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PAINT PARTY DATE NIGHT

3/15/2017

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About a month ago, my wife took me out on a Paint Party date night. If you haven't heard of paint parties, just go on Groupon and you will probably find one in your area. Basically, you go to a restaurant and an art instructor walks you (and the rest of the group) through painting a specific piece. It's pretty simple and fun, plus you can order food. The perfect date night!

My wife is an artist. She's taken art classes and has done some amazing work (including the interior sketches to my I Am Sleepless series). I was a little hesitant about this date night since my art skills, especially with paint, are severely lacking. But I went along since I knew how much my wife loves to paint, and I wanted her to have a good time.

​Little did I know how much I would enjoy it...

Since the paint party date, I've been itching to give it another go with a new project. I went to my usual source of "How-To DIY" info--Youtube. There are hundreds of beginner painting tutorials on youtube, and some of them are pretty cool. I went with the one below. 
We were nearly out of black paint, and we didn't have any red on-hand, (I was too lazy to go to the store) so I went with a greenish-blue hue and a yellow dress/umbrella instead. 
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All-in-all it turned out better than I expected. It's still pretty amateur, but I had fun and look forward to painting some more pieces.

​And if I can do it, anyone can!
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