Group painting is an ideal team building activity.  Team members share a unique experience that challenges their comfort zones, allows them to learn about their team members in new ways, and produces a successful work of art that will remind them of what they have learned.  Participants will see each other in a new light as paintings develop throughout the workshop.  As we create, our personalities become a part of our art.  Are you fearless with the paint?  Are your brushstrokes bold?  Do you smooth your brushstrokes by creating beautiful blended areas?  


Many times in our various professions, we ask others to step out of their comfort zones.  Taking a paintbrush to a blank canvas helps us to understand the nervousness, anxiety, and challenges of leaving our own comfortable places.  This shared experience strengthens the team and helps us to understand what others face when we ask them to try something new.  


We offer several designs that can be used to create a tailored team-building experience:

The Unique Nature of Everyone (Floral designs available, including Dogwoods, Poppies, Daffodils, Orchids, Cherry Blossoms, or Daisies) 

• The beauty in floral designs comes from what we often initially mistake as imperfections.  No two flowers are exactly the same, and it is the variety that creates the beauty.
  
  
• Creating a three-dimensional effect requires both highlights and shadow.  You need both, without these opposites the design becomes very flat.  Without a broad range of gifts and abilities in the people on our team, our work becomes very flat.
  
  

Finding the Right Paths (Tree-Lined Pathway designs available with a choice of spring, autumn, or nighttime colors.)

• Designs start with the concept of perspective.  Perspective in art is an important device in art that uses lines to show depth.  Perspective in the workplace allows us to see things from other points of view.
  
  
• Creating a three-dimensional effect requires both highlights and shadow.  You need both, without these opposites the design becomes very flat.  Without a broad range of gifts and abilities in the people on our team, our work becomes very flat.
  
  
• The impressionist nature of these paintings allows participants to discover their own unique brushstrokes.
  
  

Different Ways to Approach the Same Problem (Four Friends design with choice of bird colors.)

• The design of this painting begins with a narrative:  The little bird wants to smell the tall flower.  So, the four friends come together to solve the problem, stacking themselves to raise the littlest bird.
  
  
• Participants create unique birds in their paintings, giving each bird a different personality.  
  
  
• Looking at a painting as a challenge:  Participants receive the same supplies, same instruction, but are encouraged to find their own solution to the challenge.