Hi friends,

This past weekend I participated in an activity that has pretty much taken over my Instagram feed in the past few months — a wine and painting class. I’ve been seeing these everywhere, and I was intrigued, so I was pretty excited when a Denver friend invited me to come along with another friend of hers to their very own Sip & Paint experience.

I know the experience can be different depending on where you live — a friend in D.C., for example, said that hers was held at a bar and an artist simply came to the bar to give them classes. Ours, however, took place in an adorable little paint studio in the Highlands, one of my all-time favorite hoods in Denver. The company — Sipping N’ Painting — hosts one to three classes a day, and you can pick which photo you want to paint from their online calendar. (Meaning the day you pick corresponds to a specific photo — everyone in the class paints the same thing, which the artist takes you through step-by-step to create.)

We decided to paint a hot air balloon scene, and even though I’m no Picasso, I’m pretty stoked at how my photo came out …

^^ Who doesn’t love a blank canvas and all it represents? You get one free drink with the class, and you can pay for additional drinks, or even a bottle of wine. They have snacks, too, which let’s be honest, was more important to me than the drinks.

^^ Some of the options you can pick from to paint.

^^ The beginnings of a skyline.

^^ My sister called my sky “ominous” when I sent her a photo of it … ignore her.

^^ The final product!

The studio is directly across the street from The Truffle Table — Denver’s wine & cheese bar. I have every intention of bringing my bestie (who is coming into town on Thursday for a week – squee!) back here to paint, followed by some deliciousness at The Truffle Table.

Does that not sound like the most perfect day?

Bis bald, friends!