Sunday, October 07, 2012

Lavender Lake--Oct 6th

Georgia aged 12---came along with her Mum Lorna...first time for both of them...what a great job she made of it....there is a lot to take in with this painting--lots of techniques and brushes are used....
Jessie came along with her Mum Rachael  , they are friends with Lorna and Georgia,,,,so we had lots of banter between them all day! Jessie also proved to be very good on the piano--she played a few tunes while we were setting up---until my tinnitus threatened to play up! Anyway--Jessie created a lovely vibrant painting ..
Cheryl came along for the first time and created a tranquil picture...she was a tad nervous about adding in a fence at the end--but she over came the nerves and it really did make her picture....looking forward to seeing her again in Dec for The Poppy!
Bev has been to me many times before..and is a very  good artist . It was a real family affair  with Bev's Mum Sheila who was over here on holiday from South Africa, her son Tim who received his artist badge for attending 6 workshops, Tim's wife Catherine who was painting for the 3rd time and her other daughter in law Cheryl!!
Catherine about to add her fences....
Sheila adding her snow to her painting...she has used watercolours before but never oils--she loved it! I'm going to look forward to seeing some pictures she does when back home--she has promised to email me some when she has tryed it out !
Tim took to painting like a duck to water....he always makes a grand job of his paintings and  seems to find it quite easy..
Rachael hadn't painted before though you would never know to see her finished painting....
Jo was with me for the 4th time...
Harri was very nervous--never painted before and really was scared she wouldn't be able to do it.....she suffers with fibromyalagia so really went through the mill bless her --but she loved it and her painting was brilliant...she says she will be back and we will look forward to seeing her again..
Lorna hadn't painted before--and she loved the experience....she seemed to find it quite easy and followed my instructions well....You would have thought that everyone had known each other for years if you had heard them laughing together all day...we were all creased at times..Lunchtime was great fun....the conversation about the chimney and the smoke had us all laughing! That's what I love about the workshops--the fact that people can walk in strangers and walk out friends...many friendships have been forged in class and many folk arrange to come back to the same workshops together!
Well Done Everyone...
Bev's family group...the paintings are all so different!

Harri, Rachael, Jessie, Georgia, Lorna and Jo

1 comment:

Trine said...

What great student works. They must have had a wonderful teacher :-)

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