2nd Therapy Session

Had another great evening at Paint Therapy Uncorked!  Check out my masterpiece:

 

Yep, that's right.  Have I mentioned that I LOVE LOVE LOVE PAINT THERAPY UNCORKED???

If you are unfamiliar with Paint Therapy Uncorked, check it out!  My first experience was so good that I couldn't wait to recreate it with these ladies:

I knew they didn't believe me when I said it didn't matter how artistic you were, but they agreed to give it a go!

I knew exactly where I wanted to hang my next painting, so I chose one that a) I loved and b) would match the room.  Here's the one I decided to go with:

 

Rick and I have a thing for trees - we already have several hanging in our house - and I liked the yellow, as it will match the room I'm hanging it in.  Alicia also chose this picture to do, so we sat next to each other in front of our beautiful blank canvases and go to work!

 

Margie (the artist/miracle worker) filled my palate with the necessary colors:

And here is the progression:

I wanted blue in the background, and I like this because it looks like the sky is on its way to nighttime.

The original had much smaller branches, but I decided to go with larger, curly-Que ones.

The leaves are green, white, and yellow.  I tried to do lots of the green and yellow and a little less of the white since the white was so bright.

Then I added just a splash of red.  The picture didn't look just right yet, so...

Margie suggested I add a swing.  Perfect!

 And viola! Doesn't it look wonderful?

Below is my painting and Alicia's painting with the original in the center.  It's interesting how different ours ended up being, even though we were looking at the same picture and using the same instructions!

 

 And here we all are with our finished products:

 I really can't say enough good about Paint Therapy Uncorked.  I love the concept, the atmosphere, and the fact that I can start with nothing, and with something to look at and guidance, I can make a masterpiece.  And the final product may not be exactly what I envisioned, but it's beautiful all the same.  At the risk of sounding cliche, isn't that kind of how life is?  You start out with a blank slate, you watch what others do, you are guided by adults, and then, even though things might not turn out the way you plan, you end up with something beautiful.

Like my tree. :)