We’ve all played with these little discs of colour when we were young (and probably not kept very good memories of our experience)… that paint was gouache. However there is more to gouache than we might remember… please read my Gouache page which I’ve just finished!
Author: stillatthecentre
My passion for the moment is centered on art materials.... who does what, how well they do what they do and what goes into all these adult lollies in which you can indulge without putting on the slightest weight! I also enjoy meeting artists who have a special way of using their materials... travelling around the world and meeting all these creative and dedicated human beings.
No pastel… no CRY!
Amazing!! While some still think drawings inferior to paintings… a pastel has become a few days ago the most expensive artwork ever sold (nearly USD 120 millions). Well maybe it’s time to rethink that one and perhaps too a few more pastels will be sold worldwide in the days to come! GOOD… Apparently that version…
My “oil sticks” page is done!
Check it out! Simply click here and you’ll get to my OIL STICKS page and -hopefully- to everything you might want to know about oils sticks… including what is an oil stick, what is the difference with an oil pastel, how you can use oil sticks, how to take care of them, what you can…
in bed with… myself
I love this photo of me! Man Ray, who was a friend of my parents, took it in 1966 and I remember very well sitting very still in that wide chair in his wild studio. I was terribly shy then but I think he did capture some of the boldness-to-be. Around that time, I also…
My favorite books about colour…
Here is a list of my favorites. I’ve given them a number C (for colour) 1 / 2 / 3 etc so that if I quote them somewhere else in the blog, I don’t need to retype the whole reference… I hate typing (haha for a former secretary, graphic designer and now blogger). Please remember…
In bed with… David Coles (and Louise!)
They are both artists. He also makes lovely paint and… she sells it! How is this for symmetry and perfection? Well, at least on paper, all is well in the best of worlds. In reality, things are very very busy… Louise has just finished the Christmas tree in the shop (decorated with dried coloured swatches…
in bed with… Jacques Blockx
Mid July 2011, I leave the hard sun of Provence and just a few hours later arrive in Liege under a typically Belgian grey sky with big shots of light beaming at times on details of the scenery. This is the country of my childhood holidays and I love its gentle beauty. The area is…
in bed with mona lisa 