by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Apr 6, 2021 | Lorgues-Provence, My Watercolours, Painting workshops, watercolour courses
It’s a funny thing the arrogance of youth, I think we need to have it as a survival mechanism in order to survive this difficult world. It makes things seem so much easier if you are full of confidence that you are sure you are right about everything.... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Aug 13, 2020 | Lorgues-Provence, My Watercolours, Painting workshops, watercolour courses
‘Dads rocking chair and lavender’ What have I been doing since I last wrote, well thats a long story and I am not sure I want to tell you all about it. So I won’t. But I have been exceptionally busy and the only time I have had to paint is after 9.30... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Jan 25, 2020 | Art Classes, Lorgues-Provence, Painting workshops, Rouissillon
Anemones on 640 grammes rough water colour paper (Arches) Using wet on dry and dry on dry. These little anemones have been bright and full for an entire week. I am not sure whether or not to leave the painting as finished or to add one or two more anemones as there... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Oct 28, 2019 | Dates of one day water colour classes, Lorgues-Provence, Painting workshops, Vineyards, watercolour courses
A break from it all. Funny, isn’t it? That the thing that does you the most good is generally the one thing you don’t do. Painting calms, soothes and seems to regulate me in a way that nothing else can. And yet and yet I don’t do it. I have so many... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Jul 5, 2019 | lavender fields, Lorgues-Provence, My Watercolours, Painting workshops, Rouissillon, Vineyards, watercolour courses
Or even two or three. It is just one of those things, I think to myself, I’ll wait until I have more time, I’ll have more time tomorrow, next week, next month, next year. I keep putting writing my blog off because I want enough time to write it in and to... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | May 13, 2019 | Art Classes, Lorgues-Provence, Painting workshops, watercolour courses
I haven’t seen this painting for quite a while now. I called it Brave Space, mainly because I felt quite brave painting such a huge canvas 180 c x 300 cm. It takes up alot of space, but is so sunny to see. I love painting huge canvasses and Neil and Tiziana have...