A Sunday morning watercolour session
Harvest Colours
A Watercolour Session
Sunday, September 20, 2026 · 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Spend a quiet Sunday morning lakeside at The Green Forest Gallery on Bass Lake, painting a still life gathered from the harvest table.
Our subjects come fresh from the Orillia Fairgrounds Farmers' Market at ODAS Park, featuring local produce from area vendors: late-season vegetables, fruit and flowers arranged in the morning light.
This is an unhurried approach to watercolour, slowing down to really see colour and light before the brush ever touches the paper. No experience is necessary.
$28.25 including HST
Small group. Secure payment through the studio shop.
One Sunday morning · Sept. 20 · 10 AM to 12 PM · Bass Lake
Slow Down and See the Harvest
Before we paint, we look. Jennifer will guide you through a few quiet minutes of simply observing the still life: where the light falls, how one colour leans into another, what wants to be painted first.
From there, a relaxed demonstration on washes, layering and letting watercolour do what it does best, then the morning is yours to paint at your own pace with individual guidance throughout.
Your morning
Two hours at the gallery
1
10:00 AM
Arrive and settle in
Come in from the lake, pour a coffee, and gather around the still life of fresh produce from the Orillia Fairgrounds Farmers' Market at ODAS Park while everyone finds a seat.
2
10:15 AM
Looking before painting
A short, quiet exercise in observation: noticing colour, light and shadow in the harvest arrangement, then a demonstration of the first washes.
3
10:45 AM
Paint the still life
You paint at your own pace while Jennifer moves between six participants, offering individual guidance on colour mixing, light and loose, lively washes.
4
12:00 PM
Take it home
We stand the mornings' work up together, and you leave with your finished watercolour of the harvest.
Fresh from ODAS Park
The still life changes with the market. Each session's arrangement is gathered fresh from the Orillia Fairgrounds Farmers' Market at ODAS Park, featuring seasonal produce from local vendors, so no two Sunday mornings paint the same painting.
Come to one Sunday or come to both. Each stands alone as a complete session.
A Quiet Morning by the Lake
This is not about producing a perfect painting. It is about giving yourself two unhurried hours to look closely, mix colour and enjoy the simple pleasure of paint and water on paper.
The Green Forest Gallery sits lakeside on Bass Lake in Oro-Medonte. With only six participants, the morning stays quiet, personal and relaxed.
Your session includes
Everything is waiting for you
- All watercolour paints, brushes and paper
- A fresh still life of local produce from the Orillia Fairgrounds Farmers' Market at ODAS Park
- Two hours of relaxed, guided instruction
- Coffee and a lakeside morning at The Green Forest Gallery
- Your finished harvest watercolour to take home
Just bring yourself. Everything else will be waiting for you.
Your instructor
Your instructor, Jennifer Claveau
Jennifer Claveau is a Canadian painter working by Bass Lake in Oro-Medonte, known for colourful, expressive work drawn from the lakes, wetlands and wildlife around her.
She teaches the way she paints: close observation first, then permission to push the colour.
Course details
- Date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Time
- 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, 2-hour guided watercolour session
- Location
- The Green Forest Gallery, Bass Lake, Oro-Medonte, Ontario
- Class size
- Maximum 6 participants
- Level
- All levels welcome, no experience necessary
- Materials
- All supplies included
- Take home
- Your finished harvest watercolour
Course fee
$25 + HST
$28.25 including HST
Spaces are limited to six participants.
Your Seat by the Lake Is Waiting.
Join us for a quiet Sunday morning of watercolour and harvest colour. Sunday, September 20, 2026, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Maximum 6 participants. All supplies included.
$28.25 including HST
Small group. Secure payment through the studio shop.
Questions? Email jen@boxofpaints.ca
Paint the Harvest.
Two quiet hours of colour, light and watercolour at the gallery on Bass Lake.
Sunday, September 20, 202610:00 AM to 12:00 PMMaximum 6 participantsAll supplies included
$25 + HST
$28.25 including HST
Small group. Secure payment through the studio shop.