An Exhibition of the Paintings of
Alberto Ramirez Capmany
From 1959-2009
At the Art Bar, Olhao
June 7th- July 12th
Alberto Ramirez Capmany was born in Mexico City in 1930. In 1957 he met Mimi Fogt, a French painter who was living in Mexico at the time.
Alberto and Mimi went to live in New York in 1958 where they [...]
Good news, one of the students from our first course with Bettine Flesseman has just emailed me to say she has sold one of her painting’s that she did whilst in Olhao. An Oil painting that she did of a derelict wall and door way close to the art school. Olhao is awash with beautiful [...]
Our first course of the year was 27th March. The weather in Portugal has been slightly erratic during 2010 and we have seen more rain in the months of Dec, Jan and Feb then the last few years together. However the sun managed to find its hat and came out to play!
The tutor for this [...]
This is something that I recently wrote for a travel blog. Please go to the link and let me know what you think!
http://www.sharingtravelexperiences.com/finding-your-creativity-in-travel/
Some top tips on turning your sketches into paintings. What to take when sketching and which paints and brushes you should use.
Plein Air painting is a term used to describe painting outside, the literal translation means “out door”. French impressionist Claude Monet and Renoir were renowned for doing a lot of plein air painting.
This will help you in making decission on what medium to paint in, courses running for beginners in watercolour, oil, acrylic, mixed medium. How to mix paint, what brands to purchase, how many brushes to buy. All you need to know to get you started in painting
Special offer on all art courses until February 1st 2010. Receive a 10% discount on all courses.
No more single supplement and non painting partner can come for a discounted rate
There is a great tradition of artists from northern countries living and working in southern Europe. Attracted by the warmth and beauty of the landscape, the quality of the light, and the ability to work outdoors, they spend time in countries such as Portugal and decide to live and paint in places like Olhao.
Andy Walker has just returned from a great painting holiday in Olhao with a group of painters all from the Roehampton Club in London. The group joined Andy for a week of sketching and painting. Some of the painters were painting in watercolour, some in oil and some in acrylic so it was a mixed week. Here is an extract from Andy’s blog whilst out there:
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