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Make Time for Your Art

France. Scotland. Italy

Hosted in Historic French Châteaux

Painting Destinations for Artists

Sights. Color. Fragrance. Ah, Provence.

Paint where Van Gogh painted

Seasonal Workshops

Sights. Color. Fragrance. Ah, Provence.

A Little Wine Time in the Rhône Valley

Tasting Côtes du Rhône Wines

Experience Culture, Friendship and Art

France.  Scotland. Italy

 2024 Workshops: With instructors

 Jane Hunt and Michele Usibelli  •  Debra Huse and Lisa Skelly  •  Rose Frantzen  •  Joseph Zbukvic and Lisa Wang  • 
David Shevlino and Sarah Sedwick
 
2025  •  The Dutch Cruise - Quang Ho & Adrienne Stein  •   Dave Santillanes

Stewart White Watercolor Workshop

Debra Huse and Lisa Skelly

June 21 – 29, 2024

$5,500

Join Debra Huse and Lisa Skelly as they paint the countryside and coast of Provence and Southern France.

Read out more about this here

Rose Frantzen Paints Provence

Rose Frantzen Workshop in Scotland

July 15 - 23, 2024

$5,900

Rose Frantzen returns to teach with Workshops in France after her previous workshop in southern France. Now she joins us in Scotland to share her insight into the figure and portraits and paint some of the most iconic sights and locations in the world.

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Stewart White Watercolor Workshop

Joseph Zbukvic and Lisa Wang

September 13 - 21, 2024

$5,700

Sign up now to register for the Joseph Zbukvic and Lisa Wang Workshop in a brand new location in the Languedoc. This part of France is visually stunning and unspoiled. 

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Primavera in Italy Art Retreat

David Shevlino and Sarah Sedwick

October 3—11, 2024

$5,500

Join us for a workshop with David Shevlino and Sarah Sedwick the perfect combination of location and instruction where you can master expressive, alla-prima style painting.  You will enjoy this unspoiled part of France with its incomparable beauty and regional bounty. ...

2024 Workshop Art Retreats: Uninstructed

Impressionist Provence

May 29—June 7, 2024

 $4,850

 Join us on the Impressionist Provence retreat this June. Come visit, paint and explore the iconic villages of southern France that inspired so many artists.  Contact us for information!

Majestic Scotland

July 6—12, 2024

 $5,150

Premier Art Retreat taking place at the gateway to the Highlands of Scotland where artists will have a rare opportunity to paint in the pristine and beautiful Scottish landscape with first class accommodations. Selling fast. Contact us for information!

Under the Tuscan Sky Art Retreat

Under the Tuscan Sky Retreat

Aug 29—Sept 6, 2024

$4,950

The Tuscan art retreat is a celebration of art, artists and la dolce vita in the heart of the Italian countryside. 9-day art retreat. Includes visit to Florence, Siena and other breathtaking locations.
Glorious Provence, Art retreat

Mighty Mini Art Retreat

September 24—29, 2024

$3,800.00

We are excited to welcome our artists to an enriching and compact version of our legendary art retreats. This is the perfect chateau-based art experience in the Languedoc where you can devote time to your painting...

All prices are in USD

Stewart White Watercolor Workshop

Dutch Cruise with Quang Ho and Adrienne Stein

July 3—12, 2025

$8,230

Imagine yourself experiencing two days of the best of Amsterdam with your incredible artists and experienced art guides followed by a painting retreat in a château for 7-days on a painting trip to engage with contemporary masters and learn from master artists Quang Ho and Adrienne Stein.

 

Bonjour Bootcamp Workshop

Bonjour Bootcamp

June 12— 17, 2025

 $4,900

NEW! We invite you to enjoy a fantastic bootcamp workshop where you will get to know and use the fundamentals for making great paintings and unleash the joy of creating art.

Stewart White Watercolor Workshop

Jennifer McChristian & Mike Hernandez

July 17—25, 2025

$6,150

Join instructors Jennifer McChristian and Mike Hernandez for a one of a kind workshop in Scotland. Spend 9 Idyllic days painting the landscape on the east coast of Scotland while learning from two accomplished painters.

Read out more about this here

Stewart White Watercolor Workshop

Joseph Zbukvic and Lisa Wang

September 3 – 11, 2025

$5,900

Sign up now to register for the Joseph Zbukvic and Lisa Wang Workshop in our location in Tuscany. Join this incredible team for a brand-new experience. This part of Italy is visually stunning and unspoiled.

Read more about this here.

Bonjour Bootcamp Workshop

Dave Santillanes

Oct 6—12, 2025

 $6,100

You are invited to join us for a 9-day workshop with Dave Santillanes, one of today’s most accomplished plein-air artists. Dave returns after a highly successful and sold-out workshop with rave reviews in Provence 2023. Due to the demand, we invited Dave back to lead another extraordinary plein air workshop. This time, in our newly discovered location in Southwestern France.

2025 Workshop Art Retreats: Uninstructed

Primavera in Italy Art Retreat

Petite Retreat in Fontainebleau

May 13—18, 2025

$4,400

 
Based just outside of Paris in the Fontainebleau forest. Join us for an enriching and compact version of our legendary art retreats. This is the perfect chateau-based art experience where you can devote time to your painting…
Lavender Season, Provence, Art Retreat,

Lavender Season

June 20—28, 2025

$5,100

 
Join us for our Lavender Season June 2025. It is a wonderful opportunity to paint with other artists and spend 9 idyllic days in the South of France. All while surrounded in the natural beauty and bounty of Provence in Lavender Season.
Under the Tuscan Sky Art Retreat

Under the Tuscan Sky Retreat

Sept. 14—20, 2025

$5,100

 
The Tuscan art retreat is a celebration of art, artists and la dolce vita in the heart of the Italian countryside. 7-day art retreat. Includes visit to Florence, Siena and other breathtaking locations.

All prices are in USD

Online Workshops

 

Quang Ho Online Workshop.
Recordings are now available from this Workshop

Watch these recordings for 6 months from purchase date.

 

Quang Ho Recordings

Virtual Workshop With Master Painter, Quang Ho

Recordings Available.
Order Now

Enjoy 6 months of recording access from the purchase date.

This is a unique opportunity to learn from Quang by looking over his shoulder and watching him paint while he shares his vision and the process of creating a masterful painting. Watch demos, an art talk with Quang, painting assignments, paint-alongs, Q and A sessions and learn from his critiques of participant work.

 

What’s it like at Workshops in France?

Amy shares her experience painting at the château with Workshops in France. Amy attended a workshop with instructors at the chateau near Avignon.

Guest Reviews

The workshop in France was an incredible experience. We all stay at the same chateau and it was just like one big family. Julie and Shirley go above and beyond in the hospitality. If you have I dietary issue they handle it beautifully. I learned so much from Quang Ho, it was truly a great experience. I would highly recommend going to Workshops in France.

Marion H, TX- '19, '21, '22

I remembered looking at the literature for Workshops in France at one of the Plein Air Conventions... So glad we decided on going with Julie and her great support crew, Shirley, Celeste, Kirsteen and Janice!! All artists and up for anything! They would take us to different, amazing locations to paint after the workshop which I will cover in future posts. Another word about Workshops in France. Julie and her crew take the stress out of painting in France! Especially if you are thinking of doing it for the first time. We loved the locally sourced food and wine! You really only have to concentrate on making great artwork. They do all the rest!

Robin W- '19

My stories from this incredible adventure are as expansive as the poppy fields. I am grateful for the chance that Workshops in France gave me to explore and grow and stamp 30 [years old] as one heck of a year! I am also grateful for a husband who supports my dream and wanted to help put a cherry on top of this trip with all that Paris had to offer.

Fallon D, SC- '19

2018 will make my third visit to Provence with Julie, Shirley and their wonderful helpers. I love every aspect of this true holiday. Meeting a variety of different artists, sharing ideas and learning so much from all of them, painting at whatever pace and whenever you wish are the foundations of the retreat. Add that to being driven about to stunning villages and landscapes, being wined and dined in luxury and you have a holiday you want to keep returning to. I cannot recommend the retreat more highly.

Sally B., Australia—Sept 2015, 2017, 2018 - 3 time attendee.

Thank you personally for your part in one of the highlights of my life. The experience was fun, productive, enriching, and just what I needed. You girls certainly have it all together and do a wonderful job of organizing, entertaining, and executing a perfect event. I enjoyed every day.

Gayle R., FL, USA, Tim Horn Workshop, '18

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