Hi Everyone from Noreen. Nice to be back.
Let's start with the inspiration photos for next week's artwork. They are from Jane who, after some discussion with Hannah about abstraction, has chosen a couple of them with that in mind. Whatever you decide to do, I know we shall all be pleased to see your picture(s) and hear what you have been up to, so please keep in touch.
Let's start with the inspiration photos for next week's artwork. They are from Jane who, after some discussion with Hannah about abstraction, has chosen a couple of them with that in mind. Whatever you decide to do, I know we shall all be pleased to see your picture(s) and hear what you have been up to, so please keep in touch.
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| Sally P has taken inspiration from the funny goat photo last week and produced six(!) versions, of which three are shown here: (1) in charcoal (2) in watercolour and (3) in pastel. I think they're all great. Click to enlarge and view. |    We didn't see Sally on Zoom this week, as she has been detailed to help her son with his house move. |
   | Diana says, the floods were amazing; you can see why it's called Eye (no.1). For her picture (no.2) she worked with felt tip scribbles plus collage. In no.3 Diana abandoned a self-portrait and cut her hair instead (a kind of self portrait?) |
| Sally T has given us two watercolour pictures on paper. They are views of a pond in Mellis, one in recent cold weather and the other in bright sunshine |   |
| Jackie has completed a very sympathetic portrait of Sally from last week's photo - in watercolour. I think it is so much harder to do portraits in watercolour than in some other medium and this is beautifully done. |   |
| | Harriet is still doing portraits of her dogs, that she feels a close relationship to. The first one here is Chester, a rescue/rehome dog. |
The other two are of Cherry who is no longer with them, and this is the first time, after 4 years that she has felt like having a go at a painting her. They now have another dog, Rose, as yet unpainted.
| Sally L thinks this is her final attempt at a self-portrait (5th, 6th ?) That's a shame, don't you think, as it's so lively and a fascinating rendering? |  |
 | Hilary has sent us a picture of, as she says, “the wonderful snowdrops in my garden”. Great to see something from you, Hilary! Keep in touch. Finally, from me: these Hyacinths flowered earlier in the year and have now been relegated to my garden. |  |
We had a good Zoom today, except for a few technical difficulties. We saw more of Les Br. this time (loved to see his L-plate in his place when he disappeared), but June came and went a few times, evidently because she didn't get the appropriate email with the link. Let's hope they can all be sorted out before next week.
PS (Friday) I should have waited a little longer before posting the above. Jane had had a hectic day and was a bit late in sending her excellent work in - see below.
| Jane's pen and ink drawing of hyacinths and another houseplant this week. |   |
PPS (Saturday) Here are some further additions, with apologies for lateness.
| From Avril we have a happy goat in pen and ink, plus a beautiful horse in watercolour and pastel. |   |
  | Lesley has sent us two more attempts at a self-portrait. The first was painted in the morning. Lesley liked the shading but felt it didn't look like her. She realised at lunchtime that the face was too long so had another go in the afternoon. She thinks the proportions are better but is still not happy ... |
| The self-portrait in pencil and watercolour is from - need I say? - Frances. The linocut is in the making. Frances hopes that this turns out to her liking and she doesn't have to throw it in the bin, as she did the last time. |   |
This is definitely the last for this week. Thank you all for your contributions - which I know keep many of us going through bad weather and difficult times. Noreen
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