Driving up the hill towards my house this morning, I noticed that the thick carpet of purple Jacaranda flowers covering the verges of the road, are starting to fade. As I turned the corner and pulled into my garage, I was thinking about my university days, and the saying that when the Jacaranda flowers came into bloom, if you hadn’t started studying for exams, you had left it too late. (It was the stuff of nightmares!) Which prompted me to ask myself, as I opened my front door, what date it is, for the signs are abundant that not only have the exams been written, the students have all left town. I’m wakened to the fact that December is here and I haven’t done a blog post since April! It’s definitely time to catch up!!
So here I am, preparing a post in which I will share some of the creativity that has been born in my studio over the past seven months. We’ve been busy, my students and I and it’s been a particularly productive year.
Today’s selection has come from the participants of my Drawing Classes, all adult beginners who are rapidly overtaking their teacher. I am immensely proud of them and eternally grateful for their support. Their regular appearance in my studio each week, is the pulse that keeps me alive and everything else functioning smoothly.
We’ve had a good time, as I’m sure you will see from their drawings!
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- Cath Stapleton
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- Cath Stapleton
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- Cath Stapleton
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- Carin Swart
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- Louisa Clayton
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- Carin Swart
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- Jo Rice
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- Andrea Upfold
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- Candy Marshall
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- Jo Rice
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- Jo Rice
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- Marion Fynn
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- Louisa Clayton
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- Louise Lloyd
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- Jeetesh Harjeven
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- Leigh Beckerling
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- Hanli Human
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- Laura Alfers
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- Marion Fynn
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- Melissa Turner
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- Carla Swanepoel
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- Melissa Turner
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- Carla Swanepoel
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- Laura Alfers
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- Hanli Human
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- Carla Swanepoel
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- Melissa Turner
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- Carla Swanepoel
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- Sally Moss
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- Marion Fynn
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- Louisa Clayton
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- Glynis Suttie
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- Andrea Upfold
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- Glynis Suttie
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- Elizabeth Graham
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- Elizabeth Graham
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- Elizabeth Graham
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- Elizabeth Graham
If drawing is something that you would like to do, perhaps this is the time to sign up? We would welcome you to our group and I am happy to keep you a place. Classes will resume towards the end of January 2019.
In the meanwhile, I’m gathering images for my next post, which will feature some of the work that I have done this year. I have been extremely busy and have lots to share, so will attempt to get it all together before the Jacaranda flowers completely disappear…
Sally's Pinboard 
Looking forward to your next post!
Haha! Thanks Roddy. There’s lots to look forward to!
Good to see one of your blogs again. You’re obviously teaching your students well. Love the jacaranda photos Lots of love Pat
Thanks Pat! It’s easy to teach such an enthusiastic group! Glad you enjoyed the post xx
Brilliant Sally! So inspiring what you get out of your participants! They must have a brilliant teacher! 😊
Xxxx
Love Sasha
Thanks Sasha! With their great attitude, they’re so easy to teach xx