Monet Journey

November 2nd, 2011

A new innovative website features the work of Claude Monet by letting you interact with his paintings.

It starts by letting you topple over an inkwell. The splash turns into a series of encounters with his paintings. You will be invite to use the mouse to turn winter into spring and ripple the water.

It might take a while to load unless you have a fast connection. But it is worth for waiting!

Monet Journey

New DVD in production of Alvaro Castagnet

July 23rd, 2011

Alvaro Castagnet‘s followers will be pleased to hear that a fourth film is already in production. They have recently been filming with Alvaro in the north of England – in Manchester and Liverpool.

The DVD is due for release next summer.

For more information and watch trailers online click here.

Watercolor of Alvaro Castagnet.

Painting Plein air

April 28th, 2011

Plein Air watercolor harbor of Nieuwland
size 26 x 38 cm (without frame and mat)
© Joke Klootwijk 2011

Today was the first day of the Plein air painters of Middelburg, Zeeland the Netherlands, organized by Cees Takkenberg.

The first location was in the Port of Nieuwland, indeed boats. But I have painted a boat still on shore. Partly because of the wind direction I chose to paint in the shelter and not a boat that was moored in the harbor. Perhaps the next time a boat with reflection. It was a beautiful sunny day, so everyone was very happy and motivated.

For more photos of the various works look at the page Plein Air

Please contact me if you are interested in this watercolor or the making of an order via joke@aquarelleren.nl
All paintings are available unframed but including shipping.
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Challenge Virtual Paintout

March 7th, 2011

Participation March Challenge, Virtual tours and painting using Google Street View as a resource for travel around the world to interesting places and subjects to find this to paint.

An American Bill Guffey has a blog set up to make a painting using Google Street View, when he published his picture on his blog, there were more paintings by other artists sent him to show where they had been with Google maps.

Then he decided to create a website with a new challenge each month from places around the world.
Click here for the website of Virtual Paintout.
I have enjoyed a virtual time walking around in Africa, the location from which this month the challenge is to be painted. I came out in Jalist Street, Kraaifontein, South Africa, where I’ve found a nice streetview from a lady who was working with her was when the car came by Google Maps.
Google maps Mania

This challenge called for a watercolor painting with warm colors.

Aquarel “washing day in Kraaifontein”, Size 40 x 34 cm.
painted on Fabriano paper,
Without frame and without shipping costs
© Joke Klootwijk 2011

Price: euro 85,00 without shipping and without and without passe partout.

When you are interested you can contact me : joke@aquarelleren.nl

You can safely pay with PayPal and you are guaranteed 30 days return policy, buyer pays return shipping.

The art of watercolours

February 16th, 2011

Sheila Hancock Brushes Up: The Art of Watercolours.

An upcoming programme on the BBC 1 channel, Sunday February 20, 2011, Dutch time 18.00 hours.

Watercolours have always been the poor relation of oil painting. And yet the immediacy and freedom of painting in watercolours have made them the art of adventure and action – even war. It has been an art form the British have pioneered, at first celebrating the greatest landscapes of Europe and then recording the exotic beauty of the British Empire.

Sheila Hancock – an ardent fan of watercolours since her childhood, and whose father was an amateur watercolourist – sets out on a journey – from the glories of the Alps and the city of Venice to deepest India – as she traces the extraordinary story of professional and amateur watercolourists, and reveals some of the most beautiful and yet little-known pictures.

She visit famous watercolor painters as: Milind Mulick in India and Sheila visit Venice where Nicola Tenderini, shows here how Turner San Giorgio Maggiore painted!

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