Typical programme

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.

Take a look at some video clips of the courses here: Course clips 2011

Sunday

   

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

20:00
Dinner

Monday

08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast

09:00 - 12:30
Introduction
Composition, proportions
focus, tonal values 
Charcoal
Vence Old Town

12:30 - 14:30
Lunch

15:30 - 18:30
Acrylic underpainting
Compostion and Tonal Values

19:30
Dinner

Tuesday

07:00 - 09:00
Breakfast

09:00 - 12:30
Oil painting
Colour mixing, palette control
Relating colours

12:30 - 14:30
Lunch

15:30 - 18:30
Oil painting - full colour

19:30
Dinner

Wednesday

08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast

09:00 - 12:30
All day excursion
Persective - drawing
Street scenes
La Haut de Cagnes

12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
On location

14:00 - 17:30
All day excursion
Watercolour - tonal values
Street scenes
La Haut de Cagnes

19:30
Dinner

Thursday

08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast

09:00 - 12:30
Stree scenes in Vence Old Town
Capturing people

12:30 - 14:30
Lunch

14:30 - 17:30
Live model,
charcoal, acrylic, watercolour

Free Evening

Friday

07:00 - 09:00
Optional
"Early bird" Breakfast session
Acrylic or watercolour
Sunrise

09:à0 - 12:30
Portraits
Acrylic, Watercolour or charcoal

12:30 - 14:30
Lunch 

14:30 - 17:30
Portraits
Acrylic, Watercolour or charcoal

19:30
Dinner

Saturday

08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast

09:00 - 12:00
All day excursion
Landscape / Street scenes
St Paul or Tourrettes

12:30 - 14:00
Lunch on Location

16:00 - 18:00
Finishing works

18:00
Exhibition of participant's work

19:30
Dinner

Slide show
of the
Course Photos

Sunday

08:00 - 11:00
Breakfast

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