my Etsy shop... 

 ...along with this watercolour: Quiet time...

between adventures and meal times

A new etching has been born! The first of the year. A kitty taking a break between adventures and meal times...zzzzz When I came back from printing, our cat was looking just like this =^x^= Already listed in my etsy shop...

cold outside...toasty and warm inside

 Glad to be inside today...!

a dance in ink and watercolour

This last week I've been working on these ink drawing and watercolour paintings. I use a dip pen which has a wonderfully sketchy quality on the watercolour paper I use. I also like to use a water soluble ink which mixes nicely with the watercolour paint when I apply it. These three pieces are already listed in my Etsy shop.

sharpern your paint brushes, the new art classes are beginning

We're all set for the new art classes to begin in KunstCentrum Tholen (the art centre) ! We're starting in the week beginning 4th February.

Slijp uw penselen!

Alle schildercursussen starten in de week van 4 to 8 februari in KunstCentrum Tholen.

Voor meer informatie, zie www.atelier28.net of bel: 06 38904426

prayer for peace: etchings printed on handmade paper from Nepal

These are a couple of very special etchings. They are both printed on beautiful handmade paper from Nepal which has a soft natural colour and structure. A friend of ours runs a charity in Nepal and makes yearly visits to Kathmandu. On her recent visit she brought me back a pack of fabulous paper. I featured the etchings themelves a while ago but I wanted to print these special editions because I think the etchings themselves fit well with the qualities of this paper. They are both here and here in my Etsy shop.