Serenity Workshop Nov 22nd

Sorry about the delay in updating the blog--life has got in the way! Its been pretty hectic in one way and another-combined with me having a big flareup with my illness..pretty much back to normal now thanks goodness! We had a lovely time in the Serenity workshop in November...Cathy -above came from London the first time last year to paint with me--but has now moved quite near--She loves purple--so naturally chose the lovely dusky mauve as her colour!

Ruth has been once before with her Mum Beverly, they both chose to use shades of blue and purple for their painting--it worked really well...so well in fact that I did one myself in the same shades the following day on the market! It will be an option in future-along with the green,grey and dusky mauve.

Beverly making a start on her snowy path,,

Jerry was booked in as a pressie from his daughter who has been once before..he really enjoyed himself..

Carol used the lovely soft green for her painting--

Loved the grey version...Alison seemed to find it very easy!

Sheila was convinced that she wouldn't  be able paint anything worthwhile after being told at school that she wasn't artistic...she got quite emotional as the day went on and her beautiful painting progressed.. I feel so privileged to be able to give people the feeling of achievement that they get when they come to a workshop...

all hard at it!

Stacey adding the finishing touches

Hazel is a bit blurry--but the painting is just great!

The last bit of snow really adds a big difference..and the final touch of subtle glitter on the snow really makes a lovely touch..

Grrrrr too much sun on the paintings-- what a shame!

Beautiful results!

well done everyone!

Encaustic Workshop

What fun we had on Saturday in the encaustic wax workshop...8 students joined me to use a special iron and coloured beeswax..Its completely different to using paints and brushes on canvas! They students did 6 postcard size pictures to start with--just to get used to how the wax worked when it was melted...and we had some stunning results!Above you can see Kirsty and Sandra making a start on their small ones..

Its the most addictive form of art there is--and Jackie was hooked right away--and says she knows what she wants for Christmas now LOL..I gave everyone the details of where to buy the things needed to do encaustic art at home www.wakeswaxes.co.uk

Sarah enjoyed doing the landscapes best I think!

Kirsty created  some lovely pictures..loved this blue landscape..

Sandra used shades of orange for one of her landscapes..

Shirley admiring one of her pictures..

Margaret checking out her lovely picture..

Chris and Pauline hard at it with their irons!

all sorts of weird and wonderful things appeared in the paintings..faces and little creatures every where!

I think everyone was quite amazed at how quickly the pictures developed--and they dry fast as well--it can take just seconds to do..

some of Sarah's results..

Kirtsy's picture looked like a window-complete with curtains and a faraway fairy castle outside!

Just amazing how many different sorts of effects you can get ..

This is one of Pauline's small pictures-- I showed everyone how to use the iron as a hot plate as well--you can get completely different effects! We could see a little piggy and a dog in the middle of this one!

these are some of Margaret's pictures..

Chris checking his mermaid on his painting...we used some body transfers to add some detail on them--

Sandra chose a beautiful fairy for hers..

After doing the small ones we moved onto the big pictures--we used sheets of thin perspex which we framed afterwards..

Bill keeping an eye on things--he is very good at encaustic art and has sold quite a few of his pictures on the local market!

Sarah's painting is taking on an underwater feel--

some interesting effects coming on here.....butterfly wings

We could see all sorts in Jackie's picture--palm trees, birds and Ive just spotted a bird in the bottom right of it now!

love these colours!

Sandra's beautiful painting--reminds me of balloons-each one has lots going on in it!

a lot going on in Chris's picture..some lovely foliage effects!

Kirsty's beautiful vibrant picture--love it!

Sarah's finished picture--can you see the whale in bottom left of it--all sorts of underwater things in there!

Pauline's end result--I can see a cat in the top middle!

Wonderful results everyone--will be running another workshop next year..watch out for the date on the website www.paintingmyway.co.uk

Encaustic Art Workshop

Really looking forward to this Saturdays encaustic art workshop- this promises to be a great fun day.

We will be using special coloured beeswax and an encaustic iron to create 6 postcard size  pictures first--then a 16in x 20in framed masterpiece on perspex.

Its completely different to using brushes and paints -its not quite as controllable--but the fun is in the unexpected--the little faces and creatures that appear in the melted wax.. a huge range of effects can be achieved --http://www.paintingmyway.co.uk/a1-gallery3.asp?roomID=6163&pictureID=65520

Fun In The Wirral Workshop..

We are just back from a lovely weekend away in The Wirral..We went up to do a workshop for 10 students-some of whom have travelled down to Ludlow to paint previously..We travelled up on Friday,,and managed to find a Premier Inn just  1/2 mile from the venue where we were doing the workshop...The Wirral Grammar School for Girls..

We had 3 generations of one family--Chris-above was painting for the first time..she bought along her mum in law Edna--who is 92 years old  and her daughter Julia..

What a lovely job Edna made of her painting..a brush in mouth and one in the hand-she was ready for action all day!

When Edna's granddaughter Julia said she wanted to use black,white and blue for her painting -I was not sure it would work...how wrong was I? It was stunning...

Sue organised the event..many thanks to her for a great day!

we had a good mix of colours and canvas sizes..

love  the sage green and cream version..

wonderful results from them all--we are missing one lady from the final photo though!

Amazing results from the ladies.....and looks like lots of interest from their friends too for another workshop in the future...