I attended the Friday night painting activity where we painted a dog in autumn leaves together over zoom. I thought that this activity was a really good way to do something with other people that has been kind of lacking due to the current pandemic. The supplies were given out at the Commons where you could go and get them, and then later that night, you got on the zoom either by yourself or with your roommate, and you painted with everyone online. You could either pick up a blank canvas or one that already had the dog and the leaves already traced onto it, along with all of the paint colors that you would need and some brushes. 

When you logged on to the zoom and began painting, the person giving the instructions left it very open to what we wanted to do, and just gave us the steps that she did, but told us that we could put the colors where we wanted to. I appreciated the creative freedom we were given, but also that she gave us broad steps to follow if our goal was to create a painting that looked like hers. I had a great time painting with my roommate, who is also my sister, and it was a nice break from doing all of the work that I feel like I always need to do. I think that it is good to take a break once in a while in order to care for your own mental health, which is something that many people, including myself, need to make more time for.