Saturday 19th February Wool Painting Workshop- Raya Brown

Ten happy and relaxed members went home with completed wool painted poppy landscapes from the Raya Brown workshop on February 19^th.

Raya’s clear instructions and step by step teaching approach enabled the group to confidently tackle what, at first, seemed a daunting task.

The starting point was to identify and outline the horizon on the backing cloth, then tease out and place overlapping fine layers of white wool fibres above the line.

We were then able to create a sky by overlaying the white with our choice of appropriate colours. Finally, we made and applied clouds to create the overall effect.

The same process was repeated below the horizon line to create hills and meadows, before adding details such as distant trees and grasses in the foreground. Finer detail was introduced through creating and placing stems, leaves and flower heads.

Finally different colour combinations of very short twisted wool fibres were used to create meadow flowers and introduce variety in the foreground.

Throughout the process we were encouraged to check our work by placing the picture frame glass on top of our landscape, and to experiment with colour and composition.  Raya was always on hand to offer advice and technical support.

A really enjoyable and productive workshop.