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After having got everybody sorted in the studio with a complete pack of art materials (everything they would need for the workshop) we set off into the heart of Patan with Manoj, our Nepali guide, explaining interesting cultural and architectural aspects as we went. A great opportunity for everybody to take photos and to appreciate the colours, patterns, people and culture, unique to Nepal.
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| We were also lucky enough to catch the last of several evening celebrations of the harvest full moon with traditional dancing and music in the palace square. |
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| A rare chance to see one of the largest Buddhist stupa’s in the world and a thriving Tibetan community. A fascinating place, beautiful to photograph and made more interesting with the historical tales and rituals explained by Doma, our Tibetan guide. |
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| We went on to visit one of the very few places in the world where students learn the authentic art of sacred Thanka painting. They must learn the exact proportions of every deity, each colour with its precise meaning, and the correct spiritual approach to undertake their work with purity. It takes six years. |
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| Nice to get everybody set up with easels, boards and plenty of big paper and to get down to some hard work in our lovely sunlit studio. We focussed on a still life of hand-crafted objects from Kathmandu using thick black crayons, where broad strokes could be laid down quickly, adjusted for accuracy and then detail added on top – some striking results. |
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| Our local Art Club members joined us today for some life drawing exercises in the studio. We had two traditionally dressed Nepali women to draw. We started off with very quick 2-minute gesture drawings using dark crayons, trying to get the most important aspects quickly – ie the main proportions, directions and the head and feet. We then had a few longer poses where everybody was encouraged to look for the directions of the big planes before putting in any detail. |
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| After a break for lunch we were all back in the studio. Everybody was asked to make a drawing from a drawing they had done this morning – trying to simplify the marks and make them more accurate. From this second drawing each made a painting. The results were all so different! |
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| As it was a special full moon night we went up to Swayambhunath to see the Buddhist and Hindu ritual celebrations. Some memorable images to drink in. |
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| This was a free day for everybody to go sight-seeing, work in the studio or relax. Irina, Anna and Svetlana enjoyed an amazing mountain flight and saw Everest close up. |
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Meanwhile three more Russian workshop artists were picked up from the airport – Marina, Yulia and Svetlana. |
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