A fun and thought-provoking workshop.

A novel venue at Nerina, outside in the winter sunshine, proved to be an excellent one for the interesting workshop run by Melanie Meyer.

A good number of FHAS members and friends came to be inspired by this enthusiastic artist who gave time to each of us and took us - in some cases - way out of our comfort zones!

Use colour, forget photo-real form, feel anger, happiness, sadness - whatever! 

Entwining these elements  made for some interesting sketches and ideas from the many participants who were not usually challenged to look at painting or drawing in this way.

A very agreeable afternoon!

Thanks to Rob again for the photos.

Dynamic colour - Melanie Meyer, 2pm Tuesday, Nerina

Melanie was one of the highest auctioned pictures at the wonderful Noordhoek Paint Out early April. Her work is colourful, sometimes mystical and thought provoking.



















 





Tuesday 10th, she's be coming to give a workshop at FHAS.

Bring your supplies and learn a different way of seeing things with another excellent local artist.

A board to press on (if you don’t have a board bring a tray)

Masking tape to stick your paper down.

Pastels (oil or soft – preferably bring both but not essential to bring both)

Charcoal (if you have but not essential)

Pencils 2B or softer and/or coloured pencils

Eraser and/or eraser putty, and sharpeners if you must

MELANIE MEYER WORKSHOP: 

DATE:  Tuesday 10 July at 2 p.m.

Turning Creative Blocks into Creative Energy.

How can you use this often negative energy to move forward and be more creative in your art process?  How can you turn your inner judges into positive allies, creating positive flow and energy?

List of what to bring with:

A board to press on (if you don’t have a board bring a tray)

Masking tape to stick your paper down.

Pastels (oil or soft – preferably bring both but not essential to bring both)

Charcoal (if you have but not essential)

Pencils 2B or softer and/or colored pencilsraser and/or eraser putty, and sharpeners if you must J

Please support your Society and join us for what promised to be a very interesting and inspiring afternoon. 

The paint-out, or should I say paint-in, will be held at my home - 1 Fynbos Rise, off Pass Road Fish Hoek.  Tel: 021 782-6297 or 083 503 7269.  The garden is looking much prettier now that we have had some rain, and if the weather is inclement we can find lots of things to paint or draw indoors.

Don't forget to get painting for the Hugh Murdoch Trophy competition to be held on August the 22nd.  The theme is "Bright Shiny Things".

Ann