PHOTOS COURTESY OF GREAT PAINT PARTIES
CREATE iT!
It only took two hours, a few brushes, and a whole lot of paint for Terri Jackson
to realize she was hooked on paint parties. Now, Jackson goes out of her way
to attend monthly paint nights at Zi Pani in Frederick, not missing a date
since January.
Jackson says sessions with Frederick-based Petit Picasso – Canvas Celebrations’
owner and instructor Tina Young are soothing and even therapeutic. Young
takes care of everything and offers calm instruction to painters as they work to
complete the same design.
“For years, I have been in charge of things,” Jackson says. “I am always the one
setting up, always the one there early. Always the last one to leave and to bear
that stress of making sure everything is perfect… (At these paint nights) you
just can go in and breathe. There is no stress. ...It’s a beautiful way to relax and
I think that has been what’s hooked me. There is no stress. It’s just the paint and
this beautiful camaraderie.”
Paint party popularity has been growing in the last few years in Frederick, with
several outlets offering a fun night out for kids and adults alike.
Ron Layman, instructor at The Faux School’s Canvas and Corks monthly event,
says it’s a fun, inexpensive way to decorate your home.
58 SUMMER 2016