Celebrating 10 Years!!!

Really?   10 Years??   YES!! How did this happen, where did the time go?   As we all know, time passes way too quickly - and we are feeling grateful for 10 years AT THE BEACH with Ros!

Blue Bubbles!

There's nothing quite like a trip to the ocean in March ... 

the days are starting to get longer and the sun shines brighter ...

 some days are even downright WARM!

Beth and I love to welcome students to the Beach!  

Day One is full of  'one of a kind'  inspiration --

Read lots more about Design Day HERE

DAY TWO

DecoArt sent us some fun stencils to use on our 

Travel the World Project

As we got started it was clear that individual personality

 and color choices

 would make this very personal for each student...

 Here we have a turquoise bike....

and a pretty blue bike.....

a bold red bike .....

and very personalized cargo in this basket !!

Here's just  a taste of the variety .... 

from words, colors and backgrounds ....

 to the personal items in the basket --

 Beth encourages everyone to make it their very own!
..... and they certainly did!!

DAY THREE

getting started on Sunflowers and Apples ...

This mixed media project allowed color options too ...

Choices in the decopage papers  and color of frames

 meant each student could customize this for themselves!

dramatic background, beautiful stamps and stencils...

adding a few blue accents to make this blue frame pop!

Individual expression in the backgrounds, frames, stamps and stencils!!

Sandi, Susan, and Debbie show off their beautiful projects!

 DAY FOUR

The Big Fish was one of our favorites of the week ...

from soft  .... to bold ... to bubbles

Karen, Jan, Sandy and Sue have a lot to be proud of !

More big smiles, happy fish ....

and  alternate color choices ...

LUNCH TIME RECESS!!

We took a break at lunch time on this sunny day

 - to blow some bubbles, take a group photo - 

and watch the whales!! 

It was just like recess! 

Recess is over -- back to class :)

THURSDAY CRAFT NIGHT!

 It was fun to switch from painting to crafts on Thursday night ...

We took advantage of being at the beach to make a seashell keepsake!

A bit of a learning curve on the resin product ......

we found two different kinds of success ...

We learned the process and now know how to do it at home ..

AT THE BEACH

2017 

We loved the new Vintage Effect Wash from DecoArt!!   They were such fun to use!!

Big Thank You to DecoArt for letting us try them...

We also loved the Travel Words stencil from DecoArt !!

DAY FIVE

We started our last day by playing with Vintage Effect Wash for background colors --

We were so happy with the lovely soft blends ..

These truly are "Ocean Jewels" 

THE VIEW

All week we had this magnificent view -- 

from our bedrooms,

and the art room

The ocean never disappoints ... from sunny breaking waves

and one glorious sunrise after another ...

mysterious morning sky

multicolor horizons

and the promise of another beautiful day ...

AND THE WINNERS ARE .....

Here's a look at all the door prize winners from this week

Dolores

Kathy

Tamara

Barb

and Diane 

ROSE PRACTICE

Each morning found us practicing roses

more practice ....

if you want to paint beautiful roses

it take a lot of practice :)

SUNRISE

every sunrise is a sight to behold

 On our last day we were treated to this beautiful sky!

The structure in the foreground will be a tent for the runners of the Shamrock Marathon

A FUN SURPRISE!

 and one more little treat during our week ...... the Navy Seals happened to run by!!!

(we wanted to invite them in - but they were gone before we knew it )

 UNTIL NEXT YEAR 

That's a wrap for the Beth Wagner Seminar AT THE BEACH 2017!  

 If you want to join us next year registration opens April 2,  2017  ....

 you will find forms at www.brendastarstudios.com .... Seating is limited .