{"id":10599,"date":"2019-07-17T11:16:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T11:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/?p=10599"},"modified":"2019-07-17T11:16:33","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T11:16:33","slug":"julia-meekin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/2019\/07\/julia-meekin\/","title":{"rendered":"Julia Meekin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My name is Julia Meekin and I have just completed the Pastel Painting course with tutor Monika Cilmi. From time to time over the years, I have found time every so often to practice art, mostly in watercolors.\u00a0 \u00a0I bought a box of 30 pastels on sale about 30 years ago and they sat in the drawer until I took them out two years ago and started \u2018playing\u2019, trying out landscapes. \u00a0\u00a0I like pastels, because they really give me contact with the medium itself \u00a0and the paper, with the different styles of marks and blending. <br><br>I learned a whole lot from the LAC Pastel certificate course and highly recommend it for any level. I came closer to conquering my fear of a portrait not being recognized as a portrait!\u00a0 I would like to become more proficient with animal and human portraits, and look forward to taking more LAC courses!<br><br>Julia Meekin<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonartcollege.co.uk\/art-courses\/pastels-certificate-course\/\">Pastel Painting Course<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Julia-Meekin2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Julia-Meekin2.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Julia-Meekin2-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Julia-Meekin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Julia-Meekin.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Julia-Meekin-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Julia-Meekin-300x396.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Julia-Meekin1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Julia-Meekin1.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Julia-Meekin1-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Julia-Meekin1-300x396.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Julia Meekin and I have just completed the Pastel Painting course with tutor Monika Cilmi. 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