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LandEscapes' 2006 art programs provide a unique combination
of art and vacation that enriches participants and develops
a keen appreciation of the landscape of the French River.
All Art Vacations Include:
· Full-day art instruction from Monday through Thursday on-site at a variety of
scenic locations along the river plus optional group critique on Friday morning. informal group critique.
· Motor boat transportation with an expert guide to all locations.
· Luxurious cottage accommodation from Sunday to Friday in private cottages with wonderful water views.
· Cottages fully equipped with comfortable pillow-top mattresses and down duvets,
washroom and shower facilities, mini-fridge, and screened-in porch overlooking the water.
· Three gourmet meals daily. Dinner is provided on the day of arrival and breakfast
on the day of departure.
· Full use of Lodge facilities, including canoes, life-jackets, billiard room, stone fireplace, library,
picturesque wrap-around deck and sandy beach.
· Students can purchase supplies at the lodge or we suggest you bring your own materials. We will supply easels at
no cost to anyone who needs one.
Mid-Week Sessions:
Capturing the Landscape with Greg Hindle
Explore the natural beauty of the French River while capturing it on canvas! Greg's one-on-one approach
and experience in teaching a variety of painting media, is well suited to all levels from novice to expert.
Whether your choice is oils, acrylics, watercolour, or pastel, you will learn elements of composition,
colour and perspective, while enjoying a relaxing vacation in this wilderness paradise.
Session dates: July 23 - 28 and August 6 - 11
All Mid-Week Sessions include accommodation for 5 nights, from Sunday to Thursday, with full-day instruction
from Monday through Thursday.
Cost per Mid-Week Session: $1200.00 per person (based on double occupancy - the other occupant
can/often is, a non painting guest) for each of the scheduled times. You may stay longer if you wish and
we can price that for you.
Single persons who wish to participate and we have had several, can contact
us and provided they don't mind sharing a cottage we can usually accommodate them at the same rate. Those
wanting a private cottage will be charged a double occupancy rate.
Guest Packages:
Bring your spouse or guest along to enjoy fishing, hiking, canoeing, relaxing, or the many other activities available at The Lodge and surrounding area. Besides its scenery, the French River is also famous for its Northern Pike, Walleye, Bass and Muskie and The Lodge has expert fishing guides on hand to take you to the best spots. Golf is also available within a 10 minute drive.
Guest Cost: $190.00 per night per adult and $80.00 per night per child (under 12).
Note: 12% gratuity (distributed to our non management staff) and applicable taxes will be added to all session costs.
Special Group Rates:
We have several spacious multi bed roomed cottages available for small art groups.
Groups may contact the Lodge to arrange their own custom "LandEscapes" package, times and pricing to be negotiated.
We have everything you need...
All you need to bring are your personal belongings. Cottages are fully equipped and all meals are served in the Lodge. You may bring your favourite art supplies if you like, or we can help you choose from a basic assortment available for sale at the Lodge. Collapsible easels are provided for your use.
Ontario College of Teachers:
French River LandEscapes is an approved provider for the Ontario College of Teachers. For
information on OCT approved courses:
Contact Greg Hindle, Program Director
Phone: 905-729-3874 |
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Program Instructors:
Greg Hindle
Instructor and Programme Director
Greg is an honours graduate of Fine Art from the Ontario College of Art and spent one year of graduate study in Florence, Italy. He joined the faculty of OCA in 1980 and has taught a wide range of painting and drawing courses, at the College and at various other schools and art groups in the Toronto region. As a practicing artist, his work is displayed in corporate and private collections in Canada, the United States and Great Britain. He enjoys the wilderness and has a keen appreciation for the outdoors.
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A note from the owner...
The idea of the art vacation which we have been running for
4 summers is to create a learning vacation that is fun and
instructional without it being like a typical workshop atmosphere.
Each day after breakfast (we usually leave the lodge at about
9.30 am and return at about 4 - 4.30pm) we go out on the river
- really a system of lakes, islands, rapids, bays and gorges
- to a different location, each person chooses a painting
spot at the location and the instructor goes around to each
student - they are often quite far apart depending on each
persons choice of a painting spot. We have a picnic lunch
that is shared as a group or some people choose to eat it
by their easel. After lunch we continue painting or some people
will swim - we are always near the water - or just relax under
a white pine etc.. I am usually the guide on the art vacations,
as I know the river very well and it is one of the more lovely
times of the summer, so the innkeeper takes full advantage!!
The students range from novices to experts and the mix works
very well. We have one group of four who come back every summer
and it is made up of two wonderful artists and two who are
real novices but they have come a long way in the past four
years.
The lodge is adorned in art, a lot of it by students who
have painted at the lodge and we have sold quite a lot of
their work over the past few summers. The work you do on the
vacation is of course yours to keep.
Each session we have a 'Soft Adventure Day' and last year
we took our 34 foot Voyageur canoe (an extremely stable craft)
down the river with 14 persons aboard - some of the people
had never been in a canoe previously - and had a wonderful
day. It gave participants an idea of how the fur traders canoed
this huge waterway in the 17th to 19th centuries and of course
we had time for drawing and painting. This year we will be
doing something with Roy Paul, an Algonquin, who is a wonderful
person and has an intricate knowledge of Algonquin First Nation
culture. Roy is living at the lodge for the summer.
The evenings are yours to enjoy - in fact the whole time
is and you can opt in and out as you wish - and we often have
a sing song or Roy will tell a story or you may just choose
to spend the evening on your cottage porch watching the stars.
All the best and I hope to see you this season,
Alex Strachan
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