On the Soi 16th April 2010

On the Soi…. The firemen in the static fire trucks move from one side of the road to the other to get out of the direct sun

Overcast on Soi 31 at the moment, so the boys in orange jump suits are kicking back in the truck, they’ve got the doors open… but even so it’s 40 degrees out there

Last week when the crowds were converging on The PM’s house,   Our firemen were definitely on standby on the roof of the truck along with the press with cameras and videos …after the big hoo-hah had thinned out we noticed a chap waving his hands at the firemen…….orange fireman opens up fire truck stop cock so he could wash his hands…. sweet.

Happy Thai New Year!

Well, Songkran is over and we’re back into the swing of things. It looks like Songkran has served it’s purpose and brought the rain…thank goodness! It was getting unbearably hot for a while there.

Alice Kemp, from Falmouth University in Cornwall, joined as an Attic member for a month while she was in Bangkok visiting. She has recently gone back to the UK with an impressively extensive amount of work that she completed at the studio. Including a painting she left for Gavin, our resident sculptor, depicting one of his classes.

Painting of the Week.

Every Friday we will display a new painting in the front window of the studio, for sale. Each of these paintings will cost 6,000 Baht or  less. No more.

This weeks painting is an abstract piece in mixed media by visiting splatter aficionado, Linda.

50 x 70 cm

Mixed media on canvas

3,000 Baht

Easter / End of Term Holidays

Red Shirts Make a Splash in Soi 31

It started early this morning. Sukhumvit Soi 31 was blocked off from all sides by masses of riot police decked out in full “robocop” gear, shields and all.

I slowly shuffled down the back end of the Soi and sheepishly asked if I could get by to go to work. Subjected to a brief bag search, I continued on to the next barricade. This time they just let me through with a nod. The Prime Minister’s house was surrounded with barb wire and more security. Men in bio-hazard suits stood nearby in preparation for some blood throwing.

French Easels and Red Shirts

It has been a quiet weekend at Attic Studios due to the Red Shirt rally that has taken over Bangkok at the moment. We are up and running as usual. Soi 31 has a noticeable police presence but it has remained quiet so far.

But enough with boring old politics….

Elsie has discovered, to her delight, that french easels can be bought here in Bangkok. Elsie used one on her last trip to Scotland to paint the windy Scottish landscape. We now have one in the studio for sale and can order more on request.

Mid-Term Break Workshop

Mid-Term break is approaching…which is a shocker considering I feel like the effects of the Christmas holidays are still wearing off.

Anyway, if you’re looking for something to occupy the kids…which I’m sure you are…Attic will be running a mid-term oil painting workshop over 2 weeks to cater to the different mid-term dates.

Dates: Monday – Friday

15th – 19th February (BPS)

OR

22nd – 26th February (NIST)

Time: 10am – 12:00 noon

Price: 5,000 Baht per student (5 days)

Ages: 9 years and up

2010!

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a relaxing and fun-filled holiday. Attic is open and back in action for 2010. Classes are running as usual and we look forward to seeing you all in here as soon as possible.

A few anouncements:

1. The Foundation Impasto Painting Course taught by artist Alan Scott-Moncrieff, will commence on 1st February to 5th February, from 10am – 4pm everyday. If you haven’t already signed up please do. Spaces are limited.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

A farewell party and a great idea!

Last week, Attic hosted a farewell party for Vivian Ploem, one of the curators for the Neilson Hays Library.  12 of her friends gathered at the studio for wine and a little art, to put together something special for Vivian to take away with her.

Each lady created one page of art work from a piece of reference material/photo using paints and collage, and all the pages were bound together with a front and back cover to create a scrapbook entitiled “Farewell Vivian. A patchwork of memories from your friends in Bangkok”.