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Emotional Portraits in Amsterdam – Part 2

Emotional Portraits in Amsterdam – Part 2

by Gillian Lee Smith | Jul 26, 2017 | Blog, Retreats, Teaching, Travel

Continuing on from my last blog post about my Amsterdam trip with Kathie of Bellissima Art Escapes – here is Part Two, where we explored more of Amsterdams museums and galleries and delved into working with paint and colour. You can read Part One of this post...
Emotional Portraits in Amsterdam – Part 1

Emotional Portraits in Amsterdam – Part 1

by Gillian Lee Smith | Jun 22, 2017 | Blog, Retreats, Teaching, Travel, Workshops

I recently returned from my third teaching trip this year with Kathie of Bellissima Art Escapes. This time Kathie flew over the pond and we met in Amsterdam for ten days of sightseeing, complete immersion in art, culture and creating in the most incredible art studio...
Announcing Amsterdam Retreat for 2017

Announcing Amsterdam Retreat for 2017

by Gillian Lee Smith | Jun 30, 2016 | Blog, Registration, Retreats, Teaching, Travel, Workshops

I am so excited to announce that I will be teaching a drawing and painting workshop in Amsterdam 2017. It is many years since I have been to Amsterdam myself but I am so looking forward to going back to walk by the canal and visit the wonderful galleries there and to...
A Moment in Time – Scotland Retreat Spring 2016

A Moment in Time – Scotland Retreat Spring 2016

by Gillian Lee Smith | May 19, 2015 | Blog, Retreats, Teaching, Travel, Workshops

I have been dying to announce this as I confirmed the dates a couple of weeks ago but had to get that seemingly never-ending task of the website redesign done and dusted before I could put the information up. But I am so glad to let you know that I am now taking...
It was just a moment in time – Scotland Retreat Part One

It was just a moment in time – Scotland Retreat Part One

by Gillian Lee Smith | May 19, 2015 | Blog, Retreats, Teaching, Travel, Workshops

It is so difficult to summarise what is actually a week out of my life that holds such meaning in so many different ways. Only a few short weeks ago I travelled up to Gardenstown once again to teach at the creative retreat for the second time. There is such an intense...

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  • Plein air sketch from the other day. From Cragside carriage drive. Charcoal and oil pastel. . #artcourse #sketching #ecourse #landscapesketching #landscapedrawing #gatheringthelandscape #gillianleesmithartschool #gtl #cragside #nationaltrust
  • I took some time last week to visit the Victoria Crowe exhibition in Edinburgh with my dad. Sneaking a visit in the day before it closed. I am so glad I did as it was absolutely breathtaking and inspiring. Sharing just a few of my favourites here.
  • I have spent many hours driving in recent weeks. In between old studio and new. But mostly whilst out filming my sketching ecourse. It has bought me a new appreciation of the 'in between' places. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It is, all too easy to get focused on the destination, the place you are journeying towards. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But last night I stopped, between here and there as the light was fading. I got out my car and sketched at the roadside, the beautiful moorland that I am learning to love, almost as much as the sea. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It's an obvious metaphor, of course for life, for expectations, for creativity. But it is so perfectly timed as we are a little stuck between here and there and just awaiting the final step in what will hopefully see me travelling this road a lot more frequently in years to come. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Quick 16 x 24 inch plein air sketch in watercolour, inks and charcoal. . #enpleinair artist #enpleinair #enpleinair #pleinair #sketching #sketchbook #sketching #watercolour #drawing #coastal #northumberland #Northumberlandcoast #eastcoastofengland #lovewhereyoulive
  • A bit of roadside sketching before the sun goes down! This moorland is stark and beautiful so I just could not help but stop and capture it. . The landscape is becoming increasingly important for me in taking that time to stop, observe and rest in that moment. Just a quick, expressive, in the moment messy sketch. But it means so much more. . #artcourse #sketching #ecourse #landscapesketching #landscapedrawing #gatheringthelandscape #gillianleesmithartschool #gtl #coastal #northumberland #Northumberlandcoast #eastcooastofengland #lovewhereyoulive
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