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| I have a new Gala Tent ready for next years shows,,its a lot bigger and stronger than the Gazebo we were using before.. |
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| Its lovely bright and airy--windows on both sides and doors on both ends...higher than we thought it would be too--so loads more room to hang paintings higher! All of the poles are marked now so it will be easy to put up! |
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| Well what a busy workshop we had on Saturday--17 students,, some new ones and some been before! Several due to get their artist brooch for attending 6 workshops next time! Foxgloves and Dragonflies was a new subject-using acrylics and oils to create a pure fantasy scene.We used some beautiful metallic paint to paint the dragonflies--with a touch of glitter paint on top--beautiful effect-shame it does not show up on the photos! Above is Pat adding her trees.. |
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| Hardest part of the painting is getting the shape of the pond correct--Jan got hers right straight away! |
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| Natalie has some lovely character trees! |
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| Tracey adding the foxgloves... |
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| Trudy adding some detail. |
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| We found a lovely little bird in one of Beth's trees at the end--of course she added it on purpose ;-) |
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| Rachael and the girls had all been on a midnight charity walk and didn't get in til 4.30am...I'm amazed that they all painted as well as they did bless em! |
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| Helen has been to quite a few workshops with me now--and is painting at home too! |
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| Donna adding some smaller trees before going on to the foxgloves... |
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| First time for Kelly-- |
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| and Roland---though you would never know would you? |
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| Pauline's painting is coming alone beautifully here.. |
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| Malcolm about to add some more branches to his lovely trees.. |
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| Anna travels a long way to paint with me..she loved working with both mediums... |
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| First time for Teressa too--though you would never know from her results... |
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| Jaq bought along her father in law Rick for his first time--she will get her artist brooch next time...she added some lovely poppies to her painting--they worked really well! |
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| First time for Rick using oils and acrylics--he normally uses watercolours--but he got on just fine with them! |
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| As it was a new subject and a larger than normal class we did run on a little over time and Teresa had to leave before the group photo as she had visitors! |
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| Amazing just how different all the paintings are... |
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| and you would never be able to pick out the first timers paintings from the others! |
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| wonderful results!!! |
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| A lovely workshop--am looking forward to teaching this one again next year! |
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| Only 4 in for the Serenity workshop--had to move it to yesterday after having to cancel the last one because of baby Tommy arriving! So it wasn't worth hiring the room at St Peters...the others that were due in the original workshop are coming in Sept.. Maureen is one of my regular students, |
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| Tony has been to quite a few workshops, he had a break of a year and is now back and and ready to learn more! |
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| Tracey came along with her Mum-also Maureen--both first timers-- |
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| Maureen -she followed my instructions easily and her painting soon developed .. |
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| Everyone is always amazed at how different every ones painting turns out-right from the start,,they are individual as the people painting them.. |
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| Tracey's trees coming on lovely here.. |
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| Looking good Maureen.. |
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| Nearly finished Tony! |
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| all hard at it! |
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| Lovely results everyone...see you all again soon! |
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| It was lovely to see Brenda again,,, she is growing in confidence each time she comes.. |
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| 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... |
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| Karen was painting with me for the first time--she loved the way the oils moved around on the canvas.... |
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| 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! |
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| 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... |
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| Isabel was with me for the third time... |
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| 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.... |
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| 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! |
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| Virginia also painted very softly today too... |
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| 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! |
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| 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... |
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| well done girls...beautiful results... |
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| I took this photo of the cow parsley this morning...one of my favorite ones from today... |
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| The woodpecker is a regular visitor to our feeders... |
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| what a beautiful sight--but not good if you suffer with hay fever though! |
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| I took these photos this morning nr Leominster..stunning.. |
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| acres and acres of yellow oil seed rape.. |
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| hawthorn blossom is just coming out as well.... |
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| love this one too... |
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| Mr and Mrs Bullfinch visit us most days--what pretty birds they are.. |
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| love the reflections in this photo -taken in the lake district.. |
