Painting-France orchard
Painters & their artworks
Domme
Painting fine details
Domme views
Lorna & Chris
Domme La Poste
Margeaux painting
Monique painting
Domme
an ideal art course for artists of all levels including beginners.
Richard Harby in-front of his street scene painting.
Beynac
Sarlat
Sarlat
Beynac
Château Beynac
The Dordogne
Château
Montgolfières
Château Feyrac
Beynac
Dining at Franquettes
Dining at Franquettes
Book Your Painting Holiday In France Today!
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Relax by our private pool
The property “Franquettes” was designed 7 years ago by Richard specifically to accommodate guests on a painting holiday. All the centrally heated, en-suite rooms are on the ground floor of a building that was designed to look like a timber tobacco-drying barn (sechoir de tabac) with its characteristic ventilation louvres. This rural part of South West France is littered with ancient examples of this type of barn. Above the guests’ bedrooms is a large (1000 sq. ft.) well equipped painting studio. If the accommodation at Franquettes is full don’t worry we can arrange suitable B&B in our village.
In the afternoon you are free to relax, go sightseeing, take a refreshing dip in our newly installed private swimming pool or if you prefer continue with your art work.
The Painting Holiday Package
5 day/6 night Painting Holiday
Our painting holidays start on Sunday at Franquettes with an informal Champagne welcome evening, where we can all meet, get settled in and relax. Then over a French inspired four course dinner we can talk about painting and the week ahead.
The tuition at Painting-France is in the morning and commences after breakfast until lunch, about 1 o’clock. If we are painting at Franquettes we will have a light lunch with wine. While painting on location we can have a prepared picnic lunch.
Richard will contact you when you book your art holiday and try to find the most appropriate ways he can help you . If you are a total beginner this painting holiday will get you off to a flying start. Maybe you just want to draw or try out a different medium than the one you’re familiar with.
If you have a digital camera bring it with you. On a five day painting course it is difficult to make the detailed drawings and notes that would help you with a painting after your return home. However with a digital camera it is now possible to take many shots of a subject using the camera as a tool to gather the information. For example, the detailed texture of peeling paint on an old French shop sign is quickly captured on a digital camera for later reference. In the studio we have a computer set up where you can check your photographs instantly (remember to bring any connecting cable that may be unique to your camera).
Imagine after a day of painting in France, sitting down and relaxing in our gallery dining room surrounded by art work, chatting with fellow students over a glass of Bordeaux and enjoying a French inspired 4/7 course dinner. During the dessert of hot tarte tatin and caramel ice-cream you sip an elegant glass of Monbazillac the dessert wine of the region, To add to this cultural atmosphere French piano music is performed live on our grand piano.
Your Tutor
Welcome to our Painting Holidays in France
Painting-France is a painting and drawing holiday in France where we provide friendly expert guidance for students of all abilities. We have excellent accommodation and facilities. Throughout the painting course you will dine in style with fine French cuisine and regional wines, our Painting Holidays in France are excellent value for money.
Take your time to look at this website and compare prices and details of other painting holidays in south west France. Our package includes professional art tuition, a high standard of food and wine throughout your holiday and provides all the artist’s materials - there are no hidden extras and no single person supplement.
Take a look at our previous delighted painters comments and please don’t hesitate to contact us by e-mail or telephone if you have any questions about our painting holidays in France.
You will not need to bring any artists equipment with you on your painting holiday in France as we have supplies of all the basic materials, which are included in your Painting France package. If you are already a committed artist and prefer a particular type of brush, paint or a special brand of water-colour paper, feel free to bring them with you. All tuition is in English on your Painting Holiday in France.
Try your hand with all artists media on your Painting Holiday In France
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acrylic -
oils -
gouache
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water colour
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colour pencil
or mixed media.
Location for Painting France
Painting-France’s Painting Holidays are situated in south west France department 24 and is run from ‘Franquettes ‘ which is the home and art studio of English painter Richard Harby and his wife Sally.
Franquettes is near the village of Nabirat in the beautiful Dordogne region of France. Nabirat is famous for its annual strawberry fair (Fete de Fraises) where the year’s production of strawberries is celebrated in the creation of a giant strawberry tart which is displayed in the village square. The medieval town of Domme is just a 10 minute drive away and has been one of our painting locations on previous courses. From its elevated position Domme has one of France’s most spectacular views over the river Dordogne giving an almost aerial view of the fantastic countryside below. A trip to Sarlat, the historic market town of the area is a must with is quaint alleys and cobbled streets. Busy shops, art galleries and restaurants abound and there is usually a variety of entertaining street performers. We are only 10 minutes from the Dordogne river canoe hire and the boating lake at Grolejac.
How to get to your painting holiday in France?
We are in the south west of France in department ( 24) the Dordogne. If you choose to drive we are close to the main north to south motor-way (A20) network and we would send you specific details of the route. If you want to journey by train, we are about 50 minutes drive from Brive station and 20 from Gourdon which are both on the main Paris-Toulouse line. Car hire is available at Brive station or we can arrange pickup & return for a nominal charge. Our nearest airport is Bergerac and is the one most of our guests use. Car hire is available at Bergerac airport or we can arrange airport pickup & return, again for a nominal charge. Limoges, Rodez and Toulouse airports are possible options if you are car hiring, but we can’t do pickups from these airports.
Imagine being shown the professional painting techniques that will, in just a few hours move your works of art up to a new higher level. If you are just starting we will encourage you and give you an artistic confidence that will help you get more enjoyment from this fantastic pursuit.
Richard Harby has been an artist all his working life and has been involved in many sectors of the art and design world. He is principally a painter and has a degree in fine art. He was an art tutor at Wakefield District College, teaching drawing and painting. His paintings have been exhibited in art galleries and private collections throughout the world. Some of his pictures have been published by A for Art Fine Art Publishers as limited edition fine art prints. He has worked in advertising as an illustrator and graphic designer. Richard is also an Olympus trained digital photographer and did photographic work in England for BMW and VW car company. The year before he and his family left England to live in France, one of his oil paintings won 1st Prize in the Lincolnshire 20/21 Contemporary Art Competition.
What do our Painting Holidays in France cost?
Pay for your painting holiday in France by Paypal or Bank Transfer, contact-us for details.
Sunday to Saturday residential all inclusive painting holiday is 1100€ per person, 2 painters sharing a room receive a 100€ discount each!
Sunday to Saturday residential all inclusive non-painting partner pay 650€ per person,
Airport pickup from Bergerac and various railway stations is available for 70€ per person, 90€ per couple
Each 6 night Painting Holiday starts on Sunday evening (arrival Sunday evening, departure Saturday morning 10:30 am).
What is included on our painting holiday in France?
Painting/ drawing Tuition/ Artist Materials Paints/ Paper/ Canvases etc..,
All our painting guests for 2010 will receive a special gift on arrival, of an artist’s quality painting set which they can use on the course and take back home with them.
Sunday evening Champagne Welcome and Dinner (complimentary),
6 nights accommodation (ensuite shower room),
Continental breakfast & light lunch each day,
4 to 7 course Dinner at Franquettes (3 Evenings) with live French piano music during dessert,
A Dinner at L’Orange Tree a local French Restaurant in Gourdon*,
Wine / Drinks included at mealtimes,
Use of private swimming pool at Franquettes,
Wifi & wired ethernet ports for internet & e-mail access
What’s not included on our painting holidays in France?
The cost of wine on the restaurant night,
Any additional canvases other than the one supplied,
Transport from your home to the Dordogne, South West France,
Cost of airport or rail pickup ( available at reasonable cost),
Example; pickup and return from Bergerac Airport 70€ per person, 90€ per couple,
Holiday insurance.
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*subject to reasonable change without notice.
Each participating artist will receive an artist’s quality boxed set of paints, similar to the one pictured on the left. Therefore you’ll not be using cheap grade paints.
