SUNDAY WORKSHOP, 13th October, Watercolour Layers.
In this workshop we're working with the idea that watercolour is a medium of shape rather than line and that we build up tones in layers....
Wonderful work today in our Braque workshop.
We were looking at ways of dismantling the subject and bringing elements and aspects of the objects up onto the surface of the page - we...
SUNDAY WORKSHOP: September 8th, Pimperne Village Hall
In this workshop we'll be looking at the work of Braque, his still-lifes in particular, and creating our own work in the same/similar...
First foray with a more structured subject 'Track to the Punchbowl' Exmoor (of course!)...
...all Daniel Smith watercolours, although I haven't used all colours yet. You can watch a lovely video of Daniel Smith being interviewed...
Here we are!! Almost £500 worth of watercolours, a few oils and a brush!
When the brush arrived I was fairly unimpressed by the way it looked, but it's turning out to be a glorious brush, lovely long (vegan!)...
Thursday's final session! I retire! (But I will run Sunday workshops in the autumn.)
Lovely work with the 'stems' project and experiments with wax resist and layers of watercolour. Great stuff from Thursday's group.
My last Wednesday class today! Lovely work...
...from the group, finishing off the dismantled pictures and the 'stems' project.
Brilliant final day of Chettle...
...creativity and hard work making for fabulous results.
Chettle day 2 - wet weather, working indoors...
...from drawings and studies made yesterday. Today was about freedom to experiment with ways of working and developing a bold attitude...
Chettle Day 1 - lovely stuff emerging.
It's been a glorious sunny day - it might be rain to follow! But as everyone is underway we can all work in the hall when the rain comes....