Wine and Canvas

Trying to book for a corporate event. Things were progressing until suddenly they went RADIO SILENT on me. So very rude. I must have emailed and called 4 – 5 times to follow up and never once got a response, even to say it was no longer doable.
This is NOT how a business should run, I am so very very disappointed and would not recommend in any capacity. Riverside’s Art 2 Go program through the Riverside Arts Museum is 1,000% better and a fraction of the price!

Had a great time with girlfriends! Ben, Chelsea and Natalie were a blast! Coming back for another event!

This is my second time doing a wine and canvas event. The 1^st time was at the studio in Pasadena, which was EXCELLENT. My 2 stars are based solely on the location, Cedar Creek Inn. We met in the patio, however, so did an extremely large and loud party. We were unable to hear the instructor and it was extremely frustrating. The 2 ladies working the event were very apologetic, but there was nothing that they could do. In the future, I would go to the studio.

SUPER SUPER RUDE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! So many companies out there don’t use this heartless one!
I can’t believe you will not let me reschedule knowing that I have come down with a sinus infection as of yesterday, you have now lost my business, and I have been recommending and using your company for a couple of years, no more HOW RUDE!!!

This is a fun date night activity. I bought 2 certificates to Wine & Canvas (in Orange County) for a Saturday evening painting session with my husband. We arrived not knowing what to expect other than we were suppose to paint and drink all night long. :)
Total duration: 2.5 hours
Size of class: at least 30 people
You have to order your own food and drinks; (i thought wine was free, haha)
We had the «sun and moon» session, where one person draws the sun while the other person draws the moon. We had a good time; got to experiment w/​different brushes, and be back in «elementary school» again with the fun painting session. Good thing we wore aprons, haha. It was a good way to relax and just paint to your heart’s delight.

I got a groupon for this class but compared to other paint classes it’s fairly priced without a groupon. My friend and I had such a great time at this class! It was his first and my second but he is now addicted and wants to go back every week! The restaurant where it was held was nice. The instructor didn’t walk around as much but there were breaks where he would come around and help if you needed it. No real complaints here!

This is my second time trying one of these «wine and painting» classes so I have something to compare it to. I will go over the pros and cons of this particular company:
Pros:
–They use some pretty good venues such as Dave n Busters, Jazz Kitchen in DT Disney, etc.
–The paintings they offer are really nice ones.
–They offer more than 2 classes per week, so you have more flexibility in what days to choose.
–We had 2 – 3 DnB servers who took our orders and we were still able to take advantage of HH deals.
Cons:
–Class size is waaaay too big. I want to say there were probably 50 people in our class and not everyone was able to see what the instructor was doing. They had assistants that walked around but they didn’t offer any type of painting advice. They just refilled people’s paints.
–As I mentioned previously, the paintings they have are really nice. In fact, I think it may be a bit too advanced for our skill levels. However, I think if we had a smaller class, it would have been fine bc we would’ve been able to see what the instructor was doing…
Overall, all of us had a wonderful time. I would def recommend it for anyone to try. My tip is to come early so you can snag a seat at the front of the class and you will enjoy yourselves ALOT!~

great class! it was held at a restaurant in downtown Disney. the great thing about this class is that it was upstairs and away from the general restaurant crowd. we were still packed in there like sardines but at least it was just us. the music was horrible, loud and crackling. same as with the wine and canvas los angeles class I took but the instructor was better this time. she worked at a steady pace and we even finished early (see that’s what happens when you only take one break instead of two?). the helpers were very attentive anytime you needed more paint. it was a fun class.

FUN NIGHT! I attended an event at Jazz Kitchen Downtown Disney. The room set up was great! Plenty of room at each work station and great atmosphere. The helpers and teaching artist were so friendly and helpful! I was a little intimidated at first, having never painted before, but was quickly painting and having a blast. They instruct you bit by bit and play great music during the painting sessions. The artist and helpers wander around and make sure you’re doing ok and offer help, more paint, etc. There were friendly servers there too so you can order drinks and food (optional) while you paint away and chat with friends. I will definitely be doing this again!

When my wife first told me we were going to a «special» date night where we would be painting and drinking wine… I was quite curious.
We show up at a restaurant where the painting event is being hosted and see a bunch of easels setup. We walk in and are greeted by two very friendly hosts/​painting instructors.
After a bit of chatting we get setup and the painting begins. The hosts gives you a step by step process of how to create your personal little masterpiece.
I never thought I’d enjoy dabbing paint onto canvas, being that i’m more of a shoot things and blow things up kind of guy… but it was strangely therapeutic. The thing I found most interesting was that with the step by step instruction of the hosts, my painting was actually starting to look like the original. This was encouraging… as was the encouraging comments of the hosts and my neighbors.
What really amazed me was… when we were finished, I looked at my wife’s painting and I realized that I wasn’t looking at just some blotches of paint… but what I saw was actually my wife. The painting she had created was definitive of her. In contrast to mine… while I had harder edges and more defined mountains, streams and grass… everything in her painting was soft and «friendly looking»? I was really surprised to see just how much of her personality I was able to see just by looking at something she had painted.
I must say it was a very pleasant evening and I would def do it again.
I would rate it a 5 star experience for certain and the painting class and instruction is def a 5 star experience… i dropped the rating to 4 stars not because of the class but because of the location.
We wanted to order some food and drinks but there was simply no space to put any of it. We saw other peoples’ orders come out, and you could see their confusion as to what to do with their plates. There is just enough room for your easel, canvas and paints… if the location was more spread out with room for your food and drinks, it would be a 5 star Unilocal rating for certain… although I speak strictly of one location (two40south). From photos, I believe other locations looks more spacious? Well whatever the case, I’d still do it…
BTW two40south has good eats. :)
On a side note… men that are looking to impress a girl on a date… take them painting! :D