Painting with a Twist

We took the family for a bit of post holiday painting. Half of us had never done it before. I think everyone had a good time. They provide great direction and our paintings came out pretty darn good. My only complaint would be no long break in the middle please. Most of us felt a bit rushed at the end and could have used that time. But all in all great fun.

I had an amazing instructor… Adriene if you go I highly recommend asking to take her secession!!!

Who doesn’t love getting messy with wine and snacks — just to find out you created a masterpiece! You can bring in your own wine and snacks and then everything else is included. It’s really fun to get a small group of people to enjoy the company and painting. Feel free to add your own «twist» to the painting! Be free! Ha ha.

This whole painting class + BYOB wine thing is something that has really taken off, and I’m glad! If you’ve never done it at all, just go. It really is very, very, very fun and a great way to spend an evening. I am NOT an artist and was not looking forward to it when I was invited to another place for my mother-in-law’s birthday. I ended up with an impressive painting and genuinely had a wonderful time.
Fast forward to me trying to think of something my husband and I could do with both of our parents. Some of us were more hesitant than others, but we had a great time. I loved the instructor and the painting. I did find it to be a little rushed, but I recommend asking questions if you really have them.
It’s very fun to do something different for the night and end up with a painting you can be proud of! We loved checking out each other’s paintings and seeing how they were all different, but great. From where I’m sitting, I can see both of our paintings and they look great! I HIGHLY recommend just trying it — you will probably love it.

If I could give more stars I would! Kelsey the assistant manager was AMAZING via email! Never met her face to face but she helped me through email and was wonderful! I went with my best friend they made sure we sat next to each other! Had a blast jamming out! Laura the instructor rocked!!! She was hilarious and so much fun! I will go out of my way just to come to this location

I didn’t want to spend $ 35 on this. I am so glad I did!!! The class taught me a thing or two. The teacher was extremely patient and eager to make everyone feel good about their work no matter what level. Had a great time with friends. I would do this again.

There is a Paining with a Twist location closer to my house but chose this one because of the particular paining for the night. We arrived early and the lady was very nice and asked where we would like to be seated as she was still setting things up. We had our personal table in the front which was great. The event space was spacious with a separate private room that can be used for other private events. The room was decorated with art of various themes and it was very clean and bright. The overall event was pretty good. There were 2 groups attending who brought their food, wine and the sorts. They were provided ice, cups, napkins if they did not pack any. The painter who led the event was very friendly. She had a great assortment of songs on her iPad that played in the background and it was relaxing to paint and hear all the painters sing along in a low tone. So these are the only issues I had and my reason for 3 stars.
1. Painting did not start on time. There is a 15 mins before arrival time for check ins and well after start time people were entering and preparing snacks and eating… Around 7:45 is when we finally put paint on canvass. (We drove an hour to get here, if closer this may not have been a big issue)
2. The beginning was rushed. I think this may have had to do with the 15 min late start. For people who have not painted before it would have been nice to have more time to get the background right because there is no changing it.
3. Hair dryers are used to dry the paintings which takes a while when there is a big group of people and 4 hair dryers.
4. There seemed to be a rush at the end because the extensive time it took between the few breaks to dry paintings.
I would definitely frequent Painting with a Twist because I think the experience is dependent on the group of people present. I think the two groups who were painting while we were there were more into the «Twist» than the painting.

Painting with a twist is a nice venue to throw a party for girlfriends, your kids or just anytime you want to be creative and enjoy a bottle of wine (not while throwing your kid a party: p)
The instructors are friendly and very petient. Emphasis on patient. We had a total of 18 kids and 2 instructors! I was worried for them but they made it look easy.
When you book or reserve for a party, you will be given a link to their website where you can choose what to paint. They have hundreds to choose from so I highly doubt you wont find one.
Also, check their calendar of activities because they offer painting classes for all ages.

I’m a programmer, not an artist, so this didn’t appeal, but my wife talked me into going, and I’m really surprised how much fun it is. Just… SO different than art class at school!
We’ve been three times now, twice just me and the wife, and today we brought three friends!
As their logo suggests, you can bring your own food and drinks: I generally bring pizza and beer!
How it works is, everyone in the session paints the same picture (you check on their calendar when booking, and pick a class that’s painting a pic you like).
They sit you in front of a canvas and a little easel on a table, give you all the brushes and paints you’ll need, then the artist on the stage walks you through, step by step, how to paint the picture, by painting it themselves and talking along, with a finished version beside them so you know what you’re aiming for.
For the more complex shapes, they sometimes have stencils and chalk to make it easy; in others, they just explain how to paint it. Everyone’s work, nonetheless, comes out looking different, unique, and yet somehow right and good and like it wasn’t painted by a tipsy oaf slapping paint on a canvas with no real idea what he’s doing. I mean, REALLY good.
I actually feel proud to stick these on my wall, and not like «I’m only putting these on the wall because the kids drew them» but actually «I think this looks really good and it makes my room look good!»
You’ve a limited amount of time, a couple of hours, sometimes three, so it’s always a bit rushed, but that’s part of the fun: you don’t have *time* to be a perfectionist about it.
For the first, we both did a Tardis floating in space.
For the second, we did the Round Rock water tower, and both sent it to our parents: perfect gift for parents living a long way away!
Today, we did a blue-​red feather exploding into birds. I asked if I could have yellow instead of blue, and did it as a phoenix feather, which worked out surprisingly well!
My parents will be visiting in a few months — I’d like to take them to a session with a couple pic. I think they’ll get a lot out of it.
These aren’t art classes. They’re a bit of fun. They don’t teach you how to paint your *own* art. Think of them as being the same as one of those places where you can go and paint your own mug: you don’t make your own mug! In the same way, here, you don’t make the topic. But you make it *yours* anyway.
Nontheless… they’ve given me a lot of confidence with it. I find each time, I’m experimenting more and more, following their instructions less closely and doing my own thing — which they strongly encourage!
So maybe they teach without making a lesson of it :)