Daniel and I have a hard time coming up with creative date ideas, so we usually just end up going out to eat, putting on our PJs, and watching a movie. There’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s not like we’re going to look back in twenty years and reminisce about one of the 1,000 times we ate and watched a movie together.
Over the weekend I was cleaning out my studio a bit, and I found a bunch of blank canvases. I decided that it would be fun to make a painting together. I chose three paint colors so we wouldn’t end up with a big rainbow-y mess, and we rotated the painting every 10 minutes or so to make sure we both worked on every part of the canvas. Considering that Daniel doesn’t have any painting experience, we only spent about an hour on this, and we did no planning whatsoever, I think it turned out surprisingly well! It was entertaining to see Daniel wielding an artist’s brush and worrying that our paint palette was “getting to be such a mess.”
We enjoyed ourselves, and it was a great way for me to loosen up for once and not stress about how the finished product would turn out. I definitely recommend doing this if you are itching for an out of the ordinary date night!
My husband (also named Daniel) and I actually did this once before we were married. We make 2 paintings together. He’s an artist so I had to woman up! It was sweet, and this is a nice reminder that we should do it again soon :-)
Your piece is amazing, I really love the colors, nice choices.
What a fun idea! It’s always interesting to see how personality dynamics and skill work together.
This is the cutest idea!
I’m such a control freak though… :)
I love how this turned out! Such a neat idea! It actually looks like you bought it
somewhere : )
This is so cute! My boyfriend and I are both artists and I have a few blank canvases lying around, I think I know what we’re doing today :-D
I actually really like what you ended up with! Weird how some things just work out.
Glad you had fun, and it’s a great idea!
Wow, you guys should be proud of it, looks awesome. What a SUPER DOOPER cute idea too. I really love it. I’m going to give this post a shout out on FB & Twitter too! Maybe get the creative juices going for other couples (on valentines day). Xx
Awww, how sweet! That is actually very pretty.
This is simply beautiful! You are both so talented :) Wish my boyfriend could paint with me something like that!
What a fun idea! I can totally identify with your typical date night scenario. It’ll blow his socks off next time he asks what I want to do and I give him a different answer. Thanks for sharing.
Oh, my! That is EXCELLENT! I love it!! Y’all are inspiring me now…
– s
We are just like you two love birds; dinner, pjs and movie on the iPad. YAWN! I love this idea … neither of us are painters but it could be a fun way to make a piece of art of our new house. May head to the art store today ….
Oh, wow. That’s beautiful, and totally looks like something I’d actually buy! Not that my art tastes are very sophisticated or anything, but I sadly fear that my attempts at this would definitely be a lot more messy. Nonetheless, what a great idea, and I’m jealous of your new amazing artwork. I’ll definitely have to get my boyfriend to try this sometime!
This is by far the most amazing, relevant date-like-art-project I have ever come across. It’s like art school teamed with romance. What a beautiful idea, thank you for sharing! x
I love this! And it turned out so well! :) I might have to try it sometime :)
Yeah this is a perfect idea. This is so totally happening in our household soon!!
A great idea! Definitely a different kind of date to the normal ones, and maybe you’d want to hang it on the wall afterwards (or at least keep it in a cupboard for memories…).
I absolutely love your blog and have become some what of an addict now!! I think this is a fantastic date night idea and I can’t wait to try it out with my boyfriend!!!
Aww thanks Jamie! I hope your painting turns out great! :)
What a great idea! Looks awesome! :)
This is a great date idea! My non-artsy boyfriend is always asking me to make him art but we have very different styles. This is a perfect way to mix the two!
Hi. Just shared this idea on my facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/roseannekibblewhiteartist
I think its a wonderful idea and your resulting painting was great.
Very cool! I love the results! Def wanna try this out. :)
This actually brought a really wonderful early childhood memory to mind for me. Obviously not about an art date, but certainly about collaborative artwork. My mother was an artist and I remember many such collaborations when I was younger as she encouraged my own artistic abilities. I still own 23 of these works, and can think of at least 19 others still with other members of my family. There may be others. I think I should write a book about them.
Love this date night idea! What color paint did you use?