Day one of Elizabeth Busch class at Schoodic Institute in Acadia Nat'l Park, Maine.  

 

This is the building our classroom is in - the water  tower is behind the building.

 

See how we take over!  Those colorful rectangles on the side of the building are our painted pieces hung out to dry.  In the foreground is Andrea's rental car. 

 

This is Elizabeth's demo piece, she makes it look so easy.  It is done with textile paint on canvas.

 

Another demo, this one is chalk pastels on Black Trigger fabric.  Only about 9" x 7".

 

Several people do not want pictures taken of their work, so tonight I am posting only Elizabeth's work and demo samples.  The top piece is a completed quilt, on the bottom a painted fabric. 

 

I love this brilliant little quilt.  Such color!  All paint on neutral canvas.

 

More painted pieces demonstrating different techniques that can be used.

 

On top is another completed quilt using the painted fabrics.

 

Here is the first one I was working on.  I was trying for a light grey background.  And have since overpainted it with bright raspberry pink streaks.  Don't know yet if it will work.

 

Elizabeth sitting at her table in front of her pin  up board.

 

A classroom view.  Colleen Prindiville (Ireland), Mary Brown (England), Karen Crossland (San Diego).  with their pin up boards beyond them.

 

Far left is Karen Crossland, Andrea Bacal in the center and Carol Fleischer on the right.  The concentrated paints in the bottles are what we use with a medium - just a few drops makes a brilliant color.

 

Also in the class are John Cardin, Gwen Hendrix, and Benedicte Caneill, all with their backs to me.

 

Here is my table mate  Shira Singer from Bar Harbor, ME, which is just a few miles away, so she commutes. 

 

Guess today was stressful so all of us are very tired.  I am not going to work on the SQG newsletter,  Instead I am going to bed at 10:30pm.  Shocking for a night owl like me. 

Weather is comfortably warm, maybe 80F today if one keeps out of the wind and in the low 50s at night.  Blue sky with fluffy white clouds.  Green in every hue surrounds us.   

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