Grasses Workshop

Jackie came along for the first time.She created a lovely picture..a bit of to-ing and fro-ing at times getting the water right--but that is completely normal   ,Grasses isn't the easiest subject I teach...acrylic paint does not work as easily as oils sometimes , so we had a few goes at getting the skies just how the students wanted....but as I explained to them--everything looks different if you are just patient and go on to  the next stage,what you thought wasn't quite correct is suddenly OK...getting students to leave their paintings alone can be the hardest part of the class!

Claire was painting for the first time and came along with Debbie and Ian who were also first timers..She found the background easier than the foreground grasses...

Josie used the metallic paint at the end to add some sparkles to her grass head and also added a lovely moon and some twinkly stars to her sky..her bunnies were just great too..all very mystical!

Ian seemed to find it quite easy..and just got on with each stage--he did go back and have a little fiddle with the sky and it did work out really well!

Debbie excelled herself when it came to the fine detail..she painted lovely delicate grasses..

We have had students bring all sorts of lovely things to eat and share in the workshops in the past--but this was a first--a huge tub of flying saucer sweets! I was very good and didn't have a single one...it was not easy--they are one of my all time favourite sweets! But between my sister Sharon, daughter Becki and me-we have lost 4 and 1/2 stones in just 9 weeks so do not want to jeopardise it!

Well done everyone--lovely results!

I'm writing my blog in the most beautiful setting...We are away at Court Coleman Manor in Bridgend  celebrating my birthday and our 13th wedding anniversary..we are having a lovely time...and you will have to excuse any spelling mistakes as a little bit of alcohol has been consumed!

We have a lovely room---The Blue 4 Poster Room...

the bed is soooo comfy!