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Paint and Sip Ideas - Let's get creative

After teaching 100’s of paintings for virtual and in person classes, we know what is easy, challenging and popular.   Below we have gathered some of our favorites over the years and many painting ideas that are still popular today.   What inspires you?  

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Mountains / Outdoors - Painting Idea

mushroom forest painting idea

Painting the outdoors is one of our favorite things to do – here are a ton of ideas for you – ready? 

  • Camping Painting
  • Cliffs Painting
  • Layers of Mountains – start light to dark in foreground
  • Dark silhouette mountains with bright colored sky, moon or sun
  • Mushroom Forest
  • Birch Trees Paint and Sip Idea
  • Trees in the distance – make them smaller, so they appear farther away
  • A mountain with snow paint and sip idea
  • Ski trails painting idea
  • Pine Tree Painting
  • Long grass and flowers in the foreground and mountains in the distance
  • Layered trees and mountains away painting idea
  • A skier on a mountain painting idea

 

Night Scene Paint and Sip Idea

stars galore easy painting idea

There is something magical about painting a dark night sky and bringing it to life in a paint and sip class.  Here are some of our top night scene paint and sip ideas to inspire you. 

  • Galactic Stars
  • Bright colored clouds paint and sip idea
  • Low mountains and 90% sky painting idea
  • Planets and Shooting Stars paint and sip idea
  • Rocketship painting idea
  • Outerspace painting idea
  • Yellow, white, orange clouds
  • Purple clouds painting idea
  • Layered clouds with a dark background will allow your clouds to stand out.
  • Consider different stars techniques: 
    • End of the paint brush – small dotting
    • Splatter paint stars – mix white paint and water as a water wash.  Consider using the index finger on the bristles for splatter.
    • Both techniques work very well for stars painting ideas

Flowers - Paint and Sip Ideas

flower painting tutorial

In our paint and sip classes, we tend to paint flowers all year long.  Sometimes, it can brighten a glooming day.  In the Spring, we get excited by the blooms and through fall our colors and shades change.  

  • Micro flower painting ideas
  • Macro flower paint and sip ideas
  • Framing off and overflow spill of flowers – similar to the painting idea showcased to the left
  • Roses painting idea
  • Peonies
  • Hydrangeas
  • Wild Flower Fields painting ideas
  • Daisy sip-and-paint idea
  • Coneflower painting ideas

Sunsets and Sunrises Painting Ideas

tropical painting tutorial

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Animals - Cats, Dogs, Cows, Chickens

monarch butterfly painting

Cat Painting Ideas

Dog Painting Ideas

Painting Cows

Chicken Paintings

Gnomes Painting Ideas

winter elf paint night event

There is a gnome craz happening and people love painting them.  You ask why are gnome paintings so popular?  

  • Gnome paintings are cute
  • Different hats
  • Curly beards
  • Interchangeable outfits
  • All the things they hold in their gnome hands: candy canes, coffee, wine, another gnome’s hand, a pumpkin, etc.
  • Different size gnomes – thin, tall, short, and stout
  • The background scenes for your gnome painting idea
    • Winter scene
    • Trees painting idea
    • Outdoor Summer
    • Gnome with Balloons
    • Gnome by a Holiday Tree
    • Gnome in a Pumpkin Patch

Holiday Paint and Sip Ideas

holiday paint class

Easter Painting Ideas

Christmas Painting Ideas

Halloween Painting Ideas

Valentine’s Day Paint and Sip Ideas

4th of July Paint and Sip Ideas

Wine Paint and Sip Ideas

cheers holiday paint class

Glass of wine paint and sip idea

Bottle of wine painting idea

Rose painting ideas

Cheers glasses paint and sip idea

Seasonal Paint and Sip Ideas

flower crown bunny painting class

Spring Painting Ideas

Summer Easy Painting Ideas

Fall Paint and Sip Ideas

Winter Paint and Sip Ideas

Kids Painting Ideas

kids birthday paint party

Easy kids painting ideas

Easy animal painting ideas

Dinosaur Painting Ideas

Rainbow painting idea for kids

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