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9:00 AM to 12:00 NOON WHAT TO EXPECT: A very popular spot for hikers and visitors to Muskoka at the same time as a favourite spot for artists. The trails, in part are well groomed while other parts are gnarly with roots and rocks. You can perch on a rock overlooking Hardy Lakes and catch… Continue reading Aug 19 -Hardy Lake Provincial Park

Pine Ridge Road Point is the spot for our Wednesday plein air session. Views on all three sides of the point of this lovely property on the Moon River on the lower side of Bala Falls. DIRECTIONS: From the heart of Bala go south on Muskoka Road (Hwy #169) to Hwy #38. Just after turning… Continue reading Aug 26 – Moon River, Bala

9:00 to 12:00 NOON As the Royal Mail Steamship Segwun sits at the dock in Gravenhurst Wharf on Lake Muskoka beside her sister ship the Wenonah II, artists of the Bala Plein Air group are invited to paint the storied and treasured historical vessels. Built in Glasgow, Scotland in 1887, the RMS Segwun carried the… Continue reading Sept 2 – Dockside RMS Segwun Steamship

9:00 AM to 12:00 noon * LUNCH break * 1:00 to 4:00 PM This will be an all day plein air and include a special guest artist Demo and option to purchase a Camp lunch. A history like no other place in Muskoka. YMCA Pinecrest has been connecting the young and old with nature and… Continue reading Sept 9 – YMCA Camp Pine Crest

HIKE & PAINT 9:00 AM -1:00 PM This session is a 4 hour adventure as we explore the Huckleberry Trail together and check out the fall colours of Muskoka forests from up high. The loop trail is 2.5 km in and out. Artists who make the trek to the Lookout will have the reward of… Continue reading Sept 16 HIKE & PAINT Huckleberry Rock Trail

We will meet at the Muskoka Lakes Cranberry Farm & Winery at 9:00 AM and stay until 1:00 PM, or longer if you wish. This is a working farm and the annual cranberry harvest will be in full swing. The location offers many values of intense colour. Capture the beauty of the cranberries as they… Continue reading September 30 Cranberries at Muskoka Lakes Cranberry Farm

Every Wednesday JUNE 24 to OCTOBER 7, 2026 We are always looking around Muskoka for new interesting locations to paint, draw and capture in art. We meet on Wednesday mornings from 9:00 AM to 12:00 and are a friendly, generally quiet bunch of artists – 12-15 people. If you know of a scenic property with… Continue reading Painting location suggestion?