Art in the Gers
Paintings by Thea Brouwer
Statues by Marlis Degreef

Paintings by Thea
Brouwer
By Arthur Weber
Introduction
Since several years I have been charmed by the way Thea Brouwer
captures the Gers in her paintings.
I first met her Easter 1998, during her exhibition in the littlie church of
Huisduinen. By then our villa at Barbet wasn't even finished, but I knew we
should exhibit her work some day in the future in our château.
Maybe
I can convince youwith this text and the pictures of her work. Of course she
would like to expose in our château. During July 2006 she had an
exhibition in Mirande in the office of Syndicat d´initiatieve
(the tourist office, Rue de l'Evêché 13).
Please send your reactions, if any, to Arthur Weber.
This newspaper article (in French) writes about Thea and her work.
Biography
Something for you?
The paintingss shown in the picture are (most of them) still for sale. The
price per painting varies between Euro
175 (size 24 by 30 cm) and Euro 500 (size
60 by 80 cm). If you want to buy one you can contact Thea.
Statues
by Marlis Degreef
Currently
the château host a permanent exhibition of the little statues of Marlis Degreef. Marlis
is often in the Parc. The pictures show several of the wsorks in the
exhibition (copyright Jan
Goedhart)
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| Balance |
Balanceren |
Benadering |
Consolation |
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| Ensemble |
Filosoof |
Protection |
Mantel
der Liefde |
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| Masai |
Rotsvast |
Tendresse |
Vlucht |
Marlis' activities in 2007
Because
of her exposition in our château Marlis was invited by a group of artists
from the region to participate in a group that regulary expose their work in
important cities nearby.
They were very impressed by her statues.
Until now she has already received invitations for four exhibitions in l'isle en Dodon,
l'isle Jourdain, Samatan and, last but not least, a large exhibition in
Colomiers.
Altogether making her very active with finishing two works-in-progress, and
ialso encouraging her to find inspiration for new work.
It will be a busy year for her: visiting children and grandchildren in
Holland, working in her new apartment in Holland, participating in several
exhibitions, and staying in France for seven month. No problem for ME, by the
way.
Just to show what can grow out of a hobby.
She is very happy with the sales of her work, especially where it has
improved her network of colleagues and friends.
More about Marlis and her work on her
own website (Dutch language).
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