I had a panic email from an excellent student, having just finished her non-art degree, about to pursue her creative path.
'Help', she cried.
'Come for cake', I replied.
She was on the next train. I anticipated a tutorial/chat for an hour or so, punctuated with a bit of location drawing, purely for our health. Things didn't go quite as planned..
Admittedly, I was just back from New York and the jet lag was, sigh, becoming part of the family (in a 'you'd not choose it, but you gotta live with it', kinda way). First stop after picking her up from the station was the art college cafe for tea. This was 10am.
Of course, the secret weapon of tea is the chat. Once we had a sip, the tutorial was On. Her train to Dublin left at 3.30. She just made it. The tutorial lasted 5 hours and two artworks. Two amazing and unusual artworks which are truly beautiful to behold. Did we manage any location drawing? Nope. We sat in the same chairs and didn't budge, except for more tea.
Best tutorial I ever gave.
How's Niamh? AWESOME.
Guitar Oil Pastel, Strathmore Bristol Paper, Vellum surface.
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| My view |
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| Niamh's view |
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| My view |
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| Niamh's view. If you look carefully, there's a Heart in this. In fact, there are several. |
Luckily for me, we worked in my pad. So I've got the drawings. But, half of them really are Niamh's. Multidisciplanary design, co creating at ground level. Delicious. (You can't tell what it is, because it's Niamh's path.)
Jet lag has gone now, it stayed a month, longer than any visitor really should..
Up coming courses - intensive portfolio prep over half term, childrens art class,oils workshop and weekly classes. For info email julie@juliedouglas.co.uk
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