My friend Elena and her girlfriends put on a fundraiser for the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation at The Painted Cabernet this week and it was so SO fun! The Painted Cabernet has been on State Street for, I think, over a year now and we have yet to go because honestly I didn't think it would be that fun but I was wrong! I'm excited to go back!
You basically start with a blank canvas (and wine) and follow the instructors direction to do the featured painting of the evening OR they are totally fine with you going off on your own and painting something else.
I started off following what the instructor was teaching.
Side note: I am sitting next to Marina of YummyMummyKitchen.com which is so not fair. Who wants to sit next to a real artist at one of these things?!
Five minutes into her painting it already started looking like a masterpiece.
Mine.
Hers.
Mine.
Hers.
I may have been acting out some frustration at this point.
And then BAM, I made a lion which solidified that I was no longer following the instructor because we were supposed to be making this:
The featured painting, "Looking Up"
My painting started to look like a preschooler finger painting.
No comment at this point ;)
The hostess with her own interpretation.
And then suddenly I thought my lion looked more like an owl and that's what I went with.
Artsy right?
And seriously, Yummy Mummy decides to do an owl too?!
Mine.
Hers.
At least someone stuck to the featured artwork, nice job Laurie!
I texted a photo of my owl to Todd and he showed Thatcher who said, "he needs claws." So, those were added in.
Voila, my owl!
Never sit next to Marina while doing art. Darn her!
Such a fun night for a great cause!
Thank you Elena and friends!
