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Two great images for you to use this week, contrasts in colour, content and how they could be tackled. Sally L. says, 'Yorkshire sheep, I chose this photo for the layers of lumpy grass and rocks, and of course the lovely sheep, great opportunity for textured effects that we don’t see round here.
I found it really difficult to take photographs for a still life without foreshortening, so I decided to keep it really simple, so that you could see the mushrooms clearly.'
I love those sheep on top of rocks that might be as woolly as they are, and the graphic quality of the row of mushrooms. Thank you Sally L. for these, which should provide plenty of inspiration...
I found it really difficult to take photographs for a still life without foreshortening, so I decided to keep it really simple, so that you could see the mushrooms clearly.'
I love those sheep on top of rocks that might be as woolly as they are, and the graphic quality of the row of mushrooms. Thank you Sally L. for these, which should provide plenty of inspiration...
And these are Sally L's. contributions this week. First, a plein air painting of a hut just clinging on to the Cliff at Dunwich. The second is from Avril's still life, and has a great abstract quality.
This week Noreen has felt well enough to work from Avril's photos last week, and has done her usual splendid job. She also spoke to Cynthia on the phone in Hartismere Care Home, where she is having a couple of week's respite. Cynthia asked her to pass on her thanks to all EAG members for the lovely flowers Sally P took round to her. It was great to see you on Zoom this morning, Noreen, glad you are feeling somewhat better.
Avril thought she had better work from her own photos from last week. For the first she says, 'This is a rough and ready picture that started with watercolour as I thought the shapes of the shadows would work well, I did not like this so I put pastel over the top.
For the second, 'I started with metallic paints and ended up with wax crayon, this gave a gritty feeling, very textured, the scrubbed up foil got a bit muddy so I thought I better leave the rest before it all looked over worked.' I think the choice of paper has worked really well with the crayon to give this picture texture.
For the second, 'I started with metallic paints and ended up with wax crayon, this gave a gritty feeling, very textured, the scrubbed up foil got a bit muddy so I thought I better leave the rest before it all looked over worked.' I think the choice of paper has worked really well with the crayon to give this picture texture.
From France we have two drawings from Frances - the second is called 'A Tricky Crossword'!
From Lesley, two contrasting projects: -
'The first one is acrylic on paper, of a view along Park Lane, looking towards Cranley Hall. Not finished, but I’m not sure whether it’s worth continuing........
'The second piece: I went to a day’s textile workshop to make a silk bowl, from silk fibres sandwiched between dissolvable film and machine stitched. The film has been washed out this morning and the bowl moulded over a ceramic bowl. Currently drying out, with the bowl balanced on a beer glass, in another bowl to catch the drips! I’m hoping the stitching will hold it together.' Intriguing!
'The first one is acrylic on paper, of a view along Park Lane, looking towards Cranley Hall. Not finished, but I’m not sure whether it’s worth continuing........
'The second piece: I went to a day’s textile workshop to make a silk bowl, from silk fibres sandwiched between dissolvable film and machine stitched. The film has been washed out this morning and the bowl moulded over a ceramic bowl. Currently drying out, with the bowl balanced on a beer glass, in another bowl to catch the drips! I’m hoping the stitching will hold it together.' Intriguing!
Next Sally P. and Jackie, who set up a still life at Jackie's this week, and both worked on it in watercolour. Jackie's on the left, Sally P. on the right.
| And Sally also sent in a picture by Les Bragg... |  |
 | From Harriet, a taste of the still life she has assembled for us for later in the season. Lots going on, it looks very interesting. |
| And now, from June, a delicate watercolour study of berries and leaves... |  |
 | Diana has used an old sketchbook smeared with white acrylic paint to draw a hill in Shropshire with graphite and Quink. Very effective. |
From Jane - Pen & ink Poole Harbour. Pumpkin, Gourds and Apples with Chalk pastels, and finally still fiddling with Sunflowers, acrylic paints
| Carolyn worked on the still life photo she posted last week, to produce this drawing, which does have me longing to go to a restaurant again... |  |
 | Lastly, my own attempt at one of Avril's landscapes. I was given some inks, with which I have no experience, but it was fun seeing some of what they could do. (Sorry, rather a blurry photo...) Another fine Zoom meeting again this morning, but it would be very good indeed to see some more of you next week! |
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