At TABLOO you can find everything that you need to draw and to paint with all kinds of materials and different types of paint: gouache, acrylics, oil colours, water colours and Ecoline. There are also pencils, pastels, inks, paper, palettes, canvases and painting easels. Brands of good quality like Royal Talens (Van Gogh / Rembrandt / Amsterdam), Daler-Rowney (System 3 / Georgian) and Lukas-Nerchau GmbH inspire every artists’ life in each step of his artistic journey.
On this page you get information about temporary promotions, special announcements or new articles which you can find at TABLOO. Also gift cards are available!
Spring 2021 - Coronavirus
According to the corona measures concerning essential trading, stores selling writing and paper goods are still allowed to receive customers without appointment during this third lock down. TABLOO will therefore remain open during it's normal opening hours (Tue-Fri 13:00-18:30 / Sat 10:00-18:00). Making an appointment or placing an order is also possible by mail to info@tabloo.be or by telephone on 0032(0)16/20 55 29.
NEW March 2021
TALENS Art Creation Hobby Paint
-Textile paint for light and dark coloured fabrics in 14 opaque colours - flacon 50ml
-Glass & Porcelain paint for glass, porcelain and ceramic in 14 opaque colours - flacon 30ml
-Blackboard paint - pot 250ml
NIEUW February 2021
In 2021 the Japanese brand SAKURA celebrates its 100th birthday!
In honor of this anniversary year, the month of February at ROYAL TALENS is dedicated to Sakura with a special edition of the Pigma Micron sets:
"Black & Gold Edition" (sets of 3 or 6 black fineliners in different thicknesses from 0.2 to 0.5mm)
The black and gold elements from these pens pay an homage to the Art Deco movement that took off simultaneously with the establishment of Sakura in 1921. Many original Sakura packagings from the early years were designed with iconic elements from that defining art movement. The name SAKURA refers to the beloved Japanese cherry blossom, a symbol of fragile beauty. The ultimate persuit of perfection and high quality has since been consistent in SAKURA’s colouring and drawing materials.
In addition, ROYAL TALENS organizes a creative competition in which you can participate monthly until the 31th of December 2021: Create a work of art with your favorite SAKURA products inspired by the iconic country of Japan and win a trip to Tokyo in 2022 or one of the three SAKURA prize packages. For more information about participation procedure and terms of action, please see this link: https://www.royaltalens.com/en/sakura-100-years/
NEW January 2021
BRUYNZEEL Rijksmuseum-Van Gogh set 24 watercolour pencils with brush (metal box)
KOH-I-NOOR Aquarell Inspiration block A4 (320gsm) with 20 pre-printed motifs:
portraits, animals, landscapes, still lifes
Fall 2020 - Coronavirus
Because of the new lock down caused by the remaining corona virus, TABLOO is closed from 1/11 till 30/11/2020. Orders can still be picked up at the shop after appointment or delivered at home for a value of at least 20 euros and within a distance of 10 km from Leuven. Look at www.tabloo.be under 'products' and send an e-mail with your details to info@tabloo.be to place an order.
TABLOO welcomes all drawing and painting lovers, during this corona time with mouth masks! Each course is organized in series of 6 lessons. There are also children's workshops during the school holidays. We work in small groups, so it’s necessary to sign up previously. Are you interested? Then send an e-mail to info@tabloo.be or call the number 0032 (0)16/20 55 29. (only during the opening times of the shop)
Daar is de lente, daar is de zon,... en daar kijken we nu meer dan ooit naar uit. Bij TABLOO gebruiken we alvast zonnige kleuren. Zo laten we veel zon en kleur toe in ons hartje!
Thema
LENTE: Beschilder een bloempot.
ZOMER: Schilder je favoriete fruit of groente.
Leeftijd
tussen 6 en 14 jaar
Wanneer
LENTE: woensdag 7/04/2021 van 14u tot 18u
ZOMER: woensdag 7/07/2021 of 25/08/2021 van 14u tot 18u
Prijs
25 € per workshop (inclusief materiaal: papier, verf, canvasdoek, primer, vernis bloempot, canvas)
Meebrengen
Thema LENTE: grijs tekenpotlood en gom
Thema ZOMER: grijs tekenpotlood, gom en een afbeelding van je favoriete fruit of groente
Breng ook een schortje of trui mee die tegen verfvlekken kan!
This basic drawing course is meant for who wants to learn how to draw, or if you want to refresh or improve your drawing skills. We focus on basic techniques for drawing an object, still life, hands, face, body, animal,... We mostly use graphite pencil. (maximum 6 participants)
When
on Tuesday evening from 19:00 till 22:00
22/09, 13/10, 10/1, 1/12/2020 + 5/01/2021 and 26/01/2021
=> cancelled since 1/11/2020 due to corona measures
Price
90 € for the whole course (6 lessons)
Materials
- drawing pencils (HB or harder/softer)
- kneadable eraser / rubber
- sketch block
You can also buy a starter set during the first lesson!
For all those who want to learn how to paint with oil colours. You will learn the basic principles of this ancient medium by first sketching and then painting a simple object/still life to perception, by paying attention to the creative and personal interpretation of the background. Other topics such as portrait, landscape, animal,... are covered in a subsequent series. (maximum 6 participants)
When
on Thursday evening from 19:00 till 22:00
24/09, 22/10, 12/11, 3/12/2020 + 7/01/2021 and 28/01/2021
=> cancelled since 1/11/2020 due to corona measures
Prijs
100 € for the whole course (6 lessons)
This price includes the use of paint, palette and brushes. You can buy the canvas separately during the lesson because it may vary according to the size of your design sketch (between 3 and 10 euros).
To bring (each lesson!)
- drawing pencils HB or harder/softer
- kneadable eraser / rubber
- sketch block A4 or A3
You can also buy a drawing set during the first lesson!
TABLOO doesn’t only offer materials to draw and to paint, but you can also watch creative work of other artists there. TABLOO’s own small gallery wants to be a little artistic paradise for all art lovers and a place where art is always present. Would you also like to exhibit your work at TABLOO? Then mail to info@tabloo.be or call number 016/20 55 29 for more information.
May – June 2021
Dorien Van Gompel (°1985, Leuven) draws and paints since all her life. As a child she went to a youth atelier in Lubbeek. At her 15th she wanted to learn to paint with oil colours and joined the painting group “The Blind Wall” in Kortenberg. In 2012, her painting called 'Eyeliz' was selected by the Canvas Collection for an exhibition at BOZAR in Brussels. Since then, Dorien regularly participates in group exhibitions and Kunstroute-Leuven. She also makes drawings and (wall)paintings on commission. In 2013 she opened TABLOO, a shop for artists' supplies where she also gives workshops and where she exhibits work by other artists and course members in addition to her own work.
“My work is modern and colourful. My greatest inspiration are surrealism and pop art. Through vivid colours and motives, I want to surprise other people by showing dreamy images that make you feel happy, in a world where everything seems to be possible and where nothing looks complex. The lines don’t have to be straight, because nobody is perfect and neither is live. But I do like detail and preciseness, the patience and love of an artist for his work. Art has always been present in my thoughts and in my way of living. Painting is my greatest passion.”
October / November / December 2020 => extended till the end of June 2021 !
In uncertain times, the loyal students of TABLOO in Leuven are happy to bring color and life to the nearby Ruelenspark in Heverlee. They are very grateful to the local services center for being able to have a first exhibition of their work. With a lot of creativity and enthusiasm they brought a personal interpretation of different styles of 20th century artists with oil on canvas, such as Andy Warhol, Roy Liechtenstein, Frida Kahlo, Van Gogh, Picasso,…
Group exhibition of:
- Yelena Theyssens
- Marleen Vanderborght
- Karine Vanderborght
- Francine Clynhens
- Diane Bruyninckx
- Loes Anthonis
- Simona Ottaiano
- Ramya Ravindranath
The LDC Ruelenspark (Erasme Ruelenspark 35 - 3001 Heverlee) is open from Mondag till Friday from 9:00 till 12:00 and from 13:00 till 17:00, but is temporarily not accessible to the public due to corona safety measures.
December 2020 – February 2021
After four years, the African-inspired artist from Kessel-Lo, Jan Debeurme, fires bright colors again on TABLOO but this time in the form of his most new series of abstract figures which he painted during the spring 2020 lockdown. That’s why one of these works has the title "Confinement". The other ladies and gentlemen who are painted in acrylic look just as nice as their names sound: Coquette, Keire, Axelle, Starlet, Babe,… are among other exotic Spanish diva’s.
Since Jan (°1957) grew up in the former Belgian-Congo colony, his previous paintings with warm colors show the influences of his African-tinted youth. In that same atmosphere he also dares to make a sculpture now and then.
You can find more information about the artist and his work on: www.debeurme.be
September – October 2020
With ‘VISTAS’ Ria Vanden Eynde seeks ways to make her landscapes speak as witnesses of social themes’s and thus tries to transcend a mere view. This exhibition is a reflection of her quest. The ‘VISTAS’ are landscapes she painted during the various summer internships she has been following in the USA (New York, Brooklyn, Connecticut) since 2011 after a training at the art academy of Leuven. Ria starts from direct observation and links back to subjective perception. Through a thorough reduction of shapes and thoughtful expressive color use, she evokes the landscapes that become so full protagonists and invite the viewer to a visual reflection on the hardening and eclipse of society. Her oil painted canvases hang loose, not clamped, a nod to the tradition of Flemish carpet art.
She is currently working on 'The Anatomy Lesson,' a series of paintings, monoprints and sculptures based on 16th century anatomist Andreas Vesalius' work 'De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libris Septem,' with attention for how female bodies were and are still approached in biomedical sciences. As a socially engaged artist, Ria tries to provide a visual social critique, to render a record of what is going on, perhaps a more real record than presented in the media, believing that art can expose, more radically than is possible in the day-to-day reality of life, what it means exactly to be a fleshed human being in the world today.
For more information:
Website: riavandeneynde.studio
Facebook: Ria Vanden Eynde Artist
Instagram: @ria.vanden.eynde.art
March – June 2020
But few painters are as good with acrylic paint as Leo Loedts, an artist born in 1942 (Etterbeek) from Heverlee who is having for the third time an exhibition at TABLOO. That is, in itself, a unique thing for which he is very grateful. He paints with so much precision that his works seem to be oil paintings. Leo has developed that fixed hand and his eye for color and detail since the beginning of his artistic career as a flamish comic artist and graphic designer, after having studied at the high school for fine arts Sint-Lucas in Brussels and later at the academy of Louvain. At his 78th birthyear Leo still paints as if he was really walking through forests and landscapes, looking straight in the eyes of wolves and truly swimming between the fish in the sea. And in doing so, he does not shy away from criticism of all those who inflict evil on the nature he loves so much.
OPENING HOURS
Sunday and Monday closed
Tuesday till Friday 13:00-18:30
Saturday 10:00-18:00
According to the corona measures concerning
essential trading, stores selling writing and paper goods
are still allowed to receive customers without
appointment during this third lock down.
TABLOO will therefore remain open
during it's normal opening hours.
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