https://www.bieldatblackruthven.org.uk/
I taught an art journaling type of exercise at a retreat this week. The Beild Centre is lovely. The accommodation is a converted stable block in the grounds of a small stately home near Perth.
The art room is fab – loads of materials and a log burner to keep you warm 
There is lots of great art around the grounds we particularly liked the mosaics which are like small green pools set in concrete in the path around the stable block.
This is my view from my bedroom 
Sculptures a pond, and a walled garden.
The group I visited with were coming to the end of a 2 year journey. I planned a piece that they could develop as their own, using acrylic, stencils, collage. I was unsure of the participants art skills so I needed to have a frame work to work with. 
Above shows a step by step work sheet I provided. The concept was to build up a strata of ideas about the participants journey using text on the faces rays and layers of paint to represent time
One of the participants wanted to do her own design and had a clear idea of what she wanted to do
The rest of the group used my basic idea, choosing their own colour schemes and a variety of stencils
The face was a stencil designed by Andy Skinner. This was the first time that I had taught a canvas workshop with paint. I needed my wits about me all my years of teaching experience, lol .
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