Palettes

Celebrated daughters 10^th birthday at Palettes. Great place! All 11 girls had a blast! time went by so fast and no one ever complained or was bored. All paintings were beautiful and unique. You could see everyones personality come out onto the canvas. Instructor Michelle was fabulous! Lots of fun, sweet, easy going. Made everything run smoothly, without stress. Would do this again.

Always a fun time and new owner Meghan is so sweet.
See you again soon for a fun night out

Had an amazing time here. The place is fun and vibrant, and not too tightly packed. Heather, our instructor, was cheerful and helpful and had a smile that infused everyone’s mood with warm happiness — apart from being an excellent artist and skillful teacher! I’ve been for one other paint night before at another place, and honestly hated that experience. Yet after tonight, I think this might be something my girlfriend and I do regularly!

I enjoyed the Pick-​Your-​Own-​Painting night recently — fun! I liked the famous knock-​off painting choices — more/​new adult paintings to choose from would be even better. My sister and I had a great time. We had as much guidance from the helpful instructor as we needed. Nice selection of snacks and beverages at reasonable prices. Ample parking in back free in the evening. Try it!

I had a wonderful time here a while ago with one of my closest friends, we painted and drank some wine– a great mix! The instructors were very patient and really did go step by step, which rocked because I haven’t painted in quite a while.
We can’t wait to go back this December:)

I found this place to be a fun girls night out or date night. I was able to get parking directly in front of the shop which was a plus. They have plenty of snacks to choose from just not many of each item, so arrive early if you’re looking for a particular treat. Be sure to bring your license if you’re drinking an alcoholic beverage. Overall, the instructor was cool and very clear with direction.

I had a really great time at Palettes yesterday. I got 2 tickets on groupon. It’s totally worth it!!!
We came in at 6:30pm, kinda nervous because we know nothing about painting. Seriously nothing! After checking in, we got a cheese plate, a veg plate, chocolate covered strawberries, and wine. We are all good! The painting started at 7pm. The instruction was pretty clear. I loved the music as well! Our painting yesterday was starry Paris night, with pinky background. My hubby decided to do another color, so we don’t have two identical paintings in the end. Both turned out to be great! I love them both.
Anyway, I will highly recommend this place for fun, and friends hang-​out. I can definitely see a group of friends having fun and creativity here. Will come back soon!

Yesterday night my date and I went to Palettes using a groupon (which made it half-​price!). We had such a great time! The 2 ½ hours goes by so fast! Great music, great instructor, and lots of fun. I’d definitely go back.

Excellent experience. So much fun. I’m no artist, but it was relaxing and enjoyable. Great staff. Great art. Very cozy environment.

I have been here twice and plan on coming back again! Great food, music, and holiday drinks!

We hosted my daughter’s 8^th birthday party here and it was fantastic! None of the guests had ever been to Palettes or any painting place before and they loved it! The parents loved it too when they picked up their kids. I think many will sign up for classes themselves.
The instruction was super. Very warm, nice, and supportive to all kids. We had a few kids paint their own designs and they were very creative! It was great to see the final products and everyone went home happy.
I ordered a catering tray and it was perfect. One tray sufficed for the 13 kids and assorted adults who stayed. We brought in our own birthday cake but if asked I’m sure Palettes would have been able to provide a good one.
It was a perfect place to hold a party!

It was great! The instructor made the whole experience more energetic and enjoyable.

We went to Palettes and it was a good experience, but could be better. We have been going to The Paint Bar in Newton for years, and since Palettes is much closer to my house I really wanted to love it, but to be honest, The Paint Bar wins on most accounts. A few issues with our experience at Palettes…
1) The instruction was missing some of the expertise that the Paint Bar instructors provide, just the little hints like (the stroke should be Xs and Crosses), or to draw the shape on a large piece of paper. This instructor spent a lot of time looking at the sample painting which did not instill a sense of confidence.
2) There were incredibly long breaks while painting, the instructor would go around, compliment people, provide help, which was nice, but it really added to the length of the class. Our class was over 3 hours long!!!
3) The paint itself was not tended, I heard a few people complain that one of the jugs was spraying left and getting on clothing, and it was never replaced… At the Paint Bar, this would have been seen as a top priority and dealt with. Also the Paint was left to run out.
I did like a few things very much about Palettes —
1) The free fancy water was a nice touch, as were the cup lids as people have a tendency to put their brushes right in their drink
2) A few nice chairs to lounge on, your butt can get quite fatigued on the stools
3) Having some cheese and veggie plates to much on was a nice touch.

I love this — this was an amazing experience, you get to drink wine, giggle and actually take something away with you. My friend and I did this on a Sat night when the sox’s and the bruins were playing — perfect night out when the guys want to watch the games! They guide you as much or as little as you need and while our first time, we met many repeat patrons, so we can’t be the only ones that find this awesome if people keep coming back again and again. Plan in advance though as the spaces go quickly, we were very lucky and managed to get the last two spots 2 days before but I think that was really because of the games!

Great music playlist and nice bar selections — a bonus to a fun girls night out!

Had a great time here with my dad! We painted a wonderful sunset that we were so impressed with! All the materials were available and organized and I felt extremely comfortable. Our painting neighbors were really nice, and I can see how people can easily make friends here.
I took the Eat, Drink, Paint too literally. I came here starving! I wish they had more «food» options, or slightly bigger quantity when it comes to the snacks they package themselves… but apparently you can bring outside food in. I would def recommend eating before coming…
However, they do have a full bar (with a creative cocktail menu) which was a plus!
I’ll be back!

My friend and I visited Palettes courtesy of a Groupon purchased earlier this summer. Our first attempt at redeeming the Groupon was a failure when an unexpected power outage affected downtown Natick. Still the manager/​owner gave us free wine with their apologies and instructions to re-​book.
My friend and I rebooked for Sept. 6 and had a great time painting, drinking wine, and catching up on each others’ lives. Will definitely return and perhaps even come to the kiddy painting events with our two daughters (both aged 2).

The booking process is really easy and the staff is friendly and agreeable. The instruction is clear and pretty much fail-​safe. If you do exactly what they tell you to do, you’ll walk out with something looking reasonably like the art you signed up for. If you go off-​book, you will walk out with something original and your own. Either way, it’s all win (see the pictures I posted of two of us doing exact same class, neither of which looked like the original when we left — also — give us a tiny bit of leeway because we had to rush a little at the end and leave early).
The snacks here are also pretty good and seem to go well with the venue. The class takes forever to actually start, so plan to be here for hours between getting settled and getting to work.
The selections of classes (painting to paint), however, are a bit juvenile. There are a lot of options that would be great for kids or teens but you wouldn’t really want to hang up in your adult living space (or I wouldn’t, anyway). A review of the options are similar places shows that this doesn’t have to be the case and I would be delighted to see more adult artistic (and maybe intricate) options and less hearts and puppy dogs and the like. I’d certainly be more apt to go. Also the space here feels cramped and some of the seating is actually facing away from the instructor so those people have to wring their necks the whole time looking behind them. It would be nice to have a just a little room to spread out with your wine and your snacks and such and I felt terrible for the people across from me who couldn’t see what was going on.
The space, itself, though, feels warm and inviting. The supplies are plentiful so there’s no worry of running out of anything and overall, it’s a good time to be had.

There are scheduled sessions where an instructor give you a guide on how to paint a specific type of painting or there are open painting sessions where you can paint whatever you want. They will provide you with a small canvas, and paint supplies.
I’m not an expert with painting, so I cannot comment on the quality of paint and brushes that they provide. I signed up for the scheduled session. You can look at their calendar on what painting they will be painting that day. The instructor was very patient, and chill, he created an atmosphere where you can simply just hang out and have a good time. Expect for the session to go for 1.5−2 hrs. His instruction was simple and easy to follow.
They have some food and booze there, although they are extra and you need to buy them separately. Wish it could be BYOB. =) I wouldn’t even mind if they charge a cork fee for BYOB.
The space is simple and functional, the studio has alot of paintings on display and space at the back for the café and store your stuff. They also give you an apron so you donot get paints on your clothing.

So, I was very eager to check out Palettes because I heard they had
1. paint
2. food
3. booze
I checked in with a friend for their 11−2pm open paint session. The space is cozy, with painted art examples around the studios as inspiration, and a variety of canvas sizes and acrylic colors for us to choose from.
What’s awesome is if you have a question about paint/​painting/​food/​art/​anything the employees got you covered. One started discussing my painting with me as he kindly brought me a cup of water! I later found out that the people who work here are pro local artists who started the place up. I’ll definitely have to check out the classes they teach.
Oh, and their food– yum.
I’ll be back
Signed, the artist