Today we had posh dinner booked in Epicurean.
Art class in the morning, and as we were at sea today, we were painting a rose. The view from the room on deck 18 showed only sea and sun. Unfortunately the sun disappeared about an hour after we started. It might have disappeared before that, but I was concentrating so much on the rose and the teacher’s method of painting the petals, I didn’t notice anything around me. The class swot’s voice droned on, but I managed to tune it out. That’s a skill Scamp has that I covet! The method for the red rose was, working petal by petal:
- Paint on a strong wash of Cadmium Red.
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Using a damp brush, remove any highlights while the red wash is still wet.
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Allow the wash to dry slightly then add the shadow areas using Alizarin Crimson.
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Continue using this method until all the petals are done.
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With a damp brush blend the shadows were necessary.
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Mix a dark using Alizarin Crimson and Intense Blue and paint in the small areas of deep shadow.
With the rose successfully painted I had just enough time to catch the end of Scamp’s line dance and got a short video of it for reference later. HER reference, not mine, I hasten to add.
After lunch we swam in the covered pool, because the sun wasn’t quite getting through the cloud cover. Lounged in the jacuzzi for a while too and my leg felt better. By the time we were finished, the sun was back in control.
We had booked a dinner in Epicurean and it was just as good as the last time, two years ago. We both had Lobster Thermidore as a main after Scamp’s starter of Trio of Tomatoes and mine of Two Types of Smoked Salmon. Pudding for Scamp was a White Chocolate Sphere with Popcorn served with Creme Brulee. I had Banana and Peanut Canneloni. Coffee and truffles to finish. Amuse Bouche at the start and end Start was Mexican Surprise which was baby tomato on a bed of white guacamole. At the end it was a delicious deconstructed G&T. Everything was photographed, of course. That was menu 2. We immediately booked for next week to get a taste of menu 1. We also went straight to Sindu to book a night there too. Food? It’s what we do!
Watched the sun go down over the sea!