into the sunlight (contrajour) vs. sunlit from behind in watercolor

‘Gateway, Chateau de Beduer – contrajour’ watercolor 30 x 40cm (approx 11 x 15 inches). © The Artist ‘Gateway, Chateau de Beduer – sunlit from behind’ watercolor 30 x 40cm (approx 11 x 15 inches). © The Artist.Same gate, different lighting. Not just a cloudy vs. sunny day but the light in front of you…

Painting Holidays au Chateau de Beduer 2011 – part one

Great two weeks of painting holidays at Chateau de Beduer, sw France great venue “Many, many thanks to you and to Sue and Marie-Line for setting up and running such an enjoyable holiday. We both had a great time. Both groups were fun if not a little different. With your help and enthusiasm I felt…

Chateaux Painting Holidays, France – major website update 2008

major website update 2008 I’ve been going boggled-eyed from spending days & days on the computer recently, doing a major website update. I hope you’ll find it worth a visit. Even if you’re not game for a painting course in rural France, the four-page section concerning the painting course itself is worth reading by students…

Drawing of Bach’s "Ciaccona" Partita No.2 in D minor

‘Concert at Beduer’ Graphite pencil A5 sketchbook © The Artist. During the second week of the Chateaux Painting Holidays that I lead about a week ago, there was a classical concert in the chateau itself. It was a Bach evening; a celloist who played some of the solo cello pieces with beautiful sonority. And a…

Painting Holiday Student Testimonial

An ex-student has recently written a testimonial about her experience on one of the Chateau Painting Holidays France which I run twice a year. You can read it here on her blog : http://asketchintime.blogspot.com/2008/05/holiday-to-remember.html http://asketchintime.blogspot.com/2007/08/here-are-some-pages-from-my-journal-i.html >>>>>>>>>>>> some photos of painting holiday students: Steven Brookfield : ” The most important knowledge teachers need to do good…