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 2025 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

Upcoming Events

Image of the Made in Kawartha Lakes Art Show 2023

Made in Kawartha Lakes Art Show

Made in Kawartha Lakes Art Show

May 24 - 25, 2025

Join KAN artists at the annual Made in Kawartha Lakes art show and sale.

Events

Upcoming Classes

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Children: Wool Painting

Children: Wool Painting

May 3, 2025

Painting with wool!

Image of KAN Class - Glass Plant Stakes.

Glass Plant Stake

Glass Plant Stake

May 10, 2025

Create glass plant stakes to add a bit of bling to your garden!

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Oils: Beginner

Oils: Beginner

May 24, 2025

Ready to start a journey with oil painting?

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Painted Paper Collage Flowers

Painted Paper Collage Flowers

May 31, 2025

Create abstract-ish collaged images using simple shapes with texture!

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Watercolour: Tulip Festival

Watercolour: Tulip Festival

Jun 1 - 8, 2025

Intermediate/Advanced watercolor class.

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Acrylics: Beginners

Acrylics: Beginners

June 7, 2025

Learn the basics of painting with acrylics with step-by-step instruction.

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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.

Sharon Myatt

Sharon Myatt

M-J Kelley

M-J Kelley

Paul and Beverley Williams

Paul and Beverley Williams

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Artwork

Image of Heather Atherton - A Single Tulip - Soft Pastel

M-J Kelley - Beeline (pencil)

Image of Terry Atchison - Optic Planes glass artwork.

Lesley Drummond - Corinthian Seraph (mixed media on canvas)

Elayne Windsor - Peregrination (mixed media)

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

Image of C. Joy McCallister's Goose.

Image of Terry Atchison - Shattered Dreams glass artwork.

Image of Caroline Liddle's Downward Waves painting

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

C. Joy McCallister - Attitude (acrylic)

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Image of Caroline Liddle's Slanted Encounter painting

Scott's Dam (oil painting) by RoseMarie Condon

Image of Lezley Woodhams' photo of an overcast lake.

M-J Kelley - Moose (graphite)

5 POD Fountain (metal) by Williams Design Studio

Lesley Drummond - Havana Transport (acrylic on canvas)

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

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

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

Image of Terry Atchison - Tree Sculpture glass artwork.

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

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

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

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

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

Image of Astrid Hood's Sunset Portage painting.

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

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

M-J Kelley - Onward (pencil)

Image of a painting of Ducks by Peter Warland.

Joy McCallister - Life is Grand - Acrylics

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Muskoka Light (acrylic and mixed media) by Joan Forsythe

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

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

Image of Astrid Hood's Awakening painting 2025.

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

Equs Inspiration (acrylic and mixed media) by Joan Forsythe

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

C. Joy McCallister - Caesar (acrylic)

Joy McCallister - Saw-whet Owl - Acrylics

Queen Annes Lace by C. Joy McCallister

Image of Astrid Hood's Radiant Reflections painting.

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

Image of a painting of Ducks by Peter Warland.

Louise by C. Joy McCallister

M-J Kelley's drawing of a woodpecker.

Solea (pastel) by Robert O'Hoski

Elayne Windsor - Atlantis (mixed media)

Larkspur Lane (watercolour sketch) by RoseMarie Condon

Image of Terry Atchison - Caribbean Bubbles glass artwork.

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

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

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

Joy McCallister - Pond Lilies - Acrylics

Joy McCallister - Totem - Acrylics

Image of Terry Atchison - Green Jelly Fish glass artwork.

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

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

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

Image of C. Joy McCallister's - Music

Image of Astrid Hood's painted Canoe Paddles.

Joy McCallister - The Old Tree at the Lake - Acrylics

Lesley Drummond - Cuernavaca Textures (acrylic on canvas)

Lesley Drummond - Cuernavaca Textures (acrylic on canvas)

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

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

Image of Terry Atchison - Coral Waves glass artwork.

Image of Heather Atherton - Field of Sunshine - Soft Pastel

KAN Class - Valerie Kent -Dusk Splendor

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

M-J Kelley's drawing of My Wordload.

Image of a painting of Morris Man by Peter Warland.

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

Joy McCallister - Melody in Vienna - Acrylics

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

61 (paint and photography) by Anders Widjedal

Fish Skeleton (metal) by Williams Design Studio

München-Greens (gouache on canvas) by Lesley Drummond

Laurie Johnson - Image for Art Journaling

Image of Terry Atchison - White Jelly Fish glass artwork.

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

M-J Kelley - Robert (charcoal)

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

Image of Caroline Liddle's Ocean Paradise painting

Image of Laurie Johnson's art journal piece.

Our Pond by Williams Design Studio

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

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

Lesley Drummond - Image of Inking Techniques

Joy McCallister - Deer Crossing - Mixed Media

Sally (oil on canvas) by M-J Kelley

Image of Heather Atherton - The Old Shed - Soft Pastel

M-J Kelley - Christie (charcoal)

Image of Paul Williams - Make a Leather Masks

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

Image of Laurie Johnson's art journal piece.

Joy McCallister - Bee-ing There - Alkyds

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

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

Image of Caroline Liddle's Serene Circles painting

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

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

Elayne Windsor - Red Toronto (mixed media)

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

Joy McCallister - Furnace Falls - Acrylics

Image of C. Joy McCallister's Loon

Image of Lezley Woodhams' photo of a colourful sunset.

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

Laurie Johnson - Image of collage

Dawn Breaking by Markus Leydolt

Image of a painting of Tin Mine by Peter Warland.

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

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

Image of Heather Atherton - Field of Poppies - Soft Pastel

Image of Heather Atherton - Ballerinas - Soft Pastel

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

Image of Caroline Liddle's Wooded Bliss painting

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

Lesley Drummond - Juliet (ink on paper)

Laurie Johnson - Image of collage

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.