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Art Retreat in La Cloche/Killarney with Keith Thirgood and Helen Walter

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"Georgian Bay Rocks" Helen Walter
Friday, September 14 to Wednesday September 17, 2013
Four-day Art Retreat in the La Cloche Mountain / Killarney area of Ontario, Canada with Helen Walter and Keith Thirgood.
Keith and Helen paint in a post-impressionist style and are especially good at helping artists loosen-up and paint more freely and expressively.
Your weekend in the resort begins Friday evening, after check in, with an orientation session and a discussion about locations, reductionism and the art of plein air painting.


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Saturday morning at 9 am it's off, by pontoon boat, to the first location. (No boating experience necessary.) This is the Canadian Near North. Many of the locations can be reached only by boat. You get down to painting right away, taking advantage of the morning light. At noon, Helen or Keith will give a demo, then lunch, a short break and back to some serious painting for the rest of the day.

Sunday we begin the day with painting a new location in the morning, a demo at noon, followed by more individual painting with both Helen and Keith on hand for guidance and problem solving.

Monday we head off to a new location, a new demo and more georgeous scenery.

Tuesday we have another full day of painting.

Wednesday morning, we head home.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to see shots of the area.

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Date: September 12 to 17
Location: Charlton Lake, Ontario

Each artist gets their own bedroom in the shared cabins. If your spouse is accompanying you, they share the room and bed. If you are accompanied by a non-painting friend, please call to discuss as there are no separate beds.

Contact: Keith Thirgood, Wilson Street Studio, 905-472-2330 classes@wilsonstreetstudio.ca



Fees:
  • $1,100 including 5 nights lodgings, meals, studio (in case of inclement weather), instruction and spectacular scenery. Rate for non-painting spouses or friends. $550 (Due to limited space on the pontoon boat, spouses cannot accompany artists on water-born outings. There are plenty of things to do otherwise.)
$250 deposit required to hold your place. Full payment must be received by August 5, 2013 to hold your booking.
See refund policy below.
HST and gratuities extra

Payment: To pay by cheque, make it payable to Keith Thirgood, 15 Wilson St., Markham, ON L3P 1M9). If you want to pay by VISA or Mastercard, call us (905-472-2330) and we will send you a form to mail to us.  If you want to pay cash, you can only do so in person.

Fees are based upon double occupancy per room in north country cabins. 

PayPal preferred

Register online using PayPal's secure payment system

HST and Gratuities extra


To register for our Killarney workshop, including meals and accommodation and instruction, use this button.

Killarney 2013 Artist
Click on this link to see a variety of payment options.

To register a spouse at our Killarney workshop, including meals and accommodation, but NOT instruction, use this button.

Killarney Non-Artists
Click on this link to see a variety of payment options.
Local artists, who are staying in the area and don't need accommodation, can also participate at a reduced rate. Contact Keith directly for more information on this.  keith@wilsonstreetstudio.ca
LIMITED TO 10 STUDENTS ONLY: BOOK SOON!

For this you get your accommodation and all meals for the four days, five evenings, instruction, a studio space in case of inclement weather and fantastic scenery.
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 31 Days prior to retreat, full refund minus $50 administration fee.
30-15 days prior to retreat, 50% of fees.
14-8 days prior to retreat, 25% refund of fees.
7 days prior to retreat, no refund.
Charlton Lake Camp
For the non-painting spouse and friends, the La Cloche / Killarney area is a stunning destinations. It's a photographer's paradise as well as a painters. And there's hiking, fishing, canoeing, and dozens of other things to enjoy.

Photos of the Camp and the Immediate Area

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