This refers to the Monday sessions and the Orange art group activities.
Everyone has been welcomed into a drop-in session facilitated by Jill on Monday mornings. These gatherings have been enjoyed by many over the past forty years in different venues around the city. They include projects, life drawing, and review sessions. During lockdown various what’s app groups have been interacting. Monday session may resume later in 2021. There are weekend away opportunities that have also been planned.
Dear All, this is a pre-June update as I would like you to prepare for the June project this week. I am going to open another WhatsApp group called Monday gallery. The other groups will continue as usual. During this week I would like you all, yes, the interactive ones and the quiet ones to … Read more
#ORANGEARTGROUP AND WHATSAPP GROUP INTERACTION AND EXCHANGE. Dear All, it has been really interesting watching as new ideas, comments and really exciting new images have been posted on the Instagram pages and WhatsApp groups. Sometimes it feels a little haphazard as people come and go. There is a lot going on and there is … Read more
Project three “where are you?” “here I am, here we are”. We are surrounded by new uncertainty and greater unknowns, these days. To assist in locating ourselves and each other we started, in the first project with a self-portrait. The second project included another person or other people; people we share our space with or … Read more
The first ideas for this online initiative while we are all on lockdown was titled; “We want to see you; you want to see us.” The idea is to make a self-portrait in any medium and send it to the Monday morning WhatsApp group and/or the Instagram #orangeartgroup. The second phase of this project is … Read more
During this time of social distancing and therefore introspection I thought it would be useful to work on self-portraits. Your eyes are free, they can touch whatever they want to. Open or closed (as in dreaming) they allow us to touch without our hands. Our ears, noses and eyes now allow our hearts to embrace … Read more
Booking essential Jill Trappler: 2020 Vision 2020 vision: exploring how visual acuity can vary using different approaches and materials – Three day workshop Thursday and Friday, 07/ 08 May 2020 from (09h00 -12h00) and (13h00 – 16h00) Saturday 09 May 2020 (09h00 -12h00) Course Fee: R900 Jill Trappler is a well known … Read more
Dates; Friday 24 April 2020 to Sunday 26th April 2020. Jill Trappler will facilitate a mixed media workshop titled; 2020 vision. Meals, studio and workshop fee; total R1800. This includes dinner on Friday and Saturday nights; breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday; tea and coffee, studio and tuition fee. Work schedule; 5 x three-hour … Read more
Teaching sessions, 2020 at Ruth Prowse begin in February. The last session will be at the end of October. There won’t be classes in April and August. On Monday’s the studio will be open for two sessions. 9 am to 12.30 and 1 to 4 pm There is parking. There are easels, chairs and … Read more
Mondays at Ruth Prowse. (www.ruthprowse.co.za) There will be two sessions on Mondays from July until the end of October. 9.30 to 12.30 and 1 to 4 pm. This excludes Monday 26th August and Monday, 23 September. All session are R200; (R360 for full day) This includes studio equipment and refreshments. Bring your own materials; all … Read more
Greetings to you all. 2018 was a productive year for many in the Monday morning sessions. There was interaction, discussion and suggestions. Some people discovered news kills and tried new ideas, others worked on developing basic drawing. Thanks to all for your work and stories. During 2019 I will offer a similar experience and hope … Read more