Day 3 and we're painting with friends

Day 3 of our portraiture lessons was so fulfilling to each and every student. These faces are coming alive before our eyes as some finer details are being added. It's been an amazing process. From the end of day one all the paintings looked finished - in a sepia/monochromatic way. From the end of day 2, once the basic skin tones and the eyes were completed - again we seemed to have finished paintings. Today we have been 'pushing and pulling'. That's Valerie's way of describing the enhancement of highlights and shadows. Eyelashes are going in, freckles are being added, the second stage to the background areas are being adjusted, stripes to shirts (well done Marion). All beautiful - really beautiful. If I had a pound (that's a quid to you, Valerie) every time I heard the words 'she's amazing', I'd be taking a sackfull to the bank. It's been an absolute privilege watching this very talented lady at work with her endless supply of positive energy. Many of us have learned plenty already from Valerie's DVD's but we have learned volumes from the extensive visual and verbal demos that are continually being illustrated throughout the last 3 days. With one more day to go we prepare once again to paint with our new friends. For more class photos CLICK HERE.

Not long now - ----

It's exciting times for me as communications with Valerie Stewart, our renowned guest tutor from the States, increases. The Valerie Stewart Portrait seminar, which will be taking place in Capel St Mary early June this year will soon be underway. Details can be found HERE. Valerie wishes to make you all fully aware the seminar carries a 100% satisfaction guarantee - or your money back. For those of you who have expressed an interest in this exciting 4 day workshop but not yet paid your deposits, please make sure these are sent off in the next few days to guarantee your place. Just a quick re-cap - over the course of the 4 days you will paint 2 portraits (or 2 heads on one portrait). The subject is your choice and can be a family/friend or a celebrity. For those of you who have booked and paid, you'll probably want to be thinking about who you'd like to paint and making sure you have crisp and clear photographs of your chosen subjects. It's not long now, is it?