![]() “We hope to inspire people to come and create something,” Senn says. Senn, an artist herself, understands the power of vulnerability in art. At Muse, an artist leads these painting sessions, guiding patrons in the process of creating and helping customize details of skin tone and hairstyle to reflect every shade of humanity. There will also be a piece dedicated to body positivity by using a painting called “Flowers in Her Hair” for inspiration. To celebrate Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s birthday on March 15, patrons will paint a vector portrait of RBG, a flower crown on her head. Senn also mentioned some feature pieces of the month’s lineup. “Just a girl out on the town, living her life.” “It’s called Say Yes to Champagne,” Senn says. When I went, the group painted a carefree woman, her hair blowing in the breeze, her arm extended, holding a champagne glass. With this month’s focus on women, Muse plans to celebrate by painting different aspects of womanhood. The whole space asks patrons to create, to not be afraid of the process and to embrace the mess that accompanies discovery. There’s a bar in the back that offers selections of wine, sangria, beer and cider. The tables are covered in paint splatters from paint nights past, art that inspires different paint nights lines the walls and blank canvases on easels await guests. I got to visit the Ballston location of Muse and inside was this colorful, industrial and cozy atmosphere that inspires creativity. “We’re celebrating the women who stepped out of that convention and made a name for themselves and a mark on the world by bringing art into it,” Marta Senn, mid-Atlantic regional manager of Muse Paintbar, says. ”įor Women’s History Month, Muse Paintbar wants to celebrate the women, past and present, who forged the path that allows their women-owned businesses to thrive. Artist Georgia O’Keeffe once said, “ To create one’s world in any of the arts takes courage. Their art sits alongside men’s art in galleries and museums, often highlighted for their change of perception a necessary viewpoint to finish a story that was only half written. Over the years, women staked their place as creators. Women were often the subject of the paintings people gazed upon their forms rather than what their forms could create. Only they could display their artwork in galleries and museums. Painting was a man’s world: They, and only they, were privy to technique, invention and innovation. ![]() A few hundred years ago, I wouldn’t have been able to paint - at least not in any way that was taken seriously. ![]()
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