Big thing out there lately is Paint Nite. Cost is usually around $45-50. And a lot of them are all about drinking, eating and painting. Considering I don't drink, not interested in eating when I'm painting..... that leaves painting that takes a while to get to. Boredom!
In the previous town just before we left I decided to go to a paint nite that was at a cafe where we would go for coffee. At least they weren't going to be pushing booze. Weeks later I went. Originally it was to be a painting with elephants. I'm not big on elephants, so I asked for something different.... yup, no problem. I decided on a jaguar. I like cats. It was all good.
I listened to the instructions. My round sun...was to put it bluntly, sucking big time. Half way thru the session my canvass was soaked with colours. Teacher (?) was trying to help me but it wasn't working. She said to let it dry a bit then work on it. I went to the washroom and breathed. I was so stressed and upset that I couldn't do it. I looked in the mirror....said screw it, do it your way. Went out, wiped the canvass, turned it sideways (was long up), continued to wipe ..... and started seeing the sun. It wasn't round, it was a sunset. Everyone at this point was on making their elephants.
I suddenly started working fast, added colour, just whipped what I was doing, allowing my artist to come out and fix it. I liked the red sunset. I felt it was done, and then created the tree and jaguar. I was on my own. I continued. Then I did the last bits of bush etc. And ..
TADA.....
I loved it!
I was so pleased with my painting. Finally it worked out. Everyone started looking at my painting and were stunned. The teacher was impressed, she said later she was worried about me and my painting as it wasn't working. She really liked how it came out. Ah, stress level came down. Happy and pleased. And thought I'm never doing this again!!!!
And again I did it.
Maureen was going to paint nites, and asked if I wanted to come to one that was here in our new town. I thought about it, wanted someone to paint with, AJ encouraged me to go. So I did.
They were really into drinking and eating. Almost 2 hours later we finally got to painting. I was content with the winter fox, and wanted to do this one. I could feel the stress coming as the teacher taught and I couldn't get it. I remembered the last one, and backed myself off to allow myself to paint more on how I felt, but still follow. It was different then the other class.
I found I wasn't impressed with the fox as it looked off. She said no, this was the way it was to look. It's a cartoon fox. Eh. At the end I was pleased with my painting. Maureen told me later she fixed her fox at home. I didn't care for this teacher, but the painting is good.
Will I do it again? This time yes. But I'm looking at an art class that's in the next town which is run by an Artist / Teacher. I talked with him and there's more of a specific painting that I'm interested in doing, more abstract. Will one day do a class with him.
As far as paint nites..... maybe again one night.
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