paint and sip classes

This was my first paint along class of 2024.
I have done many of these now for various charities, and they are so much fun.
I got to meet some amazing women from Knitted Knockers of Northern Ireland, based in Brownlow House Courtyard.
These women had the challenge of painting this scene of Lurgan park, a place which was just a few meters away.

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The reference was found on a facebook site called Friends Of Lurgan Park. From there I spotted this photograph. I liked the tree and its reflection. It has a sweeping curve of the railing to led your eye into the painting while also showing perspective. I printed out a colour and a black and white version for everyone. That way they can look at colour constrast. Light and dark. Basic shapes before thinking about the colours to use.
Photographer is James Keelips a keen photographer of garden birds.

The set up is simple. Plates as palettes, paper cups to clean brushes and delute paint. Kitchen roll to share out and a few of my favouite paints bought from The Range. Brushes and canvases were provided by the club but I did have my own set with me. As I said, I have have done many of these now. The club did provide the easels, which is lovely to see them all on display at the end.

By following my step by step direction on how to draw out and what order to apply the paint we had a great base layer down by the first hour. Then stopped for a cuppa and a chat, before jumping into the detail and finishing it off. Now bad for 2 hours of painting.

To keep things fun, I like to do some warm up sketching games. Nothing too serious. Then after our tea break I play another game to gather everyone back to their seat. This one is on Art History, famous Art or not? Like a last man standing game. These 2 super star pupils won for best sketch and last man standing knowledge round.

Future Paint and Sip classes will be held here at
AEON Community Arts.
46 Church Place Lurgan