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<3 Alex

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Poltics NOT ALLOWED

We have simply discovered that politics should not be discussed at Wine Art Wednesdays.  And that we have to stick to our rule: you can't come if you don't paint.  Tony, Dennis, that means you are officially uninvited!  Right, now that the nastiness is done, it was another brilliant Wine Art Wednesday!

It was our largest group yet: 7 women (and 2 uninvited men, of course).  We ate Joan's delicious Beef stew and homemade bread (5 ingredients and no high fructose corn syrup or weird preservatives!):

Followed by a healthy sing-a-long to the Beauty and the Beast soundtrack as we started to prepare our canvases.  The discussion toggled from how to make soup for 50 people/day for three straight days (easy if you have a large le creuset and Joan's stew talent - yum!)  Or there are a few stores nearby that you could just buy their largest containers in quantity if you can't make it...you'd think Costco could fulfill this challenge, but none of us can think of a soup there that we love enough.  Any suggestions?

Already, Jen was painting at her amazing speed again:

Can you believe it?  She, of course, finished two again!  (Both of which I want.)  Then we were off to discussing ... so many wonderful things that I can't seem to remember!  Okay, the terrible truth is that I left the list at Joan's.  When she gets a chance, she's going to call me and read it off so I can finish the blog post.  What you probably care about more are the finished works!  So here they are:

(Our Etsy - link and photos at top left of blog - will be updated in the next few days!)

Happy friends, happy hearts!

<3 Alex

PS: Good luck with your Thanksgiving meals and plans!  We've just discussed ours.  That reminds me: we will not be having a W.A.W. the night before Thanksgiving.  We will be pouring our art in to our dishes for Thursday - happy cooking!

First Wine Art Wednesday!

Discussing men, dating, and married life seems like it will surely become part of our weekly discussions - love runs life it seems, right?  But on our first night of play we covered mystery greens, original stories, wine and pom juice, recipes, second helpings, and much more.  We also realized that if we are going to be drinking, painting, and chatting - then blogging about it - that we should probably keep a notebook out to be able to write about it the next day.  Good thing one of us was sober!  But to the good stuff:

Jen was so quick that she was able to move on to a second canvas!  Actually, Joan (pronounced Jo-Anne) was too, but she was pouring extra wine (and water), putting out more delicious food, and generally being the most amazing host ever...so thank you!  We used fluid acrylics this Wednesday and Joan made chicken adobo on top of rice with sides of carrots and baked beans - yum!  The center piece on her kitchen table became our subject and with three different views (and skill levels - I'm certainly the beginner!), let's just say it was the most fun I've had in a long time.  Anyone know what this mystery green is?  Apparently it tastes bitter and spicy!

 

And the three finished paintings: Jen, Joan, Alex (see...beginner!  I can only go up from here!)

We had such a blast that it inspired this blog and Etsy site where we will be selling all or most of the paintings: WineArtWednesdays!  Also, please feel free to email us at WineArtWednesdays [at] gmail.com (sorry that you can't easily copy & paste, just trying to stop the spammers!).  Here we go!

To painting, slow food, and fine wines (who's name I will write down next time!)!
~ Alex