Painting portraits from the model with Stacy Kamin, 13-20 May 2017
We are delighted to offer a painting workshop led by the accomplished painter Stacy Kamin. Not only is she blessed with an extraordinary talent, but she is a natural teacher who excels at imparting technical knowledge and inspiring even the most uncertain student. Her patience, generosity and sense of joie de vivre encourage a relaxed atmosphere, making learning [...]
Atelier Ouvert: Stacy Kamin
Ce samedi 24 septembre, nous vous invitons à passer voir les oeuvres en cours de l'artiste-peintre Stacy Kamin. Ses oeuvres en huile, gouache, et aquarelle au rendu superbe sont inspirées par la vie de tous les jours à Noyers sur Serein. Come to the Porte Peinte on 24 September for a look at Los Angeles painter Stacy Kamin's [...]
Register now for a May writing workshop with Carla Drysdale
Crossing the threshold: writing one’s way into forbidden landscapes of feeling Carla Drysdale In this three-day workshop designed to generate new writing, we will take as our touchstone and guide Rumi’s words “The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you./Don’t go back to sleep.” How do we cross Rumi’s “doorsill where the two worlds [...]
Jeannine Cook celebrates “Burgundia” in metalpoint
Metalpoint artist Jeannine Cook has now graced La Porte Peinte with her inspired and inspiring presence during four residencies, in the process becoming a confirmed member of the far-flung and tightly-knit La Porte Peinte family. We are delighted to be welcoming her back again in 2016, and eager to see the ongoing development of the new body of work she [...]
Persimmons, Mirabelle Plums, and a Garden of Inspired Stitchery
Pendant que Kum Joo Ahn enseignait l'art textile coréen dans la galerie, créant de la beauté inspiré par les fruits et les fleurs, au jardin le bambou s'est mis à s'étendre dramatiquement, pour la première fois le plaqueminier à donné des centaines de petits kaki, et des mirabelles se sont présentées en masse sur leur [...]
Watch the reading of Honeymouth, a poem by Gerry van der Linden
Poem Read by Becky Shrimpton From Wild Sound Festival Review The same site offers this interview with the poet Gerry van der Linden: 1) What is the theme of your poem? Theme of the poem: different worlds, same people. Universal reality. 2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your [...]
Lorene Anderson’s Landscape Multiverse show in San Francisco
Lorene Anderson's new exhibition opens at K. Imperial Fine Art in San Francisco tomorrow -- Lorene was an artist in residence at La Porte Peinte in 2014, and the luminous abstract paintings being shown were inspired by the Burgundy landscapes around Noyers. It's very exciting to see her small studies turn into big, graceful, emphatic paintings! LoreneAnderson.com Reception: Thursday April [...]
A Flash Fiction Workshop with Ann Tashi Slater, 17 – 21 August 2015
This five-day workshop focuses on the short story, with special attention paid to flash fiction (about 300-1000 words). Enrollment deadline: end May For more information Read Ann's recent HuffPost piece on writing and solitude. "Writing is a solitary pursuit. There's something of the loneliness of the long distance runner in it. It often feels like [...]
Happy New Year from La Porte Peinte and La Porte Peinte USA
PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION TO HELP US OFFER NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO ARTISTS IN 2015 We have had a wonderful year at La Porte Peinte with eighteen artists in residence, two of whose residencies we were delighted to be able to subsidize thanks to the generosity of our donors. As we move into the new year, [...]