Perspective drawing. A huge topic. Probably best explained with a series of drawings. A student confessed to me the other day that whenever she went out sketching, perspective drawing was always a problem. She always sat exactly opposite her subject in order to minimise the perspective. Clever eh? I suggested we ran through some [...]
Step by step Watercolour tutorial of the village of Villeneuvette. This will be one of our en plein air locations this summer for our Painting Holidays in France. It looks so different in the winter months. Sunny but cold. You'll find the full history of this fascinating location on our Blog. Click here [...]
One of the many positive aspects of setting up our painting holidays in France is the on-going research and exploration that we do to refine the itineraries for each of our holidays. We are very lucky to have some beautiful locations on our doorstep, but, what we often think will be the perfect location does [...]
January 2018. Montagu, Western Cape, South Africa. We've been visiting Monica's family over Christmas which has been a new experience for me - my first 'hot' Christmas. Looking at the weather currently lashing Europe, it was a good move. While we were here we visited the Montagu Nature Garden and Hugo De Wet, proprietor [...]
Here at Painting in France, I have been teaching the intricacies of Watercolour Painting for many years. I've been happy applying washes, working wet into wet, wet onto dry - until a few weeks ago when I decided to take the plunge and try working in oils. Up until now I confess that I've steered [...]
Painting holidays and workshops in the south of France. Here's a photographic montage of some of the highlights from both en plein air days and studio time throughout the year. As you can see from the photos, we've certainly had lots of variety with a wide range of subjects being drawn and painted. We're busy [...]
A warm autumn afternoon here in the Languedoc, with our painting workshops in France alongside the Canal du Midi - and what better way of passing a few hours. Le Somail is a beautiful setting with a number of small cafes and restaurants placed around the central bridge. In the 17th century, the town was [...]
Excellent news to see that we've made 'Holiday of the month' in the summer edition of Leisure Painter magazine and we've already had bookings through this - Thank you Leisure Painter! The next weeks for our Painting holidays in France are in September, just after the main heat of the summer has eased. The dates are [...]
The end of May and temperatures are rising here in the Languedoc. This week we've been busy every day with painting holiday guests and regulars - painting en plein air as well as two studio days. Scenes have varied from fast flowing rivers to ancient watermills and restored wind mills. What's proved popular is [...]
Ah, the joys of dog ownership....Millie, our Springer Spaniel is our constant companion whether galloping around the vineyards or lounging in an old armchair in the studio. She's 3 years old and so long overdue for a proper 'sitting'. In this digital age it's so easy to take lots of reference photos until you're happy [...]
