The 'Paint & Wine' Evening

Likely the first of it's kind in the city !!

Paint and Wine is a known concept in the US, and Sujata has been talking about, and wanting to do one ever since she got back from a visit to the US last year, where she happened to see one ongoing session. We spoke of possibilities in Hubli where she lives, and in Bangalore where I lived then, but that's it...we have been talking.

Then the defining moment. Sujata and Diksha getting together to leverage strengths and optimize synergy, and it worked ever so brilliantly. 

About the experience itself....

An evening of painting, wine, music and fun.....a unique and singularly lovely experience for each of us who participated. We had five participants, which was a great start for the duo team of Sujata and Diksha....and a privilege for us 5 participants for being the first five to do it in the city.

At start, questions going around the room were, "we know nothing about painting" "never held a brush in our life" "will we even recognize the picture" "can we finish a whole painting in 2 hours" and so on and on, on similar lines. After all, most of us hadn't held a brush in our lives.

That said it's been a deep desire and qwaish for each of us. Guess that's what brought us to this doorstep.

Rest in pictures. 

That's Diksha introducing Sujata to the participants. And she started with saying we have a lovely painting of hers in our living room, a part of our daily lives...and went onto how she has her paintings in rooms across the world...US, NewZealand, Dubai...closer home, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai.... Lovely.

Sujata, with all places set...  canvas, brushes of different sizes, palette,  rag cloth, water bowl, plus newspapers to protect the tables....perfection to the T.

Folks getting to know each other before start off

SRK and Sukrutha (mom) getting to know one another. That's Dikshas wall in the background btw. And it was also nice to hear Sujata say nice things about the wall. The validation of expertise :)

The class in full progress

 Mom in full earnest

Sujata around the room....with her constant tips and encouragement

Some fun moments inbetween

A seriously focused moment

Another vantage

Dhruva came around to add encouragement and do some pictures

A Smitha & Smitha picture (the S in SRK is Smitha). Diksha, evidently finding that most random :)

End of evening, Mom did an impromptu thank you speech. Lots of thanks and encouragement to Sujata and Diksha there. And to Fubar for hosting the event. It was a lovely arty and high energy ambience.

A hug in action, an acknowledgement of a dream filled for Sujata, and especially so a first in the city !!

This was the cheers raised to the event ! Wine time and fun time ( there was mocktails for those who did no wine)

And I must add, the music was divine. Diksha did the dj 'ing and every single number she picked was from my favourites (touched deep deech). 

Here's some testimonials from the participants:

Must add, Rama actually had a function to attend, but took the difficult decision of giving that a go by for a chance to fulfill a deep desire, guess that's where the 'back to childhood' comes from. 

The proud moment. Like Ananth said later "the Monalisa and Kohinoor, cannot be valued, priceless, so is mine"....I'm sure that talks for all of us.

Sujata Pawar and Diksha Devara, huge Congratulations girls !! And looking forward to many more such !!