March 19, 2024

Colfax Main Street Wine and Canvas is sold out event

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Art and wine lovers alike came out in numbers to the inaugural Wine and Canvas event on Saturday in Colfax. Sponsored by Colfax Main Street, the sold out event featured the Des Moines-based Wine & Canvas whose instructors guided the class on a canvas piece featuring spring and summer flowers.

Scheduled for Saturday afternoon, aspiring painters and non-artists, young and old from all over central Iowa, enjoyed a relaxing time sipping pinot or a cold brew.

“I’ve done it before, and I thought it was fun,” organizer Linda Sufficool said. “We didn’t think anyone had done it before in Colfax, and we thought it would be a neat idea and a good way to meet new friends and create your own piece of art.”

The casual event had easels and canvases set up classroom-style with work spaces in a row on long tables. The instructor was at the front of the room with an over-sized example of the piece the group was working on but she also moved around the painters answering any questions and giving suggestions.

Starting with simple brush strokes and easy to follow instructions, the aspiring artists added layer upon layer to their pieces with their final creation a complex piece of art.

With the popularity of the event Colfax Main Street President Cindy Van Dusseldorp said she is looking to future dates to bring more of the community in to do their own work of art.

“We might try to do it for the senior citizens, and it was suggested someone would like to do one around Christmas time for a holiday themed canvas,” Van Dusseldorp said. “We are also looking at having an event for children. We will see what the interest level is try to do it again. It is a fun event.”

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com