As I walked into Snug Harbor I was met with an insane spread of art by local artists. I couldn’t look around yet though, because I had to get to the art lab building since I was running late lol. As I walked into the building, I found myself met with a bunch of doors with art demos going on. The ceramics class was filled up so I went into this empty room filled with beautiful art labeled “Painting or Still Life”. Honestly I’m glad I did because I was the only one there and it was so serene and peaceful in there.
As I walked in I was met with the kindest soul, and the artist that made all these piece. Griselda Healy was her name. She seemed a bit surprised about my entrance but introduced herself and I asked her about her work. She said she’s been painting for as long as she could remember and preferred painting on cloth (as seen in her self portrait above). I thought as a person who still doesn’t know what they want in a career, I should ask her what made her so sure this career was right for her, since she is someone who has dedicated decades to their passion, . She simply responded, she knew from a young age this was what she was meant for. I wish I could say I was happy with this answer but honestly it just made me want to change the topic. She started me up with some still life and water colors and she even let me use her personal water colors which were soooo cool.
Spoiler for how my painting came out. While I was sketching she gave me so many useful tips for shaping and dimensions and even for how to mix the water colors. I overall felt like the experience was super calming and enjoyable. I honestly wish I spent more time there. There was also a display room with some of the art from the artist that were teaching classes. I took photos of some of the pieces that caught my eye.
After we left, some of us went to get ice cream from egger’s and walked around looking at the art stalls. I even met my boss who was photographing the event so that was super fun! All in all the day was super fun and a nice local change of pace.
^Some art I liked in eggers!
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