Floral Painting at Michaels

Guess what I made last night, at my local Michaels store in Encino? My very first floral painting! The company generously let me try one of their on-site classes, and so I found myself with a great teacher with years of painting experience on one very creative Saturday night. Edith Merlescu was full of passionate advice on how to make acrylic paints do what they do best, and so after practicing some strokes and sponging a background, I worked on making the biggest, boldest sunflowers you ever saw. Actually, I think I need more practice, but it was a very fun start. Thank you Michaels!