September Painting Subject

With almost a full day in my studio, I've managed to finish off a new class painting subject, I've restored 4 old canvases, half finished another class painting subject and had a big tidy up. The completed subject is called 'Picnic Spot' and we'll be painting this on Sunday September 14th at Capel St Mary Village Hall. The class will start at 12.30pm and will finish around 5.30pm. If you'd like to come along and give this painting a go, do drop me a line at info@ayoubart.co.uk or call me on 01473 311938. At the moment, the Apollo Studio self-catering accommodation is available. You can find details of this cosy little home from home here: http://www.ayoubart.co.uk/38.html

Art Popping

During the week I've been working on some more Pop Art Portraits. I've had several celebrities in half finished states dotted around the house. Today I managed to complete a few of them. I'm always open to suggestions as to who you'd like to see portrayed in Pop Art. So if you have any ideas, do drop me a line on info@ayoubart.co.uk, I'd love to hear from you.

Here's one of my finished pieces - entitled 'Golden Years'

We learn new things all the time

My local art group often have guest artists to give demonstrations of their specific media or style. I, myself was a guest demonstrator, showing the wet on wet oil painting technique, over a year ago. I loved the group so much that I joined.

Today we had an artist giving a talk and demonstration on composition, shade and colour using acrylics and pastels. The demonstration was concluded with a short step by step workshop.

You can see here a wide range of landscapes completed by some of the members. It's great to put our finished results in a line so we can see the difference in styles amongst ourselves.

Mood, pressure, type of brush and variety of colour mixes ensures that even though we follow the same guide, all paintings, whilst they have their similarities, will look different. So today, I've learned a few more tips about both art and teaching whilst enjoying the company of friends and colleagues who put together a rather tasty buffet.

Some New Work

This week I've scheduled my agenda so that I have some time to spend in my studio. With nothing but a wide open vista and my free-range chickens pecking around me, I'm in my element. I've completed some new paintings which will be suitable for classes aimed at beginners, no previous art skill required (YES REALLY). You'll find the new subjects here: http://www.ayoubart.co.uk/15.html

On top of that, I've also found time to indulge myself in creating some artwork just for me. With an exhibition coming up in July I really wanted to submit something a little different.

With just one more day of painting indulgence to go, I have no idea what I will paint or where my mood will take me.

The painting shown here 'The Peaceful Evening' started out with nothing more than a colour selection. I had no pre-set ideas with this, I just shook the painting right out of my brush.

What goes on in my classes

If ever you wondered what goes on in my classes look no further. If you click on this link http://www.ayoubart.co.uk/16.html you'll be taken to a page which shows a selection of photos taken from a variety of classes over the years. One of my all time favourite photos is of this lad - absolutely engrossed in his seascape. (And yes, he did end up with paint on his nose!)

Leftovers - Part II

..............................but there was still paint left over and plenty on all the brushes too, so I decided to make yet another on a smaller canvas this time!

I'm in my element when playing around with green paint (my favourite colour) and woody scenes.

Leftovers

Earlier this week I taught 'Woodland's End' a pretty emerald woodland scene. At the end of the workshop, as always, there was some paint left over on the palettes. I decided to have a play around with another panoramic canvas and threw this little number together. It just shows how different a scene can look with various sized canvases - plus it put good use to paint that was destined for the bin.