Never judge a painting by its subject... Brussel Sprouts, watercolour

 I really enjoy using one than one medium at a time in class. It helps students try lots of different ways of working, and takes the pressure off any one thing being 'perfect'. When I saw a lovely field of cabbages recently, I decided that Brussel Sprouts would be a good way to cover a similar subject, quickly. 

Although at first the humble sprout may not appear to be all that attractive, in fact everyone enjoyed this exercise and became rather fond of their little green veg-ball. 

We worked in graphite, as well as watercolour, coloured pencil, pen and wash, and wet-on-wet. 

There is something satisfying about seeing a table full of sprouts!!

a row of lovely sprouts by Maggie

Clodagh, on the right, is a Tuesday student, and she brought her sister Sheila along for a class as a birthday treat. That's Max on the far right, working hard!