What a happy day with beautiful people.
This was the group: Jean Baker, Christine Chapman, Pam Stark, Wendy Wallace, Leonie Yssel, Fay Keevy, Jenny Dawson, (hiding behind Fay), Irene Brand, Mia Gibson, Cookie Kitson, Lesley Moore, Lynne Hattingh, Marie Lambert.
 Two beginnings - beautiful translucent washes to hold it all together |  Colours ready and happiness can flow - I usually don't like using masking fluid but when doing these huts and houses it is a fun way to save good lines and highlight points then allow the washes to just leap around the page and have a little party of their own. |
  Jenny and Fay - I catch you in the act of being reckless, so many wonderful memories of painting with you both in JBay  Christine was inspired by a card in the resource collection and the magical washes take the idea to a new level  Leonie was inspired by a card painted by my cousin in Irelend - Jo-Anne Yelen   Cookie being fabulously adventurous   Mia exploring the delight of water colour and was also the photographer for the day. Thank you so much dear Mia for taking pictures of all the artists at work Many thanks to you all for the wonderful day of painting. Next time we have to make it a two day so that we can finish the painting. Lots of lovely ideas shared with little tricks and techniques. Thank you Fay for getting the Methodist Church in Jeffrey's Bay for us to use. Thank you Christine for inspiring the event and gathering the artists of St Francis Bay together. It was delightful seeing painting friends from our years of painting together and also wonderful meeting new artist friends. The lunch and snacks you brought were great - enough food for a week of painting without feeling a twinge of hunger. THANK YOU ALL X |  Making colour mixes gives us a great way of looking at how the blends will look and then we can work out if they are translucent enough Our painting beginnings are always filled with wonder, excitement and trepidation .... we wonder whether we will be able to sustain the excitement and move the painting into the next phase. Heaven Forbid we mess it up or make a mistake! We can love every minute of our splashing and creating if we just let go of the judgement and allow for the serendipity of the moment. Then each moment can weave its way into a creation of delight - no matter how it ends up looking. Ahhhh! now go and paint and play!  Where will this go - it is a delightful mystery  Can you see the magic and this was only just the first wash - why would we paint any other way?  I love these colours  Lesley I love the way you embrace the process of creating  Wendy and Pam painted together  Lynne is able to mix colours and stir up glow  Leonie normally paints in oil and her paintings are just beautiful  Not so serious my darling Friend x We missed our precious friend Heather, sorry you were not well enough to make the day. In Loving Memory of my Mommy - Gwyn Horn - I dedicate my workshops to you as I hold the memories of times shared painting with you x |
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