{"product_id":"textured-art-paint-and-sip-18th-september-hervey-bay-qld-1pm","title":"Summertime Australia Textured Art Paint and Sip 18th September Hervey Bay QLD 1pm","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background: #0a1628; border-radius: 8px; padding: 32px 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a84c; margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHERVEY BAY Paint and Sip\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 26px; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 12px 0; line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eSummertime Australia \u003cspan style=\"color: #c9a84c;\"\u003eTextured Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #c8d0dc; margin: 0; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eSculpt the surf with a palette knife instead of a brush. One finished canvas you can actually feel, three unhurried hours on the Esplanade, and a room that is more chilled playlist than full volume singalong. You leave with paint under your fingernails and something worth hanging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #0a1628; border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; margin-bottom: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 140px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a84c; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 4px 0;\"\u003eWhen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff; margin: 0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eFriday 18th September 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #c8d0dc; margin: 4px 0 0 0;\"\u003ePainting starts 1pm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 140px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a84c; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 4px 0;\"\u003eWhere\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff; margin: 0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eHervey Bay Hotel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #c8d0dc; margin: 4px 0 0 0;\"\u003e249 Esplanade, Pialba, Hervey Bay QLD 4655\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 140px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a84c; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 4px 0;\"\u003eTicket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff; margin: 0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003e$59 per person\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #c8d0dc; margin: 4px 0 0 0;\"\u003eOne artwork, up to 3 hours\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 140px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a84c; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 4px 0;\"\u003eAge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff; margin: 0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003e18+ only\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #c8d0dc; margin: 4px 0 0 0;\"\u003eNo BYO, bar and bistro at the venue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- URGENCY STRIP --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #c9a84c; border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0a1628; margin: 0;\"\u003eTwenty seats only and once this session fills, that is it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- RECOGNITION STRIP --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #0a1628; border-radius: 8px; padding: 18px 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a84c; margin: 0;\"\u003eRecognised as a Best of Queensland Experience every year since 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- WHAT THIS SESSION IS --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f8f6f2; border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 40px; height: 3px; background: #c9a84c; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eWhat This Session Is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #444; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eTextured art is painting you can run your hand across. Instead of a brush and thin colour, you work thick paste with a palette knife, pushing it into ridges and peaks that catch the light and throw their own shadows. The canvas stops being a flat picture and starts being an object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #444; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eSummertime Australia is the one you are building this afternoon. Turquoise water breaking into thick cream whitewater, dragged out across warm sand with a beach umbrella dropped in for good measure, the sort of coastline you can see from the Esplanade five minutes from your seat. One canvas, yours, coming home with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #444; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eBe clear on one thing before you book. This is not one of our singalong nights. There is no live vocalist, no shouting the chorus, no hairbrush moment. The playlist sits under the room, the volume stays civilised, and the focus is the knife in your hand. If you want the loud version, we run plenty of those, and there is one at this same venue on the same evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #444; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eA one o'clock start makes it an easy Friday. Come in for lunch beforehand, paint through the afternoon, and still have your night free. It suits a mother and daughter afternoon, a small group of friends, a work team that would rather do something than sit at a table, or one person on their own who fancies a proper go at something new. Worth the drive from Pialba, Torquay, Urangan, Point Vernon, Scarness and Maryborough, and yes, it is the middle of whale season out on the bay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #444; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0;\"\u003eIf you are new here, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paintjuicy.com.au\/pages\/best-of-queensland-experience-our-shiny-little-brag-page\" title=\"Paint Juicy, Best of Queensland Experience winner every year since 2022\" style=\"color: #8a6a10;\"\u003ePaint Juicy is Australia's most awarded paint and sip\u003c\/a\u003e. There is more on the format on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paintjuicy.com.au\/collections\/textured-art-paint-and-sip\" title=\"Textured art paint and sip sessions\" style=\"color: #8a6a10;\"\u003etextured art paint and sip\u003c\/a\u003e page, and more local sessions on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paintjuicy.com.au\/collections\/hervey-bay-paint-and-sip\" title=\"Paint and sip events in Hervey Bay\" style=\"color: #8a6a10;\"\u003eHervey Bay paint and sip\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- FLAT VS RAISED --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #0a1628; border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 40px; height: 3px; background: #c9a84c; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a84c; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px 0;\"\u003eFlat Versus Raised\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: 800; color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 12px 0; line-height: 1.3;\"\u003eWhy It Looks Better In Real Life Than In A Photo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #c8d0dc; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 16px 0;\"\u003eA flat surface has nothing for light to catch. A raised one picks up a highlight on every peak and drops a shadow behind it, so the painting changes as you walk past it and changes again when the sun moves. That is the whole trick, and it is why a wobbly knife edge is a feature rather than a mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/3748\/2402\/files\/paint-juicy-textured-art-flat-vs-raised-diagram.webp?v=1786460812\" alt=\"Diagram comparing a flat painted surface with a raised textured surface, showing how light catches the peaks and casts shadow\" width=\"1400\" height=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- WHAT YOU ARE PAINTING --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #0a1628; border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 40px; height: 3px; background: #c9a84c; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a84c; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px 0;\"\u003eToday's Artwork\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: 800; color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 12px 0; line-height: 1.3;\"\u003eSummertime Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #c8d0dc; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eTurquoise water breaking into thick cream whitewater, dragged out across warm sand with a beach umbrella dropped in for good measure. The wave is where all the paste goes, so the raised part is the hero of the picture rather than a detail in the corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #c8d0dc; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0;\"\u003eNothing in it is fiddly. It is knife work and confidence, built up in layers with time between them, which is exactly why a three hour afternoon suits it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- WHAT'S INCLUDED --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 40px; height: 3px; background: #c9a84c; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 16px 0;\"\u003eWhat Is Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 160px; background: #0a1628; border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #c9a84c; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 2px 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/3748\/2402\/files\/pj-icon-reels.png?v=1777091211\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:1.25em;height:1.25em;vertical-align:-0.25em;display:inline-block;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e Your Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #c8d0dc; font-size: 12px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eYours to take home\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 160px; background: #0a1628; border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #c9a84c; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 2px 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/3748\/2402\/files\/pj-icon-heart.png?v=1777091211\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:1.25em;height:1.25em;vertical-align:-0.25em;display:inline-block;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e All Art Gear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #c8d0dc; font-size: 12px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003ePaste, paints, knives, easel and apron\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 160px; background: #0a1628; border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #c9a84c; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 2px 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/3748\/2402\/files\/pj-icon-studiomic.png?v=1777102496\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:1.25em;height:1.25em;vertical-align:-0.25em;display:inline-block;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e Guided Painting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #c8d0dc; font-size: 12px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHost artist on mic every step\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 160px; background: #0a1628; border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #c9a84c; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 2px 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/3748\/2402\/files\/pj-icon-headphones.png?v=1777102496\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:1.25em;height:1.25em;vertical-align:-0.25em;display:inline-block;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e Background Playlist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #c8d0dc; font-size: 12px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eUnder the room, not over it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 160px; background: #0a1628; border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #c9a84c; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 2px 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/3748\/2402\/files\/pj-icon-note.png?v=1777102496\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:1.25em;height:1.25em;vertical-align:-0.25em;display:inline-block;object-fit:contain;\"\u003e Full Setup\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #c8d0dc; font-size: 12px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eWe set up and pack down\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- SOCIAL PROOF 1 --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(10,22,40,0.10);\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8a6a10; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\"\u003e★★★★★ Real Guest\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #0a1628; line-height: 1.7; font-style: italic; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\"\u003e\"So much fun!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6f6f6f; margin: 0;\"\u003eEllen Meinel via Google Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- BEFORE YOU ARRIVE --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f8f6f2; border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 40px; height: 3px; background: #c9a84c; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 16px 0;\"\u003eBefore You Arrive\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #8a6a10; font-size: 16px; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eArrive 15 minutes early. The bar and bistro are open, so come in for lunch first and be seated before we start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #8a6a10; font-size: 16px; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eWear clothes you do not mind painting in. Texture paste is thicker than paint and considerably more enthusiastic about your sleeves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #8a6a10; font-size: 16px; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eShort nails help. So does leaving the good rings at home. You will be working the paste with a knife and occasionally a fingertip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #8a6a10; font-size: 16px; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eBring something flat to carry the canvas home in the car. Raised paint stays soft for a while and does not like anything resting against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #8a6a10; font-size: 16px; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eTickets are online only. They are not sold at the door. If you have not bought yours yet, do it now before the session fills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 20px; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid #e0ddd8; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #666; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eBuying this as a gift? We have gift cards that never expire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paintjuicy.com.au\/products\/paint-and-sip-gift-card\" title=\"Paint Juicy paint and sip gift card\" style=\"display: inline-block; background: #0a1628; color: #c9a84c; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; padding: 12px 28px; border-radius: 6px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eBuy a Gift Card\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- HOW THE SESSION RUNS --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f8f6f2; border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 40px; height: 3px; background: #c9a84c; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 16px 0;\"\u003eHow the Session Runs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: flex-start;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width: 28px; height: 28px; background: #0a1628; border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 800; color: #c9a84c; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-top: 4px; color: #444; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eDoors, drinks, seats. Your host demonstrates the knife work up close so you can see what thick paint actually does before you touch it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: flex-start;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width: 28px; height: 28px; background: #0a1628; border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 800; color: #c9a84c; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-top: 4px; color: #444; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eThe base goes down first, colour laid flat across the canvas, guided the whole way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: flex-start;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width: 28px; height: 28px; background: #0a1628; border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 800; color: #c9a84c; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-top: 4px; color: #444; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eBreak for a drink and something to eat while that base sets. The pauses are deliberate, thick paint needs them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: flex-start;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"min-width: 28px; height: 28px; background: #0a1628; border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 800; color: #c9a84c; flex-shrink: 0;\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-top: 4px; color: #444; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eThen the paste. Wave, whitewater and sand built up with the knife, and photos at an angle so the texture actually shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- FAQs --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 40px; height: 3px; background: #c9a84c; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 16px 0;\"\u003eFAQs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 4px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWhat is textured art?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003ePainting with thick paste and a palette knife instead of thin paint and a brush, so the surface ends up raised. Light catches the peaks and casts shadow behind them, which is why it looks better on your wall than it ever will in a photo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 4px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIs there live music at this one?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eNo. This is the calmer format. Background playlist, conversational volume, no live vocalist and no singalong. Our singalong nights are a different thing entirely and there is one on at this venue the same evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 4px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDo I finish it on the day?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eYou do. The artwork is designed for the time we have, and the drying pauses are built into the afternoon rather than bolted on the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 4px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDo I need painting experience?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eNone at all, and textured art is friendlier to beginners than it looks. A knife edge is meant to be irregular, so the wobble that would show in a fine brush line just reads as texture here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 4px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eHow do I get a wet canvas home?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eCarry it flat, and give it a few days before you hang it. Bring something flat for the boot and you will be fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 4px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eCan I change the colours?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eWithin reason, yes. The artwork comes from our catalogue and we are happy to tweak colours to suit you at no extra charge. We do not paint a different subject from scratch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 4px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eCan we celebrate a hens or birthday at this session?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eAbsolutely. Add a note at checkout if you are celebrating and we will give the guest of honour a shout out on the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 4px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWhat if I am coming alone?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eYou are welcome. Plenty of people come solo, and a quieter afternoon session is an easy one to walk into on your own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 4px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eCan I BYO food or drinks?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eNo BYO. Food and drinks are available to purchase from the Hervey Bay Hotel bar and bistro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 4px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWant a private session instead?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\"\u003eWe run private textured art sessions for hens nights, birthdays and work groups, with a minimum of 10 guests. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paintjuicy.com.au\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Enquire about a private Paint Juicy session\" style=\"color: #8a6a10;\"\u003eEnquire about a private session here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- SOCIAL PROOF 2 --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(10,22,40,0.10);\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8a6a10; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\"\u003e★★★★★ Real Guest\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #0a1628; line-height: 1.7; font-style: italic; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\"\u003e\"Great fun!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6f6f6f; margin: 0;\"\u003eKirstie O'Leary via Google Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- CELEBRATING --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #0a1628; border-radius: 8px; padding: 28px 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a84c; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\"\u003eHens Night or Birthday?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: 800; color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 8px 0; line-height: 1.3;\"\u003eMake It a Hervey Bay Day They Actually Remember\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #c8d0dc; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eAdd a note at checkout letting us know who is celebrating and we will shout them out on the day. Want a fully private session just for your group? We can do that too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; justify-content: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paintjuicy.com.au\/pages\/paint-and-sip-hens-parties\" title=\"Plan a Paint Juicy hens night\" style=\"display: inline-block; background: #c9a84c; color: #0a1628; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 6px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003ePlan a Hens Night\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paintjuicy.com.au\/pages\/paint-and-sip-birthday-party\" title=\"Plan a Paint Juicy birthday party\" style=\"display: inline-block; background: transparent; color: #ffffff; border: 2px solid #ffffff; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 6px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003ePlan a Birthday\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- FIND ANOTHER SESSION --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f8f6f2; border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 40px; height: 3px; background: #c9a84c; margin: 0 auto 10px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 8px 0;\"\u003eCannot Make This One?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 18px 0;\"\u003eWe run sessions right across three states. Pick yours and find a date that suits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; justify-content: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paintjuicy.com.au\/collections\/queensland-paint-and-sip\" title=\"Paint and sip events across Queensland\" style=\"display: inline-block; background: #0a1628; color: #c9a84c; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 6px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eQLD Events\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paintjuicy.com.au\/collections\/nsw-paint-sip\" title=\"Paint and sip events across New South Wales\" style=\"display: inline-block; background: #0a1628; color: #c9a84c; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 6px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eNSW Events\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paintjuicy.com.au\/collections\/paint-and-sip-darwin\" title=\"Paint and sip events in Darwin and the NT\" style=\"display: inline-block; background: #0a1628; color: #c9a84c; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 6px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eNT Events\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- VENUE AND MAP --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 40px; height: 3px; background: #c9a84c; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 8px 0;\"\u003eVenue\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #444; font-size: 14px; margin: 0 0 16px 0; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHervey Bay Hotel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e249 Esplanade, Pialba, Hervey Bay QLD 4655\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 45%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 8px;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3607.7640527998115!2d152.83351507544887!3d-25.278521426915557!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x6bec80250dae7319%3A0x6c234734db059489!2sHervey%20Bay%20Hotel%20%26%20Resort!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1779951573934!5m2!1sen!2sau\" title=\"Map of Hervey Bay Hotel, 249 Esplanade, Pialba, Hervey Bay QLD 4655\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\n \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n \"@type\": \"Event\",\n \"name\": \"Summertime Australia, Textured Art Paint and Sip, Hervey Bay\",\n \"description\": \"A textured art paint and sip at the Hervey Bay Hotel. 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