Les Belles Artistes

Tanya Turchin solo show

2011-05-18T17:10:00.000-07:00

One of our members, Tanya Turchin, has a solo show this month at the Franklin Lakes Presbyterian Church. Here is a picture of Tanya and some of her lovely paintings.

*Editor's note: please forgive glare on some of the paintings - many windows reflecting on the glass.

New Show at Franklin Lakes Presbyterian Church

2010-08-12T16:02:00.000-07:00

Les Belles Artistes is having its fourth group show in September. We will be showing at the Franklin Lakes Presbyterian Church, 730 Franklin Lakes Road, Franklin Lakes, NJ, starting September 2. This will be our fourth annual show, and the second time showing at the church, since our group was formed 4 years ago.

Painting by Natalie Saunders

We 're Hangin' at the YMCA

2009-11-07T17:11:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we hung our paintings at the YMCA. We each had a small wall to hang our 5 paintings. Top to bottom are: Monique du Bois, Anna Fronte, Michelle Himes, Lorrie Pallant, Natalie Saunders, and Tanya Turchin. Absent was Nan Michelmore - but her beautiful paintings were brought and hung also.

Our Next Show

2009-10-10T11:45:00.001-07:00

We are having a new show! Les Belles Artistes will be showing at the Wyckoff, NJ YMCA during the month of November, 2009. I'm excited because we have all been working hard and have some new paintings to show.

"A Passion for Painting" Award

2009-04-05T19:58:00.001-07:00

To my Les Belles Artistes friends,

I am passing this award on to all of you for the friendship and inspiration you have provided me. Happy Painting!

Michelle

Post Show Comments

2008-11-22T10:32:00.000-08:00

Well, we all picked up our paintings (unfortunately no sales this time). I have to say that it was a beautiful show. I loved all of our paintings, and the library wants us back again soon. I have to say that the Louis Bay 2nd Library is a great place to show, and Clara and Sal did a terrific job hanging our paintings.

Where to next, girls? We are scheduled for a show in November 2009 at the Wyckoff YMCA, but it would be great to do something before that also.

We're Famous!

2008-11-22T07:02:00.000-08:00

Since four of us live in Bergen County, the Suburban News did a feature story on us for the "Entertainment" section. It was fun to be interviewed, we have a nice clipping for our scrapbooks, and maybe we will end up with other exhibit opportunities from this publicity. Several of my friends and aquaintances have mentioned seeing the article already. Thank you, Suburban News.

And Some Closeups

2008-11-04T15:09:00.001-08:00

Some Photos from the Show

2008-11-04T14:58:00.001-08:00

Show Flyer

2008-10-20T09:53:00.000-07:00

Here is the flyer that the library made up for us announcing our show.

Our Second Group Show

2008-10-18T15:10:00.000-07:00

Today we gathered to put up our second group show at the Louis Bay 2nd Library in Hawthorne, NJ. There are some wonderful landscapes, florals, and even a few abstracts. I'm proud to be a member of this talented group of women. Our paintings will be on exhibit from now until November 21. The library is located on Lafayette Avenue in Hawthorne, NJ. and is open Monday thru Saturday.

Monique "Paige" du Bois Watercolor Exhibit

2008-06-27T06:19:00.001-07:00

Monique "Paige" du Bois will be exhibiting her watercolors at the Kurth Cottage Gallery, Valley Hospital, 223 N. Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 from July 2 to July 31, 2008.

Upcoming Exhibits

2008-06-07T07:30:00.000-07:00

We will be having our 2nd exhibit in October of this year at the Louis Bay 2nd Library in Hawthorne. Here are the details:
Receiving - Saturday, October 18 at 10:00 A.M.
Pick Up - Friday, November 21 from 10:00 A.M. to noon

There are room for 35 paintings without doubling up, so that gives us 5 paintings each.

Contact: Clara Caldarone - (973) 427-5745 ext. 11

Happy painting!

Two More Shows by Les Belles Artistes members

2008-04-15T05:40:00.000-07:00

Tanya Turchin is exhibiting her watercolors at the Glen Rock Library, Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ from April 1 - 30.

Lorrie Pallant will have an exhibit of her watercolors at the Kurth Cottage Gallery of The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ from May 1-30.

Nanette Michelmore Watercolor Exhibition

2008-04-12T16:19:00.000-07:00

"A Random Walk"

Watercolors by Nanette Michelmore, Exhibition April 2-28 at the Valley Cottage Library, 110 Route 303, Valley Cottage, NY. 845-268-7700

Member News January 2008 - RAI Juried Show

2008-02-05T05:02:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to five of our artists who had paintings accepted in the Ridgewood Art Association's 28th Regional Juried Show: Monique du Bois, Lorrie Pallant, Natalie Saunders, Tatiana Turchin, and myself. Way to go, ladies!!!

Meet the Artists - Tatiana Turchin

2007-12-03T15:45:00.000-08:00

A native of Russia, Tanya started her watercolor studies with Peggy Dressel and Pamela Legate, then with Joel Popadics. She is now studying with Eli Rosenthal. She has participated in many art shows, and her paintings are in private collections in Oregon, New York, Michigan, and Russia.

Meet the Artists - Natalie Saunders

2007-12-03T15:43:00.001-08:00

Natalie's painting passion is flowers. She also enjoys painting seascapes. Her favorite medium is watercolor, but she also paints in pastels and acrylic. Most of her work is traditional, but often she combines this with a non-traditional approach.

Meet the Artists - Lorrie Pallant

2007-12-03T15:41:00.000-08:00

Lorrie's watercolors of landscapes and flowers are an expression of her passion for the play of light and color in natural settings. She finds watercolor a natural medium for painting the places and things she loves. She is "never lonely with a paint brush in her hand".

Meet the Artists - Nan Michelmore

2007-12-03T15:38:00.000-08:00

Nan started her art studies in her native Australia, then England, and now in the US. She enjoys working with sculpture, pastel and oil, but loves the flexibility and portability of watercolor. She has taken workshops in Ireland, Vermont, and Provence, and also paints in Martha's Vinyard and the Hudson Valley. She is represented by Drue Chryst Gallery in Lake Mohawk. Her paintings are in private collections in Australia, England and the US.

Meet the Artists - Michelle Himes

2007-12-03T15:33:00.000-08:00

Michelle has been exhibiting and winning awards for her close-focused watercolor florals for several years. She also enjoys painting landscapes on location on her visits to Maine. She is a member of the Northeast Watercolor Society, the Ridgewood Art Institute and Community Arts Association.

Meet the Artists - Anna Fronte

2007-12-03T15:30:00.001-08:00

Anna loves painting the landscape, but will enjoy painting flowers, still life, and animals. She also enjoys painting semi-abstract and non-objective art. She has won many awards for excellence and her art hangs in private collections.

Meet the Artists - Monique Paige du Bois

2007-12-03T15:26:00.000-08:00

Monique is currently a member of the Ridgewood Art Institute, The Community Arts Association, and the Art Center of New Milford, where she has been elected to be part of their exclusive ACWA (Art Center Watercolor Affiliates). Marveling at the beauty of this world, she expresses her feelings in her vision of Mother Nature.

Show Update

2007-12-01T08:51:00.001-08:00

Well, our inaugural show is over, and the paintings have been picked up. I'm really proud of talented little group. Five paintings sold in the show - not a huge success by any means, but not bad for our first exhibition. I hope those of us who didn't sell this time won't be too discouraged. We have a couple of leads for future places to show, and I'm looking forward to seeing what we all do next. Job well done, girls!

Our first show

2007-11-16T12:20:00.001-08:00

Our first group show is being held at the Gallery of the Franklin Lakes Presbyterian Church in Franklin Lakes, NJ. The exhibit continues through the month of November.

As you can see, our exhibit contains a variety of subjects and styles, including florals, landscapes and seascapes, and some of us even venture into abstracts and collage. (You can click on any of these photos to make them larger).

Les Belles Artistes

2007-11-16T11:39:00.000-08:00

Les Belles Artistes, a group of seven award winning artists, met ten years ago while studying watercolor painting at the Ridgewood Art Institute in New Jersey with Joel Popadics. They have continued their friendship and recently decided to exhibit together as a group. The artists are l. to r. Lorrie Pallant, Monique du Bois, Anna Fronte, Michelle Himes, Natalie Saunders, Tanya Turchin and Nan Michelmore (not shown). All of the artists have exhibited in various juried shows and solo shows in North Jersey. Their paintings are in private collections in the United States, Australia, England and Russia.