XAVIER SWOLFS & EARLY BIRDS ART GALLERY, nodigen U uit van zaterdag 14 mei tot maandag 6 juni 2022 deze aquatentoonstelling te komen bezoeken op de Zeedijk – Het Zoute, 742. Een dagje uit om frisse lucht en wat cultuur op te snuiven na een lange en moeilijke periode! Vernissage […]
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Artikel uit de Gazet van Antwerpen van 24/08/2016. Lees het volledige artikel in PDF.
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Xavier Swolfs L’aquarelle en mouvement. An encounter with the artist Xavier Swolfs. Read here.
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Art History by Xavier Swolfs. Discover the beauty of aquarelle. A personal expression of my love for watercolours. Get inspired. Read here.
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An ode to a great watercolourist Andrew Wyeth. In the background a copy of one of his works. In the foreground a striking figure. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed painting this as precisely as possible. Een ode aan mijn meest gewaardeerde aquarellist Andrew Wyeth. Op de achtergrond een copie van een van […]
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Poetry of water and light… Colors of water, so unique in there transparency, the flowing glow and above all the purity. Take a dive into the coloured world of Xavier Swolfs… These are a few sample pages of the catalog :
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I decided to change this image more figuratively. This is a clear example of going in different directions with an image to create a totally different aspect. The colour range hasn’t changed. Om dit beeld niet te veranderen besloot ik om dit te hernemen en deze meer figuratief uit te […]
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I won first price “Award” in IWS Canada, Vancouver with this painting. It was painted in Terschelling – Holland during a multi-day workshop. A flat-bottomed vessel waiting for high-tide to return to the sea. My fascination for this image is the reflection on the beach. It has driven me to […]
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Throughout the years, my watercolor paintings have often been published in magazine articles and art books. Some of which you’ll find here… Click on the thumbnails to view the different PDFs.
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I started with a quick sketch in the harbour of Biarritz and found it quite sufficient. A year later it still stands. I think I’ll leave it this way. In de haven van Biarritz heb ik deze aquarel aangezet in een snelle schets en ingezien dat dit voldoende was. Een […]
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