Puff and paint canvas5/22/2023 ![]() One guy decided to add a UFO and a floating phone booth into his scene. One girl’s canvas was almost half painted black, with plants that looked like they were on fire. ![]() It was clear that, as Austa said, people had “gone rogue.” I couldn’t stop giggling at the accuracy of the prediction. When we were all waiting for our paintings to dry at the end of class, we got to walk around and check out everyone else’s creations. The instructions were broken down simply, step-by-step and we were encouraged to take our time and to add (or not add) whatever we wanted. After waiting a little while for the background to dry, she gave us some pointers for how to paint some palm trees, mountains, and buildings. Next up, she taught us a couple different methods to create stars in the sky, if we wanted to include them–either making tiny dots with the hard end of our paintbrush or getting a little more daring and using a splatter paint approach. “It’s almost meditative, right?” she said. I’m content, painting and creating without judgement.Īusta came over to check on me and my painting’s progress, and I told her how zen I felt. I was very serious about art in high school, and I’ve been wanting to get back into painting, but I always find myself being too critical of my own work, feeling like I need to create something perfect and that nothing I make is ever good enough.īut in this particular class setting–especially after taking a few hits of my joint–I’m smiling, peacefully running my brush back and forth across the canvas, creating my sunset. She ensures us that we don’t have to worry about making our paintings look exactly like hers or any of the other reference paintings–they’re just there for inspiration.įor the most part, I decided to stick to the instructions and try to not mess up too badly. Once everyone’s settled, she begins to demonstrate at her easel in the front of the class, teaching us how to paint the background of the scene and blend colors to create a beautiful sunset gradient. I support that!”Īs the other class-goers arrive, joints are being lit, and Austa let’s everyone know her name (“Austa, like pasta”) and offers up a bong for anyone who’d like to use it to smoke their own flower, as the classes are bring-your-own-bud. There’s always someone who goes rogue, who doesn’t paint what I’m painting at all, which is cool. ![]() Every painting is gonna turn out different. Cannabis makes you so creative, so people really go off on their own whim a lot. “You’ll see…this class is a little different. “Before, for wine and paint classes, you’d smoke in your car before, you know? But now you can and fuel your creative fire as you go, so it makes it really fun,” she says. An “X-Rated” figure drawing class is in the works, too, with porn stars as models. On top of this more traditional style of painting class, the studio also offers a mixed media collage class, abstract fluid painting (happily taught by Austa, as well, who is primarily an abstract artist). “My friend saw and was like, ‘I think you’d be really good at this!’ and I was like, ‘That sounds like the perfect job.’ I hit it off with the owners and it’s worked out really nicely.” After teaching in Oakland for two years, she moved to LA and now teaches at this North Hollywood location. This is the painting we’re going to be creating tonight.Īs we wait for more class-goers to roll in, I chat with Austa about how she started teaching these classes. There are also a few completed reference paintings, each one a little different: a version of a cityscape sunset scene. Along the tables, easels are set up with canvases, paint palettes, water cups, brushes, and of course, ashtrays. Beautiful paintings created by Austa and the other instructors lined the walls of the studio, even the bathroom. Upon entering the studio, I’m welcomed by instructor Austa Martin, whose clothes are endearingly completely covered with paint. There’s a big sign on the storefront with a cartoon joint and the words “ Puff Pass & Paint.” I have a pre-roll in my purse, ready and raring to go. Everyone involved will be at least a little bit stoned. ![]() It’s not just a regular painting class, though. It’s a Saturday night in North Hollywood, and I’m about to take a painting class.
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