tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35047886455358276012024-02-19T04:45:44.495+00:00Valérie Pirlot's BlogOil PainterValérie Pirlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470723379873674087noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504788645535827601.post-25966605616733821882019-05-14T16:00:00.001+01:002019-05-14T16:00:28.607+01:00Painting in Seville - Part1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are my paintings from my February trip in Seville. I'll do it in two posts. It was a wonderful, intense painting trip! We painted non stop and only stopped to sleep - just about! I was with a group of talented painters - David and Herme Bachmann, The Northern Boys (Ian Layton, Chris Slater, Rob Pointon), Tim King, Eric Davis, Karen Adams and Tim and some local painters - Brad, Richard Maud, Joe, Robbie........I think 14 of us altogether.<br />
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Most of the paintings were done in the wonderful Alcazar Gardens or in the streets nearby.<br />
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First one below was done as soon as I got off the plane. The short night I just had must have helped keeping the style loose and rushed! I just loved the light reflecting on the pool!<br />
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Afterwards I did an other one in the gardens. A place where Sorolla painted before. Very inspiring!<br />
If you compare the finished painting with the one on my easel you'll notice I ended up cropping the painting at home and tweaking the tree as I thought it achieved a better composition...<br />
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On that night I ignored my tired state and decided with Rob, Chris, Ian and Karen to try a nocturne of a lively café. Those lights were surreal and great fun to paint! The result is a bit mad, even to my standard, but it reflects how much fun it was to paint!</div>
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Next morning, back to the Alcazar Gardens (we might as well have camped in a tent in the gardens since we spent all our time there!). I spotted that view framed in a window hole from the top of the archways and it looked too good to be missed. I had to be quick as visitors where starting to pour in and the view would soon be obstructed by the people walking in front of my easel.</div>
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I then saw a few of my painters friends painting this fish pond / fountain and decided to shamelessly steal their idea. Water ripples, fish, water from fountain.. that's a lot of moving things to capture with paints!<br />
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After a short lunch break, I was off to do the third painting of the day and decided to tackle this busy street in the centre. I was then with lovely Karen Adams, the only feminine company in this otherwise very male painting trip!<br />
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Chris Slater captured Karen and I while we were painting - very funny and accurate! Again, who's the lazy painter sitting down here! And can we just all take a moment to admire Karen's typical Seville apron bought from a gift shop nearby...</div>
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What about pushing it to a forth painting that day?? I just couldn't resist the beauty of Seville on this warm late afternoon and started this painting of the light hitting the Palacio de San Telmo. That magical moment of light didn't last long so I had to come back an other day at the same time to finish the painting properly.<br />
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Next day, back in the Alcazar Gardens. (Told you we practically lived there!)<br />
I went for this challenging zigzag composition. This was hard work and took me longer than usual but I think I got there at the end!<br />
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Afterwards, I headed back to the centre to capture this busy streets filled with people and tapas restaurants. (mmmmh... tapas!)</div>
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As I just finished the painting, someone came to speak to me and said: 'I walked past your painting about an hour ago and was worried for you because it looked like a mess, but now I'm reassured to see it finished and it looks good!'</div>
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Here are a few paintings of Bath I produced in the last few months that were all done during tutorials I gave to private students willing to practice painting in plein air. Here is how it works: the student and I paint the same view alongside each others so I can easily demonstrate at the same time as helping the artist each step of the way. The weather wasn't always great but that never stops us! </div>
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First one below was done in my usual local allotments on a grey cold chilly day. After a quick flower demo in the warm studio, Martin and I headed to the allotments but just after the set up it started to rain. So we ended up painting with one hand and holding the umbrella with the other. I spent as much time teaching to paint than I did making fun of Martin who looked completely underdressed for the weather as he only had a light (white!) shirt and body warmer. Or maybe it was him mocking me for having 30 layers on!</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">The grey weather weather was a great opportunity to explore subtle tone changes and nuances of greys in the landscape. I find it harder than painting in plain sunshine with strong shadows, but it is a great exercise with interesting results!</span></div>
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The second painting below was done at one of my favourite places in Bath, Sydney Gardens with lovely Zoe. Sunny day this time, but cold, specially as we were painting in the shade. The aim was to work fast and simplify and get the essence of light.</div>
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The painting below was done a rainy day, just minutes walk from my house with two lovely artist ladies. To shelter from the rain, I found near the local football ground a transparent pod shelter made for sports spectators which could perfectly be used as a painting pod with great views over Bath! </div>
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We had a lovely time!</div>
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The one below was done on Pulteney Bridge with lovely Zoe. It started as a very grey day but the light started piercing through which added some interest to an otherwise very grey painting.</div>
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And below, again the beautiful Pulteney Bridge, this time painted with Liz (who came all the way from Spain!). Again the weather started grey with chances of rain so we took shelter under a bridge just in case the rain would happen.</div>
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Later on that day, Liz and I braved the Bath Christmas Market to try capture the festive spirit of the place. It was really really busy but we found a spot away from the crowd against a shop window. The challenge was to treat the mass of people as one big mass rather than paint separately every single person.</div>
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What are your resolutions? My arty resolution this year will be to simply become a better painter by trying new subjects and pushing the boundaries as much as possible. An other resolution will be to share more art with this blog which I've neglected a lot last year. So here is a post about my recent flowers paintings to start the year in colours. </div>
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I always paint flowers from life (you need to be able to smell the flower perfume to properly paint it!) and when possible I also like painting the same flowers over a few days to see the transformation. Sometimes, even over a couple of hours painting it, a flower can change massively; open, move or even drop! It makes it a bit more challenging but gives you the incentive to capture it quickly.</div>
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My aim with those flowers studies is always to capture the essence of it, not overwork it, so it can stay fresh and full of energy. When possible, I've included pictures of the steps as some of you like to see the process. <a href="https://www.valeriepirlot.com/contact" target="_blank">Contact me here if you have any questions about my process or if you would like me to paint your favourite flower...</a></div>
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<br />Valérie Pirlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470723379873674087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504788645535827601.post-47388073209268922592018-11-26T11:13:00.000+00:002018-11-26T11:13:07.962+00:00Portugal trip - last partNow the British Plein Air Painters London show is over, I finally get the chance to put some time and care into my poor abandoned little blog. I have a many posts queuing to be shared with you, but before I do so over the next few months, I wanted to post the last paintings from my trip in Portugal (Algarve) earlier this year.<br />
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First painting below: we cheekily had to go under a couple of fences to access this beautiful point of view at the edge of the cliff. It was so windy!<br />
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Just a few meters away from it, David and I found this lovely view:</div>
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Then after a short drive we got the chance to paint Ponte de Piedade which was a real treat to paint:</div>
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Then the sun was out so I painted in the beautiful garden of the villa:</div>
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Only 30 minutes left before we have to head to the airport. Quick... a little oil sketch of the gate at the property...</div>
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Valérie Pirlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470723379873674087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504788645535827601.post-26465843488228296182018-10-29T10:55:00.001+00:002018-11-02T18:11:03.986+00:00Little review of the British Plein Air Painters London exhibition...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The British Plein Air Painters show 'Capturing the moment' has now come to an end, but it was a great success! Hundreds of visitors, lots of red dots and so many good feedback, thanks all for coming! It had been a over a year of preparation and about a million of emails and whatsaps messages, but it was worth it! Here are pictures of the show. I felt very honoured to be a part of it!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Almost all the exhibiting artists during the private view, left to right: <br />Chris Robinson, Tim King, Roy Connelly, Tony Dakin,Haidee-Jo Summers, <br />Michael Richardson, Adebanji Alade, Daisy Sims Hildtich, Valérie Pirlot, <br />Maria Rose, Mo Teeuw, Andrew Roberts, Johnny Walsom, John Stillman, <br />Karl Terry, Trevor Chamberlain, David Pilgrim, Benjamin Hope, Adam Ralston, <br />David Curtis, David Bachmann and Peter Brown</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Missing from the picture: <br />Richard Pikesley, Ken Howard, Fred Cuming, Felicity House and Tom Hughes</span></td></tr>
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Here was the invite to the exhibition:</div>
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The set up of the show. We had about 4 hours to hang 240 paintings. Eeeekkkkk</div>
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Paintings were being delivered in those handy silver art bags, as appealing as hot paninis!</div>
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A preview of the show before we opened to the public</div>
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To promote the show and spread our love of plein air painting, we did organise a couple of public paint out days in London in the weeks prior to the show. Here are some images below. About 150 in total turned up to the events. It was great fun!</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Here is the part two of my Portugal blog. Still in Ferragudo, Mo Teeuw and I saw a lovely painting opportunity in these local men chatting in front of the fishermen's huts. It was very entertaining to hear them in great debate while we were painting.</span></div>
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That's 3 paintings done that day but I was hungry for a quick last one! I did this little painting of the Fort on the beach before the sun went down:</div>
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Next day was a rainy one. so we settled for some still life which I greatly enjoyed.</div>
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One of my favourite things to paint for still life: fish!</div>
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This last one below, I had to rush as the cook wanted to put it in the oven! 'One more minute and I'm done!', I kept saying every 10 minutes!<br />
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Valérie Pirlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470723379873674087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504788645535827601.post-37036297732082853872018-06-17T20:19:00.004+01:002018-06-17T20:19:51.836+01:00Portugal trip - Part 1When you have two little children climbing on your leg every time you try to work on the computer, things tend to take a bit longer to get done! That's why I'm finally posting now my 1st blog from the Portugal trip in the Algarve which took place in April. I have 3 more posts to do about Portugal (at this rate it will be done by Christmas!) and I'm showing you each time some step by step and the locations of the paintings done during the trip.<br />
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I was in good company during that trip with 4 wonderful painters - <a href="http://davidbachmann.com/" target="_blank">David Bachmann</a>, <a href="http://timkingsartblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tim King</a>, <a href="http://www.moteeuw.co.uk/" target="_blank">Mo Teeuw</a> and <a href="http://www.johnwalsom.co.uk/" target="_blank">John Walsom</a>.<br />
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The first painting done, straight after getting off the plane was this cliff near Portimao (sorry forgot the name!). What attracted me to the subject was the light reflected in the water with those gorgeous green and purple hues.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Water reflections - Near Portimao</span></i></div>
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For the next painting we headed to Ferragudo. There was a lovely sparkling light on the water and I tried to capture that with spontaneous brushstrokes.<br />
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The next day David took us to a wonderful spot (Praia dos Tres Castelos) and we got there in time to capture the morning light.<br />
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I have just returned from a short week painting in the Algarve in Portugal - pure bliss. It will probably take me a couple of weeks to assess and photograph all my paintings so until then, I thought I'd post a few paintings I have done during this winter in Bath... </div>
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Below, first time back outdoors in months - a painting done at my favourite spot - the local allotments 5 minutes walk from my house in Bath. It was really cold and windy and it took me longer to get prepared and dressed in 50 layers than to actual paint the picture. I looked like the Michelin man with all my jumpers and coats but I managed to stay warm and enjoyed every brushstroke!</div>
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I managed to squeeze an other little 5"x7" oil sketch before I had to head home. What caught my eye was the beautiful sunlit view of the hills contrasting with the dark foreground.</div>
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A couple of weeks later I headed to Widcombe in Bath to paint the lovely view by the canal. This scene would normally be almost 'too pretty' for my taste so I made a point of painting it with fresh spontaneous brushstrokes to keep it interesting. It was once again very cold and windy so it probably helped me working quickly before I froze on the spot!</div>
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<br />I managed to escape the house for a couple of hours to paint the snow at my local allotments.<br />Again, temperatures were quite low so I had to capture things quickly. It started raining as I was painting this so I ended up with an umbrella in one hand and brushes in the other (oo nooo... no more hands free for snacking!). I wish I could have painted more in the snow but the next day it had all melted...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Valérie Pirlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470723379873674087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504788645535827601.post-51590631755945559582018-03-09T08:03:00.001+00:002018-03-09T08:06:28.705+00:00Flowers in the studioI have been painting flowers in the studio a lot recently, probably because it's the best thing after painting in plein air when the weather is a bit too cold or damp to venture outside. I tend to pick white flowers because they absorb and reflect so many colours, and I love trying to detect those subtle colour shifts.<br />
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I often only have a couple of hours at the time so it forces me to be quick, bold and spontaneous, which is actually what I always aim for. I think it's fair to say that since having children, specially after the second one, my style got more and more spontaneous and bolder, probably reflecting the limited time windows I get to paint. Any more children and surely my paintings would just be a single brushstroke! :-)<br />
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Here is below some white roses with the steps as many of you were kind enough to say you enjoyed looking at the progress pictures I've been sharing recently:<br />
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Below is a painting of white asters I produced during a tutorial with two lovely ladies in my studio a few weeks ago.</div>
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Valérie Pirlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470723379873674087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504788645535827601.post-79225076330606329192018-02-25T20:31:00.000+00:002018-02-25T20:31:29.590+00:00View from the plane in AberdeenWhen I have a couple of hours to paint but can't go outside (because it's raining, or it's the night for example), I like to paint in the studio, often flowers from life, but otherwise I'll browse my photographs gallery for something that inspires me. When painting from photographs, I always try to have fun, keep it spontaneous, and consider it as an exercise to learn something new or develop certain skills. In this case, I picked a picture I took from the plane when landing in Aberdeen a few months ago, and aimed to practice working with abstract shapes and simplifying complex elements.<br />
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For those of you who like to see the steps, here they are below. I first applied a warm ground colour to my panel. I find this helps giving warmth and harmony to the whole painting. I then build up the painting with big shapes going from larger/darker to smaller/lighter.</div>
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<br />Valérie Pirlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470723379873674087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504788645535827601.post-88288906193888551392018-01-28T21:11:00.002+00:002018-01-28T21:11:12.531+00:00A little taste of South AfricaOn a wet rainy day like today, when I'm looking out for inspiration for something to paint in the studio, all I need to do is check out my sister's instagram account (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/poesy_by_sophie/" target="_blank">@poesy_by_sophie</a>) which is full of beautiful photographs taken during her trips and adventures in Africa. A few weeks ago I found a gorgeous picture taken at the Citrusdal farm in South Africa and couldn't resist trying to depict the patches of light with paint. Here is the result below:<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm saving this painting for a group show that will happen later this year London and which might well be the most exciting event of the year! (well at least for me!). I'll do a post about it very soon but all I can say now is save the date <b>16-20 October 2018</b>!</div>
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I hope everybody had a lovely christmas and New year celebrations. Mine was full of food, kids, joy and tantrums (not me, the kids), travelling, sleeping (not enough though), cups of tea, and lots and lots of chocolate. I have so little self control with it that I ended up buying a safe to lock away the chocolate stash with a combination lock and asked my husband to set up the code and only ration me to one chocolate a day, otherwise I would eat it all up in one go. I know it's stupid but it works! </div>
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Anyway, all this eating prevented me from catching up with the blog. I have many paintings I want to share here, so I'll just start with something I painted last summer: the Guildhall Market in Bath. I set up in a corner behind the luggage shop and tried to capture the magical atmosphere of the place. I had to finish it in the studio as there were too many details to get in just one session:</div>
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I'll soon do new posts about my latest flowers paintings, studio work, paintings of my daughter, and also will tell you more about the most exciting event of 2018: I'll be a part of a group show of 27 fantastic plein air painters in London 15-20 October 2018... Save the date! Will tell you more about it very soon!</div>
<br />Valérie Pirlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470723379873674087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504788645535827601.post-28676432866048640212017-12-11T16:31:00.002+00:002017-12-11T16:31:44.192+00:00Painting trip in ScotlandBetter late than never, here is the post about my painting trip to Scotland earlier this year. I went to the little village of Monymusk in Aberdeenshire to meet fellow painter <a href="https://www.blogger.com/If%20you're%20not%20yet%20familiar%20with%20her%20work,%20I%20recommend%20you%20to%20have%20a%20look%20at%20Melanie's%20lovely%20paintings%20on%20her%20brand%20new%20website%20here:%20https://www.melanie-harrison.com/" target="_blank">Melanie Harrison</a> who was such a wonderful host and showed me all the best spots to paint. For just 4 days, we were both baby-free so we made the most of that time and painted whatever the weather.<br />
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For the first painting of the trip, Melanie took me to the little harbour of Portsoy. Such a little gem! It took me some time to choose the perfect spot to paint but at the end I settled for this view that shows both the harbour and the lush green hills in the background.</div>
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In the afternoon, we went to the beautiful coastal village of Cullen. We only had an hour to spare so produced a quick study of the sea. I enjoyed looking for all the shades of blue, green and turquoise in the water and trying to keep up with the big waves.</div>
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The next day, we stayed near Melanie's house and went painting in the Estate nearby (Monymusk house estate with the river Don flowing through). It was a glorious crisp sunny day and the autumn colours were in full swing, a real feast for the eyes. </div>
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After that, Melanie popped back home for lunch and to feed her baby but I decided to stay and paint more. For those who know me well, you probably know that I've never skipped a meal in my life and that food always comes first. So it is a real testament to the beauty of the place, that I chose it over my lunch! And Melanie was kind enough to bring me sandwiches afterwards. A win-win situation! </div>
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I really enjoyed painting this one, capturing the lovely colours of the distant hills.</div>
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Time for one more painting that day, and Melanie took us on a trek to the top of the hill to enjoy the beautiful views over the estate. A beautiful explosion of pink, orange and greens with the afternoon sunshine casting long shadows in the fields.</div>
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The following day, the rain was back, but it didn't stop us of course. We drove around looking for inspiration and this foggy view with sheep really caught our eyes. There was no time for precision or meticulous work, but instead we just had to go for it! I ended up with something very lose but I think I like it that way...</div>
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Finally, back home, we had a couple of hours to spare before my flight but no strength to get back out so we ended up painting the view of the garden from the cottage living room. We had been in the rain all morning, but as soon as we were all set up inside, the sun started shining! Anyway, I enjoyed this quick little sketch and flew back home with a head full of lovely memories.<br />
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All my paintings from this trip can be seen and purchased <a href="http://www.valeriepirlot.com/s" target="_blank">on my website here</a>.<br />
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And if you're not yet familiar with her work, I recommend you to have a look at Melanie's lovely paintings on her brand new website here: <a href="https://www.melanie-harrison.com/" target="_blank">https://www.melanie-harrison.com/</a><br />
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To finish, just a quick note to say I have a few wall and desk calendars still available so if you would like one in time for Christmas, order it soon here:<br />
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All there is left to say now is to wish you all already a wonderful Christmas and fantastic new year. </div>
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We might be already in November, but I thought I'd warm things up with a post about the paintings I painted on a bright sunny day in plein air in Sydney Gardens this summer (a nice way of just saying I'm late with my blog posts!). This is my favourite place to paint in Bath. Beautiful bridges, light and reflections, and lovely relaxed people walking by. What's not to like? </div>
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First one below was done in the morning. I really wanted to keep it fresh and spontaneous so made sure I'd stop before adding too many details. </div>
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Before I was needed back at home on mummy duty, I had the time to squeeze in an other painting. I didn't have to go far, I simply walked 10 metres and turned around to paint the bridge that was behind me. I still aimed for a sense of freshness but this time wanted to really focus on the lovely light hitting the greens in such a magical way. </div>
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Also, Just a quick note to say thank you to all those who came to our show in Bradford-on-Avon last month. We had a fantastic amount of visitors and grateful for the all the sales of paintings, prints, calendars, etc... For those who couldn't make it, my remaining paintings are available for sale on my website <a href="http://www.valeriepirlot.com/">www.valeriepirlot.com</a></div>
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Also on my website are my 2018 calendars available on wall or desk format with a selection of my favourite paintings of this year. <a href="http://www.valeriepirlot.com/shop" target="_blank">Simply go to my website here to order yours</a> (worldwide shipping / free shipping in Europe)</div>
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Also, just wanted to let you know I'm very happy to be part of the exhibition "An Evening or Art" in Bath on <b>20th November</b>. It is a one night only pop up exhibition to raise funds for the <b>Bath Percent Club's Quartet Community Foundation Fund</b>. Six of my paintings will be for sale alongside great work from the artists named below. If you would like to join us on that night please let me know and I'll add you to the guest list.<br />
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The joint show (Bob Child, Andrew Taylor and myself) will run for 3 days <b>6-8 October at the West Barn in Bradford on Avon (10 am till 5.30pm) </b>and the three of us will be there the whole time.<br />
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I also wanted to invite my blog followers and readers to the <b>private view of the show which will be held Friday 6 October 6-9pm</b>. The venue is West Barn, Barton Farm in Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1LF, a short walk from the train station.<br />
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There will be original oil and watercolour paintings for sale, alongside greeting cards, calendars and a large selection of giclée prints. Many paintings have been produced during our recent travels to South Africa, Portugal, France, Belgium or Scotland.<br />
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It would be lovely to see you there, have a chat, and show you our recent work!<br />
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Valérie Pirlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470723379873674087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504788645535827601.post-54610958535539050682017-09-11T22:03:00.000+01:002017-09-11T22:03:00.861+01:00Gardens and allotments<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here is a little glimpse of what I have been painting this summer - my favourite subjects: gardens and allotments! Below are the wonderful Iford Manor Gardens. I've seen many gardens (my mum is a journalist specialising in gardens so she's dragged me to countless places), but this one really stood out for me. It has an Italian peaceful feeling about it. I was actually with my mum when I painted this. The light was amazing. I had a great time doing it and I think it might well be one of my favourite paintings I've produced. </div>
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Here are a few pictures of the place and some steps of the painting:</div>
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Next stop: Great Chalfield Manor. It was a very hot day so I escaped in the shade near the water. Felt nice and cool there but I became the target of an army of bugs and mosquitos! I powered through, ignored the flies crawling on my arms and bugs biting my legs, and I'm not too unhappy with the result, considering the conditions.</div>
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On an other day, I got the chance to go back to my favourite allotments, five minutes walk from my house, and tried to capture this scene quickly before the evening light disappeared.</div>
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Finally, here is a very small oil sketch I did from my studio at home, looking down at the garden. Louisa was at preschool and my little one was having a nap and I had an hour of freedom ahead of me. I could hear the chair calling "come an rest and read a magazine!", but I decided to ignore that and paint it instead! I'm keeping this one for myself as a souvenir of the relaxing time I could have had! </div>
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Finally, don't forget to save the date <b>6-8 October</b> for our show in Bradford on Avon. I'll do a post about it soon but here is the little poster meanwhile...</div>
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I returned from a trip to my hometown in Belgium, Lasne (near Waterloo) a few weeks ago and managed to get my paints out while my devoted mum looked after the kids. It's an interesting thing painting a place I know so well, but never looked at it with my artist's eyes before because I only started painting plein air landscapes after moving to England. I spent a lot of time driving around looking for a good spot to paint as I was rediscovering it from a painter's point of view. Here are the six paintings I produced during my stay.</div>
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I painted this one below from Place d'Ohain. Lovely little square surrounded by a few shops, including the butcher which you can see far right of the painting. It started to rain as I started painting and I got my feet wet, but it did bring lovely reflections on the road so that was a bonus.</div>
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One of the place I really wanted to paint was the fields where the Battle of Waterloo happened, situated only minutes away from my parents' house. Such a beautiful place and a big part of my childhood memories. It was so quiet while I painted this, couldn't help thinking about what happened there just over 200 years ago. </div>
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Below is an other painting done at the square in Ohain, this time looking towards the bandstand, which is a bit of a local landmark there. I got married at the guildhall just opposite it. A bit of a contrast between my lovely wedding dress on the day, and my stained worn out artist's clothes while I painted this! </div>
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Below is the road leading to Lasne centre. Very small but lovely high street, full of memories. The painting shows the local bank, the florist where I got my wedding bouquet, the restaurant La tartine, and the old video rental shop where we would rent VHS tapes at the week end (I feel old!) </div>
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Finally, below is a painting of an other cobbled road in the area. I was craving for a big bath of greenery so this surely satisfied me! Lovely light filtering through the branches too. </div>
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Two of my Belgium paintings will be on show at the exhibition "Lasne en peintures" which will be held at the Maison communale later this year. My work will also be on show at the bibliothèque de Lasne early next year.<br />
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For those in the UK: Andrew Taylor, Bob Child and myself are running our show in Bradford-on-Avon again this year (fourth year now) and it will be 6-8th October.<br />
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<br />Valérie Pirlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470723379873674087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504788645535827601.post-74057424975265016072017-07-23T18:09:00.001+01:002017-07-23T18:09:10.203+01:00Pink peoniesI haven't painted flowers for many years but recently got the urge for it. I set up in my studio and painted the same peonies over three days to watch them get bigger and gradually more open. Or maybe I just like to get my money's worth! Either way, here is the result:<br />
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<i>Day 1</i> - I set up the flowers in the day in the studio with a mix of natural and artificial light:</div>
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I set up a grey background as I thought it would go nicely with the pink of the flowers. This happened to be my husband's golf jumper which had the perfect grey I was looking for. He probably won't be super pleased to find out I used it in a studio full of paints... But maybe he won't read my blog? Let's see! </div>
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I think in this series of paintings, I enjoyed painting the vase as much as the flowers. The subtle reflections on the glass were so satisfactory to paint.</div>
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<i>Day 2</i> - I painted in the studio with only natural light in a contre-jour effect:</div>
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I wanted to capture a bit of the garden in the background and light coming from behind the vase to make it lighter.</div>
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<i>Day 3</i> - Set up in the studio in the evening with artificial light only, which explains the warmer feel about it:</div>
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Valérie Pirlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470723379873674087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504788645535827601.post-31477452688791754452017-07-07T15:01:00.000+01:002017-07-07T15:15:44.135+01:00Painting in Bath<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
I'm lucky to live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Bath never fails to inspire me. I recently went painting the Bath views from Alexandra Park, one of my favourite places in Bath. As usual, I tried to simplify the scenery and capture the essence of it. </div>
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I had a great time painting this and spoke to a few people passing by. There was a couple of lovely dutch ladies who were on holiday sightseeing, and said they wouldn't mind if they grabbed an english husband at the same time! I told them there is not better place to do it, I talk from experience! I fell in love with Bath 12 years ago when I came as a tourist, and conveniently met my husband at the same time which resulted in me staying in this beautiful city! Clever me!</div>
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For info an other painting I did of Alexandra Park is currently exhibited at the Victoria Art Gallery for the Bath Society of Artists show which is on until 15 July. Fantastic show, don't miss it if you're in Bath.<br />
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Finally, here is below a painting of the Royal Crescent I recently done. I sat under the big tree to shelter from the rain to come, and painted the Crescent through the foliage. It had been raining a lot the days before so the grass was of a flashy green colour.</div>
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Finally here is my last blog post about the Portugal trip with the 4 paintings I did on the last day. It took me so long to finally post them all that either you had completely forgotten about it (quite likely), or instead the intense suspense of this long wait was killing you! (who knows) ;-) Well, no more waiting, here they are.</div>
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On the last day, we all stayed in the beautiful garden and surroundings of the property as there was lots of beautiful subjects to chose from and we didn't want to waste any time travelling to various painting spots. In the morning, Tim, David P., Karl and I walked to the edge of the cliff to capture the warm colours of the morning light.</div>
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Walking back home through the garden, I spotted an interesting tree with light piercing through the leaves. I couldn't resist, I had to give it a try. Lunch will have to wait!<br />
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Painting gardens is one of my favourite thing so I was having the best time ever. Just after lunch I spotted this beautiful arch with views over the sea. I kept it very loose, I just wanted to capture the essence of it without getting lost in details.<br />
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In case you wonder how we managed to transport wet paintings, well, during the trip I used a wet panels carrier box. Mine was kindly made by Tim King who ingenuously built it with polystyrene (and not wood like many on the market) so it is truly lightweight. And for the plane, most of us used the ingenious matchsticks technique: stacking the paintings up two by two with same sizes and separating them on the edges with matchsticks (whose heads have been cut off) glued at the back, to leave a gap, then stacking the whole pile together and wrapping it tightly with tape. That can be then transported in a hand luggage.</div>
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<br />Valérie Pirlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470723379873674087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504788645535827601.post-27217519138690396302017-06-11T08:26:00.001+01:002017-06-11T08:26:34.254+01:00Portugal Day 3Better late than ever, here is the second part of my recent Portugal painting trip which includes paintings of Lagos and a painting of the beautiful fish supper we had one evening. <br />
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Here is below the view over Lagos that coud be seen from the car park. Most of my artist friends went to explore the nearby beach to find the best painting spot, but I was happy staying right there, because I found the view inspiring and wanted a change from the beach and the rocks. (or maybe I was just too lazy to walk, that is a strong possibility too)</div>
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When I finished the painting, I had time for an other quick one before lunch, so decided to simply turn my easel around (now I do sound really lazy!) and paint the view towards the beach. Here is the result. </div>
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Afterwards, we all stopped for lunch. I never share pictures of food as it's pretty boring, but this was the best prawn pasta ever!<br />
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After lunch I went to paint in Lagos centre but after an hour battling with my brushes, I ended up wiping my disastrous attempt to paint a busy street. There was only 45 minutes before we had to head home and I did a quick little 5"x7" painting of the view towards the marina. Very simple but I quite like it.</div>
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Finally, back home, our lovely cook was preparing some beautiful fish. Haidee, Mo, Karl and I couldn't resist doing a quick painting of it. The poor cook just wanted to put it in the oven, and we kept saying "just five more minutes please"! We ate a bit later than usual that night but had a great time painting these. </div>
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Valérie Pirlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470723379873674087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504788645535827601.post-16885318221657813552017-05-19T11:49:00.000+01:002017-05-19T11:49:04.409+01:00Portugal - Day 1 & 2I finally got the chance to do a little blog post about my recent painting trip to Portugal in Lagos. I'll split it in three posts as there are 14 paintings in total which might be too much in one post. <div>
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So there it was, my first trip away from the family since the baby's arrival, 3 nights and 4 days in total. I left the house before dawn wondering what on earth I was doing, but as soon as I arrived there and picked up my brushes, I forgot I even had kids! I had the best time ever and there was the loveliest bunch of people, including our amazing host David Bachmann, and other talented artists David Pilgrim, Haidee-Jo Summers, Tim King, Michael Richardson, Tony Dakin, John Stillman, Mo Teeuw, Karl Terry and Andrew Roberts. I painted quite a lot considering the short amount of time, probably because I knew that back home with the kids, opportunities to paint would be much more rare!<div>
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Here is below the first painting I did a few hours after I landed:<br /><div>
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Back at the villa, I managed to produce a little 5"x7" oil sketch before dinner. So many beautiful views to paint just from the garden of the villa...<br />
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Next day, we headed to Arrifana to capture the beautiful cliffs. The sun wasn't properly shining but it was a very luminous day which made all the colours stand out. Looking at my paintings from the trip, I think my style got a bit bolder and more abstract which reflects maybe my current busy life: when time is limited, I try to capture the essence!</div>
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Below you can see Tony, David P., Mo and David B. producing masterpieces. You can see Karl in the distance, being all adventurous painting on the cliff... </div>
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Here are a few steps of the painting:</div>
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Although our stomachs were rambling already, most of us managed to squeeze a last little painting before lunch, just looking towards the other side of the cliff, with the harbour. </div>
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Finally, when we got back at the villa I saw Haidee and John painting in the garden. During these kind of trips, it doesn't matter how tired you are, if you see someone painting, you have to join them because you don't want to miss any painting opportunity! I did a quick study of the palm trees with the view. It is very rough and simple, but I quite like it for that reason. </div>
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I've enjoyed working in the new studio on a larger canvas from a photograph I recently took during a walk in Victoria Park (Bath). Most people call it the duck pond, as this is where you feed the ducks bread. They are however remarkably absent from the painting as I suspect they were probably hiding away from my very vocal three years old daughter when I took the photograph! </div>
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The blossom were out, the water reflections stunning, so I really wanted to give it a try. I had great fun doing it, here is the result:</div>
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I loved depicting the various greens in the scenery:</div>
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And the sparkly water reflections:</div>
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And the blue sky showing through the leaves:</div>
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<br />Valérie Pirlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470723379873674087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504788645535827601.post-70967097083421510832017-03-30T13:06:00.000+01:002017-03-30T13:06:23.098+01:00Painting my garden from the studioThings have been a bit quiet on the painting front as the new baby arrival last year means I had less free time but also because we turned my studio in the house into a bedroom for my three years old daughter. But I'm now very happy to say I have a brand new studio in the garden! I have to share it with my husband and his drum kit but really, between us, it's mine ;-) (let's see if he reads this blog!)<div>
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I got given a couple of hours of kids' free time on mother's day to paint. The view from the room overlooks the garden and the back of our house. So what better way to use the space than painting the garden from the comfort of the studio. Here is the result below, with my daughter Louisa who posed for me on her bike for a couple of fidgety minutes. </div>
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You can see below my set up and the quick drawing I did at the start. The question is, how open the door needs to be to be able to qualify this as 'painting in plein air'!?<br />
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This painting is not for sale but you can view all my available paintings on my website here: <a href="http://www.valeriepirlot.com/" target="_blank">www.valeriepirlot.com</a></div>
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Here are a few pictures of the studio for the curious ones... If you are in the area you are welcome to come for a visit!</div>
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Now, a few bits of info for those who don't receive my newsletter (to subscribe, simply enter your email address here <a href="http://www.valeriepirlot.com/mailinglist" target="_blank">www.valeriepirlot.com/mailinglist</a>). If you do receive it already, then just ignore this bit!</div>
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For people near Bath, I currently have my paintings displayed in two places:</div>
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I currently have a selection of paintings on show at the Galleries Shop & Cafe in <b>Freshford</b> (near Bath). Great cakes and great views over there. (Feshford Lane, BA2 7UR)<br />
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I also have some paintings on display at the Chapel Arts Centre cafe in <b>Bath</b> (just below the venue). They make lovely vegetarian food there. (Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QR)<br />
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The first two features I wrote for the Paint & Draw magazine have been published and the latest issue is out now with my article about how to improve your brushstrokes. I hope you like it! Next one will be a Alla Prima step by step. <a href="https://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/design/paint-and-draw-magazine-subscription/?gclid=CI7l66iQ_tICFYkp0wodYDsHeQ" target="_blank">Click here for more info</a>.</div>
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<b><i>TUTORIALS IN UK AND BELGIUM</i></b><br />
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I've had a few enquiries recently about tutorials so I just wanted to confirm that I do give one-on-one tutorials in plein air or in the studio. Mainly in Bath but Belgium is an option too as I'm travelling back regularly. I'm also considering organising a plein air group workshop in Bath this summer so if you're interested do drop me a line <a href="http://www.valeriepirlot.com/contact" target="_blank">here</a> and I'll keep you updated.<br />
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I'm available for commissions and you can find more info on my website here: <a href="http://www.valeriepirlot.com/commissions" target="_blank">www.valeriepirlot.com/commissions</a>. I will be in Belgium during Easter and late July so if you would like to organise a commission I will be available to meet while I'm in the country.<br />
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That's it for now. I hope you are enjoying the glorious spring sunshine!<br />
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