June 1st Workshop-Bluebell Woods

We had loads of laughs in Saturdays  workshop..using oils on a 24in x 12in canvas we had first timers and students who had been many times before..

I had several examples of Bluebell Woods out and about the workshop-Tim loved the example of Bluebells in shadow...

Caroline seemed to find the subject quite easy--

Debra received her artist brooch today---better late than never!

looking good...

its always amazing to watch the pictures develop so quickly...

and how different each stage of the paintings can be from person to person....

I allowed all the students to choose the colour of the bluebells as everyone has their own opinion as to whether they are blue-ish or more purple...

comimg on nicely...

Josie's 2nd painting..

you would never believe this is a first time student....brilliant results!

Sandra's 2 nd painting...well done!

cracking results everyone..

lovely results!

all so different!

beautiful!

I think everyone loved Tim's painting--he followed a different example to everyone else and made a beautiful job of it -well done Tim!

Bluebell Woods Workshop

We had a few last minute cancellations for todays workshop..but it made a nice change to be honest to have smaller class!!    It was lovely to see Radha again after nearly two years, she bought along her little boy for us to see...Rhada wanted to do her painting 'landscape ' rather than portrait, and it worked really well.

Jacqui came along with her friend Alison..her first time painting-though you would never know it from her end results!

David and his wife Ann came along with gift vouchers they had received as a pressie....Ann admitted it wasn't something she would have chosen to do if she hadn't been bought them! But both were supurised to find they enjoyed it and were quite good at it as well! Both created lovely paintings..

Ann is concentrating hard on getting her bluebells done..

Alison getting on well with her bluebells..

Caroline seemed to find today's workshop quite easy....

Mary came along with daughter Caroline and she also had a gift voucher--they are so popular as gifts-especially at this time of year with Christmas coming up....I sell loads of them!!!   .Family of people that have been to me know its a pressie that will go down well!

Cynthia made a lovely job of her picture...she has been quite a few times previously...

this is a close up of Radha's picture-she managed to create some lovely tulips in the foreground by accident--they look great!

One very relaxed Jacqui--its always amazing how quickly new students relax and stop being worried about their paintings!

Wonderful results everyone!

Alison,Cynthia,David and Ann

Radha, Jacqui,, Caroline and Mary

Bluebell Woods Workshop

It was lovely to see Brenda again,,, she is growing in confidence each time she comes..

Maureen is quite an old hand at this  now and its lovely to watch her doing 'her own thing' as regards composition...she soon had a  lovely forest of trees going on...

Karen was painting with me for the first time--she loved the way the oils moved around on the canvas....

Joanne was also a first timer--though you would never know it from watching her! No nerves showed at all and she soon got on and created a lovely background ready for the addition of the bluebells!

We got off to a very late start due to 3 students being late--I was quite worried as I hadn't heard from them,,, and it was nearly 10.45am when they arrived--by then I had imagined all sorts of things gone wrong- and made a quick phone call to Derby where they were coming from, they had left to come to the class so knew they would be here soon, so was just about to start without them when they turned up...a couple of the students had to be away on time so it did put a bit of pressure on me to get finished on time..above you can see Jo getting stuck into the background...

Isabel was with me for the third time...

Joy showed her last painting to all her friends and they didn't believe she had painted it..she found this one a bit harder to do---but so did everyone I think--its quite hard to get the bluebells in the right places....

Vikki came along with her Mum Virginia (who received her artist brooch for attending 6 workshops) Vikki has a lovely soft style to her paintings--they are always calm and gentle....and she also adds a tiny bit of glitter to them at home--she  sounds like me-used to be a magpie in a previous life and is attracted to glittery things!

Virginia also painted very softly today too...

the girls really had a feast for their lunch..they bought with them all the stuff for a ham salad, and for pud there was fresh strawberries, cream and meringues...they made a fine Eton Mess with it!

Virginia and Vikki had to leave on time as there was a craft fair to go to and set up...so they are not on the main photo...

well done girls...beautiful results...