Today the Calistoga Art Center featured another Rock Painting Class. The turn out was great ! There was even another male besides myself that helped round things out. The group showed up close to 10am and everyone got a name tag to make it easier to get acquainted. There were plenty of supplies on hand, and most everyone were given two rocks to paint.
When the class began I mentioned that we had a few who had attended a class I had before, and as some people raised their hands, we called the class "Rock Painting 101" for the newcomers, and the oldtimers were seasoned veterans to be considered as "Rock Painting 2.0" . When I said oldtimers, someone thought I had said Alzheimers, and wanted correction. This got a laugh and then a few others giggled and raised their hands. It was a fun group and we got started right on time.
No one was taking themselves too seriously. Everyone started with a rock which they painted with a base coat. The next step was tricky because the acrylic paint had to dry before adding the puff paint, which is also acrylic. Many of the participants were getting streaks in the paint after applying too much, or the rocks already painted were not dry enough. Thankfully, we found that one of the heaters in the room was blowing hot air onto a table.Then, after locating a hair dryer, we solved that problem.
The next step was applying dots to the rock without having the puff paint spit or blob out of the container.Mistakes were made but all in all, designs began to emerge. Some folks painted figures like trees flowers or birds. Others got into make mandala patterns. When this was completed, we took the rocks outside into the sunshine to spray coat the rock with a clear UV varnish. That was it.
Everyone remarked about how much fun it was and expressed interest in coming back to the next event.
Below are pictures of the participants...
Amy, Alex and Jen ~ The assistants and fellow Rock Stars
