Carol Georgiev

These classes mean a lot to me. I've always wanted to learn to draw. There are a lot of artists on my mother's side of the family, and there's always been art all over the house. But I grew up with a couple friends who ended up as professional artists, who both were terrific at it from the moment their little fingers first clutched a crayon, so I guess I had unrealistic ideas about how bad I was at it. So here I was four years ago at the very beginning of Covid, sitting around the house watching my dear, sweet, smart, sassy mother's dementia get worse and worse and worse, and Iona House offered a senior art class in learning to draw. All on the Zoom platform so I wouldn't have to go out and risk killing either of us immunocompromised seniors. And I learned how to draw, and I was actually pretty good at it. And then we did something else, maybe pastels, which I loved, and acrylics, which I loved, and watercolors which I basically sucked at, and then we did it all again, only this time we picked up on the finer points of perspective, color theory, more pastels, more drawing, more acrylics, some mixed media etc. etc. And I've got to tell you, I feel like these classes have saved my life. Being able to think about something I really loved during a dark period of my life made a huge difference to me. I love Dominique, she's so kind and helpful and patiently puts up with all our questions and occasional rants and whines. My classmates amaze me with their abilities. I can't believe how good some of their pieces are, and they're always willing to share how they did something that worked or didn't. This class has been a terrific experience, and I love it.