{"id":691,"date":"2017-08-30T23:04:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T23:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lydiasteeves.com\/lydiasblog\/?p=691"},"modified":"2017-08-30T23:04:07","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T23:04:07","slug":"finally-we-paint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lydiasteeves.com\/lydiasblog\/?p=691","title":{"rendered":"Finally we paint!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

You have been probably wondering when the painting actually happened on this trip. We were “gathering” all along of course! But now we paint!<\/p>\n

\"\"Knysna was our headquarters for the rest of our trip. We had a great studio space and we got to work right away……well……after “the bake” We had to keep our strength up.<\/p>\n

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We did mostly studio work but we also managed a bit of plein air at Knysna Head. What a gorgeous view!<\/p>\n

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The tide pools attracted a lot of children. They spent the whole morning studying the marine life. It was mesmerizing. I did manage to do a landscape, too but the children were wonderful subjects with their brightly coloured accessories. The sun was shining and they were having so much fun.<\/p>\n

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Of course my focus was on the animals and here are some of my paintings from the studio.<\/p>\n

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I hope you enjoyed hearing about my trip and my resulting artwork. My next book will be an African theme!! Half coloured pencil and half acrylic.<\/p>\n

And as you read this I am off to France for another “gathering” and studio paint in……with regularly scheduled times to “keep our strength up”!!<\/p>\n

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