Paint Party!

by Susan Anspach

A ReMARKable party for the artist in all of us.

Upcoming Paint Parties

How to Paint with Confidence that Lasts Long After the Party Ends

With gentle guidance from artist and instructor Susan Anspach, each ReMARKable Paint Party blends color, laughs, and simple technique into a painting and an experience you'll never forget.

  1. How to start without knowing where it leads. Pick up the brush before your brain starts negotiating.
  2. How to trust the first color that calls you. Your gut is more accurate than your color wheel.
  3. How to paint for joy, not judgement. Paintings don’t grade you back.
  4. How to see mistakes as movement. A drip is just gravity reminding you it’s helping.
  5. How to learn from the person next to you. Creativity multiplies when it’s overheard.
  6. How to slow down enough to notice your confidence returning. Brushstrokes make better therapy than scroll bars.
  7. How to leave with more than a picture. Leave with proof that you still surprise yourself.
  8. How to let laugther count as a technique. A relaxed hand paints straighter than a stressed one.
  9. How to ignore the voice that says, “I can’t draw.” That voice hasn’t held a brush in years.
  10. How to make friends with the mess. Every masterpiece begins as organized chaos.
Snowman painting on canvas from the ReMARKable Paint Party winter class in Bakersfield taught by artist Susan Anspach

Snowman,” acrylic on canvas, 12×16 — a seasonal class piece from the ReMARKable® Paint Party winter session in Bakersfield, California.

  1. How to let silence do half the teaching. Watch the paint settle; it knows what to do.
  2. How to celebrate a crooked line. Straight lines are for printers, not painters.
  3. How to stop apologizing for being creative. You were born making marks; this is just remembering how.
  4. How to share space with inspiration. Sit closer to people who light up when they see color.
  5. How to measure progress by courage, not canvas. Showing up is already a win.
  6. How to paint like no one’s scrolling. The algorithm can wait; your imagination can’t.
  7. How to let the brush talk back. Loosen your grip. Control is overrated.
  1. How to mix colors like conversations. Listen first, then add a little more warmth.
  2. How to sign your name like you mean it.  Confidence is the last stroke, not the first.
  3. How to clean your brush, not your joy. Rinse the tool, keep the feeling.
  4. How to remember this feeling when the world gets gray. Color isn’t on the palette, it’s in your perspective.
  5. How to paint warmth into winter. The secret’s in the highlights, not the heat.
  6. How to make a snowman glow without the sun. Shadows tell better stories than light.
  7. How to let the brush dance like falling snow. Texture is rhythm, not contol.
  8. How to find joy in the quiet spaces. The best art listens before it speaks.
  9. How to sign your name like it’s a smile. Because it’s yours, and that’s the point.

You’ve just read what happens when people stop doubting and start creating. Now it’s your turn. Come paint with us. Neither pressure nor perfection are required. Reserve your seat for a night of color, laughter, and something reMARKable waiting to appear on your canvas.