Paint & Sip: Minimalist Still Life Painting

A fun, beginner-friendly art night

Shake up your usual night out and try something a little different. This Paint & Sip Minimalist Still Life Painting event is a relaxed, creative way to spend an evening—whether you’re planning a date night, meeting friends, or just craving something more interesting than another dinner or night of scrolling.

Bring your favorite beverage, grab a brush, and settle into a laid-back but energetic art experience where conversation, creativity, and experimentation are encouraged.

This experience includes artist-grade materials, custom-mixed color palettes, and step-by-step instruction from a professionally trained painter to help you create something truly special.

🍎 What You’ll Make

You’ll create a modern, minimalist still life painting inspired by a curated arrangement of objects such as a wine bottle, vase, fruit, or teacup. No drawing or painting experience is needed.

You’ll paint on an 11 x 14 inch stretched canvas using high-quality, artist-grade acrylic paints.

How it works:

• A still life arrangement will be set up for the group
• You’ll explore composition and placement
• Using a limited, curated color palette, you’ll paint the scene by reducing objects to simple shapes and intentional color
• The instructor will guide you through layering, mark-making, and finishing the piece

This is a simplified, contemporary approach to still life—we won’t be focusing on realism, shading, or fine detail. Instead, you’ll create a clean, expressive painting that feels modern, thoughtful, and uniquely yours.

Everyone leaves with a finished artwork that actually looks good on a wall (or makes a great gift).

🎨 What You’ll Learn

Along the way, you’ll be introduced to real artist techniques, including:

• Still life composition and balance
• Additive and subtractive painting methods
• Layering acrylic paint for depth and interest
• Creating texture through brush application
• Working confidently with a limited color palette

The instruction is approachable and supportive, designed to help you feel empowered to keep making art beyond this one night.

🎨 Make it a Ritual

The color palette and still life arrangement changes weekly, which makes this a great recurring event. Come back with a partner or friend and build a mini collection of paintings in different colors—display them together or spread them throughout your space for a cohesive, gallery-style look.

🍷 Paint & Sip Vibe

• BYOB (wine, cocktails, mocktails—your call)
• Feel free to bring a snack
• Social, upbeat, and welcoming
• Music, conversation, and creative energy
• All materials provided—just show up ready to have fun

This isn’t about being “good at art.”
It’s about doing something playful, creative, and a little out of the ordinary.

👩‍🎨 Meet the Instructor: Mindy Keller

Mindy Keller is a practicing artist specializing in painting and printmaking, with formal fine art training from Ventura College (CA) and Columbus College of Art & Design.

She loves helping people feel confident making art—especially those who think they “aren’t creative.” Her teaching style is approachable, encouraging, and low-pressure, with just enough guidance to help everyone succeed while still leaving room to make the painting your own.

Mindy believes making art should feel fun, freeing, and restorative—and maybe even spark a new creative habit.

🖼 Location

Terra Gallery and Creative Studio
A welcoming, inspiring space dedicated to art, creativity, and community.

✨ Great For

• Date nights and anniversaries
• First dates (no awkward small talk—your hands stay busy)
• Friends’ night out
• Experience gifts instead of stuff
• Anyone looking for a creative reset

Come paint, sip, laugh, and leave with art you actually love.