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People and Places: A Painting Retreat

07.09.2020 - 11.09.2020 Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Heather Ford painting, portrait, nature, landscape, garden, drawing 800 GBP

Portraiture and the human figure coupled with stunning landscapes, gardens and architecture have captured the imagination and inspired many artists over the centuries.

AIMS

We will begin our art retreat by looking at a variety of paintings from different times and places for inspiration. Each day will have a different focus making full use of our beautiful surroundings. We will make drawings and colour studies in the mornings and spend the afternoons in the art room developing our paintings inspired by our studies. We will use a range of drawing and painting materials.

• Five days’ tuition, seven nights’ accommodation

• Full board with continental breakfast, light lunch and evening meal with wine.

• Art supplies provided but people are expected to bring their own sketch books.

• Maximum six participants

• £800: price per person, based on a double room with en suite or shared bathroom

• £450: price for non-painting partners

Heather Ford

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Heather Ford

Heather Ford was awarded a BA (Honours) degree in Graphic Design at the London College of Printing i... read on

Heather Ford was awarded a BA (Honours) degree in Graphic Design at the London College of Printing in 1977. She worked in the commercial field, as a graphic designer, in London for 15 years. She attained a Post Graduate Certificate in Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, in 1994 and she taught art and design in England for 15 years. Heather moved to Muscat, Oman in 2010 where she taught painting, drawing, sculpture and collage for eight years. She became an active member of the Omani art scene where she was continually inspired by its rich culture. She exhibited in a variety of major art exhibitions in Muscat. She retired from teaching in August 2018 and returned to the UK. Originally from Somerset, Heather now lives in Stoke-Sub-Hamdon where she is a full time practising artist, specializing in portraiture. She is an active member of the arts community running art workshops at the Ilminster Arts Centre.

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Dates
6 – 10 July 2020

Artist
Heather Ford

Host
Tess Goodliffe

Location
Logis de Canteau, Paizay le Tort, 79500 Melle, France

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The art retreat is taking place in a 17th century manor house in Deux-Sevres in France.
Seven night’s full board accommodation will be provided: meals include a continental breakfast, light lunch and evening meal with wine. Coffee, tea and refreshments will be available during the day. Teaching will take place from Monday 6 July to Friday 10 July.
Art materials such as acrylic paints, canvas boards and drawing materials will be available but please bring your own sketch book and any specific favourite materials you like to use.

A Typical day
08.30 - 09.30 Continental breakfast
09.30 - 12.30 Morning session. Making drawings and colour studies, in surrounding areas, using

a sketch book. Includes a short tea/coffee break.

12.30 - 13.30 Light lunch
13.30 - 16.30 Afternoon session. Working on a painting in the studio that has been
inspired by exploratory studies. Includes short tea/coffee break.
16.30 - 17.00 Reflection. Sharing ideas and reflecting on the day’s activities.
19.00 Dinner
There is a saltwater swimming pool so bring your swimwear.

Price: £800 (price per person, based on a double room with en suite or shared bathroom); £450 price for non-painting partners.
Extra nights’ accommodation is available at £50 per person per night.
Non-refundable deposit of £250 (whether for participants or non-painting partners) to confirm your place.
Balance needs to be paid 6 weeks prior to the start of the course (i.e. by 30 May).

Travel:
By air: Limoges airport is about an hour and 40 minutes away; there are flights Mondays and Fridays from Bristol (Ryanair). La Rochelle airport is about an hour and 15 minutes away; there are flights from Southampton on Wednesdays and Saturdays (Flybe). There are daily flights from Exeter to Paris (Flybe).
By ferry: We are about a four-hour drive from St Malo and five hours from Le Havre.
By train: There are regular TGV trains from Paris Montparnasse or Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to Poitiers (about an hour away; Niort station is 40 minutes away).

Airport/train pick up available – free within a 60 km radius (i.e. from Niort or Poitiers) and a fee of 25 euros each way (per car trip not passenger) for pick up and drop off at La Rochelle and Limoges airports.

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