Crofts

Hello Girls!

We finally managed to get to Lossiemouth last week, it was so lovely to be by the sea again.  We had a lovely warm evening for our visit there too.

After feeding my garden with liquid fertilizer the reluctant peonies finally flowered! The shrubs have also benefited too!  Good to have a real downpour of rain today, the garden desperately needed it!
We also have a car again though good to see Richard went cycling yesterday and also cycled across to Tesco to buy us some berries to go with the pancakes I made in the afternoon!  He wants to keep up the cycling and there is a good cycle path from Lhanbryde to Elgin which means he doesn't have to go onto the road much. 

Here is one of my peonies and also another good flowering border plant. Some of you have asked to see our cat Boudica. Here she is!

Before I show you the paintings from home from this last week.  I would like to wish you all a really lovely summer.   We are now allowed out more and shops will be opening again.  Thank you to all of you who contributed to 'painting from home' during our lockdown.  I know it kept a lot of you going to do the paintings and for many of you to receive them.   Do take care and be safe.  I will contact you all again in the early autumn.  Best wishes Caroline

This stunning painting was painted by Alison Murray as a wedding gift for her husband on their anniversary.  Bill went cycling in Switzerland in the past.  He then took Alison to this wonderful location for her to see!  Alison decided to paint the sky this incredible blue which sets off the landscape and snowy mountains perfectly!  Well done!

Sandra has painted two very beautiful paintings of the West coast.  Her crofts are really delightful and she wrote to say she was thinking about how lovely the scenery is there. Well done!

Alison Macdonald sent me a painting she finished from a past class of a croft by the sea. Such a bonny painting and the sea is so realistic. Beautifully painted!

Two splendid paintings by Carole this week.  The first is of an autumnal scene showing a riverside retreat.  The second croft is a simple summer scene based on a meadow near her home, but with a suffolk cottage from a childhood memory! Well done!

Beautiful bold work from Angela from a past croft painting from class.  This scene is full of life and colour! Well done!

Margaret painted this delightful croft set in the highlands this week.  Her husband Bill said it reminded him of his early days in a croft similar to this! Well done!

Ann's cottage is set in a dramatic location. Using her preferred paper of pastelmat she created this bonny scene using soft pastels. The sky and mountains are set back with a slight mist behind the house. Well done!

The first painting Ann did over thirty years ago in watercolours. She decided to revisit the scene this time using pastel pencils on ordinary pastel paper.  Very nice work and her skies are always beautiful.  I like the hills behind showing some texture. I also like the loose style of the watercolour painting. Well done!

Yvonne has had her family to visit recently and she felt inspired to paint the grandchildren. Such a joyful couple of paintings! Well done!

Finally one of Elaine's popular bird paintings.  Let us hope she will have some more done during this summer break.  She has been very busy in the garden!