The task ahead may seem daunting, but Lisa Tortola isn't afraid. A bottle of sauvignon blanc rests at her side. She eyes the space in front of her tentatively, then takes a sip from her glass. "They ...

Artist Dawn Marsh had been teaching painting classes in Texas when she felt a calling to open her own paint-and-sip studio — a place where she could build on her creative ideas. “I just felt like the ...