I am not gate-keeping art. I am ecstatic for anyone who comes to draw or create anything, no matter how small, no matter how "badly" it is done. So long as that thing is an artifact of your earnest will to make something, I am in whole hearted applause of your endeavor.

The Sip and Paint sees that the act of creation is rewarding and fun. It sees that there are many who will not engage because the act of creation is also difficult. Creating is a long and tireless journey to learn how to express oneself with many many many (possibly public and probably embarrassing) failures along the way. And finally Sip and Paint realizes that the source of shame and embarrassment comes from the fact that you tried your very hardest, and your very hardest, because creation is difficult, wasn't enough... yet.

It says "Art is hard, too hard for you. You will be bad at it. It will hurt if you pursue it seriously. Come make art here, because here we aren't trying. Everyone will be bad but also no one will have tried or cared so no one will feel bad."

It pads not only your feelings but also your true ability (which is not to make "good art" but to strive for something, and in striving, grow).

The Sip and Paint seeks to sterilize and pervert the act of creation, mutating it instead into an act of shallow consumption. All the while whispering through the bars of your velvet cage that you are an artist, and isn't it easy.

But what if you painted for the first time, with or without wine, and you tried? For one hour, you gave it everything you had. You probably, despite all that work, will fall short of your expectations. But you will have learned! Not just something about the challenges of painting, but also about how to try and how to learn! And the next time you try something new it will be easier and you will learn more and a virtuous cycle will emerge!

Trying, and really trying, things even just once will enrich you exponentially. You will live a richer, more colorful life, full of new ways to see the world. You will discover passions, having given all possible things a chance. You will make friends, having taken the time to understand what they love. You will grow unbounded, having allowed yourself to be free.