Belpre library holds pour and paint class
Cathy Mace, left, and Virginia Jacobs stir paint for their pour and paint project held Thursday afternoon at the Belpre Public Library. (Photo by Amy Phelps)
Virginia Jacobs, left, lifts her cup with layered paint off of her canvas while Belpre librarian Tammy Wamer, looks on. (Photo by Amy Phelps)
Cathy Mace surveys her pour and paint project during the Belpre Public Library class Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Amy Phelps)
Alli Lane, left, and Barb Reynolds, right, work on their pour and paint projects at the Belpre branch of the Washington County Public Library on Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Amy Phelps)
Lou Vernatomer, left, and Joan Jacobsen, right, turn their canvasses so the paint moves during the pour and paint class at the Belpre library. (Photo by Amy Phelps)
Cindy VanDyke, left, spills her paint in a pattern as librarian Liz Tanner watches. (Photo by Amy Phelps)
Linda Wolford tips her canvas as she works on her pour and paint project Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Amy Phelps)
Cathy Mace, left, and Virginia Jacobs stir paint for their pour and paint project held Thursday afternoon at the Belpre Public Library. (Photo by Amy Phelps)
Virginia Jacobs, left, lifts her cup with layered paint off of her canvas while Belpre librarian Tammy Wamer, looks on. (Photo by Amy Phelps)
Cathy Mace surveys her pour and paint project during the Belpre Public Library class Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Amy Phelps)
Alli Lane, left, and Barb Reynolds, right, work on their pour and paint projects at the Belpre branch of the Washington County Public Library on Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Amy Phelps)
Lou Vernatomer, left, and Joan Jacobsen, right, turn their canvasses so the paint moves during the pour and paint class at the Belpre library. (Photo by Amy Phelps)
Cindy VanDyke, left, spills her paint in a pattern as librarian Liz Tanner watches. (Photo by Amy Phelps)
Linda Wolford tips her canvas as she works on her pour and paint project Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Amy Phelps)
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BELPRE -- The Belpre branch of the Washington County Public Library held a special Pour and Paint class for a small group of patrons on Thursday.
Seating was limited due to COVID-19 restrictions, and eight patrons took part in the class.
The group used acrylic paints, Floetrol (a home improvement product) and water to thin the mixture down, and then in some cases, silicone, for a bubble effect.
After mixing the Floetrol, paint and water together in separate cups for each color, each painter then layered their colors into another cup, then set their canvas on top of the cup and flipped the whole thing over. As the paint ran out of the cup and onto the canvas, it created an abstract blend of color
The idea came from the children's librarian, said librarian Tammy Wamer.
"She did the class with kids, and we decided we wanted to do another one with adults."
Wamer said the items needed for the project are not expensive, but there is a lot of it.
"We thought this way, they can play with it here and see if they like it, and want to keep doing it (at home.)"
She said the paintings will take at least 24-36 hours to dry, but the customizing doesn't have to stop there. Other artists online have painted on it to create a 3D bubble effect.
"You can keep playing forever. It's abstract, so do what you want."
Liz Tanner, another librarian who helped patrons with their paintings, said this is not the only painting class the library has planned.
"We will do another in November, with a winter or Christmas theme," she said, though the exact date is not scheduled yet.
Visit the Washington County Library's website, https://www.wcplib.info/calendar to see when more classes and special events are scheduled at the branches.