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Painting Roses and Castles

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Thanks Phil and Megs for a great course. Loads of canal painting history and some great advice on the art of canal boat painting. A most enjoyable way to spend a weekend.

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Hi this is RLWP's other half, posting here cos I'm waiting for my own registration to be activated.

 

For my birthday Richard gave me a booking on Phil's Roses and Castles course.

As I consider myself to have no artistic talent at all, but like to try I thought it would be fun, but didn't expect much in the way of results.

 

I was right on the first count, I really enjoyed the course, but wrong on the second.

I have come home with a tray covered in roses, and a castle painting on a board, and I am really pleased with both of them. They look recognisable as canal painting, not the best obviously, and I'm not giving up the day job just yet, but I'm pretty chuffed as a first attempt.

 

I wasn't the only one either, there were 12 of us on the course, and although every tray, and every board was different, they all looked good and were recognisable as what we were trying to produce.

 

Everyone was very friendly and it was nice to meet people I'd heard of from reading the forum.

 

Phil is an excellent teacher (as I'm sure many of you already know) and Mel is great too.

 

So if you fancy learning how to paint properly, in the true tradition of canal painting, then get yourself booked on the next course.

 

Sue

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Hi this is RLWP's other half, posting here cos I'm waiting for my own registration to be activated.

 

For my birthday Richard gave me a booking on Phil's Roses and Castles course.

As I consider myself to have no artistic talent at all, but like to try I thought it would be fun, but didn't expect much in the way of results.

 

I was right on the first count, I really enjoyed the course, but wrong on the second.

I have come home with a tray covered in roses, and a castle painting on a board, and I am really pleased with both of them. They look recognisable as canal painting, not the best obviously, and I'm not giving up the day job just yet, but I'm pretty chuffed as a first attempt.

 

I wasn't the only one either, there were 12 of us on the course, and although every tray, and every board was different, they all looked good and were recognisable as what we were trying to produce.

 

Everyone was very friendly and it was nice to meet people I'd heard of from reading the forum.

 

Phil is an excellent teacher (as I'm sure many of you already know) and Mel is great too.

 

So if you fancy learning how to paint properly, in the true tradition of canal painting, then get yourself booked on the next course.

 

Sue

 

I can only second the above comments - we had a fabulous time and I've also achieved something I never thought I do. Namely, paint a recognisable flower and a flag!

 

It was a fantastic and focused way to begin to learn how to begin to learn such and important craft, although a lifetime of doing and thinking, doing thinking might just be needed to get good. I've got a lovely tray and wonky panel for Cobbett as fine reference points (and they may just join Ellen's first shoes and my first spun and woven thing in my treasured object collection) and a need to find some time to do some painting! I took some photos so I'll have shufty through and post the best ones.

 

It was lovely to meet you all, and good to put faces to names at long last!

 

Many thanks to Phil, Meg and Zita xxx

 

(and more thanks to Phil as he gave me his demonstration panel which has pride of place on the wall this evening..... )

 

 

(At last got a dongle connection this evening)

 

edited I'm not sure what pride of lace is but I'm sure it's very nice ....

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I had a fantastic weekend, lots of fun and laughter and I am amazed that my tray and board look like they are meant to! I really didn't think I would be able to acheive anything nearly as good as I did! The help was excellent, the tuition fantastic, and the whole two days were beautifully run. I have to confess, I think I might actually like Roses and Castles now - especially as I understand them a bit more.

Thank you to everyone who made it an excellent weekend!

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From reject bean cans to decapitated slugs. Those of us who did this course will forever look at canal painting in a different way because both these items seem to feature greatly in our early masterpieces.

 

As others have said, at the end of the second day we stood back in pride at our achievements – albeit some more than others, but all managed a recognisable version of Mr Speight and protégés teachings.

 

It was surprisingly tiring, but very satisfying.

 

Christine and I would like to thank Phil and the lovely Meg for their hard work and patience, and thanks to all the other victims students for their comradery.

 

(Meant to cross out victims - oops!)

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Phil Speight Rising Star

Phil Speight

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Thank you all for your kind comments - your fivers are in the post.

So - anyone else fancy a go then ?

Nowt wrong with the sausages by the way - it was what they did to my mad dog that was the problem! You`ll all be pleased to know that we finished the boat down at Ashwood by lunchtime today.

Meg said afterwards she couldn`t feel her toes -which is spooky, because I couldn`t feel her toes either.

Cheers

Phil

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I too can agree with all the positive replies above and would suggest anybody interested in painting to book themselves onto the next course as soon as it is advertised.

Thanks Phil and Meg for making me feel I could pick up a brush and enjoy it.

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I had a fantastic weekend, lots of fun and laughter and I am amazed that my tray and board look like they are meant to! I really didn't think I would be able to acheive anything nearly as good as I did! The help was excellent, the tuition fantastic, and the whole two days were beautifully run. I have to confess, I think I might actually like Roses and Castles now - especially as I understand them a bit more.

Thank you to everyone who made it an excellent weekend!

 

:lol: Bones has just come in the Tea room and brought her artwork with her, I think she must have paid someone to do them for her :lol:

NB Phoenix Proficient

NB Phoenix

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:lol: Bones has just come in the Tea room and brought her artwork with her, I think she must have paid someone to do them for her :lol:

 

No it's all her own work. We had a team of great teachers (Phil and Meg) plus support from Zita (she was very cold whilst her heaters dried our attempts at canal art) and provided us with supplies.

 

Not only was it a very informative weekend on the craft of the canal boat painter but we got an insight into the skill and commitment of the best narrowboat painters around. :lol:

 

Phil's not too bad either but his tea and coffee skills are not as good as Meg's :lol:

Phil Speight Rising Star

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It was not your wonderful dog but B***s I was alluding to. My underused laughing muscles have not yet recovered and my eyes are still sore from the tears of mirth.

dId I miss something unseemly on the Sabbath ?

phil

Bones Veteran

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Good god no, it was all very seemly and in any event was on Saturday evening.

It was almost very unseemly . . .

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Hi Phil, a question.

I want to protect my masterpiece now I've painted it, does it matter what sort of varnish I use over your paint?

 

I'd hate it to blister, and the paint to come off. real big blisters, not those micro ones I've vaguely heard must not be mentioned.

 

Sue

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Hi Phil, a question.

I want to protect my masterpiece now I've painted it, does it matter what sort of varnish I use over your paint?

 

I'd hate it to blister, and the paint to come off. real big blisters, not those micro ones I've vaguely heard must not be mentioned.

 

Sue

As long as it`s staying indoors any gloss varnish will be fine.

Cheers

Phil

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