Painting My Way: Stormy Skies Workshop

Sunday, February 09, 2014

Stormy Skies Workshop

Tracey was not sure if she wanted to add poppies or not-in the end she did..and lovely they looked too! This was her 2nd painting-she has done the acrylic "Yesterday" one previous..so first time in oils for her..

This was a birthday present for Mal-who didn't even know what was happening until the morning so she had no chance to be nervous! Her daughter Katrina bought her along with her sister Rebecca..both Mal and Katrina were sure they wouldn't be able to do much of a painting to start with but soon settled down quickly and they were pleased to see just how easy it was!

Trudy made a lovely job of her painting-first time for her too--

Lauren is expecting her first baby in July,,she went for a subtle effect..with lovely soft shades of grey..made possible by using the 'tickling' brush...which caused a huge laugh--and a good job I explained that the 'bashing and tickling ' brushes could not be bought in the art shops--at least not by those names! You can imagine the looks on the faces of staff in the shop when asked for a 'tickling brush'..Lauren added some glitter to her painting right at the end-it looked lovely-and we came to the conclusion that both she and I were magpies in a previous life-as I also love anything twinkly and shiny!!

Beautiful stormy sky Pat..

I loved Rachel's stormy sky..it was a little too dark to start with but she tamed it down with a bit of a wipe with kitchen towel and some white paint..soon sorted! She used the knife really well and has some brilliant waves.

Beth also used the knife really well-- and the light over the top of her hills really caught the waves and stood out beautifully..

Rebecca seemed to find it quite easy-after the initial nerves-which is completely normal-she bashed and tickled perfectly! She used the knife with ease and had some lovely waves in no time at all..