And this acrylic of a house in sunshine, not a demonstration painting:
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.
Chateaux Painting Holidays Newsletter 2011
A warm Bonjour to everyone from us at CHATEAUX PAINTING HOLIDAYS 🙂 I hope you are not surprised to get this newsletter! Maybe it will give something to smile about once or twice a year. It contains a few tips to help your own personal painting practice as well as news of us. You email…
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…
Eager Students of the Art
From a recent week Chateaux Painting Holiday, France Eager Less Eager, Sue Cope the assistant 😉 Chris Sharland Chris Sharland
Roses at Beduer
‘Ronsard Roses at Beduer’ watercolour 30 x 40cm (approx 12 x 16 inches). © adam cope Painted at Chateau de Beduer as a demonstation whilst teaching at Chateaux Painting Holidays, France . This old fashion rose is named after the French Renaissance poet Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585) Mignonne, allons voir si la rose A Cassandre…
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 Courses in France
I’m back from teaching two painting courses at the chateau de beduer. All went well. We have over thirty percent student return-rate (as we’ve been running since 1998, it’s always nice to see familar faces & old friends), which counts for us. Nice to be able to say that we are recommended by Time Out…
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 : https://asketchintime.blogspot.com/2008/05/holiday-to-remember.html https://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…