Artists always want muses without realizing they are a big responsibility, demanding regular walks, a ticket to every sunset, and smoothies made of old pastels and greek yogurt. Cultivate your creativity an easier way with today's Groupon: for $69, you get one four-hour adult or child art lesson at Bronte Art Academy in Oakville (a $175.15 value, including HST). Classes for kids and teens are held Tuesdays–Fridays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adult classes are offered Fridays from 9 p.m. to 1 p.m.

At Bronte Art Academy, experienced paint slinger Paul Ross Sandilands leads would-be artistes through hands-on lessons covering a variety of mediums, techniques, and subjects. With options for adults, children, and one-eared geniuses, each four-hour course tackles media such as watercolour and acrylic painting as well as graphite and pen-and-ink drawing—with all necessary supplies provided except canvases needed for select classes ($20). In one day, students might create a dreamy landscape, a lifelike family portrait, or invent a third use for paint-filled water balloons. Bronte Art Academy keeps class sizes deliberately small, with no more than eight students at a time, so that each budding Botticelli can receive close attention and assistance. To ensure a refreshing experience, the studio uses nontoxic, solvent-free paints and brushes made from actual strands of Leonardo da Vinci's beard.