2024 AND 2025 PAINTING HOLIDAY in BRITTANY, FRANCE
Enjoy Brittany like never before on a lovely painting holiday in Pont Aven- La Cité des Peintres (the city of painters), a little town in French Brittany’s Finistère region where post-impressionist Paul Gauguin loved to paint. This all media painting holiday is for artists of all levels. You’ll have a choice between watercolours, drawing, gouache or more experienced painters: Acrylics, oils, pastels. Tutor: Marie Remond.
What’s included?
A lovely week in Pont Aven with Tuition.
Art materials: Paper, paints, paintbrushes (/pencils if drawing, pastels, etc.) + other small accessories available from tutor.
Art equipment: Board, stool, optional easel (if working with acrylics or oil).
7 nights SINGLE ROOM accommodation in Pont Aven with breakfast.
ALL MEALS (except on the free day) or Breakfast only option.
Important: You must be able to walk at a normal pace around town and on our outings.
This art holiday in Brittany, France is limited from 4 to 6 participants.
NEXT YEAR’S DATES: JULY 23 - 30 2025
PRICES:
£175 at booking. The remainder 90 days prior to the holiday.
Please note: A knee surgery or your son’s wedding could pop up after you book! This is why our booking payments are transferrable for a period of 24 months after the date of purchase under our Terms.
EVERYTHING LISTED INCLUDED IN THE HOLIDAY.
You are coming on your own (like most participants). ENSUITE ROOM in SINGLE OCCUPANCY:
£175 Booking Payment + £1590 for the week: BREAKFAST ONLY. (You pay for your meals separately; Perfect for light eaters or special diets).
£175 Booking Payment + £1890 for the week. ALL RESTAURANT MEALS INCLUDED (except on the free day).
You are coming with a PAINTING FRIEND and wish to share an ENSUITE ROOM:
Per person £175 Booking Payment + £1290 for the week: BREAKFAST ONLY. (You pay for your meals separately; Perfect for light eaters or special diets).
Per person £175 Booking Payment + £1590 for the week. ALL RESTAURANT MEALS INCLUDED (except on the free day).
Coming with a NON-PAINTER? £175 Booking payment + 50% off in shared room with person they’re accompanying. (Everything listed included except for art materials and equipment).
Not included: Getting to Brittany accommodation. City tax (+-£2.5/n). Meals. Personal travel insurance. Minibar consumption (if applicable).
WEEKLY SCHEDULE for this 2024 and 2025 Brittany painting holiday:
Day 1: Tutor and participants meet in Pont Aven. Wine welcome. Dinner outing.
Day 2: Breakfast at the house. After breakfast, watercolours demo for beginners. Participants using other mediums will do a still life. Then, the group will do a morning preparatory sketching/painting of boats in Pont Aven. Lunch at a local restaurant. Painting boats in the afternoon. Free time and dinner.
Day 3: Breakfast at the house. Morning preparatory sketching/painting of a lovely river scene. Lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon painting the river scene. Free time. Dinner.
Day 4: After breakfast, the group will sketch/paint a lovely Pont Aven church. Lunch, then the afternoon will be spent painting the church. Free time and dinner.
Day 5: Breakfast. Free day to relax, sketch, paint, walk around, shop, eat out… (No meals on the free day).
Day 6: Breakfast, then mid-morning sketching/painting of a stony street scene. Time for lunch, then afternoon painting the street scene.
Day 6: Breakfast, then morning sketching/painting by the water. Lunch, then afternoon painting by the water.
Day 7: Breakfast and goodbyes.
Mobility: If you are generally relatively fit, you can skip this part.
Test: I can walk 15 minutes at a time and climb one flight of stairs without it being strenuous.