Annabels Class

It was a special day for one lucky little girl.

Annabel (on right) celebrated her 12th birthday today. Annabel came along with her friend Beth and her mum Jane for a birthday treat.

Her mum Jane has been to 6 of my classes before and today she received her brooch I award to advanced students.

The girls had looked at the websites and chosen a combination of several paintings that they fancied doing.

They chose a seascape but in warm colurs of yellow ,oranges and reds.

Everyone was surprised at how quickly the paintings developed, and how different they were to each other.The girls were very good at at using the knife for the waves,and needed very little help with it.

The day went well with loads of intervals to listen to what Jake was coming out with--everyone was creased with laughter at him!

We put the birds outside when the weather is good as the sunshine is good for their health--all the neighbours love him and come outside to chat to him!

Today we had the full works off him he didnt shut up all day--seagulls, hellos, good boys, I loves Becki, I loves Bill , Jakes a clever boy,wolf whistles and now he has got the Clint Eastwood-the good , the bad and the ugly theme off perfectly! He started laughing like Jane at one stage which amused everyone!

After we had finished the paintings I got out the encaustic art stuff for everyone to have a go.

They loved it--what Annabel didn't know at the time but will do by the time she reads this-is that her very kind mum had bought all of the equipment off me in order to carry on doing it at home as a surprise present!

She really is a very lucky girl to have a mum like Jane!

I know they will have hours of fun with it.

They went home with something else totaly unexpected--some baby stick inscects and the tank we used to keep ours in!

We gave ours to my sister and they have been busy breeding--so she had some spare ones.Annabel is going to share them with her friend Beth.

I also printed off some photos of them all to take with them as a memento of their day with me!

Hopefully we will be seeing Jane next week for the Birch Tree Class.