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Thursday 7th July at John's

7/7/2022

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After a cloudy start, today brightened up to a lovely sunny afternoon.  I arrived at John's after driving down Fiddler's Lane, which proved rather unnerving.  My car's warning system was screaming at me all the way that I was too close to the side ... both sides in fact!!!  It is so narrow.  Such are the risks of Suffolk.
Some folk had already gone when I arrived but I had a wander round, was shown John's beloved oil-smelling studio, took a few photos and was promised more from Sally P. later.  I had a thankfully more comfortable return journey via Cock's Road.
First one or two of the photos I took.  John's house has a very rural setting, as you will also see from Frances's  sketch below.  Sandra and Angela are sitting beside a colourful herbaceous border
The first work I received from today's location was by Frances, who says she only had time for one sketch before having to rush off.  She has called it "View through the Hedge".
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Avril's is not from the location but from a photo taken in Kenya. as she coould not go to John's this week.  
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Carolyn has been working in the garden again but doesn’t find it easy.  She really prefers working on a table.  The redcurrants were done with crayons and the garden view was with Inktense - hence the dry and wet versions.
Diana didn't get to the location today and has dug out another ancient sketchpad to show us:  (1) Hoxne Vicarage and Bodmin Moor  (2) Ludgate Causeway  (3) and (4) back and front of John's (formerly her old) house.
Sally L is on holiday and promised to send a postcard this week.  Here it is:  A view from the back of our hotel of what was probably at one time a rather grand house and terrace garden, now apartments.  Horrible perspective challenges;  too hot to concentrate.  (Naples)  (Perspective looks fine to me - Noreen)
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Although I (Noreen) went to John's this morning, I was not able to do a painting.  Here is something I did at home - another pastel painting of a view  just off Lowgate Street in Eye.  
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This is Maggie-Anne's depiction of one of the buildings in John's garden (the studio, perhaps?)
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This one is a drawing from Hilary, from the visit to Walberswick on 16 June.

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From Lesley:  Here is my offering, using inktense pencils and graphic twin felt tips. It’s the landscape just outside John’s garden. The brick building is his studio.  I was only able to stay for the morning.
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​Now for the images Sally P sent in.  First, she tells us twelve turned up today. Several had to go early due to other commitments but there were 6 of us that stayed for tea, cake and biscuits.  John is in the first photo, on the left.
​After a grey and blustery morning with the threat of rain it turned out to be a gloriously sunny day by the end and we were looking for shade!


Sally sent two pieces by Angela - an oil of silver birches using a palette knife, and a sketch.
Then a pastel sketch of an artichoke by Sandra.
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Next Sally's own work.  A drawing of fields from John's garden.  Followed by a mixed media painting looking through an arch towards a herbaceous border.
That's all for today.  Keep painting and send your work to Hannah next time  (14th July, Diss).
Have a very good week.  
​Noreen
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