Jennifer Orkin Lewis and I have just finished a very magical week of teaching in Portugal. We hadn’t taught since Greece last fall — and not that I ever forget how much I love doing this, but I LOVE teaching these workshops SO MUCH! I’ll tell you lots more about this magical week very soon, but today I wanted to share that we are going back to where it all began for us: southern France. Below are some photos to entice you to join us! If you follow me on Instagram, check out my Portugal Highlight — those are the small circular bubbles just beneath my bio, where I save curated collections of photos and videos from past trips. You can see exactly what it's like to be on retreat with us!
Over the course of this immersive retreat in France, you’ll build a lasting sketchbook practice, learning how to capture vivid memories and emotions on the page. With daily classes, live demonstrations, and personalized feedback from me and Jennifer, you’ll grow as an artist while getting inspired by French culture. Artists of all levels and ages are welcome!
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Whether you have been painting for decades or are opening a fresh sketchbook for the very first time, you will leave with pages full of original work and the confidence to keep filling them.
Enjoy optional daily yoga, venture out to the riverside town of Castres for on-location sketching, spend a half-day browsing the vibrant Gaillac French market and monthly brocante with your sketchbook in hand, learn the basics of figure drawing, and explore the UNESCO-listed city of Albi with a visit to the world-famous Toulouse-Lautrec Museum.
You’ll create, connect, and find inspiration in one of the most captivating destinations in the world — and share it all with a supportive group of 16 fellow artists who all get excited about the same things, like discovering a new color of paint! The friendships that form in a week spent with other like-minded people have a way of lasting well beyond the week itself.
When we taught here four years ago, I got up many mornings to photograph the sunrise to paint from later. It remains one of my most inspiring weeks for painting ever!
I know this is a big decision, and I’m happy to answer any questions. We can also connect you with others to travel together if you’re nervous about going alone.
Is France calling to you? We’d love to paint with you!
Me and Jennifer were very excited to be in Lisbon!
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