Mum's 80th Birthday Painting - 'Life at 80' - July 2016

My lovely mother has recently celebrated her 80th birthday.  Although she likes traditional art, Mum's natural leaning is towards abstract art and so I decided to create a painting for her birthday.  My wife and I took the painting on a train, ferry and then three more trains before arriving at Mum's home on the mainland.  It was a hot day, but luckily the painting arrived in perfect condition and Mum was very happy with her birthday surprise!

As you go through the pictures below you will see it is a mixed media piece with an acrylic textured ground, with oil paint squares and circles, scrim and gold leaf.  The size of the canvas is 36 x 28 inches.  I chose a gold distressed frame to complement the painting. I hope you enjoy looking at the process of making the painting which now hangs proudly on the wall in my mother's home. The photo's start from the beginning with colour studies and sketches...all the way through to a photo of the painting in situ.

Life at 80 - Mixed Media Painting by Lee Papworth 2016 -  artwork & photographs copyright of the artist

If you would like to join any of my art classes please check out my last blog post with the dates and venues. 

Happy Painting!

Best wishes

Lee x

Upcoming Art Classes for 2016 to 2017

The sun is with us at last!  I hope you are enjoying the good weather.  Before we know it Autumn will be upon us and I thought I would give you a heads up on my upcoming courses!

Below is a list of my upcoming art classes for 2016 to 2017 which I am delivering for the Isle of Wight Council.  If you would like to find out further information and book a place please call 01983 817280.

Paint a Canvas for your Home    2 WEEKS	Thurs	6-9pm	16-23 Mar
Mixed Media Abstracts -              4 WEEKS	Weds	10am-1pm	9-30 Nov
Painting Poetry  WORKSHOP	Sat	10am-3pm	09-Feb
Drawing Figures from Photographs  WORKSHOP	Tues	10am-3pm	16-May
Watercolours at Quarr Abbey WORKSHOP	Sat	10am-3pm	01-Jul
Drawing Dinosaur Fossils & Shells  WORKSHOP	Sat	10am-3pm	11-Mar
Step by Step Oil Painting   4 WEEKS	Mon	10am-1pm	6-27 Mar
Drawing Skills for Beginners   4  WEEKS	Thurs	6-8.30pm	29 Sep-20 Oct
Reality to Abstract     WORKSHOP	Mon	10am-3pm	26-Sep
Painting Skyscapes  4 WEEKS	Tues	1-4pm	24 Jan-14 Feb
Expressive Painting                      4 WEEKS	Weds	10am-1pm	14 Jun-5 Jul
Still Life Collage  WORKSHOP	Sat	10am-3pm	19-Nov
Sponge Painting  WORKSHOP	Sun	10am-3pm	16-Oct
Painting a Memory WORKSHOP	Sat	10am-3pm	27-May
Soft & Oil Pastel Seascapes WORKSHOP	Mon	10am-3pm	19-Jun
Painting Wooden Coasters TASTER	Sat	10am-12pm	01-Oct
Mixed Media  TASTER	Sat	1-3pm	01-Oct
Painted Cards  TASTER	Sun	10am-12pm	04-Dec
Painted Wooden Tree Decorations  TASTER	Sun	1-3pm	04-Dec
Watercolour Miniatures TASTER	Tues	10am-12pm	29-Jan
Watercolour Landscapes TASTER	Tues	10am-12pm	04-Oct
Learn Perspective  TASTER	Tues	1-3pm	29-Jan
Paint Your Own Papier Mache Egg  TASTER	Sun	10am-12pm	26-Mar
Easter Themed Painted Jigsaw Puzzles  TASTER	Sun	1-3pm	26-Mar

The following are my private art classes for September 2016:

4 Week 'Painting Buildings in the Landscape' (Open medium)

Friday 9th September 2016, 12.30-3.00pm, All Saints Church Ryde, £65.

4 Week 'Painting Boats and Yachts' (Open medium)

Thursday 29th September 2016, 10.00am-12.45pm, Bembridge Village Hall, £70.

4 Week 'Painting Trees and Woodland Scenes' (Open medium)

Friday 30th September 2016, 10.00am-12.00pm, Northwood W.I. Hall, £65

If you would like to book onto my private courses please use the blog contact form or email me. One to one classes are still available throughout the summer holidays.

I hope you enjoy the Summer and look forward to seeing you in September.

Happy Painting!

Lee

Painting Workshops - 2016

I recently taught two painting workshops.  I asked students to bring along any paintings that they needed help and guidance with or they had the choice to start a new painting.  The attendance of the workshops was very good and I think everyone enjoyed themselves.   Not everyone finished their paintings, but the ones that did are shown below:

Original painting by Laraine 2016

Original painting by Gill 2016

Original painting by Maria 2016

Detail of original painting by Maria 2016

Original painting by Pam 2016

Detail of painting by Pam 2016

Original painting by Liz 2016

Original painting by Barbara 2016

Original painting by Kate 2016

Original watercolour study by Vicki 2016

Original painting by Maria 2016

Thank you to everyone who took part and made the workshops possible.  A big thank you to all the lovely folk who attended my classes throughout 2015/16!

In my next blog post I will tell you about my upcoming courses for September.  If you would like to know more about my classes or arrange a private class please us the blog contact form.

Happy Painting & Have a Wonderful Summer!

Best wishes

Lee x