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Started one of my art classes today and was wildly impressed with the community arts center where it’s being offered. I’ve lived within half an hour of this place for years and I had no idea how nice it is. Galleries, theaters, studios…kilns! It really has a lot going on.
Anyway, our teacher’s approach was to basically just dive right in. I haven’t used watercolor paints since elementary school, so that was a bit unnerving. I hadn’t even unwrapped my paints yet. Shouldn’t she teach us some sort of technique first? I guess she wanted to see where everyone is at. There are 12 of us in the class (all women) and some are total beginners, but others are quite experienced.
She pulled out a bin of objects and I got two plastic pears.
Our teacher has a degree (or two) in visual art and is a wonderful ceramicist, but said she’s “self-taught” in watercolor painting. She said she learned by trial and error and feels that’s the best way to learn. It seems like she’s one of these “there are no wrong answers” type of people.
I tend to like a bit more formality, so we’ll see how this goes…
My classmates seem nice.
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Good job!
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Thank you CJ! At least I didn’t totally freeze. I felt better by the end of the class.
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Fantastic thar you have such a wonderful art center so close to where you live. I look forward to seeing how your work progresses.
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Thank you Laurie. And so true! Our area really has a lot going for it.
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👏👏👏So good to keep learning as so many don’t bother. Well done. My read for Book Club is based on “a country not my own”. I’ve selected the Flannan Isles in Scotland and have created a three page presentation today because who the hell has heard of this place?
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Oh cool! What’s the name of the book? I’ve never heard of the Flannan Isles, but they do sound very Scottish.
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Coffin Road by Peter May.
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I love your paint brush, also that you painted a paint brush!!
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Thank you for noticing Stephanie! Hope your fall is off to a great start 🍂 no more hurricane worries!
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Glad you found the community art center. We have one close by as well and I’ve been meaning to sign up for a class. My mom has been using the open studio time for the past 40 years to work on her ceramics. I think it’s what keeps her young! Nice day 1 watercolors! You did a great job!
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Thanks for the encouragement! So cool that your mom loves ceramics. I’ve never tried that.
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