Courses, Workshops and Painting Holidays

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Skiathos 2012 Art Aschool	Art courses in the Alps
Watercolour painting holidays in the Lake District	Coldwell...Lancashire countryside
Paint Article January 2012	Skiathos island painting holidays
P and O Cruising Holidays	Cunards Queen Mary Two Sailing to New York

Diane King

Flexible Itinerary

“Let the water do the walking” “Beautiful Blues”

Friday

Direct flight from Manchester, (3 ½ hour flight) to be confirmed –

anticipate flight leaving 2:00 pm ish (BT) and arriving Skiathos 8:30pm ish local time

Picked up by our hosts Georgina and Demetrius and taken to Pandora Studios

Settle into Pandora Studios
Short group meeting (information about the area)

9pm - Off to Skiathos Old Town for an evening meal, Asprolithos Taverna

Saturday (Pandora Studio area)

9am to 10am - Breakfast

10am to 12:30pm – Familiarisation session

“Getting started” painting “en plein air” and photography in the area around the Pandora Studios – individual tuition

12:30pm – Lunch / Free time, visit supermarket, siesta perhaps?

4pm to 6pm - Individual painting with tuition

7:00pm – Drinks, courtyard – Pandora Studios

7:30pm – Evening meal in Taverna Skiathos Old Town overlooking the harbour sunset

Sunday (Skiathos Old Town. Church Square)

9am to 10am – Breakfast

10am to 3pm – Colour session!

Demonstrations: colour theory – demonstration of wet in wet masking salt granulation and splattering techniques

(Visit Skiathos Old Town and Church Square)

Individual tuition - Skiathos Old Town and Church Square

3pm to 6pm – Free time – (Continue painting, Old Town)

7:30pm to 8pm - Evening meal in Skiathos Old Town, Ellados Geuseis Taverna

Drinks Admiral Benbows Bar – plays 50’s, 60’s and 70’s music and is run by a couple from Barnsley

Monday (Holiday – Kanapitsa Beach)

9am to 10am – Breakfast

10:30am – Optional short beat trip to Kanapitsa Beach (boats leaves from Skiathos Old Town harbour) – (6 Euros return)

Holiday Day – Swimming, sunbathing and probably the best Greek salad on the island at the Taverna on the beach!!

Sketch books etc.. optional – relax and enjoy

4:30pm to 5pm – Returning by boat

6pm to 8pm – free time

8pm – Evening meal, local fish B/BQ – Pandora Studios

Tuesday (Troulos Beach, Local Bus Trip)

9am to 10am – Breakfast

10:30 am – Optional excursion using local bus at bus stop No3, (10 minutes away) to Troulos beach area. (Be prepared for the crush! chickens and market folks)

Returning aprox 4 to 5pm Greek time!!

Painting En Plein air; individual tution

Lunch at beach taverna

7:30pm to 8pm – Drinks – Courtyard and evening meal, local taverna

9:30pm ish – Evening visit to Mesostratoe Taverna optional visits Dim Lourgies Gallery – local artists and Ellinon Archipelagos Gallery with Tassos Biskinis

Wednesday (Hill Top Monastery, Mini bus provided)

9am to 10am – Breakfast

10am to 11am – Demonstration – composition, colour techniques pen wash

11am – Optional visit to Hill Top Monastery – (mini bus) from Pandora Studie (anticipated cost 10 Euro – 15 Euros)

1pm to 2:30pm – Break for lunch, Panarama Taverna High Mountain Views

2:30pm – Continue painting En Plein air tution

3:30pm to 4:30pm – Return to Pandora Studies

7:30pm to 8pm – (Greek time, you will be used to it by now) Evening meal in Taverna - Skiathos

Thursday (Painting En Plein air – Pandora Studies) Exhibition

9am to 10am – Breakfast

10am to 1pm – Group session – collating and finishing work – final session in Skiathos Old Town or in the area around the Pandora Studios

1pm to 4pm – Free time

4pm to 6pm – Individual tuition – demonstrations as requested – preparing for and putting up exhibition

7:00pm to 8:30pm – Critique exhibition session – Pandora Studios

8:30pm – Final Celebratory evening meal, perhaps a drink or two??

Friday

9am to 10am – Breakfast

During this morning there will be a chance for those who wish, to exhibit their work at the “Bartzi” art and community centre – (small inset attached to old port)

10am – Individual painting around studio with tuition

12pm – lunch / free time

12pm to 5pm – Free time, last bit of shopping etc. Collect work from Bartzi if necessary

5pm – Transfer to the airport

6:30pm (aprox.) – Flight home

Debbie concentrating

Christine really letting the colours flow

Enjoying the best greek salad on the island

Georgina Demetrius and Diane outside Pandora studios.

Pandora studios --double rooms small kitchen, ensuite with shower,balcony, Some with small terrace, air conditioning ,T.V.

Skiathos old town and harbour, 8mins walk away

The courtyard at Pandora studios

Street in Skiathos old town a maze of narrow cobbled streets

Art courses in the Alps

Diane will be running a painting holiday in the traditional Savoyard town of La Clusaz on the 2-7th July 2012.

La Clusaz nestles in the stunning Aravis Mountains - part of the northern French Alps, just an hour from Geneva.

Famous for incredible scenery and mountain lakes this picturesque corner of France is straight out of the Sound of music. Colourful fragrant field of flowers dominate the landscape in spring and early summer, whilst the superb russets of the autumn colour the valleys in September and October.

Diane’s alpine holiday is based at the traditional wooden Chalet, Fan la Bise. The holiday includes accommodation, airport transfers to/from Geneva, all your transport to and from painting/sketching sites, breakfasts, packed lunches and delicious 2 course evening meals with a choice of wines. Accommodation can be on a sole occupancy or shared basis depending on your preference and budget. Please email for more information and to book your place - info@artchalet.co.uk.

Draft Itinerary La Clusaz 2nd July - 7th July

Students will enjoy a creative and relaxing time, soaking up the atmosphere and unique landscape of this amazing corner of France. The following itinerary provides a rough idea of the holiday schedule, but students are free to dip in and out of the schedule to suit their mood. Throughout the week there will be tutorials involving watercolour techniques, colour theory and practice, tone and hue, composition and much more. We hope that you will return home with a sense of achievement, paintings to cherish, as well as wonderful memories of the landscape and people you may have met during your holiday away.

Our private minibus transfers you to the chalet from Geneva airport. Then after dinner we run through the holiday schedule with information on all the painting/sketching sites.

After breakfast, it's off to the painting site/s in the minibus, with a packed lunch to enjoy mid way through the day. In the afternoon it's back to the chalet for a cup of tea, and later a delicious home-cooked evening meal with wine

There is also a free day which can be enjoyed painting, walking in the hills and wandering through the local market, or a trip to the Old town in Geneva.

x2 sharing non-ensuite room - £350pp
x2 sharing ensuite room - £400pp
x1 sole occupancy non-ensuite room - £450pp
x1 sole occupancy ensuite room - £500pp
Non-painting sharing partners/friends - £50pp reduction when sharing a twin room

Residential watercolour painting holidays in the Lake District

Diane is now offering fully catered residential painting holidays set in the beautiful scenery of the Lake District.The courses are suitable for beginners, improvers and experienced students.Situated on the south facing slopes of Blencathra, The site offers an unparalled panorama of the lake district mountains and woodlands, The natural habitat of bluebells, wild garlic and red squirrels. The location is perfect for sketching and painting the stunning views whilst enjoying delicious home cooked food and good company.

To book contact Diane directly or contact Sam or Dave at info@artchalet.co.uk. or call 02081231284, or take a look www.artchalet.co.uk

Lake District 28th & 29th July 2012

includes tuition, coffee and tea with biscuits and lunch<./p>

£75pp for one day
£140pp for two days
£200 for three days

Lake District 4 night residential course 26th to 30th July 2012

includes two days of tutorial, one day off-site sketching/painting (with private chauffeured transport), accommodation and breakfast, lunch and an evenening meal everyday.

x2 sharing non-ensuite room - £350ppp
x2 sharing ensuite room - £400ppp
x1 sole occupancy non-ensuite room - £450ppp
x1 sole occupancy ensuite room - £500pp
Non-painting sharing partners/friends - £50pp reduction when sharing a twin room

Coldwell Inn Artists in Residence

Recently Diane was appointed the artist in residence at Coldwell Inn. The centre is situated amongst beautiful scenery overlooking a reservoir in the hills of Lancashire.
At the moment she is offering day workshops which include a home cooked lunch ( cost approx £35). The residential course will include trips to local beauty areas, all meals and accommodation ( £340 approx cost).

Please see the website to view the centre - www.coldwell.org.uk.

For further information contact Claire on 01282601819

Paint Article January 2012

Paint Article 2012

Skiathos

Diane is running a painting holiday in the picturesque old town of Skiathos on the beautiful greek island. Famous for its relaxing beaches, crystal blue seas, quaint old fishing town, sunshine and friendly folk!

The holiday will be based at Pandora studios, and includes flights from Manchester, transfers. Accomodation with breakfast ,tution and a full programme of optional activities. Email for more information including tariff and ensure a place! The group will be no more than ten participants. dianekingjandy@yahoo.co.uk.

P and O Cruising Holidays!

Diane has been appointed as an artist working with this world famous cruising company.
Recently travelling to the idyllic Caribbean islands of St Lucia and Antigua. Producing watercolour paintings capturing the beauty of the islands.
Another exciting adventure this summer is planned to the Norwegian Fjords and Greenland.....

Passengers sharing their paintings.