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I'm back! Artist Retreat Update! π«π·π¨
🕑 Added 2023-06-23 14:12:05 +0000 UTCHi Patrons! π¨
Iβm back from the artist retreat in France! π«π· Iβve recorded a lot of footage from the retreat so I will be making a video about it soon!
However, I want to share some of the things now! This is going to be quite a long post so I apologize in advance haha! I had the pleasure of staying at La Muse with my friend, Kate (poopikat) π₯°
I had such an amazing time at the retreat! I felt like I was living in a fairytale. β°οΈπ§Ί
Being surrounded by nature and other creatives for the past week had me feeling so inspired! π¨
I wanted to share some of the photos with you all and some of the artworks Iβve done!
Hereβs what the view looked like where we stayed! There were a lot of cats who would come to visit! It reminded me of the movie, The Cat Returns! πππ
The retreat was located in a beautiful small town, so it was very serene! πΌ Every Thursday, there would be a butcher that would come to town so we were able to grab some food!
What I loved about the retreat are the dinners and lunches! Everyone was cooking and preparing food for each other so it was always a feast! Kate and I made brunch and made sure to bring out maple syrup haha π¨π¦π₯Ή
I tried plein-air watercolour for the first time and oh boy, it was challenging but it was so much fun! I need to use the medium more so I can get used to it! One of the residents from the retreat is a musician and she also draws in her spare time so she was drawing portraits of everyone in the retreat!
It was really inspiring to hear everyoneβs stories! π₯Ήπ₯Ήπ
I had an amazing time working and painting here with Kate! Sheβs inspired me and weβve both been teaching other different art methods, talking about art, etc.π₯Ήπ
Hereβs some of the artwork I made:
The first two images are drawn on the spot of the location! Iβm more comfortable drawing nature scenes than indoors haha but I learned a lot from painting indoor scenes so I definitely want to do it again! The third image is a quick painting of the cats that would visit the retreat! I might revisit it in the future! π
That's all for now! Stay tuned for the video where I'll be sharing my thoughts about plein-air, inspiration, and taking breaks!
Thank you all so much for supporting me here and for allowing me to live my dream as an artist! π₯Ήπ₯Ή Iβll be posting more work soon!
Thank you Patrons!
Love always,
Maxine
Comments
Maxine Vee
Thank you so much Joye!! π₯Ήπ
Joye
Happy that you have so much fun here ^^ I hope you'll feel rested !
Maxine Vee
Thanks Alicia!! π₯Ή it was truly magical!! I felt so inspired! βοΈπ
Alicia
Oh my goodness, it looks so magical there! I'm glad you had a wonderful time. The middle image of your artwork, the one of the forest, looks amazing. So serene <3
