A Paint Date

 

Painting Class

Painting is an expressive skill that has no right or wrong,

It is like making up the lyrics to your own individual song,

Anyone can do it, you only have to try,

I had a truly wonderful experience, and I will tell you why,

My grandson has lately taken an interest in drawing and art,

He is six years old and has a lot of talent and is very smart,

I decided it was time for us to go and have a little date,

So, I signed us up for a painting class, and I couldn’t wait!

To see him on the stool with his apron and brush in hand,

He was a little artist, just like I had planned,

It was a parent/child class, and we were each painting a unicorn,

I was very impressed when he asked for gold to paint the uni-horn,

He chose his own colors without attempting to copy mine,

He had so much confidence in his own creative design,

I was more than proud of his ability to make his little “mistakes”,

Only “happy accidents”, as Bob Ross would do, for goodness’ sakes,

Now the masterpieces hang on my grandson’s bedroom wall,

He is growing up so fast and really getting tall,

In fact, he wouldn’t even fit in my car seat that I had,

So, we needed to borrow a ride from his mom and dad,

We had an enjoyable time and followed it up with a drive-through lunch,

This won’t be our last date; I already have a hunch.

Tammy Harvey

Written:  2/20/2023