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Peter Woolley helping the group in Lagos Marina
Why choose Alpha Painting Holidays for your perfect painting break

Discover why Alpha Painting Holidays should be your first and best choice for your painting holiday

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Top tips for attending workshops and painting holidays

Award-winning artist and tutor, Jackie Simmonds shares her top tips and advice for attending workshops and painting holidays.

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Ultimate guide to painting holidays: Tips for artists

Your complete guide to painting holidays, packed with practical tips, planning advice, and helpful links to make your artistic getaway inspiring and stress-free.

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Top tips for painting holidays

Richard Pikesley, a holiday tutor, answers the most frequently asked questions about getting the most from a painting holiday.

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Unleash your creative potential on painting holidays with BBC TV artist Dermot Cavanagh

For art lovers yearning for more than the traditional holiday, Dermot’s learn-to-paint holidays offer an extraordinary blend of travel, inspiration and hands-on guidance.

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Creative journeys for adventurous artists: Discover Art Safari

Enjoy expert tuition and once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounters with Art Safari painting holidays.

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Painting and laughing in the rain with Winston Oh

Winston Oh proves it is possible to make the best of bad weather on painting holidays.

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The benefits of a painting holiday  

We explore the main benefits as well as key questions to ask before you commit to a painting holiday.

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Experiencing a painting holiday in the UK

Shuji Uehara, a Japanese watercolour painter, shares his experiences, and advice, about painting courses and holidays in the UK.

What to pack for your painting holiday
What should I pack for my art painting holiday?

Amanda Cooper turns packing for a painting holiday into an art form (and without spending a fortune, too)!

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What materials do I need for an art painting holiday?

Ensure you have all you need for your painting holiday with this guide to travelling with watercolours, acrylics, pastels and oils

How to achieve a painting-motoring holiday in Brittany

The author of this article is a well-known artist and a very keen motorist. For a long time he has wanted to combine these interests in a painting motoring holiday. Here he explains a pilot-scheme which may well lead to organised trips of…

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