Emerald Woods Workshop

Ollie age 11 came along with his Mum Chelley for the first time..they had seen some friends work who had been to my workshops before and fancied having a go! Right from the start Ollie developed his own unique style--and his painting quickly took shape..I loved his conifer trees-very bold- and the pink foxgloves are just beautiful--well done Oliver!

his mum Chelley wasn't quite as bold as Ollie, in fact she was reluctant to put any extra trees into her painting! We persuaded her to add a few more..

Trish had been to a workshop 3 years ago with daughter Hannah who was just 7 at the time..this time she bought along her friend Janet as a surprise  for her 50th birthday as well as Hannah. Janet came down from Stockport, Manchester the day before and had to leave for home right after the class..she left her painting with Trish but had lots of pictures on her phone to take home and show everyone..her hubby didn't believe she had done it when she showed him!

Janet knew nothing about it until they pulled up outside the room so she didn't really have time to feel nervous....she got stuck in to it and was surprised at how easy it was...

Hannah managed to create a double pond without trying--and boy it worked really well!  Like Ollie she soon had her own style of trees going very early on!

Its been lovely watching Jackie develop her own style in the workshops and outside of them too--we are friends on facebook and she has been painting some beautiful pictures at home--quite different to what we have done in class...she is coming on in leaps and bounds!

Anne is another student who has come on in leaps and bounds--it does seem to become addictive this painting lark!

all hard at it...

engrossed in what they are doing...

we had lots of photos being taken through the class--all lovely memories for everyone there!

all so very different--

can you believe they are first time artists? Well done Ollie and Chelley!

Janet added some foxgloves to her painting just to add a touch of colour to the otherwise monochrome painting.Hannah went for the mystical, magical feel with the blues and purples..Trish made a great job of her painting,lovely bold trees and a great shaped pond too--the pond can be a difficult thing to get right!

This shows the difference colour can make to a painting--Anne went for the autumn colours of yellow ochre and browns, and Jackie for the fantasy look-- love both of them--Jackie is going to add some silver dragonflies and fairies when its dry!