Tag: Mindful
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Splash!
I’ve been so looking forward to this, the first acrylic painting workshop of 2026 and, as ever, it was everything I have come to expect and more. Everyone embraced new techniques and, following step by step instructions, painted a super picture while still managing to put their own stamp onto the finished piece. Seeing technically…
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Degas, eat your heart out
Who says you can’t whip up a ballerina in acrylic in two hours! Lovely to see the group this morning, ready to accept the challenges that painting people always bring. Well done everyone! I can’t believe the year is nearly over and that was the last painting workshop of 2025. More dates are up in…
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Brrrr
Another fun evening at The Old Buttercross, Oakham, last night. Wonderful to see some familiar faces as well as some new ones. This month it was the crisp and even winter woodland walk in acrylic and, as ever (with just a little help from some bubbly) all the results were amazing and as individual as…
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River Etive and Buachaille Etive Mòr
From a beautiful photograph (courtesy of James Booth) of Autumn in all its glory with the backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, came today’s painting workshop. I had a lovely morning welcoming regulars, as well as some new faces, getting to grips with a palette knife to create some colourful landscapes. As ever, super results with…
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Busy busy.
What an amazing couple of days. 25 artists for the rainbow highland coo Paint & Prosecco at the Old Buttercross, Oakham. It was a roasting hot evening but we managed to produce a fantastic collection of coos! Thanks to everyone for coming along, some not for the first time. See you again soon. Then a…
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Making Waves
Another great workshop this morning. Painting crashing waves gave, at least a sense of, a feeling of a cool sea breeze. Perfect on a hot day As usual, following and trusting in what has colloquially become known as “The Process”, all the paintings were a great success. A result of which is two more acrylic…
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Oakham Sketch Club
I realised the other day the Wednesday evening sketch club started 18 months ago when I finally admitted to myself that my motivation is sometimes (aka often 😬) lacking when it comes to practicing my drawing. I teach the importance of drawing skills as fundamental to progressing one’s art but ‘finding the time’ has always…
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Ragdale workshop
I did a trial workshop in October, mixing the options of Zen doodling, pencil and charcoal in this hour long session at Ragdale Hall. I would have posted sooner but my scheduling failed to materialise lol. Better later than never!! Our guests picked their preferred medium and chose a garden view to draw from the…
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So, that was Christmas
A big build up and then it’s all over in the twinkling of an eye. I hope you all enjoyed the Christmas you wanted. Next, New Years Eve then off we go into 2025. Classes are filling up and workshops are in the diary. Shop classes and workshops 2025 As usual, I enjoy gathering inspiration…
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Autumn is here!
Lovely morning today, the sun was shining, the sky was blue, the leaves were curly. Looking at the lights, darks, twists and turns of dried autumn leaves. More at Wednesday Sketch Club.