Sat, May 10
|Private Home reno - sparks area
Paint and Sip- Sat. May 10th, 2025 - 6:00 pm - Tried & True - NO Experience necessary!
Or is it Sip and Paint? 🍷🍾🧀🍻🥂 No Experience Necessary! Join us for this special fun and enriching Apéro event with local artist Zoe Bray where you can Paint & Sip. Have Fun with your fellow members, family, or friends! ALL ages are welcome.
Time & Location
May 10, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Private Home reno - sparks area, Reno, NV, USA
About the event
Dessiner ou peindre les arbres à la Van Gogh Draw or paint trees à la Van Gogh
Saturday, May 10th, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
All necessary materials will be provided, plus more! 🍾🍷🍅🧀
Paint. Sip. Have Fun en Français (optional) with fellow members, family, or friends. Learn how to draw or paint trees Van Gogh style.
Get ready to unleash your creativity and enjoy a delightful evening at this one-of-a-kind happening! Whether you're a seasoned artist or a complete beginner, this event promises to be a great opportunity to unwind, socialize, and create beautiful artwork.
Join Reno-based French artist, Zoe Bray, who will provide you with the basics and will guide you step-by-step in creating a stunning painting.
Participants are also welcome to bring in their own materials, including natural plants.
Painting trees à la Van Gogh style.
What a perfect time to get inspired and learn to paint our abundant local foliage!
This drawing, Study of a Tree, - by Vincent van Gogh, was done in 1882 while Van Gogh was living at The Hague. He was living with Clasina Maria Hoornik and the relationship was a turbulent one and would ultimately end in separation. Van Gogh definitely showed his unhappiness in this painting. This piece of drawing was done at the same time with a larger version of Sorrow. In a letter to his brother Theo, Van Gogh mentioned he wanted to express something of life's struggles in these paintings. He also quoted as this:
Frantically and fervently rooting itself, as it were, in the earth, and yet being half torn up by the storm. I wanted to express something of life's struggle, both in that white, slender female figure and in those gnarled black roots with their knots. Or rather, because I tried without any philosophizing to be true to nature, which I had before me, something of that great struggle has come into both of them almost inadvertently. At least it seemed to me that there was some sentiment in it, though I may be mistaken, anyway, you'll have to see for yourself."
Create your own watercolor painting session: on paper
Saturday, May 10th, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
All the necessary materials will be provided.
The Apéro will include: nibbles, wine and non-alcoholic beverages 🍷🍾🧀🍻🥂 will be provided.
"As a non-profit, the Alliance Française Reno-Tahoe asks for a small contribution to help cover essential event costs. It’s a simple way to support both the experience itself and our mission to bring the community together through French language and culture.”
We look forward to seeing you soon.