Tuesday Night Art Class

If I were a child and came home from elementary school with a painting like this, I would probably hope and pray and wish ...and ask... that it be hung up on the refrigerator for all the world to see. Galleries like these are all over the world, covered with art work and grades that make momma proud.

I started painting last spring. It just seemed like fun, and I had the time. The trip to the craft store paid off and added some 3rd-grade-like art to my apartment. This summer, Groupon provided me with a new opportunity to explore my creative side with a coupon for Canvas & Cocktails, a new, local business that helps you paint a picture by supplying all the paints and brushes, the canvas and the guidance you need. The "cocktails" part comes in because it sounds catchy, and you're allowed to bring in your own food and beverage to enjoy throughout the evening. (What I don't understand is how people who brought such refreshments had time to eat. I carefully followed all of the nice lady's instructions and could barely keep up with each step.)

Jen and I picked out a night that worked for us and ventured out for an evening of creativity. Below is what I came home with at the end of the adventure. And if I were 8-years-old, I'd ask my mom to hang it on the refrigerator.