15 members showed up today and as usual had a chat over tea etc and then got down to business. John provided a simple but effective still life and sat very patiently for three poses.
Views of people down to work concentrating hard
Barry said he needed another hour to do justice to the painting and he was not happy with it. He also finished the 100 celebration mixed media from last week
Ian boxed in his sketch's , close up and felt he had difficulty with the eyes
Jane enjoyed this week and it showed in her sketches
  | Sally P used neo colours for the hydrangeas and drew Ian C but he kept moving so it was difficult. She put the colour on and then used water. John said the brass worked well. |
| Ian got out his watercolours getting back in the swing of using them as the watercolour workshop is next week |   |
| Jackie thought it was an interesting morning and that it was hard to get the angles right when someone is reading |     |
    | Harriet did some nice shading and gestures |
Elizabeth found the session relaxing, Josie liked the brown background and thought it gave life and depth
The first one is Maggie-Anne's bottle which was done with pen, ink and pencil. Second is Richard's sketch and last Josie's which she says is working progress.
Three of my sketches from this morning
  | A photo of us standing around discussing this mornings efforts, last but not least Sally L wonderful wash with soluable graphite, black and white |
Now e mails sent from the morning session and people on holiday and home.
Diana decided to combine John's lovely dried hydrangeas with the small jug, she will be putting in all her paintings from home this winter.
Diana decided to combine John's lovely dried hydrangeas with the small jug, she will be putting in all her paintings from home this winter.
Sent from Frances - The last one is a finished version of one I started last week. Have painted leaves in acrylic over the oil pastel and then used ink.
Here are two pen and watercolour wash sketches done this week, done by Lesley both in the Yorkshire Dales. It has been cloudy all week so the colours are quite muted.
View from Mermaid Rocks in foreground looking across Semerwater.
View from Mermaid Rocks in foreground looking across Semerwater.
Carolyn has 2 offerings - The second one is a drawing of Bob an old English Sheepdog . Then I noted that you were all trying new marks, so got out my Art Pen did an abstract. Hannah likes a bit of colour added so that is what I tried. You said I should try different media and Carolyn did.
Sally L is the blogger next week when we will be having our exciting Watercolour workshop
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