Pinewood Paint Up

New Date Added
Michaels in Orange
Sunday January 22th
3:30 - 5:30

1st Paint up
Michaels in Huntington Beach

I had the first Pinewood paint up event on Saturday in Huntington Beach. There were a lot of people there and though it was very busy it was a lot of fun.

Apparently the timing was also right as there is a Pinewood derby next week

I helped the young people there as much as I could with paint, types of paint, ways to paint and how to use a couple of the different brushes and with a few scouts, how to use the airbrush on a very basic level.The area troop leader showed up fresh from a car shaping event that apparently had taken place earlier that day.

Apparently some packs have races for family members and parents after the scouts have their race so I had several sisters of scouts painting cars.

There was even a mother who was making a car simply because she never had before and as one son had moved up into the boy Scouts and her other son would be doing the same this soon, this was the last year of cub scouts. After the event I helped her find a gloss coat for her car and more importantly some shadow boxes so she could display all her sons Cub Scout badges and thing as she has lots of fond memories of the scouting experience.

I am going to add a Sunday event in Orange (January 21th) next week as apparently the YMCA Indian Princesses will be hosting a pinewood derby that is a very large event.

Unfortunately I was too busy to be able to take pictures.

Next week Paint up event will be in Aliso Viejo.

Special Note:

I wanted to mention the fact that I am doing these events as the result of a simple request from a young man in my painting class, Jack Terry. He asked that I help him paint his. We painted a flaming horse (his idea) on it and added metallic paint and an iridescent top coat followed by a clear coat. It looked really cool and I had to share it with the Michaels framing director Carlos and a few other store people. From that I decided to offer this event as an alternative to the painting demonstrations that I normally do in the stores where I teach.

Art Events for Scouts

Classes

If you are involved with Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts or other such group we have the class for you! What better more fun activity could you have than a creative painting class? We can arrange just the right class for your group with the painting subject matter of your choice, be it a landscape from a group outing or other subject that pertains to something you are presently doing or involved in. We can work towards that arts merit badge together or just have a fun time learning to paint.

Please keep in mind also that Michaels has other experienced teachers who can taylor a class just for your group, from knitting to cake decorating.The classrooms are also available for rent if you just need a space for your creative project

Painting Demonstrations

Art badge Requirement - With your parent's permission and your counselor's approval, visit a museum, art exhibit, art gallery, artists' co-op, or artist's workshop. Find out about the art displayed or created there. Discuss what you learn with your counselor.

If you are a scout or scout leader (or other such group) and would like to arrange for a free painting demonstration at one of the locations I am at please feel free to call or email me and we can go over the details and work out a time