about us
We are artists who sponsor two or three watercolor workshops a year at the Granville Island Hotel in Vancouver, BC. An island retreat in the heart of the city, Granville Island brings together the best of Vancouver, an eclectic mix of art, culture and the outdoors.

The waterside setting with city and mountain views is idyllic, yet this island hums with activity. There is no shortage of things to paint: stroll the celebrated public market, a feast for both the eye and the palate. Take in some street theatre, or a busker's serenade. Watch artists and craftspeople at work, or boats pass by from a waterfront bistro.

We invite premier international watercolor artists as guest instructors. Come to Vancouver in SuperNatural British Columbia and join us for a painting experience you will never forget.
Vancouver skyline

Vancouver skyline

view from Granville Island Hotel

view from the Granville Island Hotel

entrance to Granville Island

entrance to Granville Island

Lighthouse Park
Coal Harbour
Lost Lagoon entrance to Stanley Park
Sun-Yat Sen Gardens in Chinatown
atrium at Vancouver Library on Georgia St.
Stanley Park totem poles
Siwash Rock on the Stanley Park seawall
famed Gastown steam clock
Burrard Street Bridge view of English Bay

Lighthouse Park

view of Coal Harbour from Stanley Park

Lost Lagoon at the entrance to Stanley Park

Sun Yat-sen Gardens in Chinatown

Siwash Rock

Stanley Park totems

Vancouver Public Library main branch

Gastown steam clock

breathtaking view of English Bay and the mountains from the Burrard Street bridge pedestrian walkway

Capilano Suspension Bridge, North Vancouver
Powell Street Festival
Europa Hotel, Gastown

Capilano Suspension Bridge

Powell Street Festival

Europa Hotel and flowers, Gastown

Marine Building, downtown Vancouver
Chinatown

Keefer Street, Chinatown

art deco Marine Building, Pender Street, Vancouver

orca whale breeching
late afternoon yoga

one of Vancouver's resident orca pods breeching

late afternoon yoga with Lions' Gate Bridge in background

costumed celebrants at Illuminares festival
vegetables at a Chinatown market
cherry blossoms and tulips in Spring
trees along the seawall

Illuminares Festival dancers at Trout Lake

Chinatown grocery

tree-lined avenue along the seawall

a burst of cherry blossom

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