Feb 23, 2020 | Art News, art retreat, painting holiday, painting workshop, Provence, Tips, Tips for Artists, travel, Workshop News
Joaquin Sorolla, “Spanish Lights”. For anyone attending one of our two Lavender Art Retreats near Aix-en-Provence this summer, there will be an extra special added event: the Hôtel de Caumont Art Centre in Aix-en-Provence will be presenting an exhibition...
Jan 23, 2020 | Americans in Paris, art courses, Art News, art retreat, instructors, painting holiday, painting workshop, personal enhancement, Provence, travel, Workshop News
Americans in Paris, George Gershwin and Gene Kelly When Workshops in France partners with Vanessa Rothe Fine Art to present the historical workshop Americans In Paris Paint Provence in September of this year, we will be following a tradition that goes well beyond...
Jan 10, 2020 | couples travel, painting holiday, painting workshop, personal enhancement, travel, travel tips
At Workshops in France, we are often asked if it’s ok if a non-painting partner comes too and we say, “Absolutely!” We have had husbands and wives, mothers and daughters, sisters and friends at our workshops and art retreats in the past and everyone...
Jun 14, 2018 | Tips Tricks and Art Hacks, art materials, art retreat, painting holiday, painting workshop, personal enhancement
Read how the pencil gets its designation. It’s a French thing – how appropriate! The mighty pencil, is it H or B or HB and what does it mean? H is from HAUT. It means HIGH. There is a high quantity of binder creating a harder lead with less graphite...
Mar 19, 2018 | Tips Tricks and Art Hacks, Art News, art retreat, painting holiday, painting holiday, Places, Provence, Relax, Workshop News
The Choice of an Instructed Workshop or Uninstructed Retreat? Instructed Workshop or Uninstructed Retreat – what’s the difference and what’s the correct choice? Since I have done both I thought I would share my insight. I first attended one of...
