Adam Cope Solo Exhibition of Recent Paintings & Drawings La Maison de La Boétie SARLAT DORDOGNE FRANCE29 JUNE to 12 JULY from 10,30 am till late.The artist will be present everyday, so do come along & enjoy! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sarlat is just incredible. It’s a jewel of architecture & beauty & culture. Has to be seen…
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Painting Holidays at Chateau de Beduer
‘The Painting Tutor’s Lunch Break’ Chris Sharland watercolour Chris loves what he calls ‘informal painting’, which includes lampooning the teacher 😉 I’m back from a two week teaching stint of one my Chateau Painting Holidays, France. BUT … I’m straight out again for a major solo exhibition in Sarlat! Busy times… I write in haste….…
Learning to Paint? In Theory & in Practice
‘Tailles 16 à 21’ Oil on masonite 20 x 50cm © adam cope NFS detail This wise little saying makes me laugh & makes me think: ‘I used to have six different theories on how to raise children but now I have six children, I have no theories’ (don’t worry!! I dont have…
Watercolour Portraits Using the Direct & Indirect Methods
‘M’ watercolour Quarter Imperial Sheet © adam cope Painting into the dusk. Fading light. Blur & indefinition. When the self feels its way into the soul of the world. The feelings that pass between artist & model.A strictly limited palette. Three colours only. Winsor & Newton. Artists Viridian, Indian Red, Permanent Magenta. The tonality is…
Quiet Times in Truffle Woods
‘Le Truffier 2’ (Truffle Woods 2) medium size oil on canvas 65 x 54 cm (25,5 x 21,3 inches approx) © adam cope A milky light breaking through the cloud cover softening the hard landscape. High May grass, deceptively soft, hiding stones & spikey semi-desert plants. Bluey green greys, mauve hay seed-heads, bright photosynthesising May…
Painting of Truffle Woods in Quercy
‘Le Truffier 1′ (Truffle Woods)’ medium size oil on canvas 36x 48cm (approx 15 x 14 inches). © Adam Cope SOLD Light & shade in this old truffle wood in the Lot. ‘Chene de Causse’, the semi-desert oaks of Quercy. Orchids, wild fowers & seed heads. The high grass which ‘paysans’ used to mill, ‘La…
Of lawns & high grass
‘Le Village’ Watercolour Quarter Imperial sheet 28 x 38 cm 150 € ex P & P © adam cope May is the time of tending lawns. I like the huge expanse of green in the above painting, a calm foil for the details & foliage clustered around the focal point. A perfectly manicured lawn in…
Exhibitions 2009
Expositions 2009 en DORDOGNE, FRANCE 29 June – 12 July. La Maison de la Bôetie, SARLAT1 – 16 August . ‘L’Abre dans Tous ses États’, Château de SAUSSIGNAC 19 September. ‘La Journée du Patrimione’, Moulin de Larroque, COUZE – with a watercolour demonstration. 2 – 18 October, La Maison de Vins de BERGERAC – with…
‘Landmark Oak & Path’ – Painting Locations
‘Landmark Oak & Path’ Medium Size Oil on Canvas 46 x 38 cm (approx 14 x 18 inches) © adam cope available Strong, bright, clear sunlight, limpid & luminous, late evening shadows going to rose. Memories of long summer evenings. Same landmark oak as below, painted from further down down the path: ‘Chene, Chemin &…
Red Soil, Green Growth
‘Pruniers et Chemin’ Medium Size Oil on Canvas 46 x 38 cm (approx 14 x 18 inches) © adam cope The heavy rain of last week has past & the strong sunshine of South West France has returned. The delicate tapestry of reddish soil & fresh spring greens laid out with the promise of summer.…
