We were minus Sally today who rang to say she had been up all night with her IBS-hope you feel better soon Sal.I had Enid , Caroline and Ann who were painting for the first time today -along with Lyndsey who has been twice before but used acrylics not oils.
Caroline and Ann said it would be a miracle if they produced anything that looked remotely like the picture we were doing--they were to eat their words at the end.
Everyone got on quickly putting in the sky,clouds, water and background trees-everyone seemed to find it surprisingly easy.
The time flew by so quickly, by the time we stopped at twelve for some lunch we were putting in the snowy pathway.
The biggest decision on the day seemed to be how a big a tree to put in the painting--Enid and Ann opted to be brave and put in a big tree while Lyndsey and Caroline did a smaller one.They all made a great job of them--and adding the snow to the branches just finished them off nicely!
Ann and Caroline were bought gift vouchers for Christmas by their boss Liz who is waiting to see the results--ann is taking her painting into work tonight and Caroline tomorrow night--Im sure Liz will be amazed at their first results.
Ann has ordered a frame for her painting which we will have for her next week and Lyndsey has gone away loaded up with a 36in x 14in canvas, big bottles of white and black acrylic,large tubes of oil paint, acrylic varnish and refined linseed oil so she can do some more painting at home.
Her sister wants a birch tree painting like the one she did in class for her birthday, so she is going to paint her one!
All in all a great day--except I managed to trap my fingers in the car door when we called for fuel-so they are a bit sore but nothing broked, just bruised-and a few more quid in the swear box now!
It didnt stop me eating my ribeye steak, Jacket spud and salad that Bill cooked anyway!
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