Painting Holiday Details
We offer art painting holidays in the UK for artists who want time, space and expert guidance to develop their landscape painting. Our 5-day painting holidays and weekend painting retreats are designed as immersive creative experiences, combining focused tuition with the freedom to work en plein air in inspiring countryside. Based in the Peak District, UK, these painting holidays allow artists to slow down, observe closely and respond directly to the landscape through paint.
5-Day Painting Holidays
Our residential painting holidays run for six days from Sunday to Friday. This includes 5 nights accommodation and 4 days painting.
Arrival takes place on the Sunday afternoon. You’ll be welcomed with drinks and refreshments, and have time to settle into your room before our evening meal.
Monday to Thursday are our tutored painting days. Each day starts with a lovely breakfast: you can choose a hearty full English, or something lighter if preferred.
We aim to start travelling to location by 9/9.30am each day. If the weather’s bad we would start painting in our beautiful studio space which benefits from lots of natural light. We will be working with pure oil paint, a palette knife and a brush if required.
The painting day consists of a fully tutored morning and afternoon session, complete with demos and individual guidance, plus lunch of course. We aim for you to paint one picture in the morning and another in the afternoon each day. Each day will end with an evening meal and drinks, and the chance to socialise or relax as you wish.
After a nice breakfast on Friday morning we will have a group crit, and I will be pointing you in the directions that will be most helpful to your work. This is constructive help and not a competition - we want you to get the maximum out of this course!
Before you head home we’ll get your paintings ready for transport, using our ingenious method that takes up minimum space while preventing stains and rubs.
Weekend Painting Retreats
Our weekend painting holidays include 3-4 nights accommodation and two full days painting.
Arrival takes place late Friday afternoon with a drinks welcome, time to settle into your room, and a catered evening meal.
Saturday and Sunday are our tutored painting days. After a hearty breakfast (or something lighter if preferred), we'll set off at 9/9.30 for our location.
Each day will comprise of a fully tutored morning and afternoon painting session (plus lunch in between). You'll experience demo's individual guidance from expert artist Colin Halliday. We'll be working with pure oil paint, a palette knife, and a brush if required.
Each day will end with an evening meal and drinks, and the chance to socialise or relax as you wish. You can choose whether to leave on the Sunday evening, or after breakfast on the Monday morning.
What's included in your painting holiday
Our holidays are an all-inclusive experience, designed to help you progress with your painting and unleash your creativity through a luxurious and relaxing experience.
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All of your paints, materials and canvases are included, there’s no hidden charges
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We can provide you with painting clothes
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The holiday is fully catered to a high standard: your breakfast, lunch, evening meals and drinks are included
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Bedding and towels are provided
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Bodywash and shampoo/conditioner are provided.
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Transport to all painting locations
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Set up and packing away of your materials
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On-site parking
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Collection from and drop off to a local train station (we recommend Uttoxeter) if needed