Creativity can strike at any moment, whether you're near a canvas and brushes or beside a slumbering strongman and many rolls of toilet paper. Learn to recognize opportune moments with today's Groupon: for $35, you get two admissions to a painting class at Sips n Strokes in Sussex (a $70 value).

Sips n Strokes pours creative confidence into parched creative palates with a mélange of masterpiece-making tutorials and tasty alcoholic beverages. Artists can select a class from the shop's calendar to hone the painting style that best complements their home, office, or neighbor's windshield, including picks of imagery from Parisian scenes to funky roosters. Each course, led by an instructor well-versed in the trade, includes supplies such as a 16”x20” canvas, brushes, paints, easels, and aprons, pairing well with the liquid inspiration of each student's choosing. For an ingenious date or an entertaining night away from painting racing stripes onto the cat, flirt with a selection of beers ($3–$4), wine in bottles ($9+) and single-servings ($3), a host of mixed drinks ($4), and several nonalcoholic choices ($1+). Silence lovers or easily corruptible mimes may opt for an afternoon or weeknight session, as the weekends generally garner 20–50 boisterous classmates.

In accordance with Wisconsin state law, all alcoholic beverages must be purchased on-site.