TOO Fun…Saturday A.M style!

Oooooo YES!!

Here we are on this lovely Saturday morning, with little students busily creating Dali like “dream paintings” with lovely Miss Lala (too cool, dreams are way hard to create but they’re ON it & doing great)… but just TO add to our  lovely morning, Lala kicked off by showing us THIS… SO we’re sharing: For anyone who might feel a spot of artistic energy coming on ….. ‘BE’ Jackson Pollock AND have a bash @ this!

https://wbx-files.s3.amazonaws.com/jacksonpollock_by_miltos_manetas.swf

(Tips: click your mouse to change colours & once you’ve completed your masterpiece, click CTRL/print Screen button, paste into a word document, crop and BINGO… your very OWN Pollock creation!)

Warhol’s Self Portraits SHINE!!

Just a reminder to all budding BANGKOK artists out there of what’s been happening on the International Art Scene this week … so DO keep creating ART as ART, as well as being the best thing you’ll EVER do, can also = MONEY.

LOTS of money!!

So  STICK with  the programme, keep your prices high, take pride in what you produce & keep going because it will ALL be WORTH it in the end

See link herewith of info. on record sales!!

http://www.mutualart.com/OpenArticle/Warhol-self-portraits-shine-in-Christie-/A33116D098B656A0?utm_source=newsletter_b&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_artfocus

How to Solve Creative Blocks…

Think BIG!

Rainn Wilson, actor from ‘The Office (US version) explains and please remember “Operation Soul Pancake!” is a MUST.

http://bigthink.com/ideas/25283

What’s almost impossible…?!

To buy here in Bangkok?!

What’s harder to find than chicken’s teeth?! …. knowing if you do find the odd stick or 2, it’ll cost you the earth!?

Answer: CHARCOAL!!

The GOOD NEWS for all inspiring charcoal drawers is that WE HAVE HEAPS here @ Attic!

A new batch is now in stock, courtesy & with big thanks to a recent incoming shipment with Elsie’s  sons & their airline’s very generous luggage allowance!  Thank you.

Attic can now exclusively offer you an assortment of medium & thick sticks (box sets of 4,12 or 25) for a snip @ 300 baht a box….so consider your search now officially OVER

We want one of these in the studio!!

Something to kick off your weekend & this is amazing… ENJOY:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVhVClFMg6Y

Canvas Orders, Every Tuesday!

Are you in need of any really great, top quality, reasonably-priced primed canvases!?

Big ones, small ones, long ones, thin ones and also really enormous ONES can ALL be ordered through us, here at Attic.

We place a canvas order EVERY Tuesday (approx 5 days to process) so if you’d like to order, please email your request to: info@attic-studios.com

And we’ll have you all sorted…canvas wise at least… in a jiffy!

Nudes, Nature and Letting Go

Wednesday mornings are turning into a festival of colour and form with Lisa’s figurative workshop inspiring students to let go and try new things every week. A feast for the eyes and a hell of a lot of fun! (Excuse my language ,but that was the only word that would punctuate the sentence the way I wanted it to ))

Are you stuck in a painting rut? You might want to turn up one Wednesday morning for a chance to let it all out, throw some paint around and explore a few techniques that you didn’t know you could get away with.

Where is your sketchbook?

“My sketchbook is a witness of what I am experiencing, scribbling things whenever they happen” – Vincent Van Gogh

Keeping a sketchbook is a wonderful way of keeping track of creative ideas and getting in the habit of regular art making. It is a resource you can always go back to, when you’re short on ideas. Not every drawing in a sketchbook needs to be a work of art. They are preliminary ideas that can be developed. It is a record of your work and how you arrived at your final destination. A sketchbook should be enjoyed!

SundaySundaySundaySunday

It’s a hot summer day in Bangkok and the studio is open and hosting a couple of students quietly getting their weekly creative fix. *Sigh* I love Sundays!

If you’re making up excuses as to why you’re not in here, stop it. There is no such thing as “can’t”. Whatever level you think you are, it makes no difference at Attic. Here we believe anyone can draw and learn how to paint. It just takes a bit of practice. We have proof!

Mosaic Madness!

Mosaic Dish by Lena (Student)

We have recently had a large number of mosaics being created in the studio. The children especially have shown a real appreciation (and surprising patience) for the ancient art form, creating some fantastically detailed  pieces on wooden boards and clay dishes.

Working with colourful glass tiles it is inevitable that, every now and then, they do actually bleed for their craft but this does not deter them one bit! It’s wonderful to see their fearless creativity and determination to get their pieces perfect.