Pinot’s Palette

Definitely a fun, crafty activity to enjoy with or without alcohol. Check out their website for class schedules and info on which paintings they offer daily! You won’t be disappointed!
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Step by Step instructions and very patient instructors! Everyone there is out to have a creative good time!

If you’re looking for a fun and creative activity that includes drinking, well look no further and bring yourself over here! This small studio offers a painting class that lasts anywhere from 2 – 3 hours (depending on which painting/​class you choose) and is BYOB! For a girl who can’t even draw a straight line and still draws stick figures as a 30-​something year old… I am utterly amazed at how well my paintings come out at each class ending. Maybe it’s the wine goggles, I dunno, but the instructors here somehow have the patience and great teaching skills it takes to make an awesome painting.
This is my 2^nd time coming to this location and both classes were very enjoyable. The place is fairly small which makes it an intimate experience and the instructor can focus on you more intently. The instructor paints the proposed class painting of the day at the front of the class and teaches everyone step by step on how to create your perfect masterpiece. Both times I’ve been here the instructors have been super friendly and easy-​going and have given great, detailed instructions. Don’t be afraid to raise your hand and ask questions… they’re very attentive to that too. Every class has an additional teacher/​helper that walks around giving (helpful) pointers and assistance, as well.
They don’t serve alcoholic beverages here so don’t forget to BYOB! They do provide wine glasses and complimentary bottled water. And they also have a bucket of ice to chill your cold wine/​alcoholic beverages as well. Also don’t forget to BYO snacks to munch on during class!!!
I definitely recommend this class for those unartistic people out there… you Will be surprised of your artistic abilities after this class. It’s tons of fun and great for a girls night out as well as date night with your significant other! Definitely a fun, crafty activity to enjoy with or without alcohol. Check out their website for class schedules and info on which paintings they offer daily! You won’t be disappointed!

I’ve been to other painting classes, but this one was so much fun! Our instructor was so sweet and helpful. They interacted with us and helped us when we needed it. It’s great for guys and girls (if you can believe it). Definitely awesome for a girls night in general! I highly recommend!

My first time at this particular location. Small but most of these places are. The instructors are amazing, cheery, and helpful. It was my first painting class that someone actually greeted me at the door! Very easy to follow the instructors, I love BYOB places. I will definitely be coming back to this location!

I have no artistic ability but I painted a masterpiece! This was such a fun and exciting experience. The artist the class fun while walking you thru step by step of the painting. I brought a bottle of wine, cheese, and crackers and had the best night ever! I’ve been to Painting With a Twist, and Pinot’s Palette is by far a much more enjoyable atmosphere.

It was fun doing painting with wine!

For me, if you want to learn how to paint or just want to spend a fun night with colors and frames, you cannot get wrong: just go to Pinot’s Palette. I have been here already 5 times, taking my gf and group of friends, because I wanted other people to enjoy the same fun I had.
The staff is professional and really helpful. They will be happy to reply any single question you might have, even the most silly ones. If you want to make a good painting, they really care that you do your best. At the end of the session it looks like a masterpiece and you don’t even believe that you made it. Of course you can take your painting home.
Also, I like that they will make you paint real paintings. In other places they will make you paint a flower, a tree, a sunset. In Pinot’s Palette instead, I painted some Van Gogh’s, like the Starry Night. I’m really proud of my paintings I have home. By myself I wouldn’t have been able to make them as they are.
It is also a BYOB, so you can bring your wine, enjoy it, get a little tipsy and paint like a pro. Don’t bring glasses, they have them.
Take home message: «I’ll go there again and again». Strongly suggested.

What a fun activity! The instructors were really awesome and we had so much fun painting. Love that you can bring in wine and snacks and that they walk you through the painting process. This is a fun thing to do with visitors, for a girls night, or on a date night (although I don’t know what my husband and I would’ve done with 2 of the same paintings)! I look forward to returning to Pinot’s Palette and will definitely recommend it to friends.

Loved it! Loud people were disruptive and made it difficult to hear the microphoned instructor.

This is a great night out for something different with a great combo of wine, socializing, and a stroke of creativity (ha! Get it? Like a paint stroke? Sorry it won’t happen again…)
For someone like myself who has no visually artistic bone in my body and zero idea of how to paint/​draw/​sculpt, this is a GREAT format for getting to be creative with a really helpful amount of structure. I’m guessing the reviewers who complained of being bored are perhaps more skilled in this area? Because I found it to move pretty fast and didn’t have a chance to get bored.
I love that Pinot’s is solely dedicated to this event — you’ll find other paint night events around town that take place in restaurants, but I had a much better experience here as that’s what they specialize in!
Unlike the other aforementioned places, Pinot’s has the main teacher AND an assistant who can come by to help 1:1 but also is writing down the size of paint brush and color combo currently being demonstrated (it’s really easy to get lost — you turn your back on the teacher for a swig of wine and then you realize it would be really easy to be that annoying kid in school bugging their neighbor: «what brush are we on?» «Holy crap when did we blend the mountains?»
Also, everybody is there to have a good time, so you’ll likely sit next to some nice folks and laugh at a rowdy group across the room that is totally sauced.
BYOB, but there’s not much place to put any snacks if you bring them — there’s barely table space for a wine glass.
They even have frames they will frame for you on the spot — so plan on spending a little extra if that interests you ($ 25 – 35).

Listen– I am not creative. As in can’t draw or cut a straight line not creative.
My boyfriend is the complete opposite and j thought this would be a fun and different date activity. I love that you can pay and book in advance online and Even pick the exact picture you want to paint. Saturday afternoon classes are a few dollars cheaper than the evening ones. At the end of your class if you book another you get a new 10% discount.
The teacher goes slow and uses a whiteboard to illustrate what to do while she also paints her own canvas. They provide water, wine glasses and openers and play some good music that will appeal to the wide age range of people in the class. The afternoon class lasted about 2 hours total. My only annoyance was that people showed up late or 5 minutes to start time when the directions state to get there 20 – 30 minutes early! be courteous of the other people that have to wait around for you to get ready !
My only wish is that we had brought a second bottle of wine!

On a sleepy, rainy morning in January, I showed up to this gorgeous hole-​in-​the-​wall full of color, people laughing, and of course, wine. I love the older parts of Houston where you don’t actually feel like you’re in the city – it feels more like Austin. The Taft location is perfect for that. It sets the mood as you realize that not only is painting with your mom, grandma, aunt, and cousin, fun, but it actually is good on your mood the rest of the day. Sure, my painting came out looking less like a wintery owl in a tree than it did a Tim Burton film, but oh well, it was a blast! And great ambiance as far as setup and music! Will be coming back with bf. :)

This is a very fun and easy activity than anybody can participate in. Literally! Anybody from young ones to old ones to couples & singles alike. I took my younger sister here for her birthday and it was our first time. I thought to bring her here because of all the painting and artsy stuff that she likes and I personally hate. So I googled here and there, downloaded their App. Purchased a good moscato and mixed snacks, you are allowed to bring a beverage and snacks of choice because these classes are 3 – 4 hours long. So they don’t want to starve you while trying to release your inner Picasso. To me it was so boring, and I dreaded the moscato, I’m more of a dry red type girl. But my sister enjoyed it so much she booked another class for the following day. So all in all, if you are like me and can’t even draw stick figures then this place is highly recommended. You’ll come out of there feeling like you just created a better painting than the Mona Lisa. Bring more than 1 drink or 1 snack and mingle with the painter next to you or across from you so you can mixup a few cocktails and share snacks together. Their instructor was pretty kind. Be warned there will be a few teachers pet and snobby go getters. Ignore them and keep stroking that canvas like your painting is selling for a million buckeroos. Have fun doodlers & painters alike.

This is a pretty good painting class. I went with a corporate sponsored function. I actually thought it was a refreshing choice. The place is bring your own wine. I must say, it adds to the experience. They have enough room to seat slightly less than 30 people in my estimation. The walls are covered with art work from previous classes. Each student had their own canvas. Ours came prepared with the outline of a boot. They walked us through step by step how to recreate their painting. I thought it was a fun class, but we could have benefitted from a smaller class and a different subject matter. It was obvious the boot was selected for simplicity and not beauty. That being said, I’d completely recommend the place to anyone looking to enjoy/​create art in their spare time. It’s perfect for a girls night out!

Love this place. The instructors are always very nice and helpful! You never feel rushed and it is a great way to have a relaxing afternoon or evening!

Great time!
I went here with some girlfriends on a Thursday night and it was a great time! The instructor was lively and moved pretty quickly, but luckily there was another staff member walking around the class to help out. She was great and had plenty of helpful tips to make sure our paintings turned out how we hoped. The BYOB or BYOW (wine), I should say, is fantastic — and they provide you with plenty of ice to keep cold drinks cold and clean stemware so you are not just drinking out of plastic cups.
The process to sign up online was simple and quick, and the variety of paintings is varied so there is something for everyone’s taste. This is a fun option for girl’s night out that is more out of the box than just drinks & dinner!
Cheers!

This place is so cool!!!
My fiancé and i had friends coming into town, and thought this would be a great double date spot. Boy were we right! Not only did we love it, our friends did as well!
The atmosphere was super fun and inviting, and the ladies working that evening were a joy to have as instructors. Pinot’s Palette is BYOB, but they do have glasses for your beverages as well as free cork service.
I am not by any means an expert when it comes to painting, but the instructor was very helpful with the different techniques on how to make your painting as AWESOME as possible! I still sit and gaze at my painting at home in complete awe that i did something this incredible.
If you are looking for something fun to do with anyone or just yourself, i would highly recommend giving this place a shot! There are many different locations, as well as different painting to choose from. Just make sure you go to their website and sign up well ahead of time because the class fills up really quick!

What a lovely establishment, and I learned that this Pinot’s Palette was not only the first one in Houston, but also it was the first one in the US! Yay, for them! And, for me, because it is still there.
I’ve been to other locations before, but there was something nicer about this one. It was small and felt intimate. No matter where one sat in the classroom, one was never far from the instructor. All chairs were angled toward the center of the room (where the instructor did the instructing and painting), and if you’re like me and need a «as close to paint by number as possible» type of solution, then this place is it. Again, because of its small size, intimate nature, and roaming teachers, I never felt I couldn’t get help or just some agreeable input on my work. It was both rewarding and relaxing — — I suppose libations help a bit too.
Toward the end of the evening, I thought to myself, «did I really do this well or am I wearing libation goggles??» In the morning, even with my kitchen light shining on it, my painting was more than acceptable.
Thank you, Pinot’s, I raise a glass to you!

This is my favorite Pinot’s Palette location so far. Maybe it has to do with the fact that it is the original one since it was the first one to open or with the smaller space that might help give it a more cozy and artsy feeling or with it being in the Montrose area… Whatever it is, I always have a blast when I visit this location.
I came here with my friend for the first time and it was awesome! Always a blast to paint (while getting all the help you need and want) and enjoy wine, yummy snacks and awesome company. They provide all the art supplies you need for the painting and you get to take your masterpiece home.
Thank you for making art a reality in my artsy-​lacking life! I never thought I could paint something beautiful. Everyone is surprised and impressed when they see my Pinot’s Palette paintings. I like that they always encourage to «make them your own» and deviate from the instructions freely.

It was my first time here and I absolutely loved it! I definitely recommend this place for a girls’ day or even a date! It is BYOB. which is great. so you are painting, drinking and you can even dance if you want to! Such a fun and relaxing experience.