Paint and sip with these BYOB painting classes in NYC

Unlike most other classes on this list, Tipsy Painters is actually a painting party that moves between bars and restaurants in Manhattan. Instead of bringing your own bottle of wine, take advantage of the half-price drink specials while you learn to shade, mix tints and blend paints. Recent venues include Turtle Bay and Boxers Sports Bar. 

This art workshop/studio offers “art that rocks the soul,” and certainly provides a wide variety of avenues for adults to test that proposition with drink in hand. Want to learn how to paint a portrait of your beloved pet? There’s a class for that. Create a masterpiece from a selfie? Ditto. There are also courses in creating abstract art with poured paint, painting wood signs as mementos and sipping wine while working at the easel. 

A relaxing evening of me time, this adult paint + sip class offers intermediate painters the opportunity to hone in their oil painting skills. Students are encouraged to bring in their own subject matter to work from, like photos or objects, to give the painting a more personal connection. Great way to spend an evening for you and your artsy pals.  

With studios in Midtown, Chelsea, Harlem and Williamsburg, the Painting Lounge is one of the most convenient options for BYOB painting classes. Crack open a cold beer or bottle of wine as you replicate the night’s featured artwork with a little help from a stencil. The price varies depending on the painting and length of class, but most last around two hours.

This Upper West Side art center hosts BYOB painting classes nearly every day, making it easy to get your paint fix whenever you want. Capture the glittering Manhattan skyline or changing leaves in Central Park on your canvas or replicate well-known works like Georgia O’Keeffe’s Two Calla Lilies on Pink or Claude Monet’s The Water Lily Pond.

Down a few glasses of chardonnay to reduce your inhibitions, then let your paintbrush go wild on the blank canvas at Painting Hangout (315 E 57th St.). Exercising your creative impulses works surprisingly well as a stress reliever. Want to frame your artwork? The Painting Hangout also offers ready-made frames for an added fee. 

Paint ‘N Pour says it isn't like other sip and paint classes—"with the belief that paint parties could (and should) be less basic and more extra." Guests learn to paint to boppin’ playlists, chef-curated bites, and an open bar that’s sure to get the creativity flowing with top-shelf alcohol. Each ticket includes themed professional painting instruction, all necessary art supplies, and an open bar. Even better, there are locations in Harlem and the Lower East Side.