Artiste in Training

Some of you may know that I've long had an interest in learning to paint but either was too busy or just a little chicken. Well, I finally signed up for a class: Introduction to Watercolors.

Like most classes there is a supply list - all I can say is even if I'm not any good at this I better enjoy it because the brushes alone weren't very cheap.

I walked into the building where the classes are held and met the instructor. Right off she asks if I am Melanie. Wow... how did she know that? Well it seems like everyone else that has signed up for the class has taken it a few times before. (mmm... I thought this was an introduction to watercolor). A little bit of uneasiness settled in.

So I went into this class expecting the first class to go through the supplies, maybe talk about some brush strokes, practice mixing colors... you know... introductory stuff.

Everyone arrives, many carrying completed pictures that the instructor was critiquing. Okay... this was intro to watercolors, right?

then the class starts.. The instructor hands out a photo of a large tree, some ducks with a pond in the background. She looks at me and says "You know how to draw, right?" and turns back and proceeds with outlining the images, mixing colors and applying paint.

Overwhelming is probably too mild a word but I did make it through the class and overall I'm pleasantly surprised that I managed to produce something that looks like a tree, ducks and a pond.