10/08/2026
This summer, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to spend time painting outdoors in Edwards Gardens with and 45 other Toronto artists, all taking part in a wonderful plein air experience called Essence of the Garden.
On now, from October 3–18, the paintings created by all 46 artists have come together in an exhibition, offering a chance to experience Edwards Gardens through the eyes of the artists who are painting there.
Each day during the exhibition, rotating artists will be outside in the gardens doing live painting demonstrations. Check out this lovely tree I found there to paint this week. So much to see in this lovely garden. So take a walk through the flowers, explore the paths and see how many artists you can spot along the way. What better way to see the colours of autumn.
Essence of the Gardens
October 3–18
10:30 am–4:30 pm daily
Learn more about the exhibition
https://torontobotanicalgarden.ca/event/essence-of-the-garden-plein-air-art-exhibition-sale/
I hope to see you there!
Thanks to Dougal Haggart (one of the other great artists in this show) for lovely image of me painting!