The opportunity to work with watercolors never came up while I was studying art in college. However, the town I live in was offering beginner watercolor classes and a friend pushed me into attending. She wanted to try the class and needed me to be the “wing man”, side-kick, buddy. I went along thinking, “Ok, I never worked with watercolors before. Maybe I will learn something.”
We signed up and received a list of all the supplies we needed to bring to the first class. They described the class as a guide in the use and application of watercolor and “other water media.” I’m thinking this is going to be good.
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The classroom was a big space with a long line-up of tables and chairs. We found a spot and set up our supplies. Other students filed in and set-up, too. Most of the students were retirement age, we were the youngest in the group. That doesn’t bother me in the least, I’m there for the lessons as well as meeting other artists.
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Compounding my rage at this guy, the other students were all copying his painting of a painting. They were actually taking photographs of his painting of a painting so that they could duplicate it at home! My friend loved the class, socializing with the others, taking phone numbers, emails, and having a ball doing that. I’m flipping out.
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