Pinot's Palette — Attraction in Tulsa

TL;DR: Not family friendly considering costs (drinks aren’t included), and lengthy in time. Art is abstract.

Decided to try Pinot’s Palette in Tulsa for Mother’s Day with my sisters.

Our instructor DaLinda had a great personality and sense of humor. The room was spacious and they give you ample time to paint (our class was from 2pm-4:30, we went over a little bit).

I’ve done several paint-n-sip classes but this one was quite different. So here’s some things you should know:

A drink is NOT included in your ticket (our’s was $42/person). I definitely didn’t understand this upfront, but if I did, I wouldn’t have booked. The tickets are too high to pay for drinks separately. I’ve never been to a paint event like this, considering how expensive it is. Typically you can find such events $30 and under, and they will either include drinks or be BYOB.

The art work is ABSTRACT. You will paint everything from scratch. Some painting events provide outlines and give you the option to select what you’re painting.

The classes are relatively large, so if you need a lot of 1:1 it could be challenging, but they did have 2 assistants to the teacher.

The class feels long. I think primarily because of the music and the type of painting you do. Some of the other classes I’ve attended the session were between 1.5hrs-2hrs and the music is much more vibrant and it’s more of an individualized approach.

I won’t be back, but I won’t say it was awful. I do though, think their prices are unreasonable for what they offer. It was $168...

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