Last week arts

On sunday we had some friends to visit us. That's always nice, because we can show some of our art we've been working on last week. Dieter made another watercolor of some Lilies , on heavy watercolor paper.

Aquarel by Dieter Lange

 I was working on digital drawing on our new Ipad. I bought this ipad specifically for my hubby for Father's Day, but I'm more pleased with it. I've downloaded Pro create and love it. I use to work with Photoshop elements, but for drawing Pro create is better for me. Here some pictures:  the first one a landscape

first drawing with pro create Coby Lange

                                  and the last one was a combination of drawing and a photo.

Coby's art 

Opening Exhibition at the "Museum Land van Valkenburg."

Last Sunday we had the opening from the Exhibition " Eder zien eige stiel"in Valkenburg. This time I was better prepared to find a parking place. So I only had to walk 5 minutes to the museum. It was a beautiful day. I was the first from 7 people from KC61 (kunst corridor 61) and that was good, my textile art had found a very good place and everything looked  nice. The exhibition is on the top floor from the museum, it is an old building but has a lot of charme. The windows were open and I was able to make a few pictures. Two ladies from the museum came down to put glasses and drinks.

my textile art. Winter and Autumn
plus some ceramics from Lei Hannen.

About 50 people arrived and at 3 o'clock pm  Jos Solberg opened and then gave me the floor so I could propose all my friends and tell about their work.

Evelien Wink Schilderijen

Jeanne van Hest Ceramics

Moniek Daemen Textile Art

Joep van Kerkom Schilderijen

Leo Kornips Schilderijen

Love and Peace

Yesterday Paul Taubman from UBC wrote: write something about fun today. Well yesterday I did not like anything. All the things that happened in Hamburg because of G20, made me sad. Young people who destroy other people belongings who they not even know. Of course, not all young people were involved . Demostration is happily allowed in a democratic country. But the poor police and the people who saw their cars going up in flames, just terrible. But now it's over today and hopefully there will soon be rest in this beautiful city of Hamburg. Love and Peace

take care of our planet
this is a desert devil

Little sketchbook

Today I signed up for the ultimate blog challenge. I've done that before and I think it's right for me.
Like some blogs ago to be accurate on January 16th, I wrote about my sketchbook. I've pretty well maintained and I'm glad, because by that smal drawings, often come on good ideas. Like my last big textile artwork, but I'll write more about it next week, as the opening has been in the museum in Valkenburg. But just because I like it here a few pictures from that little sketchbook which incidentally is almost full.

two small watercolors made by coby lange

made by coby lange ink and watercolor

An other painting

The way to Valkenburg was okay just to find the museum in the middle of this tourist city where you can not park anywhere was really awful. But good that Dieter went with me. The space that KC61 has is at the top of the building and when I brought my work upstairs, Dieter had to bring the car to a parking lot a bit outside the center. All in all, I forgot to take pictures, so it will be Sunday when the exhibition is opened. After I finished and we picked up the car, Dieter did not know where he dropped the car. Only that it was near a castle, but yes there are more castles in Valkenburg. It took us about an hour before we found him. I had given up soon.Haha !! Because I have not taken pictures, here is another picture of an acryl artwork from Dieter which he  painted last month, in respons to our short vacation in Spain with our daughter. So also some pictures of the Costa Brava. A place where we love to be.

Costa Brava painting by Dieter Lange

mam and daughter

Dad and daughter

on the beach

New art from Dieter Lange

We made many visits to the hospital in Venlo last month due to my husband's radiation. That was not easy. But I'm so proud of him that, when he was home again, he could go on with smaller and bigger paintings. Even in the hospital we had always made small sketches in an agenda.
Yesterday he painted a watercolor with beautiful soft colors for the first time.
In addition, I have today packed some of my textile artwork that I have to bring to the museum
 "Land van Valkenburg" tomorrow, which will be there until September 30, 2017. Tomorrow I hope to take some photos during the setup of the exhibition.

cherry blossom

Improving the gallery

In October we had an exhibition in our gallery Mixed media art by Monique Humblet. Nice work and nice colors. The opening was great and we had a lot of people who came to visit.

It's been awhile since I again write a blog, but it's not easy to do if you do not get enough response, so I'm not sure what to write about. Should it more personal, less writing, more pictures, who knows ???

The gallery will be enhanced if we invest in a nicer area, a small kitchen, a cozy sitting area. As the matter of fact, that's precisely what is happening right now, so I'm very excited.

Normally I do not have a New Year promises of what to do or not to do for the next year, but I started a small scetchbook Dieter my husband and I are making every day a small drawing or painting. It's so nice and cozy to sit together and paint. I love that. Here are some pictures.

Day 2  Coby aquarel

Day 4  Coby tekening

Day 10 Coby collage

Day 9  Dieter  Aquarel

Bevrijdingsfestival May 5 2016

Dieter My husband and I had a lot to do in the last few weeks. We prepared our Gallery for a new exhibition about Freedom. Together with our friends KC61 we filled the place with beautiful art. 

We were mentioned on Facebook by the organization of the festival, so we had a lot of people who came to us. We have many poems hanging on the wall too. 

Ben Ali Libi

Op een lijst van artiesten in de oorlog vermoord

staat een naam, waarvan ik nog nooit had gehoord

dus keek ik er met verwondering naar

Ben Ali Libi: goochelaar

Met een lach en een smoes en een goocheldoos

en een alibi dat ie zorgvuldig koos

scharrelde hij zijn kost bij elkaar

Ben Ali Libi de goochelaar

Toen vonden de vrienden van de weduwe Rost

dat Nederland nodig moest worden verlost

van het wereldwijd Joods-Bolsjewistisch gevaar

zij bedoelden natuurlijk die goochelaar

Wie dikwijls een duif of een bloem had verstopt

kon zichzelf niet verstoppen toen er hard werd geklopt

een overval wagen stond al klaar

voor Ben Ali Libi de goochelaar

In 't concentratiekamp heeft hij toen misschien

zijn aardigste trucs nog eens laten zien

met een lach en een smoes, een misleidend gebaar

Ben Ali Libi de goochelaar

En altijd als ik een schreeuwer zie

met een alternatief voor de democratie

denk ik: jouw paradijs, hoeveel ruimte is daat

voor Ben Ali Libi de goochelaar

Voor Ben Ali Libi de kleine schlemiel

hij rustte in vrede, God hebbe zijn ziel.

Gedicht van Willem Wilmink

The mayor of our city Roermond Ms Donders, and many more of the city council came to visit and stayed a while. Best of all, the weather was soooo nice. especially our garden received much attention.

Many artist were and Mohammad Garruth a Musicien from Syrien played the UT and the flute. He fled Syrien Alleppo and now lives in the Netherlands with his wife and two small children.

All together around 60 people came. So a lot of work, tired but very happy.

The exhibition continues until May 15th.

I have another exhibition in a town nearby in Reuver I show 4 Textile quilts until the 12th. Jun in Woongoed two thousand. Also along with KC 61. I think I need a quick getaway.

Wallhanging with beads and hand quilting

My latest textile srt. Kantha stitching

Berlin Wall

The last two month I was busy making the Berlin Wall out of textile. 6 Month ago my friends and fellow artist from KC61 desided to organize an exhibition around "Vrijheid" Freedom.

The left part I made out of silk and painted it red white and blue
the right part was made bij Joep van Kerkom and was printed

Not knowing that now each day, thousands of people leaving there country because of war and are looking for freedom.
Freedom, the most important feeling for anyone in this world.
So here we are at the city hall in Echt. The opening was at the 18th. of september, and I had the honor to welcome the people and to open the exhibition.
People from Syriaë were invited too to present paintings and poetry's
Mohammad Garout played beautiful the flute and the ut (an arabic lute)  Even poetry in the arabic language was performed and althought we did not understand the words,  we felt his feelings and people were quiet and impressed

Berlin Wall Textileart Coby Lange

Entree

Evelien Wink

Lei Hannen and Jeanne van Hest

Joep van Kerkom

Marion Baaten

Raymonde Sampers

Leo Kornip

Opening

Brand new atelier

What to write, so many things happened since last time. Everytime I think,"oh that's what I need to write about, but life goes so fast, the next thing is happened. So now I hope to find some easy time and start working in my brand new atelier.
After renting away our space, for many years, our studio is ours again. We did a lot of cleaning painting the walls and now since one week we are open three days a week to the public.

We had a nice opening day and three of my friends from KC61 are here in the gallery showing art until end of May.
There is Raymonde Sampers with paintings
Evelien Wink with paintings on wood and Resin Art.
Liliane Rempakis Art Papier-maché with her lovely Lounge Ladies
Dieter Lange my hubby with paintings and wood sculptures.

Me, myself just show some necklages, recycled handbags and textile art, like my small pictures from our city Roermond and Landscapes.
I'm also painting on silk and sewing in the shop as I am working on large textile art pieces for a show in September. Our citygarden is sooo very beautiful, all the rhodondendrons and azalea's are in full bloom and the roses spread their enchanting fragance. This is a wonderful spring!!

What will be next?

I brought in some leaves in november. This beautiful colors which only autumn can give. I read about dyeing with leaves fallen from the trees and I like to give it a try. I have put them in a book to flatten them a little. Next I will put them into some silks I still have in my stash and steam them for one hour. I can't wait to see if I am lucky and get some results.
Than in the week of Xmas I had together with 6 artist an exhibition in the Gallery Trividha, that is in a Dutch Windmill, so very special and the show was opened by the Mayor. The participants of the expo:

Hugo Nelissen with Glasart 

Huub Rouschen with Paintings

Arjen Bakermans with Sculptures

Toni Bauer with Marbel sculptures 

Clementine Houben with Airbruch

Marleen Hansen with Paintings  Marleen is also the owner of the gallery.

Coby Lange, that is me, with Textile Art


Here some pictures

Mayor of Roerdalen at the opening

Marleen left and myself right.

KC61 and ME

 Together with my art friends from KC61 we had an exibition in Sittard at the Dominikaner omgang. A beautiful building, but unfortually it needed some paint on the walls. Also a good lightning was missing, so our art did not get the full shine it shoud have. Anyway my textile art got a lot of attention and the people were very surprized that my work was not a painting, but stitched.

But it was very pleasant to meet so many good artist I will put their names and website adresses here and hope You will take time to make a visit.

                                           There was HIL van Neer with visual paper art.

                                                    Lounge ladies by LILIANE Rempakis

She thinks colors that's so true WENDY bij de ley love colors

 Fine Art by MARION op het Veld 

LOES Knoben Her Bronzes are very elegant

                                                   

Paintings byLEO Kornips

Paintings by JOEP van Kerkom

       

GODFRIED Dols at work
on a new sculpter

RAYMONDE Sampers Art with strong feelings

       
                                                           

And last but not least LEI Hannen Ceramics 

Further more I want to thank Norbert Kabekaussen
from NDK galeries. For more information about
all this artist please check our site KC61