Kawartha Arts Network

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We are a co-operative of practicing artists with a community vision in the City of Kawartha Lakes.

All are welcome to join!

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We are currently hiring figure models for our 2024 life drawing session.

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For Children (ages 8-12)
Cold Wax Encaustic
Drawing
Wool Painting
Watercolours
Clay Sculpting
Acrylics

For Teens
Drawing Series – Four Classes
Scratchboard

For Adults
Life Drawing – Winter
Scratchboard for Beginners
Landscapes with Jane Hall – Spring
Glass Plant Stakes
Oils for Beginners
Painted Paper Collage Flowers
Tulip Festival – Watercolour
Acrylics for Beginners
Fusion Painting
Landscapes with Jane Hall – Fall
Drawing
Scratchboard: Intermediate
Wool Painting
Cold Wax Encaustic

EVENTS

We Won!

Arts and Culture Award of Excellence

Arts and Culture Award of Excellence

Now Showing

KAN Guild Room - Academy Theatre - Williams Design Studio - Maple Sky - Detail

KAN at the Academy

KAN at the Academy

Jan 1, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026

See KAN artwork in The Guild Room of the Theatre!

Events

Upcoming Classes

Image of KAN's Fall Life Drawing Class 2023

KAN Life Drawing – Winter 2025

KAN Life Drawing - Winter 2025

Feb 5 - Apr 16, 2025

Join us for life drawing!

Children: Drawing

Children: Drawing

March 29, 2025

A great way of expressing yourself!

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Landscape Painting with Jane Hall

Landscape Painting with Jane Hall

April 5, 2025

Capture moments of beauty and tranquility!

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Children: Cold Wax Encaustic

Children: Cold Wax Encaustic

April 12, 2025

Cold wax is a versatile medium!

KAN Class - Scratchboard - Lori Dunn - Featured image.

Scratchboard: Beginner

Scratchboard: Beginner

April 26, 2025

Create unique works of art using sharp or abrasive tools.

children's wool painting - feature image

Children: Wool Painting

Children: Wool Painting

May 3, 2025

Painting with wool!

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Since 2008

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KAN has been meeting the needs of local visual artists by providing exhibition opportunities, technical expertise instruction, and the chance to network with like-minded creators. A co-operative is ABOUT artists and FOR artists, and we are thrilled this group came together to provide such a support system in Kawartha Lakes.

- Lesley Drummond, KAN Director

Our Artists

Creative. Dedicated.

Elayne Windsor

Elayne Windsor

Laurie Johnson

Laurie Johnson

Markus Leydolt

Markus Leydolt

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Artwork

Sharon Myatt - Abandoned But Not Forgotten (acrylic mixed media)

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Image of a man seated with glass. Portrait sketch by Rob O'Hoski.

Image of a painting of Tin Mine by Peter Warland.

Joy McCallister - Totem - Acrylics

Laurie Johnson - Image of collage

M-J Kelley - Christie (charcoal)

Image of Caroline Liddle's Downward Waves painting

M-J Kelley's drawing of a woodpecker.

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Until Tomorrow (oils on canvas) by C. Joy McCallister

Sharon Myatt - Silence of Fall 1 (acrylic mixed media)

Image of a painting of Return with the Catch by Peter Warland.

Tree Study II (mixed media on canvas 12 x 16”) by Lesley Drummond

Image of Terry Atchison - Green Jelly Fish glass artwork.

Image of Paul Williams - Make a Leather Masks

Lesley Drummond - Cuernavaca Textures (acrylic on canvas)

Lesley Drummond - Andrea's Sunflowers (ink on paper)

M-J Kelley - Beeline (pencil)

Image of Laurie Johnson's art journal piece.

Image of Caroline Liddle's Ocean Paradise painting

Image of Terry Atchison - Optic Planes glass artwork.

Image of Terry Atchison - Tree Sculpture glass artwork.

Image of Rylin Gimblett - One Last Breath. The reimagined smoking skeleton by Van Gogh. Acrylic.

Image of a woman's face. Portrait sketch by Rob O'Hoski.

Image of Judy Jackett's The Hawaiian Banyan Tree. Watercolour / Mixed media.

Image of C. Joy McCallister's Juvenile Great Horned Owl

Image of C. Joy McCallister's - Music

Image of Lezley Woodhams' photo of a colourful sunset.

Image of Heather Atherton - The Old Shed - Soft Pastel

Lesley Drummond - Mum’s Trail (ink on paper)

Image of C. Joy McCallister's - Baie-Ste Marie, Nova Scotia

Image of C. Joy McCallister's Goose.

Image of Caroline Liddle's Wooded Bliss painting

Image of Lezley Woodhams' photo of a paddle at sunset.

Image of Heather Atherton - Field of Sunshine - Soft Pastel

Sally (oil on canvas) by M-J Kelley

Image of Lezley Woodhams' photo. Reflections of trees on a lake.

Laurie Johnson - Image for Art Journaling

Image of Terry Atchison - White Jelly Fish glass artwork.

M-J Kelley's drawing of My Wordload.

Lesley Drummond - Corinthian Seraph (mixed media on canvas)

Image of Heather Atherton - A Single Tulip - Soft Pastel

Image of Rob O'Hoski's pastel painting Beach Walk.

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Image of Rob O'Hoski's pastel painting Cello.

C. Joy McCallister - You Are Such A Goose (acrylic)

Image of Terry Atchison - Caribbean Bubbles glass artwork.

Image of C. Joy McCallister's Loon

C. Joy McCallister - Caesar (acrylic)

Scott's Dam (oil painting) by RoseMarie Condon

Image of Rylin Gimblett's painting Cold Cherry Blossom Tree - Oil

Joy McCallister - Saw-whet Owl - Acrylics

Fish Skeleton (metal) by Williams Design Studio

Image of Terry Atchison - Coral Waves glass artwork.

Lesley Drummond - Havana Transport (acrylic on canvas)

Lesley Drummond - Nuevo Centro, Havana (mixed media on canvas)

Lesley Drummond - Image of Inking Techniques

61 (paint and photography) by Anders Widjedal

M-J Kelley - Moose (graphite)

KAN Class - Valerie Kent -Dusk Splendor

Larkspur Lane (watercolour sketch) by RoseMarie Condon

Image of a painting of Morris Man by Peter Warland.

Image of Caroline Liddle's Slanted Encounter painting

C. Joy McCallister - Attitude (acrylic)

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Sharon Myatt -The Colour Purple (acrylic mixed media on vintage glass window)

Laurie Johnson - Image of collage

Elayne Windsor - Atlantis (mixed media)

Image of Rylin Gimblett's painting of a Foraging Bee - Acrylic

Glass Ball Fountain (glass, metal) by Williams Design Studio

Joy McCallister - Bee-ing There - Alkyds

Queen Annes Lace by C. Joy McCallister

5 POD Fountain (metal) by Williams Design Studio

Sunset on the River (acrylic and mixed media) by Joan Forsythe

Joy McCallister - Furnace Falls - Acrylics

Flux (mixed media collage, 32" x 40") by Elayne Windsor

Image of Lezley Woodhams' photo of rocks and water in the fall.

München-Greens (gouache on canvas) by Lesley Drummond

Equs Inspiration (acrylic and mixed media) by Joan Forsythe

Image of Lezley Woodhams' photo of an overcast lake.

Muskoka Light (acrylic and mixed media) by Joan Forsythe

Our Pond by Williams Design Studio

Image of Heather Atherton - Black-eyed Susans - Soft Pastel

Image of Rob O'Hoski's pastel painting Styro Fishin.

Joy McCallister - Life is Grand - Acrylics

Joy McCallister - Pond Lilies - Acrylics

Louise by C. Joy McCallister

M-J Kelley - Onward (pencil)

Lesley Drummond - Cuernavaca Textures (acrylic on canvas)

M-J Kelley - Robert (charcoal)

Image of Heather Atherton - Ballerinas - Soft Pastel

Joy McCallister - Melody in Vienna - Acrylics

Image of Judy Jackett's Tossed and Tangled. Watercolour / Mixed media.

Image of Heather Atherton - Field of Poppies - Soft Pastel

Island, Indonesia (oil on canvas) by Robert O'Hoski

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Joy McCallister - Deer Crossing - Mixed Media

Image of Rob O'Hoski's oil painting Spanish Dance.

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Image of a painting of a male portrait by Peter Warland.

Image of a painting of Ducks by Peter Warland.

Joy McCallister - The Old Tree at the Lake - Acrylics

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Community Care Donor Wall - Lindsay Ontario (metal sculpture) - Williams Design Studio

Image of Caroline Liddle's Serene Circles painting

Image of a painting of Ducks by Peter Warland.

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Lesley Drummond - Juliet (ink on paper)

Image of Rob O'Hoski's pastel painting Sunset Red Blue.

Solea (pastel) by Robert O'Hoski

Image of Laurie Johnson's art journal piece.

Image of Terry Atchison - Shattered Dreams glass artwork.

Image of Rob O'Hoski's pastel painting. A self portrait.

Elayne Windsor - Peregrination (mixed media)

Horses in the Camargue (acrylic and mixed media) by Joan Forsythe

Dawn Breaking by Markus Leydolt

Image of Heather Atherton - After a Long Day - Soft Pastel

Image of Rob O'Hoski's pastel painting Lighthouse.

Elayne Windsor - Red Toronto (mixed media)

Image of a woman's face. Portrait sketch by Rob O'Hoski.

Image of Bobbing On The Canal. Sketch by Rob O'Hoski.