The Art Show

We had a lovely weekend away last week..The Art Show was on at the NEC ,along with the Hobby Craft show and The Christmas show..so we got 2 day tickets and booked a night in a nearby hotel! When we had been there some 4 or 5 years ago we found there was just too much to get round and see in a day, so it was the right thing to do... There was loads of demos to watch in all mediums,all very interesting! We met some lovely people and made some new friends too.and we are debating if we will go there and have a stall next year!

love this landscape done using the interactive acrylics...

Charles Evans had to be the star of the whole show--a real entertainer,comedian and fantastic artist! He had us in fits of laughter with every demo he did...

Loved all his work,watched him use watercolours,acrylics and oils..and learnt a lot from it..very interesting.

We joined in a pastel workshop--a medium I had never really tried before...

Bill joined in too---and made a lovely job of his picture..very impressed!

My picture, was surprised at how much easier it was to do compared to when I had tried it once at home--will be getting out my pastels in the near future and having another go!

Fiona also gave a great demo in watercolour--again will be getting my watercolours out and having another go when I get some spare time..

Charles doing watercolours...

nearly finished,,,,

Charles Evens's watercolour palette---lol-what a mess!

We stayed at the Grimstock Country Hotel in nearby Coleshill,

Lovely view from our room over the gardens,,

got this photo on the way home...its just asking to be painted!

We stopped by at The Mare and Colt at Kidderminster on the way home--had a cracking meal there--loved the way the ice cream was served...will be going back there in the not to distant future I think....All in all a wonderful weekend-I spent a bloody fortune on new materials, but will enjoy experimenting with them and creating some new paintings...