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Great art can transport a person away from his or her troubles, whether they are financial, romantic, or shipwreckical in nature. Today's Groupon provides a do-it-yourself method for evocative escapism: $15 for your choice of introductory art class from four options offered at The Artisan Galleries and Learning Studio (up to a $39 value). Each Groupon is good for one class, but you can purchase four Groupons if you wish to take all four introductory art classes, or even the same class four times. All introductory art classes are two hours long, and The Artisan Galleries and Learning Studio provides all materials, including bear traps.
The Artisan Galleries and Learning Studio is the home base for many Charlotte artists, musicians, and master craftsmen—drawing in more creative spirits each day with its four introductory art classes and a precisely calibrated tractor beam. Introduction to Drawing ($26) yanks daydreaming doodlers out of the claustrophobic confines of college-ruled notebook paper and equips them with basic techniques and methods. Introduction to Watercolor ($34) tutors students in the art of watercolor washes, wet-on-wet applications, wet-on-dry applications, and basic guidelines on how long to wait to paint in watercolor after eating. Introduction to Acrylic ($35) covers the finer points of this fast-drying medium, with tips on paint mixing, canvas preparation, and the power of painting with polymers. Finally, Introduction to Oil Painting ($39) introduces budding Bob Rosses to the canvas-based fantasy worlds that can be brought to life with a little linseed oil, can-do spirit, and an eldritch incantation.
All classes at The Artisan Galleries and Learning Studio are taught by its owner, Tina Steele Penn, and her staff. Tina is an accomplished artist in the mediums of oil painting and highly imagistic middle–last name combinations. The daughter of an artist herself, Penn brings an infectious enthusiasm to each class that is guaranteed to make the hairs on the back of your paintbrush stand up. With classes offered for children as young as seven, today's Groupon lets parents of potential Picassos reclaim their living-room walls from their kids' disorienting trompe l'oeil Crayola frescos.
Groupon Says
Art Is Suffering
All great artists suffer, but even if your life is relatively hassle free, you can still create meaningful art by harnessing your minor stresses into an explosion of creativity. Here are some minor stresses your can turn into great art:
Parking Tickets: Wait until you've accumulated at least your home's value in fees, then craft your tickets into a giant paper sculpture of Eris, Greek Goddess of Strife, to symbolize inefficient bureaucracy. Then set the statue ablaze to free yourself from government-mandated parking regulations and to smoke out any nearby hornets.
Headaches: Vincent van Gogh and Picasso are both rumored to have suffered from debilitating migraines, so channel your pain onto canvas. If you don't feel like painting, simply stick some paints in the microwave on high for at least four hours. The intense radiation should cure your headaches and give you the power to make TV actors grow beards just by writing them letters.
Misplaced Keys: Simply channel your displeasure at losing your keys into learning the world's most sublime art: lock-picking. You'll never worry about misplacing your keys again, and you'll finally be able to see what's behind that locked door at work that contains loud techno music and screaming.
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