Plein Air Sessions Summer 2024
We have listed the places to meet at 10:00 a.m. before we head out to paint.
We will then meet again at noon so we can share (or not) our work for the day.
Sometimes people will bring a lunch and feel free to bring a friend.
You don’t need to stay around Meeting spots.
For those that are new to Plein Air painting
it’s nice to have a little guidance as to where to go to paint etc.
Look for familiar faces!
June 3, 2024
Uplands Park or Cattle Point
3040 Beach Drive, Victoria, B.C.
Cattle Point is beach and ocean with great views, lots of rocks and logs
Uplands Park is across Beach Drive, fields of wild flowers, paths, Gary Oak Forests
Good Parking either at Cattle Point or on the road near the entrance to Uplands Park
Porta-Potty at Cattle Point
Meeting spot: Benches at the ocean's edge at Cattle Point
June 10, 2024
Mount Tolmie Park
3492 Mayfair Drive, Victoria
Good Parking
Spectacular views all around Victoria, trees and big skies.
Porta-Potty near back upper Parking Lot
Meeting spot: Highest rock outcropping. Only a few steps up stairs.
June 17, 2024
Overbridge Park -
1181 Royal Oak Drive, Victoria
Park off of Royal Oak Drive (have to look for Sign into parking lot on south side).
If lot is full there is parking on Blenkinsop Road at another entrance to the park, look for sign.
Beautiful gardens, pond, paths, flowers.
Washrooms
Meeting spot: At entrance to park foot path off of the parking lot on Blenkinsop
June 24, 2024
Beacon Hill Park,
https://www.victoria.ca/parks-recreation/our-parks
Good Parking
Beautiful gardens, trees, ducks, ponds, Children’s Animal Farm -
if you want to paint animals they ask for a donation.
View of ocean from the top of Beacon Hill
Washrooms
Meeting spot: Putting Green near parking lot
July 8, 2024
Government House
1401 Rockland Avenue, Victoria
Good Parking in lots either in front of house or in lower lot
So many places to paint…..rose gardens, wild gardens,
pond, lawns, views across to the Olympics, historical buildings
Washrooms
Meeting spot: Gazebo (or close to if being used)
July 15, 2024 -
11:00 Gates Open
Abhkazi Gardens
1964 Fairfield Road, Victoria
Please mention you are with the Windsor Park Art Club. They know we’re coming.
Parking on Fairfield Road
Different plants, trees, ponds, rock outcroppings, Teahouse
Washrooms
Meeting spot (it’s not very big we’ll bump into each other).
July 22, 2024
Island View Beach
3215 Island View Road, Saanichton
Perhaps we should try to car pool for this one.
Lots of parking in lots along shore
Beautiful ocean views with James Island off in the distance.
Lots of logs, sand, stones and views.
Washrooms
Meeting spot: Near first shelter
July 29th, 2024
Japanese Gardens/Gorge -
1070 Esquimalt Road
Lots of parking in lot.
Japanese Gardens with paths, different trees, babbling brook.
Can walk through to Gorge pathway
Washrooms in Pavilion
August 12, 2024
Saxe Point -
340 Fraser Street, Esquimalt
Lots of parking
Lawns to the ocean, views of Victoria, trees, picnic tables.
Washrooms
Meeting spot: at bench along parking lot
August 19, 2024
Willows Beach,
2740 Dalhousie, Victoria -
Lots of Parking in lot at end of Dalhousie Road, along beach access road,
or on Beach Drive. The Kiwanis Willows Beach Tea Room is located there.
Ocean, beach, logs, people, distant mountains.
Washrooms
Meeting spot: beach side of the Tea Room
Looking forward to seeing everyone.
(It really is quite relaxing.
Don’t feel like you have to paint. Sketching is good!)
Let’s hope for sunny, warm weather.
We will then meet again at noon so we can share (or not) our work for the day.
Sometimes people will bring a lunch and feel free to bring a friend.
You don’t need to stay around Meeting spots.
For those that are new to Plein Air painting
it’s nice to have a little guidance as to where to go to paint etc.
Look for familiar faces!
June 3, 2024
Uplands Park or Cattle Point
3040 Beach Drive, Victoria, B.C.
Cattle Point is beach and ocean with great views, lots of rocks and logs
Uplands Park is across Beach Drive, fields of wild flowers, paths, Gary Oak Forests
Good Parking either at Cattle Point or on the road near the entrance to Uplands Park
Porta-Potty at Cattle Point
Meeting spot: Benches at the ocean's edge at Cattle Point
June 10, 2024
Mount Tolmie Park
3492 Mayfair Drive, Victoria
Good Parking
Spectacular views all around Victoria, trees and big skies.
Porta-Potty near back upper Parking Lot
Meeting spot: Highest rock outcropping. Only a few steps up stairs.
June 17, 2024
Overbridge Park -
1181 Royal Oak Drive, Victoria
Park off of Royal Oak Drive (have to look for Sign into parking lot on south side).
If lot is full there is parking on Blenkinsop Road at another entrance to the park, look for sign.
Beautiful gardens, pond, paths, flowers.
Washrooms
Meeting spot: At entrance to park foot path off of the parking lot on Blenkinsop
June 24, 2024
Beacon Hill Park,
https://www.victoria.ca/parks-recreation/our-parks
Good Parking
Beautiful gardens, trees, ducks, ponds, Children’s Animal Farm -
if you want to paint animals they ask for a donation.
View of ocean from the top of Beacon Hill
Washrooms
Meeting spot: Putting Green near parking lot
July 8, 2024
Government House
1401 Rockland Avenue, Victoria
Good Parking in lots either in front of house or in lower lot
So many places to paint…..rose gardens, wild gardens,
pond, lawns, views across to the Olympics, historical buildings
Washrooms
Meeting spot: Gazebo (or close to if being used)
July 15, 2024 -
11:00 Gates Open
Abhkazi Gardens
1964 Fairfield Road, Victoria
Please mention you are with the Windsor Park Art Club. They know we’re coming.
Parking on Fairfield Road
Different plants, trees, ponds, rock outcroppings, Teahouse
Washrooms
Meeting spot (it’s not very big we’ll bump into each other).
July 22, 2024
Island View Beach
3215 Island View Road, Saanichton
Perhaps we should try to car pool for this one.
Lots of parking in lots along shore
Beautiful ocean views with James Island off in the distance.
Lots of logs, sand, stones and views.
Washrooms
Meeting spot: Near first shelter
July 29th, 2024
Japanese Gardens/Gorge -
1070 Esquimalt Road
Lots of parking in lot.
Japanese Gardens with paths, different trees, babbling brook.
Can walk through to Gorge pathway
Washrooms in Pavilion
August 12, 2024
Saxe Point -
340 Fraser Street, Esquimalt
Lots of parking
Lawns to the ocean, views of Victoria, trees, picnic tables.
Washrooms
Meeting spot: at bench along parking lot
August 19, 2024
Willows Beach,
2740 Dalhousie, Victoria -
Lots of Parking in lot at end of Dalhousie Road, along beach access road,
or on Beach Drive. The Kiwanis Willows Beach Tea Room is located there.
Ocean, beach, logs, people, distant mountains.
Washrooms
Meeting spot: beach side of the Tea Room
Looking forward to seeing everyone.
(It really is quite relaxing.
Don’t feel like you have to paint. Sketching is good!)
Let’s hope for sunny, warm weather.
