by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Apr 19, 2020 | Art Classes, Flower Paintings by Tess, My Watercolours, Painting workshops
I am sitting in the living room on a wet and grey day, watching the new pale leaves of the medlar tree soak up the rain and grow before my eyes. Yesterday was so hot I was sunbathing, today is so cold I am thinking of lighting the fire. I consider myself extremely... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Dec 3, 2018 | Flower Paintings by Tess, My Watercolours
It has been pretty wet and rainy since I arrived in Devon and have had to content myself with painting indoors, not that indoors isn’t wonderful, it is. Here I am with my sister Ellie and my niece Rosie and I am having a lovely time. We have been walking in the... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | May 6, 2018 | Art Classes, Flower Paintings by Tess, one day watercolour classes
The rose above has just opened, it is beautiful and smells divine! Preparing the tables early in the morning. Morning over and afternoon about to begin. The teachers: Tess, Karen and Yolante. At least that is what I am trying to do. We had a wonderful week of painting... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Mar 27, 2018 | Antigua, Flower Paintings by Tess, My Watercolours
I am not used to painting portraits, I painted a few at art school forty years ago and have painted a couple since. So it was with quite a bit of trepidation that I sat down to paint portraits of the beautiful Shaheem. Sallie has a gift of capturing her sitters face... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Feb 1, 2018 | Flower Paintings by Tess, one day watercolour classes, Painting workshops, watercolour courses
The blossom seems to be taking forever to come out and I am impatient. The japonica is almost out, the mimosa is well on its way and those little green buds are taking their time. Last year as they flowered we had a frost and the year before. They must have bad... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | May 25, 2017 | Art Classes, Flower Paintings by Tess, watercolour courses
Heavenly, sitting on our terrace with David, I am relaxed in the soft rays of the setting sun, glowing through the leaves of our Linden trees, the flowers are ready to be picked and dried for our bedtime tipple of relaxing tilleul, good for stress and anxiety and...