ECOAA WINTER WEEKEND
January 10-12, 2025
ECOAA Haliburton Forest 2 Day Art Retreat
Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve Ltd. 1095 Redkenn Road, Haliburton, On K0M 1S0
1 800 631 2198 https://www.haliburtonforest.com/about-us/
ECOAA Haliburton Forest 2 Day Art Retreat
Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve Ltd. 1095 Redkenn Road, Haliburton, On K0M 1S0
1 800 631 2198 https://www.haliburtonforest.com/about-us/
Demo Artist Sheila Davis SCA OSA SFCA
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Our Featured Artist will do the Demo on Friday evening and lead the Show’n Tell on Saturday
Sheila is attracted to the play of light and movement in our natural landscape. While unfettered forests are her muse the subject has come to be the paint itself-the surface tension created with drippy transparent passages sliced with heavy opaque brush strokes as well as hits of light where the brush barely touches the surface and calligraphic mark-making. She is inspired by the friction and play of textures where surface planes meet; the tangled undergrowth competing for light and space. A play of forces, where colour and temperature meld or clash for dominance - a battle of the elements, Earth, Sky, Water and all they encompass. She believes an Artist interprets best what they know intimately…what surrounds them personally and they touch daily… for her this is the untouched Ontario landscape… tangled, unfettered and unfinished…a work in progress, constantly growing and striving towards light, strength and freedom from constraint. Using traditional oils, she works quickly and vigorously, laying in several layers of transparent colour and value using large dynamic brushstrokes combined with splatter and drip;, these layers are each reworked with opaque brushwork and calligraphy as she attempts to portray what first excited her about the subject and the urge to ‘get it down’ before the feeling dissipates. https://www.sheiladavis.ca/ Sheila will have her brushes and books available to purchase
Accommodation is in cottages, some 2 and 3 bedrooms, with kitchenettes, dining area, propane stoves and fireplaces, and a bathroom. Many of the bedrooms have twin beds so numbers can increase. Some of the cottages are connected by a hallway so it is easy for groups to mix. There is a unit with loft type 6 dorm sleeping arrangements.
The Haliburton Forest is about 3 hours from Mississauga, and Ottawa and 2.5 from Toronto. There are trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing and as well a tour of the wolf centre can be arranged. The seminar building is a large building with many windows down two sides. There is room for standing easels and tabletop easels. Lighting is bright like at Bark Lake.
Cost: 2 nights’ accommodation, all meals and snacks, Demo artist,
Single Room : $500 /person Double (2 in room) $450 each Loft 6 people $390 each person
Attendees may possibly add an additional night by reserving with me.
The Haliburton Forest is about 3 hours from Mississauga, and Ottawa and 2.5 from Toronto. There are trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing and as well a tour of the wolf centre can be arranged. The seminar building is a large building with many windows down two sides. There is room for standing easels and tabletop easels. Lighting is bright like at Bark Lake.
Cost: 2 nights’ accommodation, all meals and snacks, Demo artist,
Single Room : $500 /person Double (2 in room) $450 each Loft 6 people $390 each person
Attendees may possibly add an additional night by reserving with me.
Cancellation Policy for ECOAA Members – You must cancel with ECOAA:
● Written notice of cancelation by email to [email protected]
● Cancel by December 22nd, 2024 – 100% Refund less $50 Admin Fee
● Cancel after Dec.22, no refund unless we have someone register to take your spot.
Accessibility: there are 3-5 steps into each cottage and into the restaurant. The Seminar Building is at ground level
Provided: bedding, sheets, towels, blankets, pillows. Exception is the loft rooms; people will need to bring sheets, pillows and blankets or sleeping bags.
What to Bring: Unscented toiletries, shampoo, medicines, indoor shoes or slippers, extra, hair blower if needed.
Plastic drop cloths for a table and floor if painting inside.
Your painting gear, easel, supplies, sunscreen if plein air. Odorless mineral spirits if painting in oil (no turpentine). Garbage bags for your own garbage. Please dispose of waste in a responsible manner.
Questions: Contact Louise Scott-Bushell at [email protected] 416 997 0345
● Written notice of cancelation by email to [email protected]
● Cancel by December 22nd, 2024 – 100% Refund less $50 Admin Fee
● Cancel after Dec.22, no refund unless we have someone register to take your spot.
Accessibility: there are 3-5 steps into each cottage and into the restaurant. The Seminar Building is at ground level
Provided: bedding, sheets, towels, blankets, pillows. Exception is the loft rooms; people will need to bring sheets, pillows and blankets or sleeping bags.
What to Bring: Unscented toiletries, shampoo, medicines, indoor shoes or slippers, extra, hair blower if needed.
Plastic drop cloths for a table and floor if painting inside.
Your painting gear, easel, supplies, sunscreen if plein air. Odorless mineral spirits if painting in oil (no turpentine). Garbage bags for your own garbage. Please dispose of waste in a responsible manner.
Questions: Contact Louise Scott-Bushell at [email protected] 416 997 0345
Schedule for the Retreat
FRIDAY - You may arrive earlier to meet friends and/or go painting
Arrive after 9am; set up painting stations in Seminar building or opportunity to paint outside (weather permitting). May purchase lunch at the Smokehouse.
3:00 PM – Register at the Office and check into Room
4:00 PM – Welcome Mix & Mingle Wine/Beer & Cheese at the Boiler Room.
5:30-6:30 PM – Dinner in the Smokehouse Restaurant
7:00 PM – Demo
9:00 PM – Mix & Mingle in the Boiler Room. BYOB
SATURDAY
8:00 AM – Hot Breakfast
12:00 PM –Lunch in the Smokehouse Restaurant
4:30 PM – Mix & Mingle – BYOB
5:30-6:30 PM –Dinner
7:30 PM – Show’n Tell in the Seminar Room
8:30 PM – Mix & Mingle in the Boiler Room BYOB
SUNDAY
8:00 AM – Hot Breakfast
9:15 AM – Group Photo – Meet Seminar Building
11:00 AM – Check-out of rooms
12:00 PM – Lunch in the Smokehouse Restaurant
4:00 PM – Check-out of Seminar Building
FRIDAY - You may arrive earlier to meet friends and/or go painting
Arrive after 9am; set up painting stations in Seminar building or opportunity to paint outside (weather permitting). May purchase lunch at the Smokehouse.
3:00 PM – Register at the Office and check into Room
4:00 PM – Welcome Mix & Mingle Wine/Beer & Cheese at the Boiler Room.
5:30-6:30 PM – Dinner in the Smokehouse Restaurant
7:00 PM – Demo
9:00 PM – Mix & Mingle in the Boiler Room. BYOB
SATURDAY
8:00 AM – Hot Breakfast
12:00 PM –Lunch in the Smokehouse Restaurant
4:30 PM – Mix & Mingle – BYOB
5:30-6:30 PM –Dinner
7:30 PM – Show’n Tell in the Seminar Room
8:30 PM – Mix & Mingle in the Boiler Room BYOB
SUNDAY
8:00 AM – Hot Breakfast
9:15 AM – Group Photo – Meet Seminar Building
11:00 AM – Check-out of rooms
12:00 PM – Lunch in the Smokehouse Restaurant
4:00 PM – Check-out of Seminar Building