For centuries, artists have sought the quiet and inspiring outdoors to set up an easel and paint or draw the scenes before them. Painting “en plein air” is the popular french term, though it means merely painting outside or “in the open air” … and the Italian “al fresco” has a similar tone of “in …
My Morocco Art Residency – Impressions and Memories, by Carleigh Boyd Carleigh Boyd, Artist in Residence at Green Olive Arts from summer 2013, has created a video of her “impressions and memories” from her residency. Enjoy, Morocco from Carleigh’s perspective!! “Everywhere we go, everyone we meet, leaves an impression. We remember who we’ve spoken with, …
With 12+ creatives in the studios, and our first 2 exhibitions April was a busy month! We got an exciting glimpse of GOA’s potential … and learned a lot! It was even better than we had envisioned it a little over a year ago when Green Olive Arts finally opened its doors. Artists from 4 different …
Ashley Widman reflects on her creative time in Tetouan … One of the first things I drew when I arrived here at Green Olive Arts was a red and white striped cloth caught beneath an external fan on the side of a building, one end hanging down. This “flag” of sorts marked the start of …
Japanese artists Norio and Chifumi Ishiwata are Orinotawashi … “caged eagle”. Far from being caged, this couple works with a freedom and playfulness in their collaboration in art that would make most marriages jealous. After 10 years of marriage they had promised themselves a year of art residencies around the globe. They applied to 20 …
Special thanks to Serenity Stitchworks today for the following guest post on the history of travel posters. Morocco has long been a favorite travel destination, as evidenced by the abundance of vintage travel posters that were created. Visit our Green Olive Arts Moroccan Travel Posters board on Pinterest to see some of our favorite travel …
So, on my last day in Tetouan as an Artist in Residence at Green Olive Arts, this seems like the perfect opportunity for reflection on what I have achieved over the past four weeks. In that time I’ve: written 35,000 words towards my novel; written 12 blog posts; given four presentations – two to the …
… Tetouani, Painter, Musician Youssef el Hadad is one of Tetouan’s gems in the arts. An instructor at the Institute of Fine Arts, Youssef also plays jazz and fusion Ganawa music. His recent exhibition at the Mekki Maghara Gallery in downtown Tetouan is titled Transpositions of Color, a thoughtful interweaving of his talents in painting …
She led me by the arm through the crowd gathered for the exhibition opening of 33 artists’ paintings right over to the two paintings I had already spent the most time studying. It was a privilege … and I could just feel her pride in sharing her work. A self-taught artist born in 1950, Taoufa alHarah paints …
Créer au Maroc! Nouvelle résidence d’artistes invite les artistes du monde à Tetouan, Maroc Tétouan – Exotic Maroc a longtemps été une destination favorite et d’inspiration pour de nombreux artistes littéraires, visuels, artistes-interprètes, et des penseurs du monde entier. La ville de Tétouan, au nord du Maroc, avec sa scène artistique forte à la base et …