Typical Programme

Starting Saturday 

The programme below is an example of what to expect but not neccessarily exactly.

The course covers a variety of mediums and subject matter, all are optional - you may work in any medium you wish and paint any subject you wish. The aim of this type of programme is to give you the skills to be able to paint anything you see and to be able to interpretate it with your feelings and style, therefore all sessions are painting from life, ie landscapes, street scenes, live model & portrait. 

There are demonstrations from Mitch atleast once a day and one-to-one guidance through out the course.

As you can see it's quite a packed programme, however you ar free to do as much or as little as you wish. You are here to enjoy your holiday as well as learn to paint and we will do everything we can to ensure you have a great time.

Saturday

 

 

 

Arrivals - we meet you at
the airport, rail station or
nearby location.

20:00
Dinner

Sunday

08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast

09:00 - 12:00
Introduction
Composition, proportions
focus, tonal values 

12:30 - 14:30
Lunch

15:30 - 18:30
Colour - Oil
Mixing, Relating, Harmony
Colour wheel, Complimentery,
Palette control

20:00
Dinner

Monday

07:00 - 09:00
Optional
"Early bird" breakfast session
Oil painting
light and atmosphere

09:30 - 12:30
Oil painting - full colour
Harmony, balance,
Brush stroke

12:30 - 14:30
Lunch

16:30 - 19:30
Oil painting - full colour
Finishing details

20:00
Dinner

Tuesday

08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast

09:00 - 12:00
Persective - drawing
Street scenes in
Vence Old town

12:30 - 14:30
Lunch 

15:30 - 18:30
Perspective - Watercolour
Steet scenes - Tourrettes

Free Evening

Wednesday

08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast

09:00
All day excursion
Watercolour & sepia crayon
Street scenes - people

12:30
Lunch on location

End: 18:00
All day excursion
Pure Watercolour
Light and atmosphere

20:00
Dinner

Thursday

07:00 - 09:00
Optional
"Early bird" Breakfast session
Acrylic painting - capturing
the moment

09:30 - 12:30
Acrylics, wet-in-wet, glazing,
scumbling.
Loose & free

12:30 - 14:30
Lunch 

16:30 - 19:30
Live model, charcoal, acrylic,
watercolour
Proportions - skin tones

20:00
Dinner

Friday

08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast

09:30 - 12:00
Portraits - Acrylic

12:30 - 14:30
Lunch 

15:30 - 18:30
Finishing portraits
and other works

18:30
Exhibition of participant's work

20:00
Dinner

Slide show
of the
Course Photos

Saturday

08:00 - 11:00
Breakfast

Sadly, time to depart.
We return you to the airport
or other nearby location.