FALL ART RETREAT
October 20 – 22, 2023
ECOAA Galilee Weekend Art Retreat
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Galilee Centre, 398 John Street North, Arnprior, ON K7S 2P6 – (613) 623-4242
www.galileecentre.com
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​The Galilee Centre is less than 1 hour from Ottawa; 1.5 hrs from Barry’s Bay; 2 hours from Kingston.  Each room features a wardrobe, reading desk and a private sink. All bathrooms/showers are shared. No ensuite rooms. Genders are located in different wings.  The Centre overlooks the Ottawa River, walk to an old Grove Forest, close to Robert Simpson Park with public bathrooms.  There are lots of painting subjects; forest, quaint cottages, outbuildings, pretty town, more by short drive like a waterfall.  The Centre is on city sewer, not septic system.  Arnprior is very close by so any extra things can be purchased quickly.  All meals are prepared fresh in-house and they are able to accommodate most dietary restrictions.  Meals are buffet style.  Unlimited tea/coffee and bowl of fresh fruit.  There is a fridge where we can store food if needed.

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BARB SOHN
 
Barb Sohn will be our feature artist that weekend.
 
Working with acrylics on canvas, Barb paints the natural environment that surrounds her in Eastern Ontario where she lives.
 
Her paintings reflect her fascination with the interaction between light, colour, pattern in water and landscape.  Because of the many layers of design in the transparency of water, the possiblities are endless.  She works to capture these mesmerizing qualities with bold colour and solid design.
 

Her work is an going process of discovery – starting with the observation of some aspect of the natural world that she brings to life through her personal interpretation and style. 
 
Barb has been painting for  most of her life while working full time as a social worker.  When she retired in 2015, she began to paint full time after downsizing to a rual home near Perth, Ontario.  She built a studio in the woods and began to explore painting in an in-depth way.
 

​Accessibility: 7 rooms on mail floor have accessible washroom and bedrooms – but stairs to lower-level painting room (Oblate Room).
Provided:  bedding, sheets, towels, blankets, pillows and soap; wine Friday and Saturday evenings
What to Bring: Unscented toiletries, medicines, indoor shoes or slippers, extra sweater (boiler is slow); hair blower if needed.  Painting gear (drop cloths and small foldup table if painting indoors), sunscreen, bug spray.  Odorless mineral spirits if painting oil (no turpentine).  Pails for dirty water will be provided by ECOAA for acrylic painters.
 
Questions:      Contact Linda Famme at lindafamme@outlook.com re: resort
                        Contact Scott Rubie at rubiesw@gmail.com 613-432-9236 for painting subjects          

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