Good Students and good work.
My other young students made some interesting subject choices and I am proud of their work which was produced in less than 2 hours, they have listened and then painted well considered works.
Artist in residence
These are the days that we have fun and teach people the world of art.
It always promised to be a great event, Summer Festival at Laguna Phuket and yesterday was no exception, 9 budding young artists fronted up for an afternoon of painting their abstract art onto real artist’s canvases and made a great job of it too.
I taught a set of twins who, although young, worked diligently for the entire class.
“Colour is the key. The eye is the hammer. The soul is the piano with its many chords. The artist is the hand that, by touching this or that key, sets the soul vibrating automatically.” Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944)
a quote from the artist credited as having created the first abstract watercolour.
Sometimes you just get to teach a young artist that shows great promise and yesterday was one of those days, I knew he was different when he said to me, ‘I want to paint like Kandinsky’ – not something that you hear everyday and especially not from a 7 year old.
I love this young man’s work, it is amazing especially when you think that he is of such a young age.
As part of Laguna Phuket’s Summer Festival I have been taking morning art classes at the newly opened Outrigger Resort Laguna Phuket, had an amazing outdoor studio where inspiration to paint marine images was easy!
Back at Canal Village in the afternoon…and a family class…..wonderful!
Sunday was my day-off and I spent that touring around Phuket, stopped off at the Marina and was happy to stop and chat with a family that live in Phuket and had taken my class earlier in the week. Small world. Then off to Rawai Beach to enjoy the delights of Phuket’s Seafood Festival. Festival’s everywhere on this beautiful island.
Here are some pics from my classes and also a funny little roadside BBQ we saw on our way back to Laguna Phuket yesterday. Enjoy your day! I’m off to see the folks at Allamanda Laguna Phuket where I will be hold classes at 10am this morning.
Finished off my week at Outrigger Resort & Villas this morning.This is a photo of my poolside art space and I am very grateful for the staff at Outrigger for all their assistance. It’s a brand new resort with some great outdoor areas, stylish and contemporary…..my art work looked stunning in the reception.
This afternoon at Canal Village, hoping for a crowd, the weather is threatening but I am at my gallery.
Here is a selection of pics from my classes at Outrigger this week. Good work!
Not had a chance to post to my blog, too much going on here. Wonderful balmy days in Phuket, great time of the year, the monsoon hasn’t been evident with bright sunny days, making the light just great to paint by. Had a morning off yesterday but back at Canal Village where Sherin and her children joined me for an afternoon of art.
This week I am at Outrigger Resort Villas for my 10am morning class http://www.lagunaphuket.com/hotels/outrigger-resort-villas/index.php and back into Canal Village at 2.30pm onwards.
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- Tuesday’s art class
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- Outrigger Resort Laguna Phuket
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- Art Class @ Outrigger Laguna
Another wonderful sunny day on the beautiful island of Phuket. Mary & Daniel from the UK joined another art class, great to see them progressing, good work. My class wanted to see there photos up, so here they are. Enjoy!
Had several young students yesterday in my class that had came to my classes here at Laguna Phuket’s Summer Festival last year and the progress they are making is evident. Hoping that some of my students that are long stay guests or locals enter the Phuket News Art Competition. Here is the link, just email a pic of you and your artwork to enter.
It’s been another wonderful week of teaching some talented young and some not so young, budding artists. I have been asked by my students to display some of their work on my blog, so for the next few weeks I will be updating with new photos from my classes here at Laguna Phuket’s Summer Festival.
I hope that you enjoy seeing the work.
