May 15, 2019 | painting holiday, Tips Tricks and Art Hacks, travel, Workshop News
Staying in touch… “Can You Hear Me Now?” You are coming to France, Italy or anywhere in Europe for a one-of-a-kind art retreat, and will be immersed in the color, sight, sensation and utter creation of the experience. You don’t want it marred...
Feb 23, 2019 | art materials, Art News, painting holiday, travel, Workshop News
The Unusual Origin. Indian yellow is a strong transparent pigment favored by many artists for its tinting properties. This yellow-orange color’s most alluring characteristic is that it can be used to warm up a color. Added to pink it makes that color turn red. Added...
Nov 13, 2018 | Tips Tricks and Art Hacks, art materials, art retreat, painting holiday, painting workshop
The color of Humility and Holiness Look in your paint box and you’ll no doubt find Ultramarine Blue, the most widely sold color after white. Artists have adored this blue pigment for millennia. We forget sometimes that paint is simply ground up minerals mixed...
Jul 21, 2018 | Workshop News, Art News, art retreat, painting holiday, painting workshop, personal enhancement, Provence
Scholarship Recipient 2019: Kyle Ma Workshops in France is awarding a full scholarship to one of our retreats or workshops in 2019. We look at the artist’s work, his or her passion for painting, level of production and what he or she might attain by attending...
Jun 13, 2018 | personal enhancement, art retreat, painting holiday, Places, Relax, Uncategorized
Does the idea of coming to an art retreat scare you? Over the years we have heard people say that when they first came to one of our workshops or retreats that they were nervous. Their nervousness stemmed from things like flying, traveling alone, and the general...
May 23, 2018 | Tips Tricks and Art Hacks, Art News, art retreat, painting holiday, Places, Provence
Traveling with Art Supplies The Workshops in France team has taken the mystery out of traveling with art supplies. The TSA has imposed rules about traveling with all kinds of things, including paints. Every now and again, your bag might be the one that is chosen for a...
