Update: I heard today that my painting was given a Highly Commended. It’s a step forward from being a Finalist as I was last year. Need to keep painting! Thank you The SAA . The painting will be up on the wall during Medway Open Studios & Arts Festival and at Fishslab Gallery, #Whitstable before being packed off on its exciting trip to Nottingham the exhibition of the Finalists. @supportingallartists @MedwayOpenStudios @maidstoneartsociety2
Pop in to chat, have a coffee, hopefully enjoy the sun in the garden and browse the work. I’ll be working on pieces during the open times.
Two day course, really lovely, supportive, hardworking group and wonderful tuition from Claire. I used one brush and many rags, pipette, palette knife and other bits and pieces.
Oils and watercolours most in the catalogue now and framed . I revisited the Irises and ‘Blown Tulip’ techniques as I have run a couple of very small workshops recently. Click on images for full view.
Medway Open Studios in July…this is fun. Follow this link…. https://medwayopenstudios.org/apply/?fbclid=IwAR0IGZIv4HSl-Qx1sQYeaFbrAsSq9AydQLkcy1n0sgX2clrDm_0qEQ437rI
Larger painting still adding some touches to it but I want to keep it more abstracted than the smaller study. I reckon the small study is finished. Then there’s a couple of speedy watercolour sketches, direct painting no drawing as it was a freezing day out with The Maidstone Art Society.
We are nearly through the four hundred days that January seems to have. I made a short video of painting Christmas Robins as a Christmas card as we, like many people, decided not to post many cards this time. You can see the original studies below.
I’m looking forward to getting out to paint a bit more this year and enjoyed a freezing couple of hours at Penenden Heath with the Maidstone Art Society. I made two quick direct watercolour sketches and then was very pleased to go to the Bull to warm up with a coffee and conversation as we thawed out.
Painting in the studio this morning, some pieces in progress some needing finishing off. Oils one end of the table and watercolour the other.
Had a lovely week in this delightful space @fishslabgallery in #Whitstable. Sold quite a few paintings, even three sketchbook pages as the people who bought them liked them a lot. Thank you @FishslabGallery Team, Cathy McTurk and Kev Hopper for the support and encouragement.
Happily sold some pieces during @mwayopenstudios so am working towards my next exhibition at @fishslabgallery, #whitstable at the end of the month. Exhibition opens 23rd August until 28th.
Jackie Trinder 