This holiday season I’ve been going out of my way to try things I don’t normally do. A few weeks ago Dear Boyfriend and I did an escape room, last week I took a nutrition class, and tonight I tried a painting class.
I love to draw, but I haven’t painted in literally years, so I was nervous how my picture would turn out.
I chose to attend tonight’s class because it looked like it would make a great Christmas gift or house decoration — a wintery white painting of the Eiffel Tower with a Christmas wreath around it, and the words “Joyeux Noël” scrawled in crimson cursive across the bottom.
At first I felt like my snowy sky was a bit too monotone grey, so I tried to add more white, with a few darker dashes for contrast.
I was really displeased with the stark, blah look of my road at first, and drawing the Eiffel Tower freehand on an easel was tricky. But things really began to come together shortly after this photo was snapped!
My favorite part to paint were the trees and the wreath. I tried to make them have more of a post-impressionism look rather than being too blended and soft.
Et voila — la tour eiffel à Noël!
Your painting came out great! I’ve always wanted to do one of those painting classes, but I have no creative skills so I’ve been nervous.
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Thank you!! It was a lot of fun — you should try one! You just may surprise yourself 🙂
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Looks good. I am awful at painting, maybe I should try again but I fear it will be a waste of canvas and paint. My visual art skills are probably on par with those of a 6 year old.
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Thank you! And I’m sure your painting skills are good — I know your writing skills are amazing! 🙂
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Thanks. I guess it’s all about having fun. You’ve inspired me to add it to my 2016 list of things to try 🙂
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Woohoo! I look forward to reading about it on your blog! 🙂
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Wow – that’s brilliant. It’s great to see the way the different stages and the way the painting came together.
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Thank you!! It was a lot of fun. I’m looking forward to using it as Christmas decor.
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