Painting Courses in Watercolour, Oils, Acrylics, Mixed Media & Pastels

The painting course welcomes all ages, all levels and all abilities.

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* Eight day course. That extra day on a week means that you have the time to progress.

* The painting course combines real painting with real learning in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere, which sometimes reverberates with laughter. Going on a group activity holiday means that you are going to meet other people. People come from all over the world, bringing their desire to paint & to learn. This provides a golden opportunity of the sharing of a passion for painting.

* Opt in or opt out as you wish, you paint at your own rhythm. The tempo is adapted to your needs. The time for creativity, relaxation & day dreaming.

* The ratio of tutor to students is small, ensuring plenty of individual attention. Group sizes are rarely more than twelve students.

Typical Day Time-Table

8,30 - 9,15 am - Breakfast

9,15 -9,30 am Day Briefing, help with set-up & A.O.B.

9,30 - 12,30 pm - Tutored time (coffee break)

1 pm - Lunch

2, 30 pm - 6 pm - tutored time (tea break)

6 - 7 pm - informal day review in studio

7, 30 appertifs

* There is one afternoon which is untutored, so you can do your own thing : paint, go off for a walk or an exploration or go shopping in Figeac.

* The tutor has painted the area for many years & has carefully selected some wonderful paintiing spots.

* We go out to visit a Prehistoric Painted Cave The first ever made at Lanquais was an engraved stone from Magdalenian Period, circa 15 000 BC. It's made of incised curves, looks abstract, has a suggestion of flying wings. So we joke about this first 'art student' and her dislike for measured analytical drawing...

*All painting mediums - watercolours, oils, acrylics, pen & ink, drawing, photographic. Also beginner level pastels.

* The large, well-lit studio has easels, boards etc, so that you can travel light. Inflammables are provided, such as solvents & fixatives (which are not allowed on air planes). Help is given with the practicalities of transporting paintings back home. Materails list sent out upon booking.

* NEW : Possibility of renting a complete set of oil paints so that you can just fly without any buggage worrieJust briing your own brushes. Buty canvas boards or paper from us. Practical help & profesional advice given with packing your oil paintings.

* All levels. Where ever you are on your painting journey : absolute beginners, 'rusty' beginners, intermediate or advanced.

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