Angela’s garden occold

We seem to be living a Plein air version of The Three Bears, too wet, too hot, and this week too windy! Let’s hope that next week it will be ‘just right’.
But ten of us were ready for the challenge papers clamped to boards, hats clamped to heads, paint drying as fast as we could apply it. ( several people sensibly opted for pencils)
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Penny was sitting near Angela’s lovely wildlife pond bordered by trees interesting marginal plants and dragonflies, working on her pencil study of a tree, and also the side of the shed in pencil.

Harriet was attracted to the view across the fields, a stretch of summer green punctuated by some almost lollipop like willow trees.

Sally Tyley also sketched the view across the fields in pencil.

Sally P drew a detailed pencil sketch of the shed, and a colour study of the foliage round the pond

Jackie painted a view through to the fields from the back garden, (apologies for the quality of the picture Jackie) and a lovely pencil study of the hammock, 

A detailed flower study and the shed in the back garden from Jane.

And another delicate flower study of pink poppies, and the shed from Maggie Ann

Lesley worked on an acrylic picture of a  view over the small pond, that she had started on a previous visit.

And I sketched a similar view of the smaller pond pond, and a larger view across the garden to the fields beyond

Angela was working on some oil and cold wax pictures from her studio, beautiful colour studies, we all loved the Turquoise house.

Avril has been working from home, the Bayeaux tapestry? Perhaps for her next textiles project?

and Frances has sent some holiday images, a decorative urn at Hinton Ampner Dorset, Poole harbour, and a sketch of St Malo from the car deck,

And finally a very sweet drawing of a baby elephant from Carolyn, whose friends have just returned from a safari. I’m surprised that they weren’t tempted to bring him home!

​next week’s blogger will be Avril.

​Sally