Groente en verf bij het Parapluutje 

Tijdens het ‘Kunst’ project van de peutergroep het Parapluutje, kwamen begin juni 30 peuters op bezoek bij ons op bezoek.  Kunst kijken door de ogen van peuters is heel anders dan we gewend zijn! ‘Dat schilderij lijkt op mijn tante!’, ‘Er zitten pissebedden onder het standbeeld!’

Juf Rietje vroeg of wij iets met de peuters wilden komen maken op school. Wat een leuk idee! Gewapend met doeken, verf en … aardappels … kwam Jocelyn een week later de klas binnen. Stempels maken van aardappels is een oude traditie die we allemaal wel kennen. Maar voor een kind van gemiddeld drie is het wel heel vreemd. Jocelyn: ‘Wie weet waar deze stempels van gemaakt zijn?’ Een aantal peuters in de groep:  ‘Hout’ ‘Kaas’ ‘Patat’ waren een aantal antwoorden. Nou, patat kwam aardig in de buurt!

Na wat oefenen gingen ze los! Er ontstonden prachtige kunstwerken op de doeken. De resultaten hangen in de gang op school. Tijdens het bezoek aan Studio Jean en het stempelen in de klas zijn leuke foto’s gemaakt. Je kunt ze terug zien op onze site! 

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Studio Jean branches out!  

Mother and daughter join

forces to promote and create a three dimensional vision of art in various forms for all ages. 

Studio Jean is an international art studio where lessons are given in painting and drawing. If you think you can’t draw, think again! Everyone can learn it.  Studio Jean is where you can learn as a beginner, how to draw and paint without any prior knowledge.  All styles and mediums are taught, the sky is the limit! Once you are hooked, your visual world will never be the same again! No matter what you’re artistic talents great things are in store for all art lovers not only for adults but for children too.

Summer art camp

Apart from the regular monthly lessons we are also starting a summer camp for kids, which apart from drawing and painting, includes mask making, clay modelling, paper maché, community art and lots more. A light lunch is included in the course.

 

Kid’s birthday parties

Also on offer are children’s birthday parties. For example painting a decorative box, self portrait on canvas, printing your own pillow case, bag or apron, to name but a few suggestions and of course refreshments are included.

 

Workshop for toddlers

There is another workshop for toddlers. The tiny tots can bring a parent or grandparent of their choice and together make their own  masterpiece on canvas for posterity!

 

Team building

Tailor made team building sessions, maximum 12 people. This includes the drawing and painting of a theme canvas. We can also organize a wine tasting evening to help the flow of paint!

 

Expectant mums

Then there are the expectant mum’s. Paint a welcoming picture for your baby’s room. This can be a favourite cartoon character or your baby’s name colour co-ordinated to match and compliment his or her room the options endless.

 

Paintings in the spotlight

Art is not just for hanging in galleries it’s also for your office wall’s or at home. Art in the spotlight is a new concept. Every week Jean presents a new painting at an affordable price which can be bid for on Ebay. Some artists paint a painting a day, but not wishing to put herself under such pressure, she’s opted to paint a painting a week. If you want to be kept up to date with her weekly paintings check the studio window or her site every week. Everyone is more than welcome to come and visit the studio, there’s always plenty of coffee or tea on hand and if you’re lucky even a glass of wine! Tot ziens – Jean and Jocelyn.

 

You can visit the studio at:

Studio Jean, Thomsonlaan 65, 2565 HX, The Hague.

Telephone number 070-3921672,  E-mail info@studiojean.nl

www.studiojean.nl

Rembrandts' house

For my birthday in December, Ruud took me to Amsterdam for the day and we went to see Rembrandts house. I’ve lived in Holland for more than 35 years and only now got round to seeing it. Having painted the Night Watch and 10 self portraits of Rembrandt, to stand in his own studio was a real blast! We also had a marvellous tour of the house by a very knowledgeable guide, showing us amongst other things Rembrandts bed and where the secret exit is if you wanted to use the toilet at night.

If you want to visit the Rembrandt house, for more information go to www.rembrandthuis.nl

Het huis van Rembrandt

Voor mijn verjaardag in december ben ik met Ruud naar Amsterdam geweest naar het Rembrandt huis. Ik woon al meer dan 35 jaar in Nederland, maar ben er nu pas aan toe gekomen om zijn huis op te zoeken. Om na het schilderen van de Nachtwacht en 10 zelfportretten van Rembrandt, in zijn eigen studio te staan was geweldig!

We kregen ook een geweldige tour rond het huis door een boeiende gids die ons onder andere Rembrandts bed liet zien en een geheime uitgang om naar de toilet.

Als u zelf ook een kijkje wilt gaan nemen kunt u meer informatie vinden via www.rembrandthuis.nl.

Studio Jean has a grandson

On November the 11 2008 our first grandchild was born. Mickey is his name. Ruud and I were both at the birth which we found to be a great privilage. It was extremely emotionele but a truely wonderful experience. Mickey is now 5 months old and seems not to need much sleep (to the dismay of his parents). He’s growing well and changing fast and hopefully developing the right side of his brain for future painting. 

Studio Jean heeft een kleinzoon

Op 11 november 2008 werd onze eerste kleinzoon geboren, Mickey heet hij. Ruud en ik waren bij de geboorte en vonden het een hele eer. Het was heel emotioneel en een fantastische ervaring. Mickey is nu 6 maanden oud, hij groeit goed en verandert snel en hopelijk ontwikkelt hij de rechterkant van zijn hersenen om straks goed mee te kunnen schilderen.

Jean

The Oyen Brothers

Sets of identical twins are quite rare, even more so when they are both painters. The Gemeentemuseum in The Hague has just had an exhibition of the Oyens brothers, identical twins that lived in the last quarter of the 19th. century.  David and Pieter spent most of their lives in Brussels, which was and still is, an international city bursting with new ideas and opportunities.  They shared a studio, modelled for each other and moved in the same artistic circles. They painted mainly in oil and water colour, depicting daily life in cafes and also modelled for each other.

Needless to say, their painting technique was so similar that it is almost impossible to distinguish the one from the other when the painting is only signed Oyens.

I found their use of oil paint extraordinary. Close up it looks like the paint has been carefully thrown on the canvas and from a distance the finished piece is almost photographic. Also their use of colour is very good, with only bland brown/grey backgrounds, a splash of colour in the foreground in the form of an old red shirt or necktie is quite stunning. Their use of lighting is exceptionally good, especially with reflected light, Rembrandt would have been proud of them!