At Life With Paint, we've helped over 54,000 delighted students realize the beauty and joy of painting. We've delivered over 2,180 classes at 17 locations across Australia and New Zealand. We are thrilled to be Australia's largest social painting company, an organization that is spearheading the group painting movement in Australia. Occasionally, we notice that some...

Do you ever find yourself getting bored out there in the wilds of Alice Springs? Ever wake up on your day off and have no clear idea just what on earth you are going to do with your day? Maybe you’ve already been to the Alice Springs Desert Park, the Telegraph Station Historical Preserve, ANZAC Hill, the Ilparpa Swamp Wildlife Protected Area, etc. Don't get us...

When we think of paintings and the art of creating paintings, we might remember paintings we’ve seen, artwork we’ve admired, paintings we’ve purchased (or longed after). For the vast majority of us who are not already highly skilled artists, we equate painting(s) to the artwork of others that we see and appreciate. We might even equate the art of painting to the...

Are you feeling bored? Are you feeling stressed out, shiftless, unsure of how to spend your free time, and generally unmotivated to do much of anything? Believe us; we get it! Those sorts of feelings can happen, and they usually mean it’s time to get a new hobby! Enter Life With Paint Melbourne, Australia’s largest social painting organization. Never again be left...

A lot of times, people find it challenging to take that first step into a hobby or activity that they've wanted to do for some time. Most of us have felt this way at some point in our lives. We want to do something so badly, but we are hesitant, nervous, even fearful to take that first step. In a lot of ways, that's pretty silly. Why? Because every single person who...

Are you excited to head into the New Year? Ready for a new revolution around the ol' Sun? We sure are! It's been a fantastic year of offering hundreds of group painting classes, private events, and themed painting parties to thousands of guests all across Australia. We aim to finish the year with a bang, and that's why our artists at Life With Paint are offering...

Holidays are a great time to get out and about and enjoy one's city. We often don't have to work on holidays, so such events are like an additional "free" day that we might not have been expecting. But when these holidays roll around, what's one to do? Rather than just sitting in front of the television all day, why not get out and about and do something? Why not...

The holidays are here! And our instructors, guest artists, and support staff at Life With Paint are excited for the most creative, joyous, and loving time of the year. This is the time of year when we offer Christmas-themed group painting classes in Melbourne. We have a full list of Christmasy example paintings that you can choose from. We can teach students how to...

Looking for a fun activity to do this upcoming Valentine's Day? Trying to schedule something that will really "WOW!" your significant other? Looking for a V-Day activity that's different from the usual humdrum, (e.g., brunch, flowers, and chocolates)? Enter in Life With Paint, a social painting organization that's helped thousands of couples enjoy unique, private,...

We’ve all been there. The weekend finally rolls around, and even though we couldn’t wait for the weekend during the workweek, once the weekend finally does arrive, we find ourselves at a total loss for what to do with our free time. And what usually ends up happening? We typically stay home, watch TV, or zone out on our mobile devices. That doesn’t sound like any...

Australia is a beautiful melting pot of cultures and ethnic groups. Every year, families from dozens of different countries emigrate to Australia to live a life down under. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there were 7.3 million migrants living in Australia as of 2018. That represents about one-third of the continent's population....

As crime goes, Aussies are proud to have very little of it. But an art heist from almost 35 years ago is again making headlines today. Why? Because authorities still don’t know who perpetrated the crime. What’s the story? Picasso, Melbourne, and Australia’s Most Memorable Art Heist A September, 2019 issue of ABC News Australia (good spot for an outbound link {link...

Some people are more challenging to shop for than others. We all have that one family member or friend who never seems to need anything. They have all the possessions and items they need, they're all set when it comes to their hobbies, and we simply dread the idea of giving them another generic gift. But here's the trick to shopping for someone who's tough to shop...

Visiting Sydney and looking for something fun to do? Want to enjoy the Harbour City in a fun, memorable way? Rather than just taking pictures of Sydney attractions like everyone else does, why not paint those attractions? Thanks to Life With Paint social painting classes, you can now create real, fantastic artwork of anything and everything you love about Sydney. No...

Life With Paint, it's a great way to spend time with friends and meet new people! Finally, a fantastic opportunity to get a little artsy on your night out! A host artist will deliver a social painting class to you, your friends, and others. The artist will provide instructions and guidance, helping each student in the group create a 16×20 reproduction painting of...

Are you getting bored with the usual weekend activities? Thinking about trying something different? Considering rekindling your inner artist? Social painting may just be the hot-ticket item for you! And what is social painting, you ask? Think of it this way. Remember back in kindergarten when you and your classmates would get together and make finger paintings? Your...

Do you ever feel like, when it comes to recreational activities in Sydney, that you’ve just done it all? That you’ve explored all the exciting attractions that the city has to offer? That you're at a loss for what to do next? And does that leave you feeling bored, maybe stressed, maybe a little depressed that you’ve possibly “done it all”? Luckily, there is a...

Whether you hail from Gold Coast or Southport, Broadbeach, Merrimac, Robina, Carrara, Benowa, Ashmore, or one of the surrounding communities, odds are you’ve had a weekend or two where you felt pretty bored. Maybe you had nothing to do, and perhaps that made you feel stressed, lethargic, depressed, or just generally grumpy. Gold Coast is often thought of as “Party...

Ah, Canberra. Australia’s capital city and home to about 400,000 “Canberrans,” the Bush Capital has served as a colony for human settlements for over 20,000 years. Modern-day Canberra quite literally sits on the trade routes, resting places, and ancient settlements of hundreds of generations of indigenous tribes, from the Ngarigo to the Wandandian, the Walgulu, and...

Have you always wanted to paint? Always wanted to create beautiful pieces of art? Always wanted to take what's in your mind's eye and replicate it on canvas? Some people think that painting is a natural-born talent. But in reality, anyone can learn how to paint. But how do you get started? Where do you start? Maybe you've always wanted to paint, but you don't know...

Did you know that you can give Life With Paint class passes out to your friends and family members? That's right, this Christmas season, consider giving your loved ones gifts that will really mean something, gifts that are memorable. We even have two recent testimonies from happy students who bought or received Life With Paint classes as gifts. Debra Rillo said she...

A business's office culture or work environment is a significant factor in the success of a business. Companies large and small have sought to improve their efficiency and production. In their efforts to do so, companies have found that staff morale, the culture of the work environment, has been a significant factor in workplace production and efficacy. But how does...

Set the scene. It's a Wednesday afternoon. The workweek is at the halfway point. You have your eyes set on the weekend. You and your friends are trying to figure out what to do to make this weekend memorable. One friend mentions going to the bar. Everyone sort of groans. Not the bar again. Another night of spending too much money to drink too much alcohol, only to...

Paint and sip. Here is an activity, one could even call it an industry, that is rapidly growing. Paint and sip consists of group painting lessons accompanied by the consumption of wine or other alcoholic beverages. Since 2007, the number of "paint and sip" franchises has increased rapidly. Just in the U.S. and Canada alone, there are about 1,000 paint and sip...

You and the ladies are sitting down to plan the best hens night possible for one of your favorite gals. She’s getting married, and you and the hens want to plan the best send-off ever! And you’ve probably heard about all of the usual options. Drinks from dawn till dusk, limos, bars, fancy restaurants, and maybe even a male stripper? Yeah sure, but everyone does...

If you’ve considered getting involved in the arts, you likely have artistic ideas in your head, concepts that would look fantastic on canvas. But perhaps you’re not sure how to get started, how to go from inspiration/imagination to a completed work of art. Luckily there are steps to this, a clear pathway to going from having ideas and dreams to being a competent and...

Choosing an art medium can be challenging, especially when you are new to the arts. And as technology has advanced and the world has become more connected, the number of art mediums has multiplied. Why? Because now people can share ideas on an international platform. For example, Australians can now learn how art is created on the other side of the globe, and vice...