Showing posts with label Projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Projects. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Peinture au lait! / Milk paint!


Un weekend plein de couleurs avec notre stage sur la peinture au lait. La peinture au lait est une peinture ancienne, naturelle et sain pour l'environnement. Elle convient particulièrement aux surfaces en bois, pour repeindre et donner une nouvelle vie à vos anciens meubles...

A l'Atelier Nadaï nous avons sélectionné la marque de peinture au lait Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint pour ses couleurs dynamiques et la qualité du produit. 

A weekend full of colors as we organized our very first Milk Paint workshop.  Milk Paint has been used since antiquity. It's a natural paint, non-toxic and safe for the environment.  Milk Paint is a great product to use to beautify your old furniture. This workshop was held at our friend Claudia's gite near Lupiac (D'Artagnan's birth place!). We spent two fun afternoons painting and giving new life to her grandparents' old chairs, and painting wood boards as well.  

Atelier Nadaï is pleased to be the certified retailer of Miss Mustard Seeds' Milk Paint.  We love their dynamic colors and the quality of their products!



Le workshop commence!  
Kyoko Nadaï explique l'histoire de la peinture au lait.  
Kyoko Nadaï gives a brief history on milk paint and 
introduces Miss Mustard Seeds Milk Paint.



La gamme de peinture au lait
Miss Mustard Seeds Milk Paint est vendu
en sachet de poudre colorée.
Miss Mustard Seeds Milk Paint comes in powder form.


On mélange la poudre de peinture au lait avec de l'eau.
The milk paint powder is mixed with water.


Les couleurs sont prêtes à l'emploi!
The milk paint is now ready to use!


Michel Nadaï explore les différents usages de la peinture au lait
Michel Nadaï explores the various uses of milk paint



Les couleurs sont très dynamiques.
The colors are very dynamic.


Chaque chaise raconte une histoire. 
La peinture au lait embellie cette histoire...
Each chair tells a story and milk paint beautifies it...





Vieillir et patiner avec la cire antiquaire
Using Miss Mustard Seeds' Antiquing Wax






Donner un effet vieilli en ponçant légèrement 
Creating a "chipped look" with milk paint is fun!


Avant l'application de la cire, la peinture au lait a un fini mat
Before applying oil or wax, milk paint has a matte chalky finish

Ponçage avant application de la cire
Sanding to distress the wood boards before applying wax

Le ponçage et l'application de la cire
donnent une patine très agréable.  
La surface est lisse et très douce au toucher.
After sanding, applying a wax finish
will create a very pleasant patina
and make the colors more vibrant. 
The surface becomes very smooth and soft like silk.

Bon travaille tout le monde!
Nice job everyone!  



Saturday, December 6, 2014

Salon Comparaisons Grand Palais

Exposition au Grand Palais:  Michel expose une de ses toiles lors du Salon Comparaisons 2014 - Art en Capital.

Exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, from November 25th to November 30th.  For the first time Michel exhibits one of his paintings duing the Salon Comparaisons 2014.

Located in the heart of Paris on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, the Grand Palais is an iconic monument built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900 and dedicated “by the French Republic to the glory of French art”, it was designated as a historic monument in 2000.  







Monday, April 8, 2013

Une nouvelle adresse.... just moved!

Atelier Nadaï est désormais établi dans le Gers, en terre gasconne, patrie de d'Artagnan et des mousquetaires.   

We have just moved to the Gers, in the heart of Gascogne (or Gascony).  Home of the musketeers and d'Artagnan, the Gers is also on the mystical and mythical pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela... the 'Camino', or 'the way'...

Atelier Nadaï
2 rue du Foirail
32190 Vic Fezensac
France
tel: +33(0)5 62 59 66 45 (atelier / landline)
      +33(0)6 09 93 09 13 (portable / cell phone)






Sunday, February 3, 2013

Carnet de voyage 2 - USA / Have brush will travel

Quelques étapes d'un projet destiné à une chambre à coucher pour un particulier résidant en Californie, USA. 

Here are some step-by-step photos showing a project I did for a client living in California. The client was delighted with the result, and today can boast of having this unique, hand-painted ceiling mural inside her house.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Carnet de Voyage USA - Have brush, will travel

Pendant un voyage aux Etats Unis, on m'a soudainement demandé de peindre un panoramique sur le mur extérieur d'une mainson..... voici comment je me suis débrouillé, sachant que je n'avais aucun outil de traçage sur moi....

During one of my trips to the US, a friend's client suddenly asked me to paint a mural on the exterior wall of the patio of their newly built home...the client was getting married in several weeks and he wanted to offer his fiancee a beautiful mural painting... it was like a surprise gift.  The only tools I had were some brushes and paints... the rest was done using my imagination and my knowledge of 'feeling' perspective.




Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Après le printemps, l'été / After spring, comes summer

Sans nouvelles de nous depuis le mois d'avril (le printemps), nous vous retrouvons ici avec bonheur pour vous donner les dernières nouvelles de l'Atelier (l'été).
La raison...
Un Monsieur, dans un pays lointain, amoureux d'espaces colorés et de paysages ensoleillés, a demandé à Michel de bien vouloir animer les murs et les plafonds de ses salons privés.
Le thème, les couleurs et les senteurs du sud de la France.
Voici le résultat de la première tranche des travaux.

Absent from this blog since the month of April (spring), it is our pleasure to come back to give you some latest news from our atelier (summer).
A client, who lives in a far away country and who loves colors and sunny landscapes, asked Michel to animate the walls and ceiling of his private salon.
The theme, the colors, sights and smells from the south of France.
Here are some photos of the first part of this project.


Après un long voyage depuis l'Atelier, les toiles sont déroulées 
et étendues au sol quelques jours, avant la pose finale sur les murs.  
Quelques minutes avant la pose/ several minutes before the marouflage

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Ornement peint en Trompe-l'oeil / Decorative ornament painted in Trompe-l'oeil

Quelques étapes d'un trompe-l'oeil en cours.

Painting a decorative ornament and moldings in trompe-l'oeil.



Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Le Sarrancolin - sarrancolin marble

Suites de décors en imitation de marbre sarrancolin: ébauche et reglaçages.  Quelques clichés de décors de sarrancolin en situation de chantier.


Here are some examples of imitation marble of sarrancolin. You can see the preliminary steps, and the final overglazes. Finally, you'll see how this marble can bring an elegant touch to a living room.


Ebauche - preliminary step

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Inauguration royale au palais de Stirling en Ecosse - Royal opening for Stirling Castle




Les clés du Château de Stirling sont présentées à sa Majesté la Reine Elizabeth II
lors de son arrivée le 6 juillet 2011 pour l’inauguration officielle des lieux.
The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, touches the keys to Stirling Castle during a visit where Her Majesty re-opened the newly renovated James V Palace.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Stirling Castle Palace Project | An Artistic Alliance

Nous avons le plaisir de partager avec vous une video, crée par Historic Scotland, qui montre un aperçu du chantier au Château de Stirling, en Ecosse, où Michel a travaillé sur un projet de restoration sur plus de 5 mois.  Vous avez aussi la possibilité de lire un article, également par Historic Scotland, qui a été traduit pour un site français.

We are extremely pleased to present you the film produced by Historic Scotland on the painting work done inside the palace at Stirling Castle.

Michel was invited by John Nevin of Edinburgh to create the designs as well as paint the trompe-l'oeil inside the royal chambers at the Palace at Stirling Castle.

Taking part in refurbishing the Renaissance Palace at Stirling Castle was not only a wonderful experience for him - he felt very honored to have taken part in such a colossal project - it was also a great opportunity for Michel to discover the Scottish people, its culture and its beautiful country.  His wife Kyoko and he fell in love with Scotland, which now occupies a very special place in their hearts.



Sunday, October 17, 2010

More photos from Scotland

Stirling Castle Palace Project

Greetings!
It is our pleasure to add a new page to our blog today.

We invite you to click on the youtube link below to view more photos in Scotland, while Michel was working at the royal palace at Stirling Castle.

We hope you enjoy the slide show!



Description:

Stirling Castle Palace Project

In this slide show, we can see Michel Nadaï, French master decorative painter, and John Nevin and his staff working inside the king's and queen's apartments at the royal palace at Stirling Castle.  John Nevin is the owner of MacKay Decorators, which is the largest painting and decorating company in Scotland.  John, who is a multiple award winner, is also the owner of Nevin of Edinburgh.

Michel Nadaï is a world class decorative painter, awarded the life-time title of Best Craftsman of France, and has his own decorative painting school and business, Atelier Nadaï, in the southwest of France.  His best-selling bilingual book, Art & Techniques: Decorative Painting, published by Editions Vial, recently awarded the "Grand Prix du Livre" in France.

The idea behind Historic Scotland's colossal project is to bring back Stirling Castle's Royal Palace to its original splendor; consequently, the painting on the walls and ceilings had to reflect decoration in the Renaissance style.  Michel Nadaï, who is a master of trompe-l'œil, was given the wonderful task to create the designs for the apartment walls and ceilings, based on the resource materials provided by Historic Scotland.  Traditionally made paints and techniques were used to in order to remain with the spirit of the time.

When asked, French master decorative painter Michel Nadaï said that it was a great privilege to work with John Nevin and his staff on this very prestigious project, and that he greatly enjoyed his experience of living and working in Scotland.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Scotland

These past few months we had the wonderful opportunity to travel and stay in Edinburgh, Scotland for an extended period of time.  During our stay, we experienced Scotland's varied climate, which could mean anything from blizzard, snow, heavy rain, gusts of winds, and of course, the famous mist.  But Mother Nature was not always harsh with us, and sometimes offered us warm, sunny days.  And perhaps thanks to all this snow and rain, we are now rewarded for our patience and are surrounded by lush, green trees and golden fields of barely!
Our journey began in March, when Michel was offered the opportunity to work with Mr. John Nevin, owner of MacKay Decorators and Nevin of Edinburgh, on the Stirling Castle Royal Palace project.  This very big scale project actually consists of refurbishing the Royal Palace at Stirling Castle.  John Nevin, owns the largest and most prestigious painting and decorating company in Scotland, with branches in both Edinburgh and Perth, and has earned many awards for his outstanding work.   

More photos and updates will follow soon.  Meanwhile, you can find out more about the project by clicking on the links below:





Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The completed mural

Here is the mural that was first completed in my studio and then marouflaged (glued) on to the wall.  The mural was 3.40 meters high and 2.50 meters wide. 

Photos of completed mural, done at the studio

And voila, the mural in its 'new' settings
after it has been 'glued on' to the wall.