Pictures: Paint Nite At Black Bear Saloon

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Aaron Boddie of New Britain bursts out laughing after showing friends his effort to paint a palm leaf.

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Different strokes for different folks as Nicco Vannelli, left, tries to paint the featured painting while his wife Elizabeth paints her own lanscape.

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More than 30 people gathered for a recent Paint Nite Hartford event at the Black Bear Saloon.

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Elizabeth Vannelli checks on her husband Nicco as he works on his painting.

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Sara Cavanaugh points the camera at herself and friend Karla Shea.

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Harold Lee has no trouble holding onto his beer but someone helped him get his smock smeared with paint.

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Marline Adesokan of Bloomfield works on her painting under the illumination of a few little LED lights.

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Paint Nite is a social bar night that includes a lesson in painting and maybe a chance to meet someone with similar interests. Each week features a different painting that attendees will be given intructions on how to create their own masterpiece.

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Art instructor Jessica Behm leads everyone in a toast to a night of good fun and painting during a Paint Nite Hartford event at the Black Bear Saloon.

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Jenna Wald of Hartford attended a Paint Nite Hartford event at the Black Bear Saloon with a group of girlfriends.

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Kelly Henry of Farmington and Anthony Grant of Hartford enjoy a cocktail while attending a Paint Nite Hartford event at the Black Bear Saloon.

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Kelly Henry of Farmington enjoys a cocktail while creating her masterpiece.