First Women of God Art Retreat

Michele Lee and Angie True, my first art retreat guest left yesterday, leave me with blessings that will keep on giving. They are truly Women of God. I have adopted them as my God Daughters. They plan to return to the retreat on an annual basis. You can read what they had to say about the retreat at http://micheleleeartblog.com and http://PickMyBrainsArt.com. They also have paintings posted from the retreat. Wow, what a work-out. I taught them techniques with watercolors, oils, pastels, acrylics and mixed media. I didn’t know I had it in me to do so much plus do some of my own work! Michele also wrote about the retreat and published this story on the http://HunstvilleArtBlog.com. This is a great blog site and it is how I became acquainted with Michele and Angie. After my God Daughters left I took a nap then decided to go into the studio to see if their sweet spirits were still there. So sweetly was the ambience they left I was inspired to do an oil painting of the roses Michele gave to me. My energy is still so high and I have written down the paintings I want to do as the result of the retreat. I think I liked Michele’s abstract work best and I am going to attempt to try some of her techniques, Angie’s cloudy landscapes are examples of the peace and serenity she has in her heart. The low horizons in the paintings leave a vast space for ephemeral skies above them. Sassie, my cat, and I are calling it a day today at the retreat. I think she misses Michele and Angie almost as much as I do. Tomorrow my Granddaughter, who is also an artist, is coming to help do some cleaning in exchange for art lessons. I’ll post how the day goes in my next post. Ann Hamilton.