Tag: Events

Machiya Gateway

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Thomas | Oil Paintings | Tags: Architecture, Events, Japan, Kyoto, Machiya, Oil Paintings |

Haven’t shown the final version here yet (some work in progress though). This is a little side-street in Koyto, leading to a Machiya.

The owner there is reading my paper telling in Japanese that an organization sent me to paint some Machiya. Had to capture this bit. I also tried a bit perceptual trickery with the bikes on the left – leaving most as abstract shapes, only adding one or two visual bike elements. Something I want to use more.

Machiya Gateway - oil painting Thomas Schmall

“Machiya Gateway”, oil on 30 by 40cm linen canvas.

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I’ll give a talk about my images at the Mediamatic Ignite event on May 29. It’s 5 minutes, so I’ll have to concentrate on one part of the experience, which will be the cultural differences – especially when it comes to beauty and art. Here’s a short preview:

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Charcoal Portrait

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Thomas | Portraits | Tags: Charcoal, Drawings, Events, Portraits |

Here’s a quick charcoal portrait, done at a Wackers Academie workshop during the recent realisme art convention in Amsterdam.

Since we’re at it: The portrait month starts up in April – each Friday and Saturday. I’ll try to join again. If you want to volunteer as a model or go paint, check on the announcement or the Portretmaand on facebook.

Charcoal sketch on washi-paper.

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Japan Expo Halftime – And New Stuff Upcoming

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Thomas | My Exhibitions | Tags: Amsterdam, Events, Own Exhibitions |

Time for a little update about the expo of the Japan artworks.
The reactions so far are really nice. The opening was sold out – and even with added seats there were still people willing to stand to watch the presentation. It’s great to get lot’s of people that care about the topic and art… some lesson I tried to apply from my experience from my first bigger expo, where it was quite full but mostly with friends. Of course now I had fellow artists helping. There is still lots to improve for next time – I’ll write a detailed post-mortem after the expo is closed.

Anyone who wants a tour is welcome to contact me – I live closeby, and happy to hear what people think.

Some other notes:: The Gallery-PR2 is now also selling my artworks. With some group-showings possibly coming up. Some really skilled artists showing there, like Svetlana Tourina and Natalia Dik. A must see if you like representative art (close to CS).
This month is packed with other events:: On Sunday (17th) I’ll be at the Rembrandt Art Market with a little stand, trying to sell paintings. If anyone wants to join in, let me know – it’s said to get busy (and press is coming), so it might be tough to keep an eye on the stand alone.

Aaand the following week, 24th of March: Portraits in the Noorderpark (aka Flevopark) for the Noorderparkkamer.

Sunday the 30th I’ll be at the Rembrandt market yet again. As because per usual I’ll do everything wrong the first time

And then Monday I’ll portrait again: …on Het Feestje van Steve on the Steve Bikoplein in Amsterdam Oost. Time for a new challenge: This time I’ll try black and white with oil colors.

Some pics from the expo:

Japanese AIR Exposition - Amsterdam 2013

Empty…

Japanese AIR Exposition - Amsterdam 2013 - visitors

…packed!

The sweets – green tea mousse by Uno.

Japanese AIR Exposition - Lies Verdenius Presentation

Lies’s presentation.

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Details of the “Kyoto Artists In Residence” Exhibition Amsterdam

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Thomas | My Exhibitions | Tags: Amsterdam, Art In Residence, Events, Machiya, News, Own Exhibitions |

Two weeks to go: Time to push out all the details here (Engl., Nederl., 日本語). First of all – the poster! If you know any venue where I can put it, or want a bucket of flyers, please let me know. Gotta get the word out.
There is an opening on the 2nd of March with talks by each of us three artists (limited seats). You can also see the exhibition all through March.

Kyoto Machiya Exposition, Amsterdam. Thomas Schmall, Annelinde de Jong, Lies Verdenius

“Kyoto – Amsterdam exchange exposition” poster.

Following are description and details in English, Dutch and Japanese.

English

What:
“Artists in Residence in a Kyoto Machiya” Exposition
The works from Kyoto by Annelinde de Jong, Lies Verdenius and Thomas Schmall

When:
Exposition: 2nd of march until 30th March 2013 – Tue – Sat 10am – 6pm
Opening en presentation talk: 2nd March (Sat) 1pm

On March 2 the artists are giving a presentation at the Japans Cultureel Centrum about their stay and work in Kyoto. Everyone is welcome to join. Admission for the presentation: € 5. There are limited seats, so reserving via www.japans.nl is advised.

Where:
The Netherlands, Amsterdam, near Dam-Square
Stichting Japans Cultureel Centrum
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 177, 1012 RK Amsterdam
Tel.: 0031(0)20-6279523 E-mail: info@japans.nl

Why:
Machiya are the traditional wooden houses in Kyoto. A unique mix of merchant/artisan and living space. The idea to let artists from the Netherlands stay in such a house, is to let them experience the everyday live of the city more direct than when staying in a hotel. Seeing the traditions and way of life of the neighbors directly, allows a direct exchange between the Dutch and Japanese cultures.
At the end of 2012 Thomas Schmall, Annelinde de Jong and Lies Verdenius took part in this residence program. They stayed from mid-October until the end of November – working on artworks, installations and learning about the local culture and craftsmanship. The specific inspirations during this stay came from the small streets with many of the Machiya, the production and use of Washi (like the Washi-making, a handmade paper that is made since more than a thousand years) and the impressive temple gardens.

Dutch / Nederlands

Wat:
“Artists in Residence in een Kyoto Machiya” Expositie
De werken uit Kyoto van Annelinde de Jong, Lies Verdenius en Thomas Schmall

Wanneer:
Expositie: 2 maart t/m 30 maart 2013 – Di t/m Za 10-18 uur
Opening en presentatie: 2 maart za 13 uur

Op 2 maart geven zij in ‘t Japans Cultureel Centrum (boven ‘t Japans Winkeltje) een presentatie over hun verblijf en werk in Kyoto. Iedereen is van harte welkom. Entree voor presentatie: € 5, Reserveren via www.japans.nl wordt aanbevolen

Waar:
Stichting Japans Cultureel Centrum
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 177, 1012 RK Amsterdam
Tel.: 0031(0)20-6279523 E-mail: info@japans.nl

Waarom:

Een ‘Machiya’ is een traditionele stadswoning in Kyoto. Het idee achter een verblijf in een Machiya is dat je als bewoner het alledaagse leven in de stad beter kunt ervaren dan als toerist vanuit een hotel. De tradities en levensstijlen van buurtbewoners zijn zo direct toegankelijk. En kan er een wederzijdse uitwisseling van de Nederlandse en Japanse cultuur werkelijkheid worden. Door een verblijf in de Machiya woning kunnen de verschillende begrippen van schoonheid, levensstijl en filosofie samenkomen.

In 2012 waren Thomas Schmall, Annelinde de Jong en Lies Verdenius de deelnemende beeldend kunstenaars. Zij verbleven van 16 okt. t/m 26 nov. in een Machiya, werkten aan hun creaties en leerden over lokale cultuur en traditionele kunsten. Hun inspiratiebronnen lagen in de kleine straatjes met vele Machiya in Kyoto, in de productie en het gebruik van Washi (handgemaakt traditioneel papier) en in de prachtige tempeltuinen.

Organisatie:
“Artist in residence in een Kyoto-Machiya” wordt gesponsord door ‘t Japans Cultureel Centrum (JCC), een niet-commerciële organisatie in Amsterdam. In samenwerking met het Kyoto Center for Community Collaboration (KCCC) en het Kyoto Art Center (KAC).

Japanese /　日本語

何：
京町家　・　アーティストインレジデンス

アンネリンデ・デヨング　と　リス・フェルデニウス　と　トーマス・朱丸

何時：
展覧会の日時: 2013年 3月 2日(土) > 3月 30日（土）
火曜日~土曜日 10：00~18：00

プレゼンテーション:　3 月 2 日(土) 13:00
チャージ（プレゼンテーション）：　€ 5 予約してください： www.japans.nl

どこ：
アムステルダム、オランダ
Stichting Japans Cultureel Centrum　（日本のカルチャーセンター）
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 177, 1012 RK Amsterdam

何故:
「京町家アーティスト・イン・レジデンス 2012」は、オランダ、アムステルダムを拠点とする非営利の日本文化センター JCC (Stichting ’Japans Cultureel Centrum)と公益財団法人京都市景観・まちづくりセンターが共催する、オランダと日本(京都)の交流を基盤にしたアーティスト・イン・レジデンスプログラムです。
このプログラムは 2011 年から始まりました。京町家に滞在し、日常の町家暮らしや京都の伝統文化・生活文化の体験を通じての二国間の文化交流から、「地域社会に何を提供できるのか」をテーマにしています。
オランダに暮らす人々が京都で生活者となり、自分自身の目線でこの街を眺める機会を提供できる「京町家アーティスト・イン・レジデンス」。オランダ特有の美意識と生活様式、哲学が、日本の伝統と出会い、斬新なアイデアの提案によって、新しい物語を創りだすことを期待しています。

Annelinde de Jong, Lies Verdenius, Thomas Schmall - artworks

Artworks from each of us.

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Dutch Eventivities: Skech Meet n’ Redhairday

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Thomas | Events | Tags: Events, Sketchmeet, Studio |

Two earth shaking events for the next two weeks: This Sunday I’ll be at the redhairday in Breda. I’ll be doing portraits again. It’s really a fun event and a city flooded with red-haired people is a sight to see.

Dutch Sketch Meet 9

Aaaand, next week on the 8th of September, there will be a new edition of the Dutch Sketch Meet.

This time it will be in Amsterdam at the arthouse space, where I have my studio. Anyone can join – check the facebook group for the Dutch Sketchgroup and the event.

We start at 13:30 o’clock and have a figure drawing session from 14:00. We have two models – which could make for some more interesting poses than just a single model standing around. I’m curious how it’ll all go.
Please bring your own drawing material – and 3 euro for the models if you can. Afterwards we might go to some bars to sketch some more.

Join! It’s an order!

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Noordwijk Art III

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Thomas | Events,Oil Paintings | Tags: Alla Prima, Art Discoveries, Events, Flowers, Noordwijk, Oil Paintings |

The last update from the Nordwijk Festival (part I, part II). One woman who saw me painting the earlier flower picture told me about a whole field of poppies – and so I checked it out the following day. It was indeed a beautiful spot. Inspired by some other artists, I took a bit more freedom this time with the interpretation.

Klaprozen 2 – oil on 40×40 cm linen canvas

Next time I’ll manage more works – I’ll be there for sure next year if possible. And maybe try to find more painting festivals to take part in. It’s also nice for finding other artists and seeing how they work. There were over 90 artists at the place by the way – so lots of art to check out.

Some visitors checking out the art. The dune painting is up there. (Photo by Marga Thomassen)

My personal fav was this artwork by Tony Robinson, showing the lighthouse of Noordwijk. His other pictures were real winners too, especially his pictures of families at the beach.

Snapshot of “Vuurtoren” – by Tony Robinson

BTW: Some update on the beetle from the last post… which is actually not a beetle, but part of a group known as “true bugs”. A green stink bug nymph.

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Noordwijk Painting Festival Recap I

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Thomas | Oil Paintings | Tags: Events, Landscapes, Noordwijk, Oil Paintings |

14 days ago I’ve spent all week at the Noordwijk Painting Festival – getting up, painting, falling to sleep. Here are the first resulsts – more will come in the following two postings.

Duinpad – oil on 30x40cm linen canvas
The first painting I did in the dunes. I tried an unprimed canvas that I oiled before starting, which gives a great brush stroke. I’ll definitely do it more often.

I can really recommend this festival – the quality of the artists was very high. So a great opportunity to learn. It was also well organized and lots of art-interested people coming. So I sold everything I did – this last painting was part of the auction that finalized the event.

This last image was part of the auction at the closing-event of the festival.

My throughput wasn’t all that high, I blame the stormy weather and lots of beginners mistakes. I also took part in some workshops and model drawings, which were fun but I think I skip them next time for more landscapes – thats why I went there after all.

Part of the workshop with Sam Dukker – where we had one hour for each painting. Learned a lot in those short sessions.

Second image from the workshop. More to come in following posts.

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Portrait Mashup – Step Two

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Thomas | Work in Progress | Tags: Events, Oil Paintings, Portrait Month, Portraits, Work in Progress |

Here is another work-in-progress of the portrait mashup I did at the Portrait Month.
That one is over now sadly – still want to finish the image though (see first step here). So maybe one or two portraits will still come. But the next event is planned: I’ll be at the Noordwijk Painting Festival – where lots of artists paint from real life for one week. Expect lots of beach-pictures coming up!

Portrait Mashup - Work in Progress second step

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Portrait Month Coming Up

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Thomas | Events | Tags: Amsterdam, Events, Portrait Month |

Coming May I will take part in the portrait month again. This time with much more days. Anyone is welcome to join as painter, model – or just drop by and watch the artsy action and exiting exhibition.

We will be painting from May 18 until June 3 (2012) in the windows of Gallery De Stoker in Amsterdam. Since there are sessions every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, there is lots of opportunity to join. We also need lots of voluntaries for models – so please drop the organizers a mail (also if you want to paint). All details and the agenda can be found on the website of Maroesja Lacunes. It will be quite relaxed sessions of four hours, with lots of breaks.

Personally I will have some of my portraits there, and will try to portraitize at least every Sunday, and lead the first Saturday and Sunday. I’m kinda secretly pondering to make some “Portraits of Amsterdam” exposition with my works in the future. So it’s a good chance to produce!

Below is the Dutch flyer for the Portrait Month (whoo, I’m even on it…. twice!), and for the model sessions every Sunday in the studio downstairs.

Portrait Month - Galery Stoker - Amsterdam

Flyer Portrait Month in Gallery De Stoker.

Sundays there are model sessions each week. Artists are welcome to join.

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Aquarellist Collective Exhibition – Part II

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Thomas | Street Portraits | Tags: Events, Joint Exhibitions, Street Portraits, Watercolors |

Recently I posted images of the Aquarellist exhibition in Beek en Donk. This is part two – the following day, with more models to paint. Outside I had an additional setup with my works. I’ll let the pictures do the talking.