Returning customer here, with more good news. My experience at Paintlounge has been consistently awesome and I keep seeing the founders around the community, keeping their hands on Markham's faint but persistent artistic pulse.
It was one of my 2012 resolutions to stop by and paint here so my friend and I took advantage of their Christmas deal to grab a canvas gift for each other for $25. We settled down for four whole hours and painted until rolling insanity took over, painted some more, then declared our pieces finito!
The staff was pleasant and extremely helpful and helped my newb friend discover some hidden artistry. We also took advantage of their coffee and tea selection.
My minor beef is that my cappucino was slightly too milky, but I am a coffee snob. Of the snobberiest variety, so it really wasn't so bad. The desserts looked so delicious I was hard pressed to resist vacuuming some up into my face, but willpower prevailed over my id.
Another lovely experience and looking forward to doing another faux Rothko in the new year!