Last Thursday Night my daughter-in-law and I went to a painting class… 
Painting classes have become very popular in Louisville in the last year…
Some classes are held in restaurants… some at their own business sites…
They might serve wine… cheeses/fruit… crackers…
maybe cupcakes for kids… 
I’ve been to three…. so far…
I love to paint!… but, having never had professional training… I dare not say that I’m a true painter…
I have painted murals on walls at several schools… wall murals in people’s homes… and just for my own pleasure… to sell at craft bazaars…
I guess you can say I’m self-taught… and have God-given talent…
Some find my work quite good…
This painting class was not far from where I live…
Koch’s 
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They do framing
… display and sell art of different artists… and have painting classes for all ages… Parties may be on their agenda as well as the pre-set classes for any age…
They were painting an interpretation of the Louisville skyline for a booth they were setting up for a fair… “Louisville Independent Business Alliance” …when we were there…
Painting still wet …
Painting at the fair with our Louisville Mayor… that weekend…
There are many designs to choose from on their monthly calendar…
My daughter-in-law chose the artwork we were to paint… I wanted to treat her… since she was excited about the fact that she would be painting something she could actually hang in her new home…
It was called “Magical Tree”… I called it “whimsical”… and it was fun to do…
You could follow along and do just as taught… or change it up a bit to make it your own…
Melanie chose bright colors… so fun!… 
and I went with a more subdued coloring to fit with my decor…
This photo was posted on their Facebook Page… how neat!
The swirly lines for tree branches were so fun to make…
and leaves were just depicted by dots…
Melanie has already hung hers and mine is still sitting there… waiting for me to decide on an appropriate place… or I might even give as a gift 
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I am going to another class next Wednesday… with a friend from the YMCA… She chose the subject also… as this was new to her…
Looks like fun to me!
Some day I will pick a subject… but, for now… I’m enjoying seeing my friends paint who never thought they could…
I knew they would love it!…
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