We had a great time today at the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens in Upper Montclair, N.J. The variety and color range of these irises is really stunning. It's a large property and the irises are divided by the age of the variety; some were from the 1700s. Each iris is also labeled with specific information.
Photos don't do justice to these beautiful flowers so I recommend that you view them in person. They close the first week of June.
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Today's workshop at The Hermitage in Ho Ho Kus, N.J. was a ton of fun and I got a lot of positive feedback! Thank you to everyone who participated and to Ms. Julie Zier for making this possible. It was wonderful to meet everyone and to share the joy of painting en plein air at this beautiful and historic location.
Many people asked if we'll be doing this again and I think we'll try to do it again in the fall. I will be in Florence from the end of June until mid-August but check out my EVENTS PAGE to stay connected with upcoming workshops. I also recently created a TESTIMONIALS PAGE with feedback from previous students from my classes and workshops. As a teacher, I am very passionated about sharing information and encouragement; I'm so proud of all of my students. Have a wonderful weekend and I'm so glad everyone enjoyed this workshop! Keep painting! My homage to Claude Monet and Giverny is all finished! I matched the color of the original bridge and painted it today. I really enjoy personal projects like this where I can build something and make myself smile. Now I can't wait to see my water lily blossom underneath!
Over the weekend, I got a water lily and put it in an old smelting cauldron. I had an idea to build a small scale wooden model of Monet's bridge to span the length of it. I think they make professional model reproductions of Monet's bridge, but I needed a specific length to fit the cauldron.
Yesterday, I found an old hanging basket made with spindle parts and other wooden materials; our neighbor was throwing it away and I thought it might work for my bridge model. I wish I had taken a picture of the basket before cutting it up, but c'est la vie. It took me a few hours to build the bridge today, but I still need to paint the rails emerald green. I've built a lot of model kits in the past so this wasn't too difficult for me. I'm pretty proud of the way it turned out and I feel like it matches the vision in my head. I'll share another update once it's all painted. |
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