May 21st - Mellis Chez Sally and Philip

Mellis common was looking at its best in the spring sunshine today with swathes of buttercups and Ox Eye daisies rising above the grass, a very picturesque spring setting. Not to mention Sally and Philip’s gem of a garden.
​A good turnout too 15 of us which was very encouraging.

First some views of the common, from Hannah, an iPad sketch using layers, and an eraser in the software to help with the finished result, and from Diana, remotely, a past painting and a clever collage of recognisable Mellis features.

Penny’s view of the mill building, in pencil, Avril’s mixed media approach, and Sally P’s acrylic with the mill in the distance.

Guess who?

Again artists posing as a village speed watch team

But this is what they were really up to… 

Maggie Ann, Avril and Jackie were attracted by the wildflowers on the common.

And Harriet, Jackie and Lauren’s to the lovely Peonies in Sally’s garden

​i rather foolishly attempted a herd of cows just as they decided to get up and run around the field. Some nameless people thought they were sheep! , they are obviously a rare Mellis breed of sheep-cow!

ian C was attempting to win the  ‘Avril ‘ award for most sketches completed in a day…

close competition from Harriet

​Frances chose her favourite statue which is in the churchyard, and a favourite view from france

and Sally T revisiting watercolours painted the beautiful blue of a pot of Campanulas

Lesley joined us for tea, and had been working on printed images of leaves following on from her workshop, leaf images printed on paper and fabric, and the last image shows quilting round the leaf shapes, which just shows how versatile printing can be.

and finally an exotic image from Carolyn, which evokes all  sorts of romantic associations, there’s something about the shape of a bottle of perfume …

That’s it for this week, a big thank you to Sally and Philip for sharing their lovely garden, and keeping us fed and watered.
Next week’s blogger will be Harriet
Don’t forget to take your swimming costumes for Sarah Hucklesby’s pool!

​Sally