I made a short (59 second) video clip about Tbilisi Metro, using my smartphone (a Huawei) and a simple video edit program called VideoShow. Here is the link: click here
(I don’t have a premium account to add the clip directly to my WordPress blog).
I haven’t done any video editing before but I was able to add music and subtitles as well as making some transitions from one cut to the next.
fountain
When an image comes out well, it gives me satisfaction, even if it comes from using some clever technology like Prisma. This is a shot of the fountain in Tavisuplebis Moedani (Liberty Square) in Tbilisi. The image was put through the Prisma “electric” filter on my android phone, which uses some clever AI, I felt satisfied with the result.
For other interpretations of the theme, click on this link: Satisfaction
Three weeks ago, I attended my first acrylic workshop with Tako Shashiashvili (Tako Shashiashvili Art (Facebook page). The first session (Discovering the inner artist.) went well, so I was happy to attend a second workshop entitled “Delicious Painting 4”. Again we met on the top terrace ofย No.21 Terrace Restaurant in Maidani in Old Tbilisi, which has a fabulous view of the old Metekhi Church on the opposite bank of the Mtkvari River.
View of the Old Metekhi Church
Tako again supplied all the necessary materials. This time we had canvases stretched on a wooden frame rather than on board.
Tako prepares my palette
I could have chosen a different view from the first time, but I was interested to see how my paintings would compare, so I tackled the same view again.
The group was smaller this time just three of us learners. In July and August many people leave Tbilisi, if they can, because of the heat. We started later (18.30 as opposed to 17.00) and I felt more time pressure than before, as the light was fading, we also had a few spots of rain.
Martin took off lickety-split and had almost covered his canvas in paint before I had even started. Taisia adopted a more measured controlled approach. It was getting dark by the time we were ready to show our finished pictures.
Our paintings: me, Martin, Tako and Taisia
I was happier with my earlier painting.
Painting (2 July 2017)
Painting (23 July 2017)
I think I’m happier with the first painting because the church looks better, the colours are closer to reality and it was more carefully rendered. The Metekhi church had had scaffolding erected on one side between the two painting sessions.
Metekhi Church with scaffolding
Today, I bought myself a blank canvas, so I can practise at home. I hope to have more opportunities to paint in the future, it was fun. Thanks, Tako ๐ Didi madloba.
meeting at the water cooler
Here is my second interpretation of this week’s Collage theme.
collage
These cards and paper ephemera were on display at Drybridge market, making a “found” collage,
Collage is the theme of this week’s challenge.
collage
Chughureti or Saarbrucken Bridge over the Mtkvari River in Tbilisi
Other responses to the challenge can be found by clicking on this link: Bridge
For a really impressive bridge, you can have a look at this clip from the BBC: Beipanjiang Bridge
Cars (over)loaded with watermelons are a common sight in Tbilisi during the Summer months.
I am interested in art and have done a lot of drawing over the years, but any painting has largely been confined to watercolours with the grandchildren, that was until yesterday (2 July 2017). I was invited by a friend and talented artist, Tako Shashiashvili to a workshop entitled “Delicious Painting 3“. We would be painting with acrylics in a small group of 8, some were beginners like me. We met in No.21 Terrace Restaurant in Maidani in Old Tbilisi, which has a fabulous view of the old Metekhi Church on the opposite bank of the Mtkvari River.
view of Old Metekhi Church
Tako supplied all the paints and gave us each a canvas to paint on. Acrylic paints were chosen as our medium as they dry much quicker than oils and watercolour requires too much preparation.
First we were given pencils to sketch in some outline and details and work out the composition.
pencil detail
Tako would also paint to demonstrate the techniques, but she was clear we were painting for ourselves and should be relaxed.
Tako painting a demo
We soon got down to painting ourselves, this was an interesting experience, mixing the paints on the palette and trying to capture the scene on canvas.
It was a hot day, we would spend around two and a half hours painting. The activity I found quite relaxing. Maybe, half the group were first timers painting in acrylics.
I wasn’t the only first timer
Oksana and Tako had obviously done this before.
Tako is a professional artist, next week she will have an exhibition in Amsterdam. She was inspiring and helped us bring out our inner artists. The Facebook page for her art: Tako Shashiashvili Art
My palette saw a lot of mixing.
Here are our finished works.
Delicious Painting 3, July 2 2017
I was quite pleased with my first canvas.
my finished painting
I hope to have more opportunities to paint in the future, it was fun. Thanks, Tako ๐ Didi madloba.
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