Q & A
“ When we were in the world before social distancing , what was really nice was that people [ during ] the break would orbit around the room and they would speak to others and say stuff like ‘ omg you ’ ve done a really lovely painting ,’ and that was a really social thing .
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[ participants ] through the painting [ which is ] the artist . And one person is there to sort of make sure everyone ’ s having a good time , and [ to help out ] with any practical problems . So once they come in , they will see rows of purple tablecloths with easels and canvases on them . And hopefully what they should experience for the rest of the evening is a high energy environment , and there will be music playing in the background in the theme with the painting . For example , if we were doing a ‘ Starry Night ’ painting , we might have songs about stars and sunflowers relating to Van Gogh . They will then be introduced to the event and told not to take it too seriously , and if they want to do something completely different to the painting at the front , they ’ re absolutely welcome to do that . The artists will then guide people in […] two forty-minute slots through the painting . When we were in the world before social distancing , what was really nice was that people [ during ] the break would orbit around the room and they would speak to others and say stuff like , ‘ OMG , you ’ ve done a really lovely painting ’, and that was a really social thing . It ’ s more difficult now because of the social distancing , but that ’ s a really nice element of the event . It creates a very positive social environment .
Q . How do you go about organising these events ?
So over the last few years , we ’ ve gradually built up the number of events that we were doing . So we have regular ongoing
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