Friday 28 March 2014

Art Workshop in Woodbury...... plus Paint Party Friday

Pleased to be back joining in with Paint Party Friday today - with many thanks to EVA & Kristin for hosting....

and now a catch up on my recent watercolour workshop (last Saturday)  run
by Matthew Palmer professional art instructor.  Again this was held in the village hall at Woodbury and well worth the trip down there for it.

The scene we painted was a Night Time Snow Scene.  Matthew took us through the process step by step, nobody felt rushed and we worked at our own pace.


It helped that Matthew's painting was projected onto a large screen as we worked on our own ...




I think it does us good, at least it helps me, to go back to basics sometimes with painting.  I took the class from the attitude that I wanted to be open minded, learn and try out the techniques suggested.  Let's face it we all get into habits with painting.  The painting included wet-into-wet, dry brush, blending plus when completely dry we used a craft knife for highlights plus sandpaper for texture...great fun getting to do all of these.

Here's a quick pan round the hall whilst we were having a coffee break....

It was a really good day....here's my finished painting...








28 comments:

CJ Kennedy said...

Your painting is beautiful and I love the color of the sky. Show this painting in July. We still have snow on the ground and I'm sick of winter.

alarmcat said...

what a great snowy scene!! i, too, like to take workshops now and then. I enjoy trying new techniques!

SLScheibe said...

Wow, gorgeous result! Lovely watercolor painting :)

Netty said...

Thank you for sharing your experiences Ann, it looks a great workshop. Loving your beautiful results. Happy PPF, Annette x

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Giggles said...

Ann absolutely stunning work...wow I love it! Must have been fun!

Hugs Giggles

Faye said...

Ann, your finished watercolor is quite the masterpiece! I think the sky with the swirling clouds is so beautifully done. What a wonderful class that must have been.

Linda Kunsman said...

oh my gosh Ann your painting is amazing!! The colors you used and the effects you achieved with them in the shading is just gorgeous. Happy PPF!

Marji said...

Wonderful finished work! Classes are such a boost I think. Looks like yours was really fun as well as informative.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks so much everyone. I hope this may encourage others to take a Workshop if they have wondered about them :-)

Christine said...

love your painting today Ann!

Kooky Makes said...

Oh those clouds! They're gorgeous and look like more snow is on the way. Beautiful painting.

Saskia said...

Wow, beautiful painting!!!

Smiles, Saskia :)

Jane said...

A gorgeous painting !

Jo said...

This is so beautiful, Ann.

Debbie said...

I love your painting!

GlorV1 said...

Great job Ann. I love that house. Awesome. William must be say, "We moving ma?" tee hee. Give my regards to William who I feel like I've known him forever. Happy PPF!

Cris, Oregon Artist said...

wow. .this is lovely Ann. Looks like you had a lot of fun and learned a few things.

Abigail Davidson said...

Wow, lovely painting and such a pretty, dreamy sky! Great technique!

robin cox walsh said...

Oooooohhhhh, that's lovely! ♥♥♥♥♥

Dartford Warbler said...

That sounds a very enjoyable workshop and I love your finished paining. The blue sky-shadows on the snow give a real sense of the movement of the snow clouds.

Our village art group has regular visiting tutors and we learn so much from trying new techniques, or just watching someone else work in detail. It fascinates me how different everyone`s paintings turn out to be.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks everyone.....it was definitely a fun workshop :-)

ann @ studiohyde said...

I know what you mean, I love watching other people paint as much as I love doing the painting myself :-)

Annabelle said...

Ooohhh , I love this Ann!
The house, the landscape, the creek and hills, the lighting, oh so wonderful!
A place I always dream about!

Your painting class looked like so much fun, might try a workshop sometime.

Annabelle : )

Anonymous said...

enjoyed this post, love having found william the lurcher's mom! seen him around artists workshops! you know me as kate powell!

ann @ studiohyde said...

Hi Kate, glad you found me. I've added 'follow by email' on my blogs so hopefully that will help :-)

Lisabella Russo said...

It sounds like a wonderful workshop and your painting is so beautiful! I love it!

ann @ studiohyde said...

It was very good at the workshop Lisa. Thanks, glad you like the painting :-)

Judy said...

That is a great painting, Ann! Yes, it is good to go back to basics once in a while, looks like a great class!