insideKENT Magazine Issue 75 - June 2018 | Page 136

GETAWAYS
ARTS & CULTURE Holidays cont.
Worldwide Holidays
ARTE UMBRIA // www.arteumbria.com
AZENART PAINTING HOLIDAYS // www.azenartholidays.com
If you have ever wanted to visit Venice and soak up the artistic
atmosphere, Azenart Painting Holidays can offer you that chance. On
an Azenart Venice break you will have five whole days of painting or
drawing in some of the most timeless, beautiful and unique settings
in the world. The groups are kept small so that you can really get to
know one another and the city you are staying in, and everyone is
welcome from beginners to experts. It’s about enjoying the art, not
about the art itself.
Also included within this amazing break is 25 hours of expert
artistic tutoring in the heart of Venice, plus all materials are included
– no matter what medium you prefer working in. Choose your favourite
from watercolour, acrylic, oil, pastels or even pencils. Whatever you are
most comfortable using is exactly what you get to use.
When the painting is over, you will also have excursions around
Venice to look forward to and you might even spot something new to
sketch as you’re exploring.
Perhaps it’s not Venice that particularly inspires you. If that’s the
case then not to worry, Azenart has plenty more destinations to choose
from including Capri, Amalfi, Pompeii, Rome and the South of France.
As seen on the BBC and featured in the Sunday Telegraph, the owner’s
home is the venue for these painting, drawing and creative writing
courses, which are designed to suit all levels of skill. They want to make
it clear that this is not a hotel, it is a private home, and they are just
lucky enough to have this wonderful place that they make open
to people to come and enjoy learning, be inspired and explore their
creative potential.
On an Arte Umbria creative holiday you will be given advice from
the best practising artists offering you all of their experience and skills.
All of the courses are designed to make painting, drawing and creative
writing a pleasure in a totally relaxed environment and the tutors aim
to motivate and encourage students to realise their potential, discover
their own style and explore new media or writing genres.
PAINTING IN EUROPE
www.paintingineurope.com
Although called Painting in
Europe, this holiday company
has many other exotic
locations available including
India. In fact, the Indian trip is
one of the most popular offered
(other trips include Granada
and the Himalayas). Experience
the delights of India and you
get to paint and learn from a
particularly inspiring tutor and
painter: Roger Dellar. Unlike
other painting groups who visit
India, Roger tutors in all
mediums, does
demonstrations each day and
will give critiques when
required – you are guaranteed
to learn while you are
enhancing your technique in
this most beautiful of
surroundings.
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