Exploring South Africa

Here are these beautiful acrylic works done by a bunch of flegling artisits. Just lovely...

Move over Andy.

Each pewrson chose a popular SA icon and drew it. Then we painted 2 of the same thing.

They got to play with colour and have fun . The end products were splendid!!

The Oil Paint Adventure - Part 1

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 This term we painted with oils. It was an adventure for me as much as it was one for the adults who attended the class. 

I began my own adventure by painting Madiba in oils. 

This web site was an enormous help to me.

http://willkempartschool.com/

This was the beginning. Painting with oils is a process and builds patience because one can not complete the work in one go. The oils take time to dry. 

The thing I love about painting with oils is the vibrant colour and the buttery feel. It is very much like painting with thick butter. The results are instant. The experience rich to the sences. From smell thtough sight and then of course the feel of it. 

We began the class with a choice. What to paint. All selected a potrait except one brave woman who decided on a rose. We decided on black and white. 

During the weeks that each person worked on their art, a delightful and often unexpected painting developed. It is so special being the 'teacher' because the delight is mostly mine.... I love to see the struggles and pain produce fruit.

The results are special but once again the process was the growth. 

Here are some of the works in progress.....

Completed work to follow. ENJOY!!