Thursday 29 September, Redgrave & Lopham Fen

A fine sunny start augurs well for the day at Redgrave and Lopham Fen, but let’s see how it turns out.

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Angela has been busy in her studio, she tells me, and to good effect as you will see below.  “I finished a painting from my sketch of Sizewell beach and am happy with the sky as I don’t usually give big skies in my work. I’ve done two little woodland scenes - just messing about with composition and colour - good fun!

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​I’m working on another pathway-through-trees painting but in a much looser style - have to see where that will lead me as it has a will of its own!!!”

​June likes to go to the Bank on Wednesday mornings; it is handy for her and she enjoys the company.  Most people work from books, but June takes her own still life, mostly from the garden.  

​Here is yesterday’s sketch of grapes, with a couple of others from previous weeks.

​Carolyn goes with the autumn theme of dried leaves, this time using her crayons again to good effect.  She finds she prefers them over Inktense at the moment.  We are also adding another drawing (last week's plum tart) to her Gallery page.

Avril is the first to come in with a show of work from the venue.  It includes a photo of the subject of the first sketch, followed by three mostly monochrome sketches and a landscape on her iPad.  Again, Avril has been most industrious, and in what she says is nice weather and surroundings.

Ian’s pictures look like charcoal and pencil, not his usual oils anyway.  He says, “Two pictures today, a horse that actually stood still and a general view of one of my fellow artists at work   I was unable to stay until the end.”

Jane has sent us two beautiful drawings from a previous visit to Redgrave Fen.  She says, “I work so slowly you’d still be waiting for today’s drawings next year!  I went this morning and took some photographs for reference.”  I think you can tell that Jane has originally based her work on a visit to the place, where you can get a real feeling for it.

Here are Sally T's sketches, a mixture of pen and pencil.  Thank you for your contributions, Sally.

According to Sally P it has been a beautiful day for our last outdoor meeting.  A cold start but a warm and sunny afternoon. Eight of us turned up.
"Here are my two pictures from today:  A pencil drawing of part of one of the gates leading into the walks.  The second, an acrylic (not finished) of the field behind the visitor centre.'

Josie has sent a sketch in colour for the blog, 

Frances couldn't make it to the Fen today, but has sent us a watercolour she painted there in winter last year. 

Harriet too thought they had been very lucky with the weather.  She thought it was going to be cold but had to strip off in the afternoon!  The last picture is of those who remained for tea and chat at 3pm.

Two offerings from Lesley, she did the first one in the morning - a view of Middle Fen from the picnic tables outside the visitor centre using charcoal pencils.  She did the second one after an early lunch. It is a view across the field at the back of the visitor centre towards the road (where the SWT plant sales used to be held). Very strong sunlight and deep shadows, with early autumn tints. I used pen and zig Art and Graphic twin felt tips.

I think that must be the last of your contributions to the blog this week - thanks to all of you.  
Next week is our first meeting of the Autumn programme and includes the AGM.  See Events for Autumn Programme, or click here.  Do come and bring  one or at most two of your favourite pictures for the Show and Tell part of the programme.

Don't forget it is Hannah's turn to do the blog, so please send any contributions to her.

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