One of the exceptionally cool things to do in Beaumont is go to a place called Painting With a Twist. There is one location in Beaumont which is conveniently located a less than half a mile from my house.
According to the website:
We have the answer! Come alone or grab a friend or two, your favorite bottle of wine or beverage*, and paint a picture along with a local artist.
Join us for an evening of creativity and camaraderie. We’ll provide your paint, canvas and brushes and you’ll have a fun evening with friends. Plus, at the end of the evening, you’ll have a one-of-a-kind creation and, hopefully, a new-found talent you’ll want to explore! This is not your average art class, this is art entertainment.
Think it’s beyond you? Our instructor will guide you through each step of recreating the featured picture, and you’ll have painlessly created a piece of art before you know it. Have a sip and paint a stroke and you will find your inner Rembrandt.
Simply put it is a painting class. You choose a class based on what painting you want to paint (check the schedule on the Beaumont store’s website). During the class, the instructor will coach you through various techniques for reproducing the painting for that class. You by no means have to follow along 100%. I actually got a lot of grief from my friends for painting a Tiffany’s box red/pink:
(I thought it turned out fine).
The people that run the place encourage you to bring wine and food and to generally have a good time. Because of the close quarters in which you sit, socializing with your neighbors and exchanging ideas is inevitable, especially as the class progresses and people drink more.
At the end of the class you have you get to take your painting home and hang it on your wall. For 35$ you get 2-3 hours of fun and a painting to take home, or you can choose a longer class for 45$. It is a fantastic activity to do with a group of friends.
Here are some other pictures of my paintings and I:
Van Gogh’s starry night.
My coworker Gita and I. This was during our mustache growing fundraiser.
Me with my soccer teammates Robin and Sarah and Robin’s wife Kristen.
I recently had a candid facebook conversation with a friend which turned out being an interview about the place.
http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/cat5/2011/06/01/canvases-and-corks/
