Kawartha Arts Network

About

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 – Spring
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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KAN Life Drawing – Spring

KAN Life Drawing - Spring

May 21 - Jun 18, 2025

Join us for life drawing!

Image of KAN Class - Oils Beginners - Amber Hill

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!

Image of KAN Class - Tulip Festival Watercolour - Mary Ellen Gerster

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.

Image of RoseMarie Condon's Watercolour - Whimsical for the KAN Children's watercolour class.

Children: Watercolours

Children: Watercolours

June 21, 2025

Join in for this fun watercolour painting class!

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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.

Muriel Ellis

Muriel Ellis

RoseMarie Condon

RoseMarie Condon

Paul and Beverley Williams

Paul and Beverley Williams

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Artwork

Queen Annes Lace by C. Joy McCallister

Solea (pastel) by Robert O'Hoski

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

Image of Caroline Liddle's Serene Circles painting

Elayne Windsor - Atlantis (mixed media)

Elayne Windsor - Peregrination (mixed media)

C. Joy McCallister - Attitude (acrylic)

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 Wooded Bliss painting

Elayne Windsor - Red Toronto (mixed media)

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

Image of a painting of Ducks by Peter Warland.

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

Image of Terry Atchison - Shattered Dreams glass artwork.

Joy McCallister - Deer Crossing - Mixed Media

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

Lesley Drummond - Juliet (ink on paper)

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

Sally (oil on canvas) by M-J Kelley

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

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

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

C. Joy McCallister - Caesar (acrylic)

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

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

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

Lesley Drummond - Cuernavaca Textures (acrylic on canvas)

Our Pond by Williams Design Studio

Image of Terry Atchison - White Jelly Fish glass artwork.

Laurie Johnson - Image of collage

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

Image of Paul Williams - Make a Leather Masks

Image of Heather Atherton - A Single Tulip - Soft Pastel

Image of Astrid Hood's painted Canoe Paddles.

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

61 (paint and photography) by Anders Widjedal

Image of C. Joy McCallister's Goose.

Image of Laurie Johnson's art journal piece.

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

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

M-J Kelley - Beeline (pencil)

Image of Terry Atchison - Tree Sculpture glass artwork.

Image of Heather Atherton - Field of Poppies - Soft Pastel

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

Image of Terry Atchison - Optic Planes glass artwork.

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

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

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

M-J Kelley - Robert (charcoal)

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

Laurie Johnson - Image for Art Journaling

Image of Caroline Liddle's Ocean Paradise painting

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

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

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

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

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

Image of a painting of Tin Mine by Peter Warland.

M-J Kelley - Christie (charcoal)

Image of C. Joy McCallister's - Music

Image of Lezley Woodhams' photo of a colourful sunset.

Image of Astrid Hood's Sunset Portage painting.

Joy McCallister - Life is Grand - Acrylics

Lesley Drummond - Cuernavaca Textures (acrylic on canvas)

Image of Astrid Hood's Radiant Reflections painting.

Joy McCallister - Saw-whet Owl - Acrylics

M-J Kelley - Onward (pencil)

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

Image of Heather Atherton - The Old Shed - Soft Pastel

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

M-J Kelley - Moose (graphite)

Image of C. Joy McCallister's Loon

Image of a painting of Morris Man by Peter Warland.

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

Image of Astrid Hood's Awakening painting 2025.

Image of Terry Atchison - Caribbean Bubbles glass artwork.

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

Joy McCallister - Bee-ing There - Alkyds

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

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

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

Joy McCallister - Melody in Vienna - Acrylics

Equs Inspiration (acrylic and mixed media) by Joan Forsythe

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

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Larkspur Lane (watercolour sketch) by RoseMarie Condon

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

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

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

Image of a painting of Ducks by Peter Warland.

Image of Caroline Liddle's Downward Waves painting

München-Greens (gouache on canvas) by Lesley Drummond

Fish Skeleton (metal) by Williams Design Studio

Image of Heather Atherton - Ballerinas - Soft Pastel

Image of Terry Atchison - Coral Waves glass artwork.

Lesley Drummond - Image of Inking Techniques

M-J Kelley's drawing of My Wordload.

KAN Class - Valerie Kent -Dusk Splendor

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

5 POD Fountain (metal) by Williams Design Studio

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

Muskoka Light (acrylic and mixed media) by Joan Forsythe

Lesley Drummond - Corinthian Seraph (mixed media on canvas)

Image of Lezley Woodhams' photo of an overcast lake.

Joy McCallister - Totem - Acrylics

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Laurie Johnson - Image of collage

Joy McCallister - The Old Tree at the Lake - Acrylics

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

Image of Heather Atherton - Field of Sunshine - Soft Pastel

Image of Terry Atchison - Green Jelly Fish glass artwork.

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

M-J Kelley's drawing of a woodpecker.

Joy McCallister - Pond Lilies - Acrylics

Lesley Drummond - Havana Transport (acrylic on canvas)

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

Dawn Breaking by Markus Leydolt

Joy McCallister - Furnace Falls - Acrylics

Image of Caroline Liddle's Slanted Encounter painting

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

Image of Laurie Johnson's art journal piece.

Scott's Dam (oil painting) by RoseMarie Condon

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

Louise by C. Joy McCallister

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