Summer Painting Retreat

Welcoming my three guest artists from Whistler, Horseshoe Bay and the Interior of British Columbia. They successfully painted a painting per day during the weekend workshop. The weather was fabulous.


My daughter says I match my house. Her caption to this photo is "Look, I match my house."

Claire's poppy - very Georgia O'Keeffe

Cheryl's tulip painting was spectacular

Melanie's gorgeous up-close and personal magnolia

Apres painting, relaxing out on the porch.

Summer Painting Retreats at the Painted Petal Studio

Diane is offering two-day painting bed & breakfast retreats at the Summer House Painted Petal in Merritt.

For the working person needing a well deserved break, leave Vancouver Friday evening and drive the beautiful Coquihalla Highway, (a mere 1 hour drive from Hope) to Merritt, British Columbia.

Stay in either the Rose Room or Sunflower Room and awake refreshed to breakfast on the sunny patio or in the dining room.

Begin painting your selected subject matter until noon when you will break for a delicious lunch.

After lunch you will continue painting until 4pm.

You are then free to explore the local area, the Lower Nicola Valley, or drive east along Nicola Lake to historic Quilchena Hotel.

You can dine there, choosing the patio, formal dining room or old-fashioned saloon, complete with bullet holes in the bar.

In the evening, various painting DVD's are available to view in the parlor room at the Summer House or just relax out on the verandah with a book, enjoying the evening breeze and then a star-filled sky.

Then it's off to bed in your private room and up to enjoy it all again on Sunday. You will finish two complete oil paintings and be back home to Vancouver early Sunday evening.

Sunset, Sunflowers, Fruit or Vegetable

shown below are examples of subject matter to choose from:

An experienced or a beginner, you will have two small or one large painting to take home ready to hang.

A fabulous, creative getaway to treat yourself to. Call Diane today and book your weekend.

Friday to Sunday evening, including two nights accommodation, two breakfasts, two lunches, canvases, paint and supplies (bring your own brushes), $300.00

Weekday workshops also available, arrive Monday evening, paint Tuesday and Wednesday, and depart Wednesday late afternoon.

Call Diane, (250) 378-5773.