Our big room is full of
New works from our New Orientalists. John R Harris, Trevor Waugh, Martin Giesen, Spencer Tart, Paul Wadsworth and many others. We are also introducing a collection of fabulous oil paintings by Faramarz Mokhtarpour.
Mountain Spring oil on canvas 90 x 60 by Faramarz Mokhtarpour
To make room for this show we have moved our Art Shack Bargains into the front room.
Great fun to be had in here !
Nick Bashall will be working on commissions in his studio
Nick Bashall is no stranger to Dubai, he lived and worked here in the late 80’s and early 90’s both as a lawyer and a painter. It is as the latter that most people remember him especially for the many charismatic family portraits he completed in both charcoal and oil.
Sitting for a Portrait
Is not as intimidating as it sounds in fact it is a rather cathartic experience. Nick builds from the structure up, the image literally emerges from the paper or canvas. Anticedents as well as descendants appear during the process with the finished portrait being something that goes deeper than a pure likeness.
Prices for a head and Shoulders
Charcoal Dhms
Child 7,500
Adult 12,750
Oil
Child 21,000
Adult 37,000
He will also be giving workshops on 12-13-14 December, 10am to 4pm
These will replicate the typical short overview course he has taught for years in England, using the teaching techniques that were employed by art schools in the late nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century, before such teaching was almost entirely abandoned in Europe. Instruction will be in the following basic principles that underlie all drawing and painting from life: 650 Dhms Per Day including a light lunch.
Day One: Proportion, Line, Volume and Movement
Day Two: Dark and light
Day Three: Colour
To book a course or commission a portrait call Alison Collins on 050 4503853
All this plus some unique gifts for every pocket, from hand blocked scarves made in Jaipur to silver jewellry from the Sahara and beautifully presented silk spice squares made in the UAE.
The Majlis Gallery is a wonderful place to bring family and friends, a place to browse in peace and tranquility away from the hurly burly of the shopping malls.
We look forward to welcoming you.