One of the many positive aspects of setting up our painting holidays in France is the on-going research and exploration that we do to refine the itineraries for each of our holidays. We are very lucky to have some beautiful locations on our doorstep, but, what we often think will be the perfect location does [...]
January 2018. Montagu, Western Cape, South Africa. We've been visiting Monica's family over Christmas which has been a new experience for me - my first 'hot' Christmas. Looking at the weather currently lashing Europe, it was a good move. While we were here we visited the Montagu Nature Garden and Hugo De Wet, proprietor [...]
Here at Painting in France, I have been teaching the intricacies of Watercolour Painting for many years. I've been happy applying washes, working wet into wet, wet onto dry - until a few weeks ago when I decided to take the plunge and try working in oils. Up until now I confess that I've steered [...]
Painting holidays and workshops in the south of France. Here's a photographic montage of some of the highlights from both en plein air days and studio time throughout the year. As you can see from the photos, we've certainly had lots of variety with a wide range of subjects being drawn and painted. We're busy [...]
A warm autumn afternoon here in the Languedoc, with our painting workshops in France alongside the Canal du Midi - and what better way of passing a few hours. Le Somail is a beautiful setting with a number of small cafes and restaurants placed around the central bridge. In the 17th century, the town was [...]
Excellent news to see that we've made 'Holiday of the month' in the summer edition of Leisure Painter magazine and we've already had bookings through this - Thank you Leisure Painter! The next weeks for our Painting holidays in France are in September, just after the main heat of the summer has eased. The dates are [...]
The end of May and temperatures are rising here in the Languedoc. This week we've been busy every day with painting holiday guests and regulars - painting en plein air as well as two studio days. Scenes have varied from fast flowing rivers to ancient watermills and restored wind mills. What's proved popular is [...]
I've realised that I'm not averse to some winter sunshine, and there was plenty during our family visit to South Africa - Montagu, Western Cape to be exact. While I was there, I was invited to join a local painting group on a couple of occasions. Painting en plein air had been discussed but the 'stoep' [...]
Autumn in the air and what I love about this area is that the sun keeps shining – most of the time. Last week, I was out painting en plein air and making our first video tutorial with a good friend of ours who happens to be a drone pilot. Exciting stuff. We storyboarded our [...]
We all know that summer in the south of France is to be envied. Long hot summer days, often with a cooling breeze that makes the searing days more bearable. But, an often forgotten season is autumn and my favourite time in the south of France. The heat mellows to a pleasant warmth, and the [...]
