Painting detail by Patti Dyment
FULL DAY
PAINT AT LAKE O’HARA
Plein Air Art Camp with artist Patti Dyment
Join us for a painting day in one of the best-loved backcountry destinations in the Canadian Rockies. Includes certified hiking guide, small group painting instruction, and shuttle bus from the parking lot.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: pattidyment.com
2027 DATES: July 30, August 16 or Sept 28
MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE: 4
PRICE: $395 per person
TRIP RATING: Easy to Moderate – 9.5 km (6 miles) return maximum, 240 m (785 feet) elevation gain
MEETING TIME AND PLACE: 08:00 Lake O’Hara parking lot July 30, 10:00 August 16 or September 28
What to Bring: All that you need to bring and wear
Patti Dyment painting at Lake O’hara
Painting by Patti Dyment
HISTORY OF THE PLEIN AIR ARTISTS AT LAKE O’HARA
The outstanding beauty of Lake O’Hara has inspired artists for more than 100 years.
Since the Canadian Pacific Railway reached Hector, BC in 1884, plein air pioneers have hiked or ridden on horseback to paint the rugged peaks and emerald lakes. The CPR encouraged artists like F.M. Bell-Smith and A.C. Leighten by giving them free rail passes so their work could popularize the area for the growing tourism market. They could camp at the lakeshore or, after 1919, at the Elizabeth Parker Hut built by the Alpine Club of Canada. Group of Seven artists J.E.H. MacDonald, Lawren Harris and Arther Lismer all painted Lake O’Hara. MacDonald in particular was so enamoured of the landscape that he spent seven summers there, creating more than 200 sketches and paintings. Other artists included Carl Runguis, Walter J. Phillips, John Singer Sargent, Peter and Catherine Whyte, Belmore Brown, and a steady stream of more contemporary artists inspired by the landscape and their legacy of works.
Paintings at Lake O’hara by artists top left to right: Carl Runguis, J.E.H. MacDonald, Lawren Harris and Peter Whyte
Painting by Patti Dyment