👩🎨 Creative Catch Up (August) & Calendar (September)
Painting Cedar with Kriksis | Learning through Art
Welcome to the STUDIO DIARIES ‘Creative Catch-up & Calendar’.
This is where I share an overview of what’s been happening in the Studio in the previous month (August), as well as provide the calendar of events for the coming month (September).
The month of August was wonderfully creative and very inspiring. Highlights included:
Waking up at 2.30am to join Kriksis and Melanie Chadwick on Zoom
Starting to think about planning a series of Zoom Workshops for ‘Studio Diaries’ Subscribers (to happen sometime after my teaching year ends)
Introducing a theme to contemplate & discuss at each Art Club (We began with ‘Courage & Creativity’ - how has art making brought more courage into your life?)
The most special feeling in the world to see an artist I love,
painting my beloved Cedar in her Zoom session. Words can not describe how wonderfully precious this was 🙏🐕
Painting wildflowers with
and at 3.30am was a fun art adventure, and well worth the tiredness later in the day.We painted images of wildflowers from Cornwall and Latvia - I painted one side of a handmade Concertina booklet and I am inspired to paint wildflowers from Australia on the other side.
I have also had requests to host a ‘Wildflowers’ theme for Open Studio, and so have been sorting through my own reference images of native wildflowers from the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales that we could draw together (see the calendar below to see Septembers ‘Open Studio’ date).
On her Patreon recently, Kriksis asked us all if we would like to email her photo’s of the places where we live.
We then painted:
East Central Dakota
Cornwall – Cows beach, St Mawes.
A river in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
Lexington Cemetery, Central Kentucky
Humber Bay, Lake Ontario
Mundooi Walk – Tura Beach to Short Point (NSW, AU)
Conversation ranged from talking about the history and culture of each place, to food and the connections between places. It was truly lovely and a deeply rewarding experience.
And again in Kriksis’ (6am Sunday morning) Patreon, we met on Zoom to draw images based on the theme; ‘Harvest’. I was sleepy and drew very lightly with watercolour pencils, a few inktense pencils and some watercolour paint.
(note to self - wake up 5 minutes earlier & check camera settings before filming)
Our theme for September is:
(from the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales, Australia - inspired by Kriksis & Melanie Chadwick).
and our Art Club topic to contemplate is: “Art as Healer”
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Until next time,
‘Paint your peace & make magic’ my dear friend,
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Ohh wildflowers, such a beautiful theme Sam 🌾😍 looking forward to draw with you and your community live or in replay!
I am looking forward to drawing some wildflowers with you!