Wine + Paint = best idea ever

A few weeks ago a group of us got together for a friend's birthday. We celebrated at Pinot's Palette in Houston. I had been wanting to try this place out for a couple years now and it was definitely worth the wait! There are two locations in Houston -- we went to the one in Montrose, but there's also one in the Galleria area.

The best part is that this place is BYOB. So, of course we brought tons of wine and goodies to snack on while we painted. The bad part: almost drinking your dirty water cup instead of your wine (yes, they warned us and no, I didn't listen).

 Now, we all know I am not the best painter in the world (we have established that previously), so I am sure you are asking how the heck did my painting turn out even remotely like it was supposed to?? Well, that is a good question. The good thing is that the "teacher" (aka starving art student) goes step by step through the whole painting process. You all paint the same thing (you can look and see what is being painted beforehand and pick which class you like best) so you can also cheat and look at your neighbor.

We painted pink peonies but seeing as how I am not much of a pink girl, I obviously opted to paint mine red and turquoise. See:

Mine is the best, right? jk. Happy Birthday CK!

Although you start out with the paint they want you to use, they have all the paint there, so you can pick and choose different colors if you like. The painting experience cost $35 and that includes the lesson, paint and canvas. I thought this was a great idea for a birthday and suggest you grab some wine and a few friends and try it out asap!

picassolove,
germs