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| - Awesome night at PWAT!! Me and a friend were celebrating a birthday and invited 4 friends to join us. As we walked in we were greeted and told where we were setup to sit. When you purchase your tickets online you can request someone to sit near which was nice we didn't have to worry about that. We were in the main room where there are 5 tables of 6 easles (3 on each side of the table). We went across the street to Gigis and brought cupcakes and had wine to enjoy as we painted. However, It was kind of hard to eat the cupcake as we painted, even with a fork & there's not a lot of table room where you paint. But they do have a table near the front and back where people can put their purses and coats underneath and leave your bottles on top for refills. They also provide cups and cork screws. Another thing to note is there isn't really time to stop to snack. We got one 10 minute break but the rest of the class it's keep up or fail lol. So next time I'll probably pass on the snacks. Hanging up they have pictures of paintings they are doing the rest of the month along with the date which I thought was smart and convenient!!! They also had a few others hanging to enjoy. Along the wall there were several blow dryers to help dry your paint for the next steps and also before they go in your car. Another smart touch.
As the class started, our instructor Tara wore a microphone which really helped carry her voice so you could hear everything said. They also had a monitor on each side of her recording as she painted so if you could not see her paint, you could watch the monitor. Though I'd much rather watch her directly. So hopefully I never have to sit in the back. For the most part I felt it went great. Though I did feel a bit rushed once we got in the thick of it. Eventually we just stopped trying to listen to her and figured it out on our own. We would be a few steps behind her painting as quickly as we could. And once she explains it once, she moved on. She had an assistant who refilled paint and also helped us figure out what to do and helped fix some of our messes lol. Poor thing ran all over that class though. She was social and friendly while also being helpful. However, waiting for her to refill everyone's paint while the instructor does not stop, didn't help in us keeping up. Seemed they may need 2 people to assist the instructor. Also i feel maybe the classes should maybe be 2.5 hours instead of 2 so it's not so rushed. But I wasn't mad at how it went, just a note.
They did a contest during the class where if you post a selfie of your self with your easal behind you and tag them in it, the person with the most likes gets a prize. A bit of an unfair contest for us, especially if you are not big on social media, but awesome promotion for them. So I felt that really was for them at the end of the day! Cant be too mad at them at the end of the day for a great marketing angle. They also called everyone celebrating a birthday up on staged at one point during the class and had everyone sing happy birthday to us. That was sweet and fun. They also gave us a shooter glass souvenir. It's super cute!
Overall I enjoyed my experience with PWAT! I feel my painting came out awesome and my creative juices really got a chance to flow. While most did their jars exactly as the instructor, I decided I didn't like the stem and waterline concept and decided to fill my jars in and it came out great I feel. A lot of other people in the class also did variations of their paintings & they came out great. And everyone seemed to have a great time!! They played the best music as we painted! It really helped with the Saturday night turnup!! And everyone in the class was friendly and embraced each other. I was thinking about doing a private class for my birthday but now I'm glad I didnt. I can't wait for my next experience at PWAT!!!
Update 10/29/15: Returned to paint with instructor KC. She is my favorite so far!! She really took the time to not only explain things, but to entertain us.
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