Art in August
On Saturday 16 August we had a fun beginners watercolour class with a great group of girls. Some had done art before, others not.
All the results were good, and a great time was had by all!
still life
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Watercolour in winter
Its been two months since our two part beginners watercolour class in May.
Its been a busy time for me, I had some great illustration commissions from Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press that kept and are still keeping me busy! I had a great opportunity to spend a week in Windhoek on a missions trip with Hillsong Church where we got to visit a few local communities and volunteer at a Joyce Meyer rally.
We had a class this past Saturday, 26 July which was great fun. The next one is this coming Saturday, 2 August. Beginners are welcome and I encourage you to just come along!, I will go through all the basic techniques again.
Saturday 2 August.9.30am for 9.45 start
finish at about 1.00 to 1.30pm.
R160.00 per person, including materials.
Please RSVP and let me know if you are interrested so that I can plan accordiingly.
Have a great week and enjoy the sunny weather!
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still painting
I am trying a new base surface for my oil paintings.
I love canvas, but its a bit too fancy for experiments. So, I got a stack of A4 sized masonite boards. I painted them with universal undercoat over which I applied a gesso paste with my palette knife. Once the gesso paste is dry it won’t crack and you can work on it with oils or acrylics.
Next I mixed up neutral colours with genuine turpentine and an “oil painting medium” (honely coloured, like a pour-able gel, it thins the paint and lets it dry quicker) to make it spread better and it is transparent. Then I rubbed it on to the prepared surface
Now I am ready to paint!
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crash course art or social art?
Have you been enjoying the fantastic summer weather?
I have some suggestions for different types of art classes, depending on what your goal is. Lets find out who would like what kind of art session.
1_ WEDNESDAY EVENING SOCIAL ART:
at willing participants homes or in my studio, with coffee or a glass of wine. We can do them once per month.
7.30pm – 9pm
Cost: R100 per person, materials included
2_ SATURDAY MORNING ART:
various fun and colourful excersises with relaxation in mind, very much like we have been doing.
10am – 1pm
Cost: R160 per person, materials included
3_ ART CRASH COURSES:
serious sessions covering drawing and painting, the sessions will follow on each other. I would like to book these for specific dates with those who are interrested.
SATURDAY MORNINGS
10am – 1pm
Cost: R180 per person
Depending on the medium, there might be an extra cost for special materials.
Here are possible dates for art workshops on Saturday mornings:
MARCH: 15
APRIL: 12
MAY: 10, 17, 24
Please let me know if you are interrested in any of the options.
Janette and Tonto
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paintings progress _ 2
perhaps too yellow?
too pink
in progress
slowly getting there
in progress
almost there, needs a focal point
also needs a focal point
in progress
perhaps this one is finished?
preparation and play
coming along nicely
coming along nicely
something will come out of this
following intuition with this one
interresting development
coming along nicely
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paintings in progress
I have been painting away, insipred by photos and sketches I have made in and of Lesotho. My fan has to work overtime to stir the hot air this summer! I am painting with oil on canvas, on a smaller scale than my last paintings. I can market them at a better price and I think smaller things are more practical for today’s homes. The watercolours below are requests from some of the staff at the Semonkong Lodge. Victor wants a painting of himself and Elizabeth wants a painting of her house! Lets hope they come out well.
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Cathedral Peak and Lesotho
Here are a few pictures showing the awesomely spectacular landscapes we were so very blessed to experience this past holiday.
Yes, this is real!
Surrounded by children while drawing.
Maletsunyane Falls (translation: Place of Smoke)
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New Paintings in Progress
Two paintings in progress.
The blue and green one has many textures underlayers of acrylic paint, painted over with oil paint.
The browny one is all oils.
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