I am a very creative person in many ways. I have many different outlets I use to showcase my creativity. My cooking is by far my best area of expertise, but I enjoy many other facets as well. One of those creative facets is painting. I am still a novice, but I enjoy it none-the-less. I have been wanting to pain again for some time, although my schedule has been pretty hectic lately, but I was able to carve out a little time to go paint with my friend Elizabeth the other day. We spent an afternoon at Pinot’s Palette in Westminster. We both picked some pictures we were drawn to and painted away. She had never done this before. Since Elizabeth had never done this before, she was given easy step-by-step instructions to follow for the picture she chose to paint. I’ve done it many times, and I winged it with no instructions at all. I was simply eyeballing it. As always, we had a good time and a lot of laughs.
The picture in the background was what I used as my guide for my painting. Mine is a little different, but then just like when I follow a recipe, I am always going to make it my own.
Our finished masterpieces.
After our painting session, I took Elizabeth to Mumtaz, only my favorite family-owned and operated Lebanese restaurant around. Mediterranean Mumtaz. This was another first for Elizabeth. She had never eaten Mediterranean food like this before. She thoroughly enjoyed it. She has already said she is ready to go back again.
Elizabeth is enjoying her first ever little bit of baklava.
Pure baklava bliss.
In honor of the start of the fall season, my favorite season, I painted a little fall for the inside of my house too.
Elizabeth and I had a fun girl’s day. Sometimes, we all need a break from reality and we just need to go out and have some fun.
Excellent artwork. As a failed artist/painter of an artist/painter, I can appreciate the painting process from concept to finish. Bravo! Very well done! g
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AWWWW!!!! Thank you. I am still just a novice though.
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Not really, but thank you all the same. 🙂
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This is so awesome!
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Wow!!! You’re good!
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Thank you, but I am still only learning. My mother was very artistic. She couldn’t cook, but she was very creative. I am the opposite. I cook very well, but I don’t have near the creative talent she did.
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It’s an excellent start! I’m playing around with oil pastels. I’d like to try watercolors but don’t think I’m quite there yet…
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You know, the most important thing is that you are enjoying it. Everything else will come later. 🙂
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I’m learning to enjoy it. I’m the sort that tends to like to catch on very quickly. Can’t do that with painting… lol
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Patience is a learned virtue. I am still just learning this too. Patience has never been one of my virtues. 🙂
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Lol!! And the older I get the less I have….
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Oh no! I am serious trouble then. If I didn’t have much before, and I will now have even less, I am big, big trouble. 🙂
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Please young lady….. 😁
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🙂 🙂 🙂 I wish! I am OLD, old.
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🙄 with all due respect, you might have me on numbers but I’m high mileage. 🤦♂️
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Since I’ve outed myself on everything else, I might as well fess upon my age too. I am 55. 🙂
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You’re 15 years older than me. If you’re old then allow me to pull up a seat. 😁
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Anytime. Just let me know when so I can have something good cooking for you. 🙂
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That’s why you’re the awesomest!!
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AWWWWWWWWW!!!! Thank you. 🙂
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You’re welcome!
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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Yes!! Your pictures were great!!
Here we have what’s called Painting with a Twist, you get to bring your wine and paint with a friend. They give you step-by-step instructions too. So much fun, when I can afford it, I want to do another class soon!
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Thank you. I think they are a lot of fun. They offered wine here, but I had to go to work later so no wine for me this time. 🙂
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Both of your paintings are very good! We love art and we have a bunch of framed art on the walls. A lot of it we bought on a cruise we took years ago. A chef and an artist, brilliant! God bless!
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Thank you Ryan. You are to kind. 🙂
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Gorgeous! I love them both! I’ve also done the fun painting with a friend though mine didn’t come out as pretty as these (palm trees). May go again 😻
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Thank you. Go. Have fun and enjoy yourself! 🙂
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I love it!
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Thank you.
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Baklava! What a treat. I bet a whole new world opened up with this cuisine for her.
Nice paintings. Of course you’d do autumn.
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Thank you. Yeah, she loved the whole experience. 🙂
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Excellent art!
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Not really, but thank you all the same. 🙂
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You are so blessed to have a friend to have fun with and relax with. That is one of my heart cries in this new city.
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Go out and become that friend. Sign up to go on city tours or outings. Join clubs. go out there. Make yourself visible.
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I love paint parties! Your painting is so pretty. It would look great in my living room. 😉
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I do too. They are so much fun. Sold! 🙂
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