Painting team building in the Bay Area does not get much more relaxed than this three hour paint and sip party in a Castro Valley art studio. Bring your favorite beverage, settle in with surround sound music and paint a finished canvas from start to finish with a professional artist who has been teaching for decades. Beginners with no experience are exactly who the class is made for.
The party is priced at $55 per guest for groups of 2 to 30 guests. All materials are supplied, the studio provides the ice, and every guest goes home with a masterpiece they painted themselves. Your group can choose a theme from the studio's extensive collection or use a picture of your own.
What's Included
Painting team building in the Bay Area does not get much more relaxed than this three hour paint and sip party in a Castro Valley art studio. Bring your favorite beverage, settle in with surround sound music and paint a finished canvas from start to finish with a professional artist who has been teaching for decades. Beginners with no experience are exactly who the class is made for.
The party is priced at $55 per guest for groups of 2 to 30 guests. All materials are supplied, the studio provides the ice, and every guest goes home with a masterpiece they painted themselves. Your group can choose a theme from the studio's extensive collection or use a picture of your own.
What's Included
- A three hour guided painting session with a professional artist
- All painting materials, including canvas, paints and brushes
- A step-by-step visual on each guest's screen as well as the big screen
- Ice for the drinks you bring
- Your choice of theme from the studio collection, or a picture of your own
- A finished painting for every guest to take home
How the Painting Comes Together
The class starts with easy step-by-step instruction. Line art helps every guest start with confidence; once the transfer is complete, washes of the biggest shapes go in, and the instructor demonstrates values and tones while everyone learns how to mix a tint and a shade of every color used.
Next comes the color: guests work on the larger shapes first and then the smaller ones, and once tones cover the canvas the next layer adds details such as trees and foreground. In the final layer, guests fill in the shapes with color while the instructor explains brushstroke techniques and how to soften edges for a soft effect. By the end, a room of first-timers can call themselves artists.
Why It Works for Teams and Parties
As corporate painting team building, the class gives coworkers a shared, low-pressure project: everyone paints the same picture, compares results and laughs along the way. It is a team building painting activity that works for a hard-working crew after a busy quarter, and one of the more fun team building activities for adults because there is no competition, just music, conversation and a canvas.
The same format makes easy birthday party entertainment and bachelorette party entertainment, and it suits a date night or a fun weekend idea with friends. Past guests describe an engaging instructor who balances creative painting with a real party feel, and say it works just as well as a private event at home or at the workplace.
About Your Instructor
The women-owned studio was founded in 2007 by a professional artist who has owned and operated two art schools in California and has been introducing children and adults to art for more than 25 years. She is a fine artist, commercial artist, illustrator, instructor and graphic designer whose industry experience includes major film and entertainment studios, along with work in apparel, book publishing, toy design, advertising and marketing. She teaches students of all ages the industry-standard fundamentals of drawing and painting, and her studio also hosts art parties, art socials and corporate team building events.
Her training includes studies in illustration, fashion design and fine art, as well as layout design in animation and graphic design. She developed a graphic arts department at a California trade college, has taught for a regional art league, currently teaches art in a local school district and offers homeschool art programs in groups or private sessions.
Bring the Party to You
Can't come to the studio? The instructor can travel within 45 miles of Castro Valley to a venue of your choice for a private class, for a travel fee of $100. Groups that want more painting time can add an extra hour at $20 per guest.
Good to Know
- Made for beginners; no painting experience needed
- Bring your own food and drinks; the studio supplies the ice
- Groups range from 2 to 30 guests
- Book at least one week in advance so your theme can be prepared
Plan Your Paint and Sip Party
Share your preferred date, group size and theme idea to check availability. At $55 per guest with all materials included, it is a simple way to give your team, family or friends a creative night out. The exact studio address is shared once your date is confirmed.
