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I had no idea what I was signing up for. Boy was I surprised and pleased.
I really didn’t expect much. I honestly signed up for the $40 that we were promised to take a few assessment tests. I had hoped to get a class in gourmet cooking, not Spanish, iPad, and certainly not painting. I had taken Spanish in high school and again in college and now as a senior, oh no. iPad I thought all computers, phones, lap tops etc. worked the same, and I barely understood how to make a call or send a text. Painting no way. I have never been creative, or artistic in any way. So here we go, at least I’ll get another $40 at the end of it all.
Oh my goodness was I pleasantly surprised. Not only had I made several new friends, and even when I didn’t feel like going to class the free coffee and the social interaction with my new classmates got me to class. We were given homework so we could practice outside the classroom setting, yuck, homework, I don’t believe anyone enjoys homework. Most of us complained but completing it. Spanish was the most difficult for me, but was surprised once again that painting was calling my name. Me, the least creative person on the planet loved to paint. Oh don’t get me wrong. At first I was positive it was gonna look like a first grader had thrown some paint on the canvas, but as time went on it started to make sense to me. Me, who believed I had no “talent” for anything artistic now seemed to have gained some kind of ability to put something recognizable on a canvas.
To be honest, I wasn’t thrilled with the other two classes, however with each milestone reached I felt more proud of what I was doing of what I was investing my time in. I no longer have to find one of my grandkids to help me with posting pictures or looking up something on my phone. I still may have some difficulty with grammar and tense with Spanish, but I feel I am able to converse should the need arise.
This study has giving me so much confidence in myself, my abilities. I still will say I have “no talent” to paint, but I have realized that I can do a fairly decent job, and many of my friends and family seemed impressed, in fact people are asking for my paintings, who knew? I feel important and valuable, which before I kind of believed I was a “ had been”, basically just passing the time waiting to meet my maker. I still had quite a bit to offer other than watching my grandkids. Of course I love to do that too and always have, but now I have many other activities to engage in.
I plan on painting as long as I can afford the paint and canvases, which at this point I may choose to not buy food in order to buy paint, “JK” (for those of you not taking the iPad class that stands for just kidding). I hope to sign up and take other classes and involve myself in different activities for as long as I am able, which I believe because I am doing it will be longer than I ever could have imagined.
I started here with my first picture of how excited I was to get all the school supplies to attend UCR and I will like to close with my most recent painting of which I am proud I did, not perfect by any means, but for a senior who has only been exposed to this activity for 12 weeks I am impressed.
For anyone who wants to try something that you think you can’t accomplish, trust me: you can. As Nike says, “Just Do It”.
Week 12 painting
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