6-day Back Country Art Retreat in Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park CANCELLED
This is a canoe-in retreat. You carry your own tent, food and cooking supplies with you. (We can help you choose what to bring if you're new to canoe camping.)
Keith Thirgood of Wilson Street Studio will work with you over four days in the back country of Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park, Ontario.
A real Group of Seven experience. You will canoe into the backcountry of the park, camping under the stars, cooking your own meals and painting the Canadian wilderness under the guidance of Keith Thirgood, artist and canoeist.
Keith has been teaching landscape painting to adults for the past six years and has been canoeing and camping since the 1960s.
To see more examples of Keith's work, scroll to the bottom of this page.
Your experience begins when we meet on the first day at the Provincial Park access beach beside Long Lake Lodge. Once all the party is together, we load the canoes and head off for our camp site. Depending upon the slowest canoe's speed, it will take around 2 hours to paddle to our campsite. After we set up, Keith will run an orientation session where we will discuss your goals for this retreat and what you're looking to get out of it.
During your stay, Keith will be instructing, demonstrating, mentoring and painting alongside you.
Keith Thirgood of Wilson Street Studio will work with you over four days in the back country of Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park, Ontario.
A real Group of Seven experience. You will canoe into the backcountry of the park, camping under the stars, cooking your own meals and painting the Canadian wilderness under the guidance of Keith Thirgood, artist and canoeist.
Keith has been teaching landscape painting to adults for the past six years and has been canoeing and camping since the 1960s.
To see more examples of Keith's work, scroll to the bottom of this page.
Your experience begins when we meet on the first day at the Provincial Park access beach beside Long Lake Lodge. Once all the party is together, we load the canoes and head off for our camp site. Depending upon the slowest canoe's speed, it will take around 2 hours to paddle to our campsite. After we set up, Keith will run an orientation session where we will discuss your goals for this retreat and what you're looking to get out of it.
During your stay, Keith will be instructing, demonstrating, mentoring and painting alongside you.
The next day at 9 am we paddle straight to the first location where we get down to painting right away, taking advantage of the morning light. At noon, a demo by Keith, then we carry on painting till the end of the afternoon. Keith is there for you all day as mentor and coach while you capture the fantastic scenery of the Kawartha Highlands.
The following day we begin with painting a new location in the morning, a demo at noon, followed by more individual painting.
The following day we begin with painting a new location in the morning, a demo at noon, followed by more individual painting.
The next day the same routine. More scenery, more painting, more adventure.
On our final day we start again at 9 and paint until lunch where we paint our final location. Then we paddle for home.
Date: July 30 - August 4, 2021
Location: Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park, Ontario (Long Lake Entrance)
Contact: Keith Thirgood, Wilson Street Studio, 647-551-3387 [email protected]
On our final day we start again at 9 and paint until lunch where we paint our final location. Then we paddle for home.
Date: July 30 - August 4, 2021
Location: Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park, Ontario (Long Lake Entrance)
Contact: Keith Thirgood, Wilson Street Studio, 647-551-3387 [email protected]
This retreat is self-catered. To keep costs down, participants are to supply their own camping gear and food, suitable for backcountry canoeing, including short portages. Once you sign up, we will send you a list of recommended camping supplies (including food) as well as a painting materials list. We provide one canoe for every two artists. (Canoe rental is included in the Retreat fee.)
Fee: $695 including 4 nights campground fees, canoe rental, parking, instruction and spectacular scenery.
$250 deposit required.
Full fee must be received by July 1 in order to hold your booking. (Refund policy explained below.)
CANCELLED
Fee: $695 including 4 nights campground fees, canoe rental, parking, instruction and spectacular scenery.
$250 deposit required.
Full fee must be received by July 1 in order to hold your booking. (Refund policy explained below.)
CANCELLED
If paying by Cheque make payable to Keith Thirgood, 15 Wilson St., Markham, ON L3P 1M9. If you wish to pay by Mastercard or VISA, You can do so through our Paypal gateway. If you would rather pay offline, please call (647-551-3387) and we will send you a form to mail in, if you want to pay cash, you can do so in person only.
If you're interested in other plein air classes, or just want to be kept up to date, click here to send us an e-mail and we'll put you on our announcement list. Remember to tell us which retreat you're interested in. You can use this same link if you want more information or if you simply want to get on the Wilson Street Studio mailing list.
Refund Policy
Up to June 1, 2021, full refund minus $50 administration fee.
Up to June 15, 2021, 75% refund.
Up to July 1, 2021, 50% refund.
After July 1, 2021, no refund.
If park is closed due to Covid-19 regulations, full refund.
If you're interested in other plein air classes, or just want to be kept up to date, click here to send us an e-mail and we'll put you on our announcement list. Remember to tell us which retreat you're interested in. You can use this same link if you want more information or if you simply want to get on the Wilson Street Studio mailing list.
Refund Policy
Up to June 1, 2021, full refund minus $50 administration fee.
Up to June 15, 2021, 75% refund.
Up to July 1, 2021, 50% refund.
After July 1, 2021, no refund.
If park is closed due to Covid-19 regulations, full refund.
