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"...the life created by the touch of the brush strengthens life itself"

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Ancient Japanese proverb.

 

 

Considered the ancestor of thewatercolor, the wash is a technique that requires only one color (monochrome) that is diluted  to obtain different intensities.

The superposition of layers or the mixing of pigments offers a wide range of tones, light or dark.

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The wash was used in China as early as the 6th century. This pictorial process then traveled to Japan (sumi-e) and Korea, before arriving in the West during the Renaissance.

Some famous artists like Rembrandt, Poussin, Victor Hugo... appreciated the wash for the study of chiaroscuro.

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This technique teaches us delicacy and poetry while inviting us to the spontaneity of the gesture, in search of the right balance between meticulous details and thick vigorous lines.

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Natural inks : from China, genuine pastel blue, cuttlefish, walnut husk.

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For adults, teenagers from 16 years old.

Groups of 5 people maximum.

Beginner or confirmed.

By reservation.

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Location: OZ’ART Valence, Laye district, 26320 St Marcel-lès-Valence

 

Prices

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1 - Participation in the card

The 3 hour session, 45 €

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2 - Year-round membership - One Saturday per month, from September to June

10 sessions of 3 hours, 405 € (10% reduction)

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