Painting Holidays

 

For ten years Michael Richardson Fine Art has been organising painting holidays for groups up to 40 artists on a non-tutored basis mainly for professional or serious amateur plein air painters. Transport is normally by modern air-conditioned motor coach with assembly at or near one of the UK channel ports for the crossing to Europe. The events are run by Kate Borg as the tour manager who has fifteen years experience as a courier and tour guide.

Past venues include Amsterdam, Paris, Honfleur, Dinan, Brugges, Fecamp Saumur and St Valery-sur-Somme.

If you are involved with a painting society or group and would like an estimate for a holiday tailored to your requirements please write to us through the contact page.

Holidays in 2008

The Ile-de-Re and La Rochelle, France, June 5th- June 12th. This will be the seventh time that we have taken the Wapping Group of Artists and their friends to continental Europe and it is always gratifying to see their work exhibited in prestigious exhibitions on their return.


 

Report on the Ile de Re holiday.

The weather gods were kind and the beautiful island of Ile de Re provided a wide variety of motifs for the painters, many of whom were still working late into the long warm evenings. Harbour scenes abounded as well as beach and cafe views. Antique shops, old cars, boules players, and architectural scenes were chosen as were restaurant interiors and the local abbey. Time passed quickly during the coach trips with painting videos by well known artists providing entertainment and food for thought!

Further trips are at the planning stage including several in which the painters will fly and their luggage and painting equipment will go on ahead by road to ease the passage through the airports.

Watch this space and write to me if you would like to be added to the mailing list. (At present this consists of professional as well as talented amateur artists and their partners)

2009

No holidays are planned for this year due to the exchange rate being so unfavourable. We will monitor this and hope to be able to offer something in 2010!

2010

We are going to Dinan in June from the 11th to the 17th. The painting oppotunities include the canalised River Rance and the surrounding fishing villages. More details will be posted here shortly.