Back from teaching two workshops. Ah me, blogging again? When I get out of bed… maybe…. & clear the decks in the office, family & garden. La Reprise. ‘Exhausted Tutor Syndrome’ A5 sketchbook © the artist Hope this post doesn’t sound too spammy self-promotional nor too much like me banging away. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here are a…
Category: painting holidays
News about painting holidays & art courses in France : watercolors, oils, alkyds, acrylics & drawing .. In a medieval chateau or a world heritage listed UNESCO abbey & it’s presbytery.
As recommended by ‘France’ Magazine
The january 2008 issue of France magazine has recommended us at Chateaux Painting Holidays in France. France magazine is UK number one magazine about France, so it’s nice to have a mention. We also had a large mention in Time Out (London) in 2003, which did an article on us. A good painting holiday should…
NOTAN – Annabel Drawing
Felt tip & pencil. A5 © The Artist. This is a notan drawing of Annabel drawing on last week’s workshop. It was done on day two, and I liked the way she was bending over her drawing , really concentrating. I like it when painters meet up & make ‘un entourage’, a crowd of painters…
‘The Railings’ – Donjon Sarlardais, Lanquais.
28 x 38cm. Watercolour. Arches Rough 300gms © The Artist. A Painting Demonstration This was a demonstration painting from last week’s painting course in the Chateau de Lanquais. I’ve frequently commented on the importance of demonstrations. If you want to learn to paint, go see a demo from someone who knows how to paint. Worth…
Painting Holidays in France – revisited
Today I run another painting holidays au chateau de lanquais, france. Painting together in group, learning, wining & dining & visiting beautiful new places! Above is a photo of a goup besides the beautiful dordogne river. For me, as a teacher & course leader …. I see teaching as a two way exchange. I’ve learnt…
Dordogne at Badefols
‘La Dordogne à Badefols’ Watercolour. Quater sheet Arches (28 x 38cm ; 15 x 11inches)© The Artist.Click on image to enlarge (& see without the blur). 250 € / 100 £ UK / 200 US dollars.Click here to buy this painting. This was a demonstration painting done for the June painting workshop here in the…
painting workshops france
Next week I teach one of my Painting Holidays au Chateau de Lanquais, France I’m currently busy preparing & thus it might be abit difficult to keep this blog’s promise of ‘a painting a week’ (if I hadn’t spent so much time chatting away to myself here in the deafening silence of this blog, then…
Notan : ‘La Maison Peyarade, Bergerac’
‘La Maison Payarade, Bergerac’ Encre Chine. Tous Droits Reservés I’ve been following some the talk about ‘Notan’ over on Katherine Tyrell’s blog, so I thought I’d post this three-tone drawing. Not quite a Notan I know, as it’s not flat enough. Has perspective & depth rather than flat pattern. I decided to try however to…