Claire the Colour Conoisseur

The SAA stands for 'supporting all artists', one of the benefits of membership with them is the monthly magazine "Paint" full of paintings, competitions, artists and news.

Claire has used their products for years, we use their student quality paints and brushes at our classes at Treetops.

They have recently put together an Advisory Team of Professional Artists, to assist them in understanding and continually improving their membership and services, bringing their ideas, knowledge and expertise to the SAA.

And our Claire is one of the 12 chosen!

Watch this space!

They have also described Claire as a "Colour Connoisseur" and have let her create a mix of 8 watercolour SAA paints along with a guide that she has written which shows you how you can create 25 colours from these paints.

If you are already a member of the SAA you can buy the tin, paints and guide for £46 (RRP £59.99)

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Beautiful Wild Flowers in the Pyrenees Watercolour

Treetops was a great place to be on a rainy Tuesday.

We painted beautiful wild flowers in the pyrenees.

It involved alot of masking before applying the first watercolour wash. 

Here are the stunning paintings, pretty flowers and striking mountains. 

 

An English Seaside Watercolour Class

Last Friday's class was Mudeford and Lobster Pots

Claire had a white paste that was piped onto the lobster pots to give them some texture, after the first wash had been applied.

The room was very quiet during this time, there was a lot of concentrating going on! 

Great group, lots of fun and laughter and some fantastic paintings; 

We have an extra class on 13 October, called Autumn Art, mainly based on Watercolours used alongside lots of other goodies Claire has discovered, to create interest and sparkle to our work!