Oil Painting Classes

[samscafeamericain 0]

Daughter and I took up oil painting classes on a saturday morning.

5 weeks in and learned loads, know I will never be a great painter but what a lot of fun and enjoyment is being had.

I have also decided to grow a goatee beard to look more bohemian - it was either that or cutting a ear off

 

 

[Pat 0]

You made the right choice. What a pleasure going to classes with your daughter.  Maybe one of you or both will show us your accomplishments. 

[samscafeamericain 0]

My very first oil painting

[Veronica 0]

Was that from imagination Sammy? Good job. Like the wee wall.

[samscafeamericain 0]

sadly no, we worked from pictures.

 

 

[samscafeamericain 0]

Next batch of 6 weeks signed up for. New work underway, something warmer and more 'Greek'.

Lovely bunch of learners in the class, all blundering together.

 

 

[Pat 0]

Good for you, samsc.  You seem to have an aptitude and sounds like fun

[samscafeamericain 0]

its been great, so look forward to every class.  2.5 hours passes in a blink of an eye

[Pat 0]

It's great when you discover something you enjoy.  I am painting too. But just walls.  That too has a certain satisfaction. :-)

[samscafeamericain 0]

I have decided I have a pathological hatred of emulsion and gloss paints

[Pat 0]

How are you with the pastels and water colour?

[samscafeamericain 0]

Not tried, really enjoying the forgiveness of oil paints

[Pat 0]

Water colours are pretty forgiving too.  Mistakes can be interesting.

[samscafeamericain 0]

Still a fair bit of work to do, but daughter has gone for a mystical woods theme, I went for a Greek ruin look to warm me up 

[Pat 0]

Those are fantastic. Very well done. Talented family.

I think my favourite is still the wee cottage. 

[samscafeamericain 0]

I am definitely going back after the New Year to do another session. 

 

Fabulous group of people, lovely lady in her late 60s who is painting the place of her childhood, a wonderful bay in Argyle.    

[samscafeamericain 0]

Our latest pieces.

Finally decided to tackle figures and went with Flamenco scene. Erin did a painting of a sunny Loch Lomond

 

[Pat 0]

Brilliant. Very vivid. Love the figures, I can hear that flamenco guitar and love the sun shining through the trees in Erin's painting.

[samscafeamericain 0]

Thanks Pat, nothing special just challenge pieces, didn't appreciate how difficult it is to 'see' ...your blooming brain wants to fill in what it thinks you should see

[Pat 0]

I've only ever tried water colours. Kind of do their own thing. Put up some more of your work soon. :-)

[samscafeamericain 0]

we are currently having a wee sabbatical from the classes, the daughter is going through her studying for highers hell, but we shall return in June.

Meanwhile have been working on a wee scene from Loch Goilhead - they talk about Ireland and 50 shades of green, Scotland can match that

 

[Pat 0]

Hope you're going to show us the completed piece of work with all the shades, samscafe.

[samscafeamericain 0]

Still got oodles to do, when its near done will get it posted

[Pat 0]

How are you progressing?

[samscafeamericain 0]

Started back at classes and am doing a fabulous beach scene from Vatersey, not sure I will do it justice but it great to be back throwing paint at stuff.

 

Daughter has taken on a really challenging Thai Pagoda-like temple, lots of very straight lines and red roofs.