A Rather Floral First Friday

At 7pm on Friday, 3rd September it was raining. A few moments earlier, it was pouring. Attic staff stood in the shelter of the studio thinking “Oh no, all this work and no body’s going to turn up”. Boy were we wrong…

It seemed as if people just kept showing up. One by one, two by two, in the taxi load. By 10pm the place was heaving, and they still didn’t stop coming!

L to R: Neil, Robert, Lala (the artist)

Our 10th First Friday was by far the most colourful we’ve had yet, in every sense of the word. With Lala’s beautiful oil paintings adorning every available wall space (and flying off them at some speed) and fresh flowers covering everything else, the senses were overwhelmed. Our delicious next door neighbour, Cassia Cafe and Tea Room, Supplied some scrumptious snacks which were devoured before I could say: “Excuse me for a moment, I think I shall try a bit of that rather inviting quiche……damn it!”

Upstairs, Alan Scott-Moncrieff – our other Scottish artist – demonstrated his impasto painting technique for an eager audience. As soon as he was done, one of them snatched it up like it was going out of fashion.

So, thank you to all our devoted supporters for braving the rain, thank you to Cassia for being a friendly neighbour, thank you to Lala for your much appreciated help at the studio, thank you to Alan for painting, and thank you to the Attic family for making it all possible! See you next month. xo