Paint Your Pet - A Guided Watercolour Workshop

Capture your pet’s charm through a watercolour portrait you’ll actually want to hang on your wall.
Join Parkside Pets and The Growing Studios on Sunday, November 15 (2:00 PM – 5:00 PM) inside the private event space at Rebarkable Retreat for a relaxed, beginner-friendly afternoon of guided painting, warm fall cider, and artisan treats.
Zero painting experience required! To keep your afternoon completely stress-free, our guest artist hand-sketches your pet’s outline directly onto fine-art watercolour paper before you arrive—so all you have to do is show up, sip, and paint.
🎁 Don’t Have a Pet? Craft the Ultimate Holiday Gift!
You don't need a pet of your own to join. Paint a custom portrait of a family member's, partner's, or friend's furry companion, then pair your framed painting with the included $25 Canadian Treat Box for a complete, luxury holiday gift bundle!
✨ What Every Ticket Includes ($100+ Total Value)

🎨 Hand-Sketched Portrait Outline: Pre-drawn by hand from your submitted photo onto premium archival watercolour paper.

🖌️ Turnkey Supplies & 3-Hour Guidance: Professional pigments, palettes, brushes, and step-by-step instruction on washes and blending.

☕ Fall Cider Lounge: Complimentary hot spiced apple cider, cold sparkling waters, and seasonal snacks.

🎁 $25 Canadian Treat Box: Full-size artisan box featuring clean, poultry-free novel meats, biscuits, or silvervine cat toys (choose dog, cat, or gift curation at checkout).

🖼️ Framing-Ready Keepsake: Take home your finished, dry portrait ready for an 8" × 10" or 9" × 12" frame.

📸 How It Works: Submitting Your Photo

Reserve your seat (strictly capped at 15 painters to ensure personal guidance).

Email your pet's photo to [email protected] by Sunday, November 8 at 11:59 PM.

Photo Tip: Pick a clear, well-lit, eye-level portrait of your pet's face and chest in natural light. (One pet per portrait to ensure you finish on time!)

💛 Good to Know

Humans-Only Workshop: To ensure everyone has ample elbow room and table space, personal pets stay resting at home. Bring them home their gourmet treat box as a souvenir!

Intimate Capacity: Strictly limited to 15 seats so our instructor can provide dedicated one-on-one support at your table.

What to Wear: Watercolour washes out easily, but casual, comfortable attire is recommended.

Arrival & Parking: Doors open at 1:45 PM. Free surface parking is available on-site.

🐾 About Parkside Pets
Our goal is to create a space for both ends of the leash.
What does that even mean?
We think your pet might be better at making friends than you are. We should probably take advantage of that.
Somehow, having more ways to stay connected has left us with fewer places to actually get to know each other. Beyond dog parks, there aren’t many spaces where people and their companion animals can truly become regulars together. Pets already give us a reason to change that—they get us out of the house, introduce us to our neighbours, and make it surprisingly easy to talk to someone we might never have met otherwise.
Opening our flagship neighbourhood boutique in NW Calgary in early 2027, Parkside Pets is building an independent, tech-forward pet supply experience and community hub that believes pets deserve to participate, not just tag along. We're making room for that to happen through:

Thoughtfully Chosen Pet Supplies: Uncompromising, clean-label Canadian-first nutrition that takes the guesswork out of ingredient labels, alongside high-quality accessories built for Canadian families.

Shared Experiences & Keepsakes: An interactive bulk treat bar and creative community workshops where you and your pet make lasting memories together.

Convenience That Gives You More Life: Flexible, round-the-clock pickup options designed around real routines, because life doesn’t just happen between nine and five.

Whether you're stopping by our fall workshops to craft a keepsake or just saying hello, we’re creating a space where you and your pet always feel at home.

Follow along & say hi: Instagram @shopparksidepets

Website: www.parksidepets.ca

Give us a shout: [email protected]

🎨 About The Growing Studios
The Growing Studios is a Calgary-based mobile art studio dedicated to making creative expression accessible, relaxing, and fun. Specializing in boutique guided workshops—from whimsical pet portraiture to botanical art—they bring all the tools, guidance, and inspiration directly to community spaces across the city.

Follow on Instagram: @thegrowingstudios

🏡 About Rebarkable Retreat
Rebarkable Retreat is one of Calgary’s premier dog daycare and boarding destinations, dedicated to providing a safe, enriching, and joyful environment for dogs of all sizes. Located at 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Rebarkable Retreat is celebrated for its spacious, climate-controlled play areas, attentive staff, and signature community offerings—including their popular public Puppy Yoga sessions and private "Birthday Pawties" hosted in their indoor multi-purpose event room. Parkside Pets is proud to collaborate with Rebarkable Retreat to host our 4-part Fall Workshop Series, bringing local pet lovers together in a facility that shares our deep commitment to canine happiness, health, and positive socialization.

Location: 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary, AB T2J 7C3

Website: www.rebarkableretreat.com