Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Sip, Paint and Be Merry!

On Sunday, I had the opportunity to hang out with some of my favorite in-laws/friends. We all got together to do some painting and drink some wine...what better way to spend a Sunday afternoon :) We took a class at a local studio and learned how to paint this awesome horse you see above.
This is something I've wanted to do for quite a while, but was scared as to what my finished piece would look like! So I thought I'd show you some of the step-by-step pictures of my painting. Because trust me, if I could do this, you can too! They walk you through the whole process, but everyone's paintings looked so different in the end.

We started with the background, leaving space for where the horse would go.


Then we started to sketch. Here are some of the in-process shots of my horse coming to life.


Shading is something I've always had trouble with, but the instructor was great about walking us through and helping us individually to get the look we were going for.

The funnest part (in my opinion) was adding the tail. All the wild strokes and fun colors!

Then we were told to sign our painting. Of course I wanted to sign mine in pink :) So I added some new color to my palette and while I was at it, added some pink stokes to my horse's main and tail too.

This was such a fun day and I loved the whole atmosphere of The Painting Barn. We got to drink wine, listen to fun music and create a "masterpiece" as well :)

18 comments:

  1. Wow! How awesome is that :)
    I totally love the pink streaks in your horses mane and tail! And your signature :)

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  2. I would LOVE to do one of these. My friends and I have been talking about it for a while, but I think we need to just book something or it'll never happen. Your horse looks great! Is it going in your studio?

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  3. that is fantastic! well done, and thanks for show us the step-by-step!

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  4. I had a friend who did one of those wine and painting classes and she said it was a lot of fun too! Maybe I should try it. It seems like a great way to relax and just have fun with art, and painting can be so therapeutic too, don't you think? :)

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  5. I LOVE your horse! What a fantastic way to spend time with friends.

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  6. It looks great! How fun. Especially with wine. :)

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  7. That turned out wonderful! It looks like fun but I think it'd stress me out!

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  8. So cool! Your painting is great. I've always had fun at those social paint night places. People really do end up with different looking paintings - it's pretty interesting how that happens!

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  9. WOW! Great job! Awesome! I have never heard of a class like this. Most of the classes I see are more serious and fussy! I bet you had fun!!!!

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  10. WOW! Great job! Awesome! I have never heard of a class like this. Most of the classes I see are more serious and fussy! I bet you had fun!!!!

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  11. What a fun way to spend a day!
    Love your painting.
    It reminds me of the song, "I've Been Through the Desert on a Horse with No Name." That dates me.

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  12. Oh wow.... super cool! Your horse reminds me of one of the "grown up" My Little Ponies... especially with the addition of pink!

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  13. So much fun! Thanks for sharing your in progress pictures. I have been to a paint and sip place but haven't done a class. I know that I would learn a lot!

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  14. Your horse is beautiful! I've always wanted to try one of these painting and wine drinking events. They sound so fun!

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  15. Wow, you made something really awesome! Did it go in to your studio?

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  16. That's awesome Edi! What a great outcome!

    I am feeling drawn towards using thicker layers of paint these days too.

    You did a fantastic job of your horse - I love it!

    Sarah

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  17. Love your progress and finishing touches! Very nicely done! I think best part of the painting in group is a process and wine definatelly a big help :)

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