Painting Workshops VACATIONS 2020
We have put together a calendar of the best workshops with a group of world-famous artists as your tutors. We’ll paint and sketch, go sightseeing, explore out-of-the-way places as well as the legendary sights of each country we visit.
JOHN LOVETT Tasmania, Australia Friday 28 February – Wednesday 11 March 2020
Thirteen spectacular days of painting, sketching and exploring the picturesque regions of Tasmania, Australia. Tasmania is a place of wild and beautiful landscapes, wonderful wine and food and a rich history and will be a delight to paint. John Lovett will show you how to capture the best of Tasmania in watercolour. This will be a wonderful opportunity to discover these charming towns and enjoy the exceptional scenery and history of the region.
DAVID TAYLOR Hanoi, Halong Bay & Hoi An, Vietnam Tuesday 10 March – Sunday 22 March 2020
This workshop offers 13 days of painting and sightseeing in Vietnam. From bustling cities and charming towns, to the picturesque countryside where you can see the stereotypical image of Vietnam, of a smiling farm worker wearing a cone-shaped hat and standing in a rice paddy. This is your opportunity to paint some of the most amazing scenery in Vietnam and a wonderful tour for non-painting partners or friends as there is so much to see and do.
AMANDA HYATT Sydney and the Blue Mountains, Australia Sunday 15 March – Friday 27 March 2020
Thirteen days of painting and exploration in the beautiful Blue Mountains and Sydney. Your base in Sydney will be the Rocks, which is famous for its historic buildings and its location on the shore of the beautiful Sydney Harbour. We then journey to the Blue Mountains where you will be captivated by the one million hectares of tall forests, sandstone cliffs, canyons and waterfalls. Amanda Hyatt will show you how to paint these two iconic destinations with daily demonstrations and tuition.
ROBYN COLLIER The Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia Sunday 15 March – Friday 27 March 2020
This workshop offers 13 days of painting and adventure of the spectacular Great Ocean Road, where you will get to paint and experience the towering 12 Apostles, native wildlife, iconic surf breaks, pristine rainforest and misty waterfalls. Highlights include exploring the quaint fishing village of Port Fairy, Apollo Bay located on the Eastern side of the Otways and Torquay on the famous Surf Coast. For all the colour and rugged beauty of the Great Ocean Road laid out before your easel, who better to lead this tour than Robyn Collier, one of Australia’s most respected painters. If you want to experience adventure and the best of teaching, do not miss this workshop.
MIKE KOWALSKI ‘In the Footsteps of Hans Heysen’ Flinders Ranges, Clare Valley and Hahndorf Sunday 3 May – Friday 15 May 2020
This workshop offers 13 days of painting and adventure in spectacular South Australia. Highlights include the rugged scenery of the Flinders Ranges, running 400 km from the northern end of the Spencer Gulf into the arid outback of Australia. One of Australia’s oldest wine regions the Clare Valley and historic Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills.