The Daily Herald, June 24 2004 :
DAILY HERALD – JUNE 24 - 2005-05-15

On June 27, pain twill be all around at Bliss in Caravanserai Resort ! At least 15 artists will be showing of their colours at stands and by making art on the spot.
Patrick Poivre de La Fréta, Armelle Erb and Sylvie Sarrat-Gropper will paint four models, who will be walking around as soon as they are covered from top to toe. According to Patrick, the trio for the night – all skilled artists with theatre make up will give the models a “full body painting”.
The three of them will work on one model at the same time, profiting from different specialties. Patrick confessed that he is especially good in “messy” painting, while the others are more into detailed work, fine lines and colourful art. Armelle, he explained, had worked a lot for French shows and is a real makeup artist, while he and Sylvie are painters. Together, they will surprise you in a way you did not expect, he promised.
All artists will also create two paintings during the evening – LIVE ! These will be auctioned around 9:30 pm, after dinnertime, to help the Red Cross raise funds. Since painting together is a first itme experiment for the artists, they expect it to be quite exciting to see how their different styles blend together. How do you line up 15 totally different personalities all of them wielding a paintbrush ? Must be a groovy experience.
Another nice treat is that artist Emma McCallum will paint portraits of people for free, so you can leave with a souvenir of the night !
“It’s going to be a big performance, a big show”, said Clement Suaval, the organiser from the Bliss. With about 150 paintings hanging all around Bliss; the place is going to look very colourful. The artists will also have stands where you can buy their work.
There will not only be paintings hanging around, but artists doing craftwork, as well as making ceramics and sculptures, will also be present.
Paul Thuleau of the Art Lovers Foundation explained that he is looking forward to step out of his workplace and meet the public. “The last happening was the “Visiting the artist” event and artists opening their houses for the general public. Now, we will take the first step ourselves and come out”. He explained that he is more a Happening in the spirit of the 70’s when artists used to go to the public. He is especially looking forward to working on the the spot with the others. “That must be fun”, he said.
Check out how the two worlds, of art and entertainment meet at Bliss coming Sunday.
Artists exposing:
Nathalie Lepine, Defienne Mazel, Paul Elliott Thuleau, Patrick Poivre de La Fréta, Alis, Lucien Guillaume, Ursula Oppikofer, Sylive Sarrat-Gropper, Tumay, Sylive Calley, Nomade, Sebastien Saluce, Zdenka Kiric.

Dimanche, en fin d’après-midi, a eu lieu l’événement artistique organise au Bliss. A cette occasion, une quinzaine d’artistes, dont plusieurs de l’Association Art Lovers, ont pu exposer leurs toiles en plein air. Le public avait répondu présent avec enthousiasme.
Cette soirée, qui durait presque jusqu’à 22 heures, a été l’occasion de voir Sylive Sarrat-Gropper, Paul Elliott et Patrick Poivre s’adonner au Body Painting avec brio. Des papillons aux bambous, les modèles ressemblaient à de véritables œuvres d’arts.
Au cours de la soirée, Emma faisait le portrait des personnes qui le désiraient. Vers 20h30, les artistes ont participé à l’élaboration d’un Body Art Happening avec deux modèles et deux toiles.
Les deux modèles traversaient tout d’abord le Bliss en dansant puis l’intervenant les enduisait de peintures et les disposait sur les toiles. Les différents artistes exposant ont ensuite complété la toile tout au long de la soirée. Les toiles ont ensuite mises ayux enchères. L’une a été vendue à 400€ et l’autre à 500€. Cet argent sera remis à la Croix Rouge pour les enfants atteints du Sida.
Paul Elliott Thuleau s’est dit enchanté de cette journée qui a permis aux artistes de vendre des toiles et de communiquer avec le public. « Il y a eu des ventes, de nombreux contacts ont été pris. Cette soirée était une très bonne idée, et le public s’était déplacé. Nous avons eu plus de 500 personnes. »