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He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; Isaiah 40:11I hardly ever used to draw people, but recently have had a go again. With a Christmas Book Token I bought a fantastic book,"Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces," by Carrie Stuart Parks, which contained lots of helpful advice. It recommended using paper Stumps which are used for

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-4595817795446501422010-12-29T10:58:00.008Z2010-12-29T15:55:53.750Z

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done,on earth as it is in heaven.Done using Encaustic wax on glossy card.

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"This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him." 1 John 4:9I painted this Nativity backdrop about ten years ago and every year since then it has been hung in various schools and churches, waiting for the story of a Father's love for his children to be retold by excited children.Apart from one unusual year, (when a three year

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I walked up to work one morning this week and gazed in awe at trees and bushes glistening white with frost. In one place I noticed a holly tree covered in red berries and then watched some birds greedily tucking in to some juicy bright orange berries on a frosty bush. I thought about the verse where Jesus encourages us not to worry about anything, but to trust in our loving Father's

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For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10A few weeks ago I took one of my favourite, large Bluebell Wood paintings into Sunday School. I asked the children where the painting had been planned before it ever had a drop of paint on the canvas. They soon worked out that it was in my mind. I spoke

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Proverbs 28:1......................................... the righteous are as bold as a lion.Psalm 138:3When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted. (Done in encaustic wax and now sent across the Atlantic Ocean to reside in Vancouver.)

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John 16:27 (Amplified Bible)"For the Father Himself [tenderly] loves you..............."So many people have been brought up with the view of God that He is a stern Father just waiting for us to put a foot wrong so that He can punish us; that could not be further from the truth. We have a Father who loves us so much that He sent His loved son Jesus, to die in our place, so that we could come to

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I drew this picture to illustrate a word that was spoken a week ago. It spoke about how we are often imprisoned by walls of many types, but that as God frees us from these wall and gently leads us out, there is often rubble on the floor that we feel under our feet. It said not to be concerned about the rubble, that our feet might feel wobbly on it, but that we would just walk right on over it

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For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." Romans 8v15 When I was very small we used to go swimming and I would leap off the side of the pool into my Dad's waiting arms. Once the leap was made, fear soon changed to thrill as flying through the air felt so free, as well as a bit risky, and

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This sketch was a response to some video teaching about the Father Heart of God, that I listened to on the Internet. The speaker, a man called Barry Adams, talked about how our Father God doesn't just want us to know about Him, but to know Him; to have that knowledge drop from our head to our heart. It made me start to want to know Father God like that. When I was a child I often used to wait at

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Two weeks ago I painted a backdrop for a play as a gift to the school that my daughter teaches at in Oxford. The play was, "The Tempest" adapted for children and was performed by 9-11 yr olds. I saw the dress rehearsal and it was fantastic. It took me two whole school days to paint the picture. I was given just a line drawing with two horizontal vertical lines to represent sea and sky with about

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During my last term in Canada I audited a course at Regent College called, "The Christian Imagination." I thoroughly enjoyed, amongst other things, singing workshops, a visit to a sculptor's studio, watching films, hearing lectures and I successfully joined in with a play reading even though I thought I wouldn't be able to do it. I wasn't required to submit a piece of art for the end of the

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On our return from Canada I found a doll's house in need of some major restoration in the garage. I decided that a type of Folk Art Style would be fun to try. I found a box of furniture and bits left over from previous projects and had fun painting them to look authentic. I also enjoyed using my glue gun to securely attach buttons to the front. (Glue guns can become a bit addictive I find; it's

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Yesterday I had a really enjoyable visit to Vancouver Art Gallery. It isn't all that large compared to other Art galleries that I have been to but they seem to have regularly changing exhibitions to make up for this. I joined the art gallery as a member so will be able to visit and see the changing exhibits.! There was a fantastic exhibition of paintings by Maurice Cullen and his circle called,

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Our time in Canada so far has been great we have an amazing amount of snow, rain and snow with rain! Before Christmas I enjoyed a trip to Seattle Art Museum whilst visiting friends in the USA. I enjoyed the variety of art there but especially a group of paintings called "Edward Hopper's Women". You can take a look at it from HERE. A lot of the pictures seemed to have been done while observing

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We have the amazing privilege of living in Vancouver in Canada for a year. What a treat for an artist. The scenery here is stunning, but I couldn't bring my paints with me, so I hope to buy some soon. The photo above is one I took of a lovely place called White Rock we visited this week.

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I had an unexpected treat yesterday. While in London we passed the Tate Modern and saw their display of Street Art. Six artists had created art on the buildings facade. There is also a walking tour of other artist's work around the local area. A tunnel shaped building in front of the Tate had maps of the walking tour and videos about "Street Art" playing. It was also fun watching people drawing

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-18501018805903057052008-08-10T14:41:00.013Z2008-11-22T03:43:26.344Z

I am very lucky to have August off from school. Next term we are looking at the Vikings and have to do it in a very practical way. While clearing out a cupboard at home I found an old box full of Fimo. It was a bit dry but just usable. I started making one Viking and then got a bit carried away. I now have, Vikings, Settlers, a monk, Saxons, King Alfred as well as a small long ship, which I have

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Now the holiday season is upon us and suitcases are being packed all over the UK, here is a little reminder, "Don't forget your sketchpad." Holiday times are one of the few occasions that we can sit somewhere beautiful or interesting and have the time to draw what is around us. I love taking a small sketch pad and drawing wherever I go. I have gradually gathered a book full of holiday memories

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-49865628046637499132008-04-26T08:04:00.006Z2008-11-22T01:16:16.620Z

Last week we went for a lovely walk along the Thames at Purley on Thames. We love it there as there is a lock to sit by with an ice cream and watch the novice boaters struggling. Walking along the river we saw all sorts of waterbirds and a heron busy fishing. Swans came up to see if we had any food for them. They went away disappointed but I did get a chance to take close up photos. I don't think

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-72583192155845073192008-03-24T17:35:00.004Z2008-11-22T03:45:40.122Z

Easter Monday in England, the weather is freezing cold and wet, every time we try to go out for a walk it seems to hail, but never mind the plus side is that it has given me time to finish the painting of bluebells that I showed half done, on this blog, on the 25th of March 2007! It's nearly taken me a year to finish but I have done lots of other paintings in between. I think I am pining for

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-53488334692891698392008-03-10T18:06:00.012Z2008-11-22T03:46:08.061Z

At the weekend we watched the film "An Inconvenient Truth" which had Al Gore speaking about global warming. It certainly made you think. We had high winds, hail and rain today in the South of England, I'm glad to say that even my plastic greenhouse survived the wind, although the news of coastal areas looks pretty bad. with lots of flooding. The painting above is done using encaustic wax on black

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A few weeks ago I had my first go at painting in public. I was asked if I would paint at the"Churches Together in Tadley" church service. The theme was about God's creativity. I sat with my back to the congregation and finished painting a picture that I started quite a while ago. I thought that I would be nervous but I soon forgot that there was anyone there at all. It was fun chatting to people

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-76175339521785093262008-01-26T08:14:00.002Z2008-11-22T03:47:33.471Z

I am now working in a school for children with autism. I love it! This term the curriculum in art was meant to be related to dreams ,which I thought was a challenging topic. As part of it we were going to look at the work of Salvador Dali. I had vague childhood memories of going with my dad to see paintings by Dali in London and being fascinated by ants and drooping clocks, but I didn't feel I

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-68568840709887045712007-06-12T11:17:00.002Z2008-11-22T03:48:00.861Z

On Saturday afternoon a few of us walked down to the sea, at Sidmouth in Devon, and sat on the rocks while we did some quick sketches of the view around us. It's always nice to sketch with friends.

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This weekend I spent a wonderful time at Sidmouth in Devon on the Tadley Community Church Ladies Weekend. On Saturday morning thirty ladies chose between an aerobic, singing, creative writing and painting workshop. I thoroughly enjoyed running the painting one and we had a relaxing and fun time painting in the shade of a tree in the beautiful garden. Some amazingly beautiful flower paintings were

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-52438343125791723912007-03-25T09:21:00.001Z2008-11-22T03:50:04.999Z

When I paint there is usually a stage where I have put the background on a picture and it looks a bit of a mess. This picture will end up as one of my favourite bluebell woods. I have a plan for the picture, I know how I want it to end up but there are various stages along the way before it is completed. Having a picture only part done always reminds me that we are a work in progress too."...He

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-10148866351666800882007-03-18T16:59:00.002Z2008-11-22T03:50:33.955Z

In the UK it's Mother's Day today so I thought that I'd put up this piece of clip art that I did with my digitizer pad and pen. I have so enjoyed my "computer" art that I haven't done much "real" art this week, hopefully I'll do some more painting next week. HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! I'm just off to eat chocolates!

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-18360167928165952352007-03-14T14:26:00.002Z2008-11-22T03:51:48.031Z

I have enjoyed playing with my digitizer pad and pen. These flowers were created using the brush and metallic paint setting. I rubbed away a few parts that I didn't want with the "eraser".

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On Sunday we had an interesting visit to the Sandham Memorial Chapel in Burghclere near Newbury. We live nearby, and can get in free as we are National Trust members, but for some reason have never been there before. I knew there were some paintings by Stanley Spencer there, but didn't expect what I found. Every wall in the chapel room was covered with huge murals. They were about Spencer's

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-14774969295554613892007-03-05T12:05:00.003Z2010-08-07T20:18:52.266Z

I have been given the most wonderful gift. It's a WACOM, Volito2 Digitizer Pad. (In the photo it's shown with my laptop, with the pad and pen at the front.) I think it's one of the most amazing bits of equipment for doing computer art. You use the pen, on the pad, just as you would a brush or pencil and it paints or draws onto the computer screen. It comes with some software called, "ArtRage 2"

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-30933621516343228692007-02-27T22:23:00.003Z2010-08-07T20:23:01.862Z

I had a wonderful day out on Monday to celebrate a friends birthday. We went to Winchester Cathedral, which is not too far away, and enjoyed a tour given by a very interesting guide. I kept looking at a huge stained glass window at the back of the church. I couldn't work out what style of art it was in. It seemed to be a random mosaic using pieces of coloured glass, but occasionally you could

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-47054799735023580712007-02-19T18:41:00.001Z2008-11-22T03:56:08.539Z

Sometimes when you do a picture in Encaustic wax, it just melts in the best possible way and creates a lovely picture. When I ran the iron across the card in this picture to create the lake it perfectly reflected the mountain behind it. It's lovely when things work out how you want them to. What a shame it doesn't happen all the time.

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-43461212258177014672007-02-17T18:22:00.000Z2007-02-18T08:36:12.655Z

Painted by Sue Whittick in encaustic wax. "Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."Isaiah 40v 31

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-44977352042330676622007-02-12T07:26:00.001Z2008-11-22T03:58:15.199Z

On a trip down the Grand Canal in Venice, enjoying all the historic architecture, we came across this giant, "Magenta Balloon Dog" guarding the doors to a magnificent building. It made me laugh, as this stainless steel sculpture, that looked like a giant modelling balloon, seemed so out of place and yet also so wonderful. There was nothing to tell you why it was there, and I couldn't decide if it

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-33133380578734670112007-02-10T08:36:00.001Z2008-11-22T03:59:04.950Z

The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.Psalm 33 v 5The photo is of a section of, "The Grand Canal" in Venice. Have a look at some live webcams of Venice.

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Another thing that was a visual pleasure in Venice was all the glass surrounding you. Most windows were filled colourful displays of glass from Murano or cheap imports from abroad. On a trip to the Island of Murano we watched men glass blowing intricate pots as if it were the easiest thing in the world. I would have loved a try! Some pieces of art glass were both amazing and mystifying, as well

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-40674140422668371842007-02-08T15:06:00.000Z2007-02-10T12:16:49.862Z

One of my favourite things in Venice was looking at the mosaics in St Mark's Basilica. The photo shown above is of a mosaic set into the outside of the building. The inside was covered with amazing mosaics of every colour, often on a gold background. The floor was also beautifully tiled with patterns and pictures that seemed to be made from polished stones of different colours. Upstairs you

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The Accademia Bridge in the photo above, leads to the Accademia Gallery, filled with paintings from the 1300's to the 1700's. It was a real treat to wander around amazing paintings by artists such as Bellini, Giorgione, Carpaccio, Tiziano and Tintoretto. I loved seeing a huge painting and then going really close to see the brushwork. I find it almost magical how lines of colour can transform

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-75480569538785845892007-02-06T18:52:00.000Z2007-02-06T18:59:58.930Z

I have been very fortunate to have a short break in Venice. What an amazing city it is; no wonder that so many people have painted it over the years. I have taken lots of photographs and hopefully will be able to use them as a basis for some artwork over the coming weeks.

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-47610982430478670632007-01-31T07:38:00.003Z2010-12-28T15:57:47.127Z

Some people say that an artist should have one style emerge but I tend to have a different style for each of the different mediums that I use. With encaustic wax, (as in the picture above), I tend to do landscapes or abstracts that are nearer to fantasy than reality. With pastels, I tend to portray animals and birds. With acrylics, I paint somewhat realistic pictures, especially my favourite;

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-67528552261673476102007-01-29T06:29:00.002Z2010-08-07T20:23:57.065Z

I do watercolour painting, (as in the moorland above), I love the feel of it, but find it much harder to get a good effect than with other types of paint. The thing I don't like, is that if you make a mistake, that's it , there is no going back. Also, you have to plan your picture in advance to leave all the areas of light that you want on the paper. I like acrylic paint because if you make a

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-88028147962185392042007-01-27T07:51:00.006Z2010-06-27T08:04:33.936Z

A quote by Howard Ikembo,When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college - that my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared back at me, incredulous, and said, "You mean they forget?"Why is it that just about every child freely enjoys painting or drawing , but if you say to a group of adults that they are about to paint

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-52073917555666332922007-01-25T17:06:00.002Z2010-08-07T20:27:35.949Z

If I paint animals or birds I often use pastels, like on the squirrel here. Ancient pictures of animals have been found on cave walls since prehistoric times, done in a pastel-like pigment or charcoal. There is something very satisfying about having a box full of chalk like pastels in different shades of every colour. I also like to have some pastels that look like pencils, which I use to add on

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-65682417999507758752007-01-23T09:09:00.002Z2008-11-22T17:58:23.142Z

Once we were with a small group in Spain. To advertise a local event taking place, we were doing balloon modelling in the local Plaza, and then giving them away to children. Lots of children were coming up asking for particular things to be made. The translator, (who shall remain nameless), usually rather good at translating, said that the children were asking for parrots. Parrots were duly made,

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-9678770804461348732007-01-22T09:11:00.001Z2008-11-22T04:38:23.843Z

Work on a canvas covered board or acrylic paper. Do a rough sketch, showing where you want the trees and paths to be, until you like the composition. To stop your paint from drying too quickly and save washing up your palette, put several layers of wet kitchen roll in a container. Then put some grease proof paper/baking parchment on top. If you put your paint on this you can stop your paint from

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-2985498291158436982007-01-20T19:24:00.001Z2008-11-22T04:39:11.908Z

Genesis 1 v 27 - "So God created man in His own image........"A quote by Leonardo da Vinci,"The painter's mind is a copy of the divine mind, since it operates freely in creating the many kinds of animals, plants, fruits, landscapes, countrysides, ruins and awe-inspiring places."

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444278479371559778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141442241765463373.post-76282738747517784602007-01-17T17:27:00.001Z2008-11-22T04:39:58.491Z

A quote by Plutarch,Paintingissilentpoetry.

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A quote from Tintoretto,"You can never do too much drawing."I don't buy souvenirs when we go on holiday. I take along my small sketchbook and do a drawing. Sometimes, I use watercolour pastels too. I end up with a book of wonderful memories to look at from time to time. Some are good, some are not so good, but to me, they all evoke a feeling from where we were. Today's sketch is from a water

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A quote from Michelangelo,"The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection."

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I was very pleased to finish my mosaic today, and am happy with the finished result. Actually, the truth is that I need to screw two hooks into the back to hang it, but that's easy. (Famous last words). I love to grout mosaics and to finally see the individual tiles come together as one picture. The grout covers the tiles with a powdery white surface and then there's the excitement of polishing

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I have got a stage further on my mosaic. All it needs now is the grouting. I added some mirror tiles, as the vast sea started looking a bit plain. They catch the light in an interesting way. I took out some of the blue tiles and added some darker ones, to try to lead the eye up to the cheerful lighthouse. I decided to glue on a lighter shade of blue for the sky. I think I'm quite pleased with the

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I spent a happy morning gluing pieces onto my mosaic picture. A nifty little tool I bought, to score the tile and then snap it, has helped considerably to fit pieces into awkward places. Safety glasses are a necessity though. I have glued the waves at the bottom, and am working upwards. I haven't glued the boat on yet as I keep wondering where to position it. I'll have to decide soon, so that I

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When my son was about five he did this picture for a Sunday school mini-competition. He was delighted to win a giant size Mars Bar,(as did many of the entrants.) I have to say, it's value is worth much more than that to me. Not because it's my son who did it, although that obviously helps, but because whenever I look at it, it makes me smile. I always called it, "The Happy Shepherd," because the

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We went to Hobbycraft in Reading today, to buy some more glue to get started on a mosaic. I was looking through the book, "Design Sourcebook Mosaics" and the pictures were so amazing that it inspired me to get going on one again. I love doing them. I call it "The world's best jigsaw puzzle," because not only do you get to put the pieces together, you also get to decide what the picture will be. I

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I was hoping to go out today, to take photos that I would be able to use as a basis for a collection of paintings of my local area. It has rained all day and been too dark for photos, so I gave up the idea. While pottering around doing other jobs, I came across my sketchbook. This time two years ago I was in Switzerland enjoying the beauties of a snow filled winter. I found it quite challenging

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A few years ago I was doing some voluntary work teaching art in a school. I was horrified to find that most 13 year olds seemed to be very hazy about which primary colours mixed together to make other colours. I therefore worked hard at teaching this carefully with some four and five year olds a little later. I took a little group around a table, took the primary colours and said. "I am going to

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A very noble act occurred in December, after a works Christmas party, (that included a night at a hotel in London), my husband offered me a visit to the Tate Modern. On entering, I was a bit concerned about how he would react to the art on offer, but hopeful that he might keep his voice low enough so that those around wouldn't hear him say, " I could have painted that!" I loved seeing the amazing

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Old Year out today and New Year in tomorrow, a fitting start for my arty blog to begin. I am accompanied on my journey by my own personal art cynic, my husband. Take him on a tour of The National Gallery in London and he becomes bemused by the time you reach Monet. "But it's all fuzzy!" he says really loudly, and I quickly rush him past Picasso and Van Gogh.Tomorrow I shall tell you what happens

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