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/five 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 Monday to 10am Saturday basis).
How to pay Terms and Conditions |
April/May/June
Sept/Oct
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July/August |
All inclusive Five Day/Five Night residential painting holiday
(per person, based on two people sharing a room): |
€895 |
€995 |
One, Two, Three & Four-Day multi-day courses
(Per person, per day.
Additional B&B accommodation available on request. Evening meal €17 per day): |
€130 |
€140 |
Non-painting friend or partner
(Five day/five night - lunch @ €12 & dinner @ €17 per person per day): |
€395 |
€445 |
B&B accommodation (Multi-day courses - at venue or local B&B. Per person, per night):
|
€45 |
€50 |
Return airport/rail transfers
(Per person. Agreed times only - see below. Email us prior to booking tickets) : |
€75
|
€90 |
Single occupancy supplement
(five day/five night - for a dedicated en-suite room): |
€195 |
€245 |
|
€895 |
€995 |
RETURN AIRPORT/RAIL TRANSFERS:
We pick you up in our own seven-seater vehicle each Monday afternoon and drop you off the following Saturday morning. Destinations include Limoges airport, and Brive la Gaillarde and Sarlat train stations (see details of our airport and rail transfers).
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. Detailed dates and times are to be agreed with us prior to booking your travel arrangements, so please do not
book tickets until you've agreed them with us.
ACCOMMODATION:
Accommodation is normally on-site, but, under exceptional circumstances, 1 & 2 day guests may be accommodated at a very pleasant nearby B&B 5km away.
NUMBERS:
The optimum number of participants on a course is six, but sometimes we have fewer than that and have occasionally taken up to ten.
ITINERARY:
The itinerary may be subject to change according to the seasons and local weather and
is variable in order to take advantage of regional festivals and holidays.
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Our artists...
Take expert guidance and tuition from our expert artists Lynn Ralph and . 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 & Paper
- Easels
- Stools
- Aprons (incl your very own logo'd apron)
- Transportation to and from painting sites
- Centrally heated en suite bedrooms (5 day/5 night painting holiday)
- Lunch & Dinner (5 day/5 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