A note from Sherry

This was my eleventh year at the creative painting convention. So much fun. It is much like the Hoot convention but it is not connected with a national painting group. They have had two conventions a year. One in Las Vegas in February and one in Dallas TX in October. It is friendly and fun. I have in the past taught and demoed for Royal Brushes, Black Gold brushes and Deco Art paints. One year I took a class from Claudia Nice, one of my favorite pen and ink teachers.

This year I just enjoyed going to the show. This is the first year Virginia was allowed on the convention floor and was able to go with me. She found out after waiting all these years and staying at our condo that it is a lot of older ladies and lots of painting booths. She did enjoy the “make and take it” crafts. She made a hurricane lamp with a new glitter puff paint for glass.

At the convention you do need to see new products and talk to like minded people. The classes are good too. Las Vegas is a good destination. We meet two of Bob’s bothers and families and have a mini family reunion. The men play golf each day and the women enjoy shopping and going to the convention.

If Las Vegas is on your bucket list combine it with the Creative Painting Convention.

As Published in the QUEEN CITY ARTISANS MARCH NEWSLETTER