Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival: Painting Trees in Watercolour
Join us for an afternoon of meditative painting in collaboration with the Museum of Vancouver
Date/Time: Apr 4 2025, 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Vancouver, Museum of Vancouver1100 Chestnut St
Tickets
Cost: $45.00
Find tickets: here
In this gathering we will celebrate the arrival of the cherry blossoms, practice the art of noticing and explore watercolour painting to tune into the present moment.
Participants will be introduced to the rich history of the trees here on the ancestral village site Sen̓áḵw (Vanier Park) as they experience some guided painting and be invited to reflect on their own individual relationships with trees in the urban landscape and beyond.
Beginner watercolourists and seasoned painters are welcome!
Dates & times:
Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 2:00pm-4:30pm
Friday, April 4, 2025 | 2:00pm-4:30pm
Tickets:
$45 General Admission
$40 Students/Seniors/Members
$35 Indigenous
Includes admission to the Museum before the workshop!
What will be provided:
- a mini travel card swatch of six watercolour paints by Beam Paints
- a container for water
- scrap paper for mark-making exercises
- three 5 x 7 inch pieces of watercolour paper for each participant
What to bring:
- brushes
- 2-3 sizes, at least one pointy tip
(Marisa suggests a number 6 round)
We will have a few extras to share
- additional paper (mixed media paper that is slightly heavier than printer paper; 140 lb cold press watercolour paper and/or a sketchbook
About Marisa Pahl
Marisa Pahl (she/her) is a visual artist living and working in Vancouver, BC whose creative practice is grounded in human relationships with place.
“Watercolour Meditations on Place” is an ongoing, community-based workshop series that highlights the importance of our relationships with the plants that inhabit the ecosystems we are part of.
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