{"id":4109,"date":"2013-05-17T10:11:12","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T08:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistswindow.com\/new\/?p=4109"},"modified":"2013-05-17T10:11:12","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T08:11:12","slug":"the-first-on-location-of-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/the-first-on-location-of-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"The First &#8216;On Location&#8217; of 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A small group of sketchers got together yesterday for the first &#8216;Drawing &amp; Painting On Location&#8217; session of the summer&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Chapel-Garden.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Chapel-Garden\" width=\"664\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4110\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some of you may recognise the location&#8230;.yes, it&#8217;s my favourite sketching location of them all&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/sketching.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"sketching\" width=\"400\" height=\"504\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4111\" \/><\/p>\n<p>the tranquil grounds of Koroni Monastery&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Nuns-Chapel-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Nun's-Chapel-2\" width=\"664\" height=\"473\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4112\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Armed with folding chairs; cushions; sketchbooks; watercolours and flasks of coffee&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Trees+Poppies.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Trees+Poppies\" width=\"664\" height=\"478\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4113\" \/><\/p>\n<p>we met up at 9.30am and spent the first half hour or so browsing each others sketchbooks&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Chapel-Sea.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Chapel-Sea\" width=\"664\" height=\"493\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4114\" \/><\/p>\n<p>and did a couple of sketchy warm-ups to get us loosened up&#8230;&#160;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/warm-ups.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"warm-ups\" width=\"664\" height=\"476\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4127\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Joy of joys&#8230;.drawing with your non-dominant hand&#8230;.and a quick speed-sketch&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Bougainvillia.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Bougainvillia\" width=\"664\" height=\"765\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4115\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once inside the Monastery grounds, we wrestled with the difficult decision of what to draw &amp; paint&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/NunsChapel-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Nun'sChapel-1\" width=\"664\" height=\"856\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4116\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is so much choice&#8230;.so many fabulous little chapels; buildings; architectural details; faded old roofs; &#160;tiny doorways and hidden corners&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Outside-shop.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Outside-shop\" width=\"664\" height=\"532\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4117\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The flowers in the grounds were looking gorgeous yesterday&#8230;.&#160;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Nuns-Shop.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Nuns-Shop\" width=\"664\" height=\"795\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4118\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Nuns shop &#8211; one of my favourite shops in Koroni &#8211; was chosen as subject matter for this drawing&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Paint-First.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Paint-First\" width=\"664\" height=\"815\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4119\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everyone worked at their own pace &#8211; some were quite prolific, producing several lively sketches, whilst others chose to concentrate on one painting&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sketch.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Sketch\" width=\"400\" height=\"298\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4120\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The four hours sped by and the group met up again at 1.30pm to look at each others work&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Towards-Memi.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Towards-Memi\" width=\"664\" height=\"888\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4121\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The artist-Nun was keen to have a look at the work and was very complimentary of it all&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Trees+Poppies1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Trees+Poppies\" width=\"664\" height=\"478\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4123\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An excellent first session of the season, in an inspiring location, with tons of good work produced &#8211; well done everyone &#8211; thank you for joining me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A small group of sketchers got together yesterday for the first &#8216;Drawing &amp; Painting On Location&#8217; session of the summer&#8230; Some of you may recognise the location&#8230;.yes, it&#8217;s my favourite sketching location of them all&#8230;. the tranquil grounds of Koroni Monastery&#8230;. 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