DESIGN DAY 2017

From the first light on DESIGN DAY something special is in the air..

Donna started her table design inspriration with a napkin

from her recent retirement party!   

What a wonderful memory!

This group photo shows so many creative ideas 

It's a lot of fun to see each person's ideas come to life!

From horses, to seahorses, to flowers ...

Everyone gets to express themselves on Design Day

Sandy's beautiful keepsake box is going to be a treasure for her family!

Good friends Debbie and Susan put their own

style into these little accent tables ...

Kathy took an old family sled, used a photo inspiration

and turned it into a great Winter decoration

Beth helped with a few finishing touches

Barb used a thrift store globe for her inspiration

and turned it into an incredible one of a kind design!

Barb and Diane with their finished projects!

So much individuality here

It's hard to tell that Diane's 'shutter' is actually a flat piece of wood!

Sandy's  box features a beautiful background 

with stamped, stenciled and painted designs..

Karen used paint, stencils and decoupage

for her sweet accent table!

Beth and Karen .... cut, glue, decoupage .... and paint !

Diane shows how a flat wooden surface can become

three dimensional with skilled artful design

Carolyn, Karen and Jan

Beautiful projects, beautiful smiles!

Jan is stepping outside her traditional box

to create this whimsical little table...

Lucky granddaughter to be receiving this!!

Sue starts with an ordinary table with a black basecoat

and turns it into a modern original masterpiece!!

It's very clear  ..

 everyday AT THE BEACH

is a great day !!

 DESIGN DAY with Beth Wagner

brings out the best in us!

if you want to join us contact

brendastarstudios@yahoo.com

for more info

Peace Love PAINT

We love to start the week off with pretty gifts ..

goody bags for everyone

and special thank you to our helpers

Seat mates become new friends  ... 

Pat and Camille getting to know Barbara

Lovely sea scapes

Lovely ladies

Donna, Debbie and Kim happy to show their work

More great painters

Myra, Ginger, Becky and Cindy

We love your paintings!

Lots of hugs and smiles this week

Donna, Dawn, Debbie and Jean having a great time

Sweet Beach Trios

The paintings AND the girls

Thanks, Barbara, Vicki and Bonnie - great job, ladies!

Thanks to Neptune's Restaurant for our beautiful fruit display!

and sweet treats from Lisa at Polka Dot Pound Cake Co...

makes our coffee hour perfect!

If you get a flower in your goody bag, 

you might want to wear it in your hair

that's how we roll :)

thanks Myra, Mary Kay, Ruthie, Aleta and Judith

for taking a minute out to smile for the camera :)

 we all paint the same project

but a variety of surfaces makes it personal

So pretty ... from Debbie, Donna and Jean

and Catherine keeping an eye out from behind

Pat, Camille and Barbara show even more variety

Beautiful!

Becky, Cindy and Vicki have a lot to be proud of !

Aleta, Judith, Ginger

Myra and Mary Kay

Showing off their talents!

Great job, Ladies

Bonnie, Clera and Bev

background colors can really change the look of a project

These are beautiful (Yes, the girls AND the paintings:)

 Kim, Tamara, Janet and Susan

involved in our instructions

 Gail, Cindy, Becky, Bonnie, Kim and Tina

taking a break to watch the whale!!

I'm so glad I got to see that! 

So thankful for warm sunshine in February!

Aleta, Judith, Ruthie and Mary Kay

having a great painting day!

Becky, Cindy and Vicki

doing a great job on our wine glass and bottle project

(the real thing comes later)

Big smiles from Myra and Ruthie

The North Carolina girls love to paint with Ros

Great to have you in class Becky, Camille, Pat, Cindy and Vicki

Gail, Tamara and Susan hard at work

thanks for pausing your brush for a photo

Looking good, Ginger !

Our whole group gathered in the art room

We love being together and

We LOVE painting with Ros!

One more .... just for good measure!

Ros and I love spending this week together with you!

I have many things to be thankful for At The Beach ... many thanks to those who shared yummy treats with the class, thanks to so many who helped me through the week - for all your generosity...

AND for a FABULOUS SHIRT!

I LOVE IT!

If you want to come join us in the future, contact me at brendastarstudios@yahoo.com

or visit gransgarden.com

more more info --- we'd love to have you with us!

November Summer

November At The Beach can show us a wide range of weather ...   

but this year ....

 from the first sunrise to the last we had a beautiful 'summer' week!

  

Mr. TopHat stands ready to greet all visitors.  

 He makes me feel welcome.  

 Although he was away for a few years getting spruced up -

 I'm happy to see him back.   

I think he's gorgeous!

Art class is about .... well, art .... but also so much more.   

It's great family time for this mother/daughter group!

The great friendship between these two shows in their happy smiles ...

These friends are happy to be At The Beach ....

 and working on some beautiful art projects too!!

Taking a break from their painting to give me a nice smile !

In their first class At The Beach

 this sister/friend group is having a great time!

Yes, this group should be proud of their paintings ....

 they did a great job!

 Beautiful Ladies!

Beautiful hydrangeas bring happy smiles ... 

Thanks, Rob for joining our group !

Life long friends join with new friends -- 

all painting beautiful hydrangeas!

Every day we have a door prize -- Rob was the winner on this day!

And Gail was the winner on this day!  

Everyone loved the snowy barn!   Fun new project!

Of course these ladies are smiling ....

 just look at their beautiful paintings!

A flirty little tutu makes a very fun project!   

This was so fun to watch it come to life!

Our whole group with the beautiful ocean as the background!

Blue was the color of the week ....

 blue shirts and sunny blue skies !

Our farewell sunrise --

 promising to be just as beautiful when we return next year!

 

And King Neptune ... in all his majesty!!

If you would like to join us for next year, send an email to

 brendastarstudios@yahoo.com  ...

 registration for October 23-26, 2017  opens November 28, 2016

We look forward to next year !   Hope to see you there!