Wendy and I really enjoyed the short introduction to oil painting.
Lindsey had worked so hard to have everything ready and laid out for us, which was so good to see when we arrived. She explained and demonstrated what we were to do and made sure everyone understood, and was very helpful if we didn’t. Her aim was to help us work quickly as if ‘en plein aire’ [painting outdoors], but I’m not sure if that message really got through to all of us! And certainly I felt that another hour would have been good, perhaps because I was enjoying myself so much.
Thank you all for the workshop, which was such good value.
Sue Tideswell
Today was a wonderful day for creating art! This time, however, I wasn’t the one doing the painting. Earlier this year, I was invited to lead a workshop at the Hatton Art Gallery at Newcastle University, and today the workshop took place.
I want to thank the Friends of the Hatton and everyone at the gallery for making this workshop possible. A special shoutout goes to all participants; I hope you enjoyed the session as much as I enjoyed guiding it!
We started off by discussing how to find interesting ways to arrange the scene to create a focal point. Then, we moved on to creating art using photographs as a reference point. This was an oil painting session, aiming to create a loose and expressive style to capture the essence of the scene.
The artwork produced was impressive, reflecting the strong ideas to create great compositions we built upon at the start. It was fantastic to see such creativity come to life!
Lindsey McLaren
Friends of the Hatton 