Art Painting Holidays / Courses in the Lake District in Keswick with famous Cumbrian Artist Colin Halliday. I would like to invite you to come onto one of our art painting holidays / courses and learn to paint the world as it is in the moment, by visiting some of my secret spaces and painting outside in the clean air; but to experience it fully we have scheduled programmes in every season of the year, and just to top this all off…you will have access to one of the Lakes Districts most well-known Artists Colin Halliday. The benefits of coming with us on this art painting adventure. • The time of year is chosen for the best light, colours and weather (remember it is the Lakes and the weather can be interesting!!) for painting outdoors • The number of students is usually 6 – 14 • At the start of your course you will have the chance to discuss your own personal goals and aims for the course • If you have some painting and drawing experience, Colin will help you to develop your existing painting and drawing skills as well as giving you useful tips to help you develop new skills and techniques • If you are a complete beginner Colin will help you with the basics and will set you off on a path to developing your own artists personality • Colin will be on hand to advise you on light, space, lines, balance, weight, saturation, tone, shine and colour • You will also learn how to eliminate creative blocks and draw out your unique painting style • You are free to choose to paint in oils or acrylics, or any other mixed medium • Colin's tuition style is very relaxed and he does not believe in following painting rules exactly, but if a guest wants more guidance he is always on hand to help Suitability • Suitable for all, from complete novices who are curious and have never lifted a paint brush to budding artists and the more advanced • If you are travelling with a friend who does not wish to take part in the painting lessons, there are plenty of non-painting activities in the area such as walking with Chris, as he takes the non-painting customers on a walk everyday About the course We are bringing you all to the Lakes, a favourite painting location of mine; painting from locations many people do not know about, years of experience means we know where the best locations are. You will be staying in very comfortable accommodation in central Keswick, close to all other amenities. We will be taking you to locations after breakfast, and lunch will be provided on location so we can carry on painting. I am hoping to get you all painting at least two paintings each day so if you are doing five days you could go home with ten new paintings which you could sell and more than pay for your course! We will send you a full list of materials needed but some equipment will be provided by us and for an extra charge we can supply paint and canvases. There are some top tips about your set up which I have learnt from all my years of practice and once you are booked on these will be shared, so your journey starts even before you get here. A full list of everything you need to bring will be provided. After initial introductions we will head out on location where I will give a demonstration but you are of course welcome to start yourself. I will complete a small canvas landscape in about 30 minutes and then help you all get set up. Everyone gets my utmost attention and help. I want to free you all up and impart as much of my knowledge as I can over the time spent together. I have developed this way of working over many years of hard work but have every faith you will walk away with some of your own paintings you will be very proud of. There will also be in depth discussions and fun discussions over dinner and drinks later. Whilst I am using Oils and want to encourage you all to do the same, something we also can offer is acrylics and mixed media and again I can demonstrate that for you, it’s a different approach to oil so if you really fancied it you could even do a bit of both, one day Oils the next Acrylic and mixed media and see what works for you. Again, a list of materials needed will be provided or for an extra charge we can provide those as well. At the end of each day we will go back to our studio and have a short group critique session, then back for clean-up and dinner and drinks. At the end of your course, be it a one day or two and a half days or the full five-day programme I will give each of you an individual one to one critique session and hope to galvanise what is good with your painting style and develop a way forward to enhance your artistic skills further. We want this to be one the best learning and growing experiences you have ever had, and perhaps come back and paint another season with us. I have taught a few Art groups recently and feedback tells me it is one of their best experiences. For your partners or friends If you want to bring partners or friends on the programme then please feel free to as daily walks around Borrowdale will be offered to people who want to explore the area further, as you can see from the pictures on our web site of Borrowdale and the surrounding area, no wonder UNESCO awarded the Lakes District World Heritage site status… What’s included on the 5-day programme? 5 full days of painting tuition 4 nights’ accommodation 4 breakfasts and 5 lunches 4 dinners with wine Take your paintings home with you What’s included on the 2-day programme? 2 full days of painting tuition 2 nights’ accommodation 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches and 2 dinners with wine Take your paintings home with you What’s included on the 1-day programme? 1 full days of painting tuition Lunch Take your paintings home with you Where we stay Our accommodation is located right in the heart of Keswick Keswick, situated between the huge bulk of Skiddaw and the gentle beauty of Derwent water, has become the major centre for tourism in the northern Lake District. This pretty market town offer a wide range of attractions for visitors, from shops and restaurants to museums and walking around its many fells, lakes and valleys. When do we run the holidays / courses? Option 1 - 5-day course The 5-day programmes run on the following dates and times Spring– 1100 on the 29th April 2019 to 1600 on the 3rd May 2019 Summer– 1100 on the 1st July 20 19 to 1600 on the 5th July 2019 Autumn– 1100 on the 4th November 2019 to 1600 on the 8th November 2019 Winter– 1100 on the 27th January 2020 to 1600 on the 31st January 2020 Price list Your own room - £1295 Shared room – £1195 Partner or friend not taking part in the painting - £795 Option 2 – 2-day courses The 2-day programmes run on the following dates and times Spring Option one –1100 on the 29th April 2019 to 1300 on the 1st May 20 19 Option two –1400 on the 1st May 2019 to 1600 on the 3rd May 2019 Summer Option one – 1100 on the 1st July 2019 to 1300 on the 3rd July 2019 Option two –1400 on the 3rd July 2019 to 1600 on the 5th July 2019 Autumn Option one – 1100 on the 4th November 2019 to 1300 on the 6th November 2019 Option two - 1400 on the 6th November 2019 to 1600 on the 8th November 2019 Winter Option one – 1100 on the 27th January 2020 to 1300 on the 29th January 2020 Option two –1400 on the 29th January 2020 to 1600 on the 31st January 2020 Price list Your own room –£795 Shared room –£695 Partner or friend not taking part in the painting –£445 Option 3 – 1 -day courses The 1 - day programmes run on the following dates and times Spring Option one 0900 – 1700 on the 30th April 2019 Option two - 0900 – 1700 on the 2nd May 2019 Option three - 0900 – 1600 on the 3rd May 2019 Summer Option one 0900 – 1700 on the 2nd July 2019 Option two –0900 – 1700 on the 4th July 2019 Option three –0900 – 1600 on the 5th July 2019 Autumn Option one 0900 – 1700 on the 5th November 2019 Option two –0900 – 1700 on the 7th November 2019 Option three –0900 – 1600 on the 8th November 2019 Winter Option one 0900 – 1700 on the 28th January 2020 Option two - 0900 – 1700 on the 30th January 2020 Option three - 0900 – 1600 on the 31st January 2020 Price list One days painting course - £235 for one delegate How to book Call us on 0845 0954 0587 Or book via the website at artpaintingholidays.co.uk or email us on [email protected]