Take a painting class

“We painted in stages. The first step was to mix the white and gold paint to form the wispy background of the painting. This was a little time consuming because I had more space to fill on my canvas than most of the others. Next, we mixed the black and gold paint to create the trees. We started with the trunks and added more and more twigs and branches. Our painting was titled “Spring Breeze” so our last step was to add our blossoms. We swirled and dotted the red and white paint to create multiple shades and sizes of flowers for our trees. I’ll admit, I spent most of the time painting absolutely hating what I was creating [...] but after adding the red and pink flowers and filling up the canvas a bit more, I finally started to like it.”

“For the first class, our teacher blindfolded us, and then a partner handed us paintbrushes already loaded with paint. We did not choose the color of the paint or the type of brush we were using; we just painted blindly. [...] I was totally stunned when I saw this. [...] Of course, painting blindfolded is also just a lot of fun. It was a great way to begin because it removed any expectations. We were blindfolded! We had no idea what we were doing!”

“For week 10 of my 52 Things we went to a painting class at Spirited Art. We were some of the first people there so we made sure to get a prime spot right up front to watch the instructor. There were about 50 people there, all lined up on long tables full of easels. A lot of people, like us, brought bottles of wine. [...] We collected our art supplies: paint, (black, white, gold, and red), brushes, mixing plates, and a cup of water, and settled down to begin. We were cautioned, more than once, not to drink the paint water—apparently it happens.”