Pirogh Hesse

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

Watercolor, about 21x30cm.

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

Oil, 50x50cm.

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.

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

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

Watercolor, about 21x30cm.

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.

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

Watercolor about 30x21cm. Oil about 50x30cm.

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.

I present four drawings and four paintings for this exhibition.

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

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

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

Acrylic, 50x32cm, at l'ESAD.