Flowvember Paint Day

We try and have a paint night every month, with the exception of the summer because everyone is busy and it's sunny...must enjoy it while it's here.  Nicole wanted to try a new technique she saw on one of her paint groups on Facebook.  It is called flow art and I've always wanted to try it.  This was going to be a quick paint day because we would have to let it dry for a week.

I stopped by Walmart in Tumwater on the way over to make sure I had enough paint for my painting.  I didn't think I had enough in my collection at home so I just bought some new ones since they were all under a dollar.  I bought some crimson, two different grays, black and white and I had no idea how it was going to turn out.  I sure hope really awesome!

Sarah, Lindsay, Celeste and I all met at Nicole's house with our different colored paints and the adventure for the unknown.  By unknown I mean we have no idea how our painting was going to turn out and it kind of gave me anxiety...just a little bit. We brought some snacks and Nicole got all the stuff out we would need to use.

She took out all the cups and wooden tongue depressors and handed them out to each of us.  We all got six cups and sticks.  She stirred hers and watched us stir ours because we had to get to a specific viscosity to make it work.  We added some product to it to make it more runny and some oil to give it the "cells" look when it was on the canvas.  We watched Nicole do it.  She said there were a few different ways to put the paint on the canvas and she showed us the different ways.

She chose a green, blue and white combo.  She then explained once we dump or pull the cup away you pick it up and make sure all the paint covers the canvas.  She also pointed out the variety of "cells" on the canvas.  You could see that we were all nervous once Nicole was done.  I volunteered to go first.  I took my six cups and staggered poured them into my main dumping cup.  I decided to pour mine on instead of pulling the cup off of the canvas.  I made a design and watched all the "cells" transform.  I picked it up and made sure my canvas was completely covered.  Mine actually turned our really cool and it reminded me of lava.

Celeste, Sarah and Lindsay also did theirs and used whatever technique they felt comfortable with.  They all turned out pretty cool.

We set them up in Nicole's laundry room because she had a humidifier also set up so the paintings would not crack while drying.  We thanked her, helped her clean up and headed out.  We were there for a few hours.  Throughout the week she would send us updates on how our paintings were doing.  She brought them with her to Friendsgiving later on that week.  I put mine on the wall.  I hope to do another one here in a few months.  I will have to figure out what colors I wanna do next time.

Next Adventure:  My 34th Birthday