New Exhibition – Next Door!

Just a couple of doors down from Attic Studio are our lovely neighbours, the Cassia Gallery…. and this coming Saturday evening they will be opening a new exhibition called “Quick Draw” featuring the sketchbook works of the wonderfully talented artist & fellow supporter of Elsie’s work, Asnee Tasna… so please feel free to pop along, share your support and check it out.

”Quick Draw” is a painting and sketchbook exhibition and is Asnee’s first solo show. The exhibition will  comprise of 30 watercolour paintings and sketches of picturesque Yunnan and Bhutan, as well as various scenes of bustling Bangkok such as Tha Tian market and Chinatown.

Exhibition at Tapas

Elsie Evans and Lisa Bergan have their paintings up in Tapas cafe and bar on Sukhumvit Soi 11, at the moment. The opening was on Tuesday, 27th April and they will continue to be on display until the 25th May.

Upstairs are Elsie’s daily paintings, done on location in Nepal, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Hua Hin and looking out the window at Attic Studios witnessing the red shirt rally on Soi 31. All her daily paintings are done in not much longer than an hour. Each painting is 6,000 Baht:

Down stairs are Lisa’s Funky Face Paintings in a larger-than-life scale:

The Neilson Hays Arts Festival 09

The Neilson Hays Library brought back its Arts Festival this year and Attic Studios decided to head down there and make it’s presence known. On the weekend of Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th November, the Library grounds were packed full of artists and their creations, from ceramic pots, to copper sculptures, to intricate jewelry, to photography and paintings of all styles.

In our booth we showcased the paintings and drawings of Attic students, while having painting demonstrations by students, held throughout the two days. There was also an opportunity for interested kids and adults passing by to try their hand at painting one if the still lives we had set up.

Glazing Sangria nights…

Allo Allo! I apologise for the long absence. The studio has been rather hectic recently. Last week, the advanced installation of Alan Scott-Moncrieff’s course saw canvases spread out all over the floor of the studio and students on their knees frantically applying layers of tinted glaze to numerous paintings. A new experience for all. As a few of the partakers will tell you, it starts to become rather addictive and you end up walking around trying to find anything else you could possibly glaze.

Silver Fish & Turpentine Exhibition

Evans

1st – 21st June 2009

Opening Reception: Tapas Café, Sukhumvit Soi 11

Monday 1st June, 7:30pm

Artists: Jeff Battersby, Krittiya Sothikul, Maria Samper, Mary Eden, Rose Moxham, Rosie Koch, Sandy Chindavijak.

Drawing upon the work of eight emerging international and Thai artists, ‘Silver Fish & Turpentine’ showcases a collection of oil paintings that are the culmination of 3 intensive workshops conducted by Alan Scott-Moncrieff. They uniquely combine contemporary ideas inspired by the Impressionists and Expressionists bringing to life a range of subjects, from still life to portraits.

The artists are all members of Attic Studios, situated on Sukhumvit Soi 31, founded by Elsie

Elsie in the dark…

As many of you already know, Elsie has been absent from Attic for the last 10 days. If you haven’t been in, then you may not realise that Elsie jetted off to Nepal two weekends ago to get some well-deserved inspirational rejuvination.

The day she got there she informed me that electricity went out at 8pm at night and candlelit discos are the thing to do. Can you imagine Elsie in the pitch black at 8 in the evening? I can’t. In fact, it makes me laugh everytime I think about it. ;o) Sorry Elsie!