Recently a local artist hosted something she called Painting Parties and a few friends attended. One friend suggested that I should try it as she felt I would be a better 'teacher'. At any rate, I decided to check it out on-line. WOW! I had no idea that the concept was so popular! There are franchises! Of course, most of these events happen in big cities and Creston has a population under 5000 with a high percentage of seniors, so maybe it is not surprising that Painting Parties are virtually unheard of here.
On all of the party sites that I investigated everyone was painting with acrylic. As a watercolour artist, I don't think the medium is getting a fair shake. If I go ahead with the idea, I intend to host a few Watercolour Painting Parties.
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I figure most beginner or novice artists should be able to create a vignette if they are supplied with a quarter sheet of watercolour paper, a drawing, paints and brushes AND some instructions.
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Many people claim that watercolour is a hard medium to work in because you can't easily make corrections. I think these vignette style paintings are loose enough that any mistakes will fit right in with the overall look.
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For now I am just coming up with subjects and possible colour combinations, but I really think that I will give this party idea a try.
I think an afternoon spent on a covered deck with a drink, some goodies, paper and paint, and some like-minded people would be super fun. And everyone would have a painting to take home too!
I think that is an awesome idea Val, and you would be a great teacher :) These are so wonderful, your trees and grasses are so lovely :) Best wishes and keep us posted :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Sheila. I think I will try it out with a beginner guinea pig first to check the timing and the feasibility but I really hope it will work. If I do it I will try to remember to take photos - lol.
DeleteI miss all the Artist get-togethers. There is not much like it here...maybe I should get a party started!
ReplyDeleteI think you should Lori. Although many of them are set up in bars or restaurants in the, Liz did her parties at a church. I am going to use my home - the deck if the weather is good, the basement if it is bad - that way people can bring booze to make it more 'party'. The draw back is that I supply all the material and refreshments and charge the people. Standard fee seems to be $45.00. Good luck and let me know if you do something.
DeleteI miss all the Artist get-togethers. There is not much like it here...maybe I should get a party started!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Val, and I'm sure if you host a w/c painting party, you'll have a blast!
ReplyDeleteThanks Win. I really want to try doing some and I hope that people in the area want to try it too - we'll see!
DeleteGo for it Val! I do it once a month and the people love it. They bring their friends, have a glass of wine, and take a 16x20 painting home. You would be great at teaching it, I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteThanks Laurie, I really think I will do it. It would be great to see a post from you about your next 'painting party'. If I lived in your area I would probably attend even though I don't drink - lol. Have a great weekend.
DeleteI know folks who have attended these parties in our area and they just love them. The folks who always wanted to paint to the ones who just want to enjoy a day or night out. Wine is usually part of the experience. Can't wait to see you put this into motion and know they will learn a lot and have fun. Maybe new students for you out of the experience. Keep us posted. Love all the pics, especially the vignette look. Nice.
ReplyDeleteMorning Nelvia. It will be interesting to see if a watercolor party goes over as well as the acrylic ones do. I am going to wait until June when it is warmer and we can use the deck but I will definitely post. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteI think doing one with watercolors sounds like a great idea. Keep us posted about it and how it goes. These three paintings are really nice!
ReplyDeleteThanks Joan. I am really hopeful about doing some watercolor painting parties - keeping my fingers crossed that people here will be interested. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteSounds a great idea go for it. Thank you for your lovely comment on my self portrait post.
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome and thanks for the encouragement to go for the watercolor painting party. I will be promoting it this weekend at a trade fair and depending on the response I will be going ahead with the idea. Have a great day!
DeleteVal, with your talent, I absolutely agree you should go ahead and teach! Beautiful artwork!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping and leaving lovely comments- you made my day!
hugs,Jackie ")
Wow! what a lovely thing to say! Thank you so much Jackie.
Deletesounds a great idea. Good luck :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Ona.
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