"Friday Market"
by Scott Burdick




"Malibu Canyon"
by Huihan Liu




"Window Falls"
by Scott Burdick




"Cloudy Day"
by Huihan Liu

Morning Session:
Morning Sessions will consist of students selecting compositions to paint, and the instructor will circulate among painters to offer individual instruction and answer questions.

Afternoon Session:
Afternoon Sessions are for independent painting. During these times, you will have a chance to review, and put into practice what you learn in the morning sessions.

Critiques
Critiques will be held twice per week or as scheduled by the instructors.

Landscape Painting Techniques

Students may work in the mediums of oil, alkyd, or acrylics. Demonstrations will be done in oils. Lectures and demonstrations will be tailored to instruct the basics of painting, including perspective drawing, composition, value and color theory, and plein-aire painting techniques. Emphasis will be on how to paint and sketch on location, so that you may have all the information you need to create or complete a more ambitious painting back in the studio. Demonstrations will be done in oils.

Painters may choose to do many small studies, or concentrate on more ambitious projects that take several days. Painting sites will also include local farms, rolling pastures, hamlets, villages and castles. Subject matter abounds at every turn.

Charming Accommodations

We have reserved for our exclusive use the beautifully restored chateau, Domaine du Haut Baran, where we will paint and enjoy all the region has to offer. Beautifully landscaped with fountains, gardens, rolling pastures and lush floral plantings, this private hotel, with surrounding grounds and winding country lane, is a painter’s dream. Located in the heart of a wine-growing region, we will also see the Lot River nearby.

Haut Baran offers the amenities one would expect in a 4-star hotel. There are seven premium bedrooms available that offer everything the American traveler has come to enjoy in a luxury accommodation. All of the tastefully decorated rooms either open directly onto the beautiful, main terrace through French doors or overlook the terrace from the second floor, with a stunning view of the rolling hills and valley below. The price of the workshop includes twin-sharing accommodation in one of these luxury rooms.

Minutes away are charming villages which we will visit for painting, shopping and a few dinner meals. We'll enjoy regional specialities such as foie gras, confit d'oie, canard and delicious, vine-ripened fruit. Not far away are Cirq Lapopie, named the most beautiful medieval village in France, and the famous cave dwellings with paintings by prehistoric man.


Small Exclusive Classes

The level of service and limited number of rooms at Haut Baran will necessarily limit the size of the class. We expect the class size to be about 12–15 participants, guaranteeing plenty of individual attention by the instructor to all.


Meals/Transportation/Tours

The Workshop Fee Includes:

• 14 Nights Lodging
• 7 Lunches & 14 Breakfasts
• 8 Gourmet Dinners with Wine
• Airport Transfer to & from Toulouse
• Local Transportation to Painting Sites & Dinner Excursions
• Two Days Shopping & Touring
• Tour Guide Services


Workshop Fee: $4,895