These three little bears are part of a project dear to the heart of several women at my church, Central Baptist here in Victoria. We have a team: some women trace and cut out the bears, a few sew them together, several of us paint the faces on, then more of us stuff them and sew them up. Then the bears start their travels - some are shared around the world via people we know who are visiting other countries, others stay here in Victoria and are distributed to little children by the medical teams in ambulances. It's a wonderful ministry and they bring much comfort around the world.
Last night was Studio 30 - our demonstrator was Andy Lou of A & A Gallery. He gave us a very interesting demo of his Chinese brush painting. Rice paper is very inexpensive, versatile and he loves working with it. Some of wisdom he shared included putting a painting that looks pretty bad away for a few days. When we look at it later, we might find some redeeming qualities in it. He suggests finding a 'simple way' to stay with a painting even if it is not looking promising. He often paints four or five pictures at one time, flowing between them all and enjoying the process. Then, when it's time, he will finish each one individually, working much more closely on the details. He says 'Just keep going' - we don't have to make a masterpiece each time. Try to put life or energy into a picture, an abstract with a little representational spot in it works well, e.g. owls in a landscape. Very peaceful, enjoyable evening. Thanks for visiting.
Last night was Studio 30 - our demonstrator was Andy Lou of A & A Gallery. He gave us a very interesting demo of his Chinese brush painting. Rice paper is very inexpensive, versatile and he loves working with it. Some of wisdom he shared included putting a painting that looks pretty bad away for a few days. When we look at it later, we might find some redeeming qualities in it. He suggests finding a 'simple way' to stay with a painting even if it is not looking promising. He often paints four or five pictures at one time, flowing between them all and enjoying the process. Then, when it's time, he will finish each one individually, working much more closely on the details. He says 'Just keep going' - we don't have to make a masterpiece each time. Try to put life or energy into a picture, an abstract with a little representational spot in it works well, e.g. owls in a landscape. Very peaceful, enjoyable evening. Thanks for visiting.