Paint
in
France
A relaxed painting and drawing holiday in the Dordogne, France
Bombel. 24290, St Amand de Coly, Dordogne, France . GPS: N45° 01.915 / E 001° 15.295 . Tel: 0033 (0)553 302405
Cost of Your
Painting Holiday
in France
A painting holiday in France designed just for you...
First and foremost, our painting holidays are designed with the most important person in mind: you. This means patient guidance and encouragement from our tutors, and great food and ambiance provided by us, the Fisher family.
The cost...
Here are the costs for your painting holiday in France:
(prices for the five day/six night painting holiday are per person and include B&B accommodation based on two people sharing a centrally-heated, double or twin en suite bedroom on a 4pm Sunday to 10am Saturday basis).
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€/Euro |
Five day/six night residential painting holiday
(Accommodation included, per person, based on two people sharing a room):
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695 |
875 |
One, Two and Three-day courses
(Per person, per day. B&B accommodation available): |
120 |
150 |
Non-painting friend or partner
(five day/six night):
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395 |
495 |
B&B accommodation (per room, per night):
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35 |
50 |
Return airport transfers:
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60 |
75 |
Single occupancy supplement
(an en-suite room to yourself):
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195 |
245 |
Painting & Cooking Holiday
(five day/six night residential. Day courses from £130): |
695 |
875 |
To book a painting holiday, email us with your desired dates. |
We collect you from either Limoges airport or Brive la Gaillarde train station in our own vehicles each Sunday and return you there the following Saturday for a fixed fee of £60 per individual (or £75 per couple).
This service is timed to meet the lunchtime (arr 13:05/dep 13:25) Ryanair flight from London Stansted or one of the early afternoon (arr 14:30-ish/dep 11:00 or later) trains. If you want a transfer at another time or on another day, please EMAIL US or Tel: 0033 (0)553 302405 in order to discuss the possibilities.
Transfers are conducted on a first come first served basis, therefore, detailed dates and times are to be agreed with us prior to booking your holiday. Limoges airport is 1hr 30mins away by car and you won’t reach Bombel until gone 15:00, so please make sure you have made arrangements for your lunch
The optimum number of participants on a course is eight, but sometimes we have fewer than that and occasionally take up to twelve.
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Our artists...
Take expert guidance and tuition from our expert artists Lynn Ralph and Richard Harby. They will take you to some wonderful local sites where you will be spoilt for choice when it comes to painterly subject matter.
...will boost your confidence...
Using a combination of demonstration and dedicated individual tuition they will highlight the areas in your painting and drawing that need a little tweaking, and boost your confidence by pointing out the good points and showing you how you can make improvements.
Eating...
Of course, you're not just here to dabble - other less esoteric demands have to be met, and I'm talking about food: the Dordogne is a veritable hub of gastronomy, so you can eat out at any one of the several hundred local restaurants or auberges.
However, you might want to stay with us and have your meals cooked for you by our chef for a modest supplement. In fact, why not combine the two and have an eclectic week of dining out and eating in?
We can also provide a picnic lunch either for you to take with you, or for us to bring to you 'in the field'.
Our
prices include everything you'll need on a residential painting holiday in France:
- Tuition in English
- Paints
- Brushes
- Canvas and paper
- Easels
- Stools
- Transportation to and from painting sites
- B&B in centrally heated en suite bedrooms (5 day/6 night painting holiday)
- Lunch & Dinner (5 day/6 night painting holiday)
Skills you'll be learning on your painting holiday in France:
- Perspective
- How to see
- Chiaroscuro (the use of light and dark)
- Preliminary sketches
- Proportion
- Preparing various supports
- Pictorial composition
- Mount cutting
- Colour basics
Depending on your particular style, you'll use a range of media, such as:
- Watercolour
- Pastel (dry and oil)
- Acrylic
- Oil
- Pencil (monotone & colour)
- Gouache
- Charcoal