As part of my residency with Arthouse Hotel, we had been discussing how to bring people together and have fun and creative events. Well, the first “sip & paint” we did last week was such a joy! I got to meet with people from the neighborhood, others who heard about it on Instagram, and hotel guests from North Dakota, Montana and Colorado. A diverse group of very joyful people ready to unleash their creativity.

After getting to know a bit about each other, I showed them around the library and lounge where my paintings are exhibited, told them about the story of how we got to collaborate with Arthouse, and then introduced them to my creative process, and gave them some tips so they could create their own artwork version of the “Golden Series”.

To avoid the “blank canvas block”, the hotel staff offered them their signature cocktail and then they jumped in. You can see by the results how a common brief can lead to such broad end results. We had a wonderful time and I cannot wait to do it again!