Pirogh Hesse

Exhibition at l'ESAD

2026-06-16T00:00:00+02:00

Exhibition at l'ESAD, 3, rue Federico Garcia Lorca, Grenoble, from Tuesday 16 June to until Wednesday 19 June 2026. This is a collective exhibition of all the students of the school of fine arts of Grenoble (l'ESAD). Access map here.

I present four drawings and four paintings for this exhibition.

Clarinha at l'ESAD

2026-06-02T00:00:00+02:00

Clarinha at l'ESAD. Charcoal, about 42x60cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Anna aux Illustres-arteurs

2026-06-01T00:00:00+02:00

Anna aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Yumi at l'ESAD

2026-05-26T00:00:00+02:00

Yumi at l'ESAD. Charcoal, about 42x60cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Studing John Singer Sargent

2026-05-20T00:00:00+02:00

A study of the painter John Singer Sargent, especially its lady Agnew of Lochnaw portrait, developing draperies.

Acrylic, 50x65cm, at l'ESAD.

Laura aux Illustres-arteurs

2026-05-18T00:00:00+02:00

Laura aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 8mn.

Juliette at l'ESAD

2026-05-12T00:00:00+02:00

Watercolor, 21x30cm, about 10' pose.

Bérangère aux Illustres-arteurs

2026-05-11T00:00:00+02:00

Bérangère aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 5mn.

Anna aux Illustres-arteurs

2026-04-27T00:00:00+02:00

Anna aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Exhibition at la Guitoune

2026-04-25T00:00:00+02:00

Exhibition at la Guitoune, 1 rue Greuze, Grenoble, From April 25 to May 10, 2026, every days from 14h to 19h.

Access map here.

This is a collective exhibition of all the members of the association. I present 15 works, both drawings and paintings.

Dog, acrylic
Agnès's gesture, oil
Bella Riva, acrylic
Hughes, acrylic
Campus, Grenoble, acrylic
Balcony, Grenoble, acrylic
Plouescat, Poulfoen, Britain, France ; watercolor
Quai Jongkind, Grenoble, France ; watercolor
Saint Véran, Alps, France ; watercolor
Saint Pierre d'Entremont, Alps, France ; watercolor
Clarinha at l'ESAD, watercolor
Laura at illustres arteurs, watercolor
Léa at l'ESAD, pastel
Juliette at l'ESAD, sanguine
Clarinha at l'étoil de Voiron, charcoal

Textures

2026-04-22T00:00:00+02:00

Here is an exploration of textures using some still-lifes:

Acrylic, 32x50cm, at l'ESAD.

Clarinha at l'ESAD

2026-04-21T00:00:00+02:00

Clarinha at l'ESAD. Watercolor, about 21x30cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Maëlyse et Krikri aux Illustres-arteurs

2026-04-20T00:00:00+02:00

Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 8mn.

Bruno à la Guitoune

2026-04-08T00:00:00+02:00

Watercolor about 30x21cm.

Marie aux Illustres-arteurs

2026-04-07T00:00:00+02:00

Marie aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn and the last 1mn

Studing Philippe Nicolaï

2026-04-02T00:00:00+02:00

A study the painter Philippe Nicolaï:

The reference, by Philippe Nicolaï in 2021, could be founded here.

Acrylic, 50x65cm, at l'ESAD.

Yumi at l'ESAD

2026-03-31T00:00:00+02:00

Yumi at l'ESAD. Watercolor, about 21x30cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Laura et Moro aux Illustres-arteurs

2026-03-30T00:00:00+02:00

Laura et Moro aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Self-portrait

2026-03-27T00:00:00+01:00

By continuing to be inspired by Gustave Courbet with his self-portrait le désespéré, I turned to paint my own version:

Oil, 50x50cm.

Ania et Romain aux Illustres-arteurs

2026-03-23T00:00:00+01:00

Ania et Romain aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Self-portrait

2026-03-21T00:00:00+01:00

Inspired by Gustave Courbet with his self-portrait l'homme à la pipe, I turned to paint my own version:

Oil, 50x65cm.

Görkem at l'ESAD

2026-03-17T00:00:00+01:00

Görkem at l'ESAD. Watercolor, about 21x30cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Bérangère aux Illustres-arteurs

2026-03-16T00:00:00+01:00

Bérangère aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

The wave

2026-03-14T00:00:00+01:00

Once a month, Gilles Durand gives a watercolor class. I work today on waves in the sea.

Watercolor, about 21x30cm.

Margaux aux Illustres-arteurs

2026-02-23T00:00:00+01:00

Margaux aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 7mn.

Self-portrait

2026-02-21T00:00:00+01:00

Inspirated by Lucian Freud with his Man's head, self-portrait 1, I turned to paint my own version:

Oil, 50x50cm.

Tiyi à la Guitoune

2026-02-18T00:00:00+01:00

Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Laura aux Illustres-arteurs

2026-02-17T00:00:00+01:00

Laura aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 7mn.

Bérangère aux Illustres-arteurs

2025-10-13T00:00:00+02:00

Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Bobs Blobs

2025-10-12T00:00:00+02:00

Once a month, Gilles Durand gives a watercolor class. I work today on 'bobs blobs':

'Bobs blobs' is a technique for painting a portrait in watercolor. This technique was proposed by the Australian painter Robert Wade, and developed in his book watercolor workshop handbook published in 2002 by 'International artist publishing'. This technique is also discussed on the following tutorial of the watercolour New-Zealand society web site.

Watercolor, about 21x30cm.

Margaux aux Illustres-arteurs

2025-10-06T00:00:00+02:00

Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Barn

2025-09-27T00:00:00+02:00

Once a month, Gilles Durand gives a watercolor class. I work today on landscapes with a 'barn':

monochrome version
color version

We worked on photographies, this one was taken in Québec. We started by a monochrome version, for studying values.

Watercolor, about 21x30cm.

Krikri aux Illustres-arteurs

2025-09-22T00:00:00+02:00

Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Jongkind

2025-08-16T00:00:00+02:00

monochrome version, in situs
watercolor version, at home

The painter Johan Jongkind often painted this view along the river, see e.g. his sketch l'Isère aux environs de Grenoble This riverbank now bears his name: quai Jongkind in Grenoble.

Watercolor 42x30cm, at home.

Grenoble

2025-08-02T00:00:00+02:00

view from the balcony of my atelier
in the garden of la Guitoune

Acrylic 50x65cm, at home, watercolor 21x30cm in situs.

Amsterdam

2025-07-15T00:00:00+02:00

Princengracht
Jordan

Anne reading
Marken

Watercolor about 30x21cm. Oil about 50x30cm.

Exhibition at l'ESAD

2025-06-13T00:00:00+02:00

Exhibition at l'ESAD, 3, rue Federico Garcia Lorca, Grenoble, from Wednesday 13 June and until Wednesday 20 June 2025. This is a collective exhibition of all the students of the school of fine arts of Grenoble (l'ESAD). Access map here.

Tiyi, charcoal
Clarinha, charcoal
Tiyi, watercolor
Clarinha, watercolor
acrylic
oil, from Agnès Grochlska
acrylic, from Simon Roussin
acrylic, from Picasso and Braque

I present four drawings and four paintings for this exhibition.

Tiyi at l'ESAD

2025-06-03T00:00:00+02:00

Tiyi at l'ESAD. Watercolor, about 21x30cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Anna and Bérangère aux Illustres-arteurs

2025-06-02T00:00:00+02:00

Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Chinese painting

2025-05-17T00:00:00+02:00

Once a month, Gilles Durand gives a watercolor class. I work today on Chinese painting.

Watercolor, about 21x30cm. During Gilles Durand watercolor class.

Studing Braque and Picasso

2025-05-06T00:00:00+02:00

A study of the painters Braque and Picasso, combining some elements of theirs still-life in one painting.

Acrylic, 50x32cm, at l'ESAD.

Paris

2025-04-29T00:00:00+02:00

In Paris, I visited the Delacroix atelier, in Furstemberg place.

Watercolor about 30x21cm. sketch, 15mn.

Maëlyse aux Illustres-arteurs

2025-04-22T00:00:00+02:00

Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Juliette at l'ESAD

2025-04-08T00:00:00+02:00

Watercolor, 21x30cm, about 10' pose.

Margaux aux Illustres-arteurs

2025-04-07T00:00:00+02:00

Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Clarinha at l'ESAD

2025-04-01T00:00:00+02:00

Watercolor, 21x30cm, about 10' pose.

Maëlyse et Krikri aux Illustres-arteurs

2025-03-24T00:00:00+01:00

Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Sarah at la Guitoune

2025-03-19T00:00:00+01:00

Watercolor, 21x30cm, about 10' pose.

Nathan at l'ESAD

2025-03-18T00:00:00+01:00

Watercolor, 21x30cm, about 10' pose.

Tiyi at l'ESAD

2025-03-11T00:00:00+01:00

Watercolor, 21x30cm, about 10' pose.

Selma at la Guitoune

2025-03-05T00:00:00+01:00

Watercolor, 21x30cm, about 10' pose.

Still-life

2025-03-05T00:00:00+01:00

Acrylic, 50x32cm, at l'ESAD.

Laura aux Illustres-arteurs

2025-03-03T00:00:00+01:00

Laura aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Laurent at la Guitoune

2025-02-26T00:00:00+01:00

Laurent at la Guitoune, about 15' pose. Watercolor, about 30x21cm.

Clarinha at l'ESAD

2025-02-25T00:00:00+01:00

Watercolor, 21x30cm, about 10' pose.

Selma aux Illustres-arteurs

2025-02-17T00:00:00+01:00

Selma aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Wet watercolors

2025-02-15T00:00:00+01:00

Once a month, Gilles Durand gives a watercolor class. I work today on wet technics, starting with tow cats from Endre Penovac and one from Jo White (Lucy):

Then, I turn to landscapes:

The first landscape is inspirated by Francine Bradette and the second one by Antonio Ortega Perez.

Watercolor, about 21x30cm. During Gilles Durand watercolor class.

Studing Agnès Grochlska

2025-01-30T00:00:00+01:00

A study of the painter Agnès Grochlska, from one of its painting in the "Gestures" series, 2020.

Oil, about 50x65cm

Juliette at l'ESAD

2025-01-28T00:00:00+01:00

Fountain-pen ink, 21x30cm, about 10' pose.

Hughes at la Guitoune

2025-01-22T00:00:00+01:00

Hughes at la Guitoune, 1h30 pose. Acrylic, about 50x65cm.

Clarinha at l'ESAD

2025-01-21T00:00:00+01:00

Fountain-pen ink, 21x30cm, about 10' pose.

Clara at la Guitoune

2025-01-16T00:00:00+01:00

Watercolor, 21x30cm, about 10' pose.

Margaux aux Illustres-arteurs

2025-01-13T00:00:00+01:00

I join the informal Grenoble Illustres-Arteurs group, which organizes live model sessions.

Margaux aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Happy new year !

2025-01-11T00:00:00+01:00

Watercolor, about 42x30cm. During Gilles Durand watercolor class on reflects.

Reflects

2024-12-30T00:00:00+01:00

Watercolor, about 42x30cm. During Gilles Durand watercolor class on reflects.

Studing Inès Longevia

2024-12-11T00:00:00+01:00

A study of the painter Inès Longevia, from one of its painting.

Reference painting is available here. Acrylic, 50x65cm, at l'ESAD.

Clarinha at l'ESAD

2024-12-10T00:00:00+01:00

Charcoal, 42x60cm, about 10' pose.

Laura aux Illustres-arteurs

2024-12-09T00:00:00+01:00

Laura aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 5mn.

Autumn trees

2024-11-30T00:00:00+01:00

Watercolor, about 21x30cm. During Gilles Durand watercolor class on trees.

Vase of flowers

2024-11-28T00:00:00+01:00

Watercolor, about 30x21cm.

Maëlyse aux Illustres-arteurs

2024-11-25T00:00:00+01:00

Maëlyse aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

D'après Pablo Picasso

2024-11-23T00:00:00+01:00

A study of the painter Pablo Picasso, from one of its famous portrait of Françoise Gilot, 1946.

The drawing on the right is a portrait of my friend Anna, using similar style.

Reference painting is available here. Charcoal, 50x65cm.

Chachou aux Illustres-arteurs

2024-11-18T00:00:00+01:00

Chachou aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Studing Simon Roussin

2024-11-13T00:00:00+01:00

A study of the painter Simon Roussin, from one of its painting in the "Rio Grande" series, 2018.

Reference painting is available here. Acrylic, 50x32cm, at l'ESAD.

Tiyi at la Guitoune

2024-11-13T00:00:00+01:00

Watercolor, 21x30cm, about 10' pose.

Clarinha at l'ESAD

2024-11-12T00:00:00+01:00

Charcoal, 42x60cm, about 10' pose.

Tiyi at l'ESAD

2024-11-05T00:00:00+01:00

Tiyi at l'ESAD. Charcoal, about 50x65cm. Life figure sketch, about 10mn.

Margaux aux Illustres-arteurs

2024-11-04T00:00:00+01:00

I join the informal Grenoble Illustres-Arteurs group, which organizes live model sessions.

Margaux aux Illustres-Arteurs. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Ada at l'Amicaldar

2024-10-27T00:00:00+02:00

Visiting Paris for my holiday, I went a sunday morning at l'Amicaldar, an association for organizing free atelier sessions. The first three drawings was performed during a slow motion pose.

Ada at l'Amicaldar. Watercolor, about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 5mn.

Monika at la Grande Chaumière

2024-10-25T00:00:00+02:00

Visiting Paris for my holiday, I went a Friday morning at la Grande Chaumière, that organizes atelier sessions.

Monika at la Grande Chaumière. Watercolor about 30x21cm. Life figure sketch, 5mn and 15mn.

Sarah-G at la Guitoune

2024-10-23T00:00:00+02:00

Watercolor and fineliner-pen, 21x30cm, about 10' pose.

Animal

2024-10-11T00:00:00+02:00

A a black-and-white dog, from a photography:

Acrylic, 50x32cm, at l'ESAD.

Maëlyse at la Guitoune

2024-10-09T00:00:00+02:00

Watercolor, 21x30cm, about 10' pose.

Grenoble fontain

2024-10-05T00:00:00+02:00

The first Saturday of each month, there is a sketchcrawl in Grenoble. Today afternoon, about 20 people gather in the Grenoble city arround the Fontaine des trois ordres:

Watercolor, about 21x30cm.

Eckmühl lighthouse

2024-09-28T00:00:00+02:00

Once a month, Gilles Durand gives a watercolor class. I'm taking the class this year, and today is the first one of the year: I worked on a landscape from a photography:

the Eckmühl lighthouse

Watercolor, about 21x30cm.

Clarinha at la Guitoune

2024-09-25T00:00:00+02:00

Clarinha at la Guitoune. Watercolor and fineliner-pen, about 21x30cm. Life figure sketch, about 15mn.

Wild traits in fort du Mûrier

2024-09-14T00:00:00+02:00

The second Saturday of each month, there is a Traits sauvages meeting around Grenoble. Today, about 12 people gather in the fort du Mûrier to draw and paint.

Watercolor, about 21x30cm.

Tiyi at la Guitoune

2024-09-04T00:00:00+02:00

Watercolor and fineliner-pen, 21x30cm, about 10' pose.

Camille at la Guitoune

2024-07-24T00:00:00+02:00

Camille at la Guitoune, 2h pose. Charcoal, about 60x42cm.

Drôme landscapes

2024-07-19T00:00:00+02:00

I participated to a painting workshop organized by Nadine-Nacinovic in his beautiful atelier in Drôme, and we painted on the motif. I did some technical painting in order to better master colors: here is a two-pigment painting, ochre and cyan, with an ochre background:

Nadine gave us specific feedback on our work and insisted that we prepare, using a marker, several preparatory sketches, of which here is an example.

Acrylic, 50x65cm.

Clara at la Guitoune

2024-07-17T00:00:00+02:00

Clara at la Guitoune. sanguine, about 42x60cm. Life figure sketch, 15mn.

Figure internship in Voiron

2024-07-15T00:00:00+02:00

I took part in a two-day workshop organized by Stéphane Pau at l'Étoile-de-Voiron, near Grenoble. Intense, very professional and very relaxed at the same time, with live poses ranging from 1 minute to 20 minutes. I was able to deepen several techniques, in particular charcoal, sanguine and pastel.

Several models intervened during these three days at l'Étoile-de-Voiron: Avril, Selma, Clarinha. Charcoal, sanguine or pastel from 30x40cm to 50x65cm. Life figure sketch, from 1mn to 20mn.

Landscape internship in Voiron

2024-07-08T00:00:00+02:00

I took part in a four-days plain-air painting workshop organized by Stéphane Pau at l'Étoile-de-Voiron, near Grenoble.

Watercolour, about 21x30 cm.

Exhibition at l'ESAD

2024-06-21T00:00:00+02:00

Exhibition at l'ESAD, 3, rue Federico Garcia Lorca, Grenoble, from Wednesday 21 June and until Wednesday 28 June 2024. This is a collective exhibition of all the students of the school of fine arts of Grenoble (l'ESAD). Access map here.

Léa
Léa
Juliette
Juliette
Giants with seven-league boots
The teenager

I present two paintings and four drawings for this exhibition.

Clarinha at l'ESAD

2024-06-11T00:00:00+02:00

Clarinha at l'ESAD. Pastel, about 30x42cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Tiyi at l'ESAD

2024-05-28T00:00:00+02:00

Tiyi at l'ESAD. Pastel, about 30x42cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Corinne at la Guitoune

2024-05-21T00:00:00+02:00

Two watercolor portraits of Corinne, one with Payne's grey and the second with Sienna eart.

Corinne at la Guitoune, 20' pose. Watercolor and fountain-pen ink, about 30x21cm.

Léa at l'ESAD

2024-05-21T00:00:00+02:00

Léa at l'ESAD. Pastel, about 30x42cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Juliette at l'ESAD

2024-05-14T00:00:00+02:00

Juliette at l'ESAD. Pastel, about 30x42cm. Life figure sketch, 10mn.

Exhibition at la Guitoune

2024-05-12T00:00:00+02:00

Exhibition at la Guitoune, 1 rue Greuze, Grenoble, from April, 27, 2024 until May, 12, 2024, every days from 14h to 19h.

Access map here.

vernissage on Saturay 27 April from 14h to 19h.
parade of Venetian costumes on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May 2024 from 15h to 18h

This is a collective exhibition of all the members of the association. I present 23 works, both drawings and paintings.

Tiyi at l'ESAD, charcoal
Paul Mistral parc in Grenoble, acrylic