Autumn workshops in the french countryside

Autumn Workshops in the French Countryside With

Antonin Passemard & Anastasia Dukhanina

September 8-17 2015 Or October 6-15 2015

Where?

In a small charming village in Burgundy called Ravieres. It is surrounded by other small villages, medieval towns, castles, vineyards and beautiful forests.

The village is easily accessible by train from Paris.

When?

You can choose the dates that fit you the most.

September 8-17 2015 or October 6-15 2015

What will you learn?

We will give you the tools to paint plein air. You will learn how to approach painting in a bold manner. You will learn to develop your realistic skills, all of this in a beautiful environment. You are in for a treat!

How much does it cost?

The workshop includes the teaching, lodging and also lunches and dinners in the local bistro for $2000 for 10 days.

And for fun?

You will be in a beautiful region full of history, good foods and wines.

If you are interested or you want to book the workshop please contact us at antonin21@gmail.com.

Antonin Passemard Demonstrator and field instructor at the Plein Air Convention 2015 in Monterey CA Studied at the Beaux Art School www.antoninpassemard.com

Anastasia Dukhanina Graduate MFA Repin Academy of St Petersburg Russia Plein Air Magazine Award of Excellence – Plein air Rockies www.dukhanina.com

The workshop was truly wonderful. They worked very hard to satisfy everyone from the beginning to the experience artist. The demonstrations were great! I particularly enjoyed watching them paint side by side, each interpreting the same scene, with their own personality, mixing the colors on the canvas. It was very inspiring. I think everyone in the workshop came out with a better grasp on how to paint from life, everyone challenged and excited to take what they experienced back to their own work.

I highly recommend them!

Heaven on earth! Antonin and Anastasia's workshop in France is one of the highlights of my life! Excellent presenters, a group of enthusiastic artists, an unforgettable setting, great cheese and wine- what's not to love? Antonin and Anastasia demonstrated in rural and urban locations. We mixed a little tourism in with helpful guidance to better painting. Plus, each evening the group pitched in for fun meals, fire pit chats, and more cheese and wine. Enjoy!

Pam Folsom

Nadene Kranz

Meet your local French Bistro!

Lunches and dinners are included in the price of the workshop. Le Café de la Gaité will serve you everyday traditional French meals (entrée, main dish and desert). They also have a great variety of local burgundy wine for you to discover.

List of supplies

Quality oil paints (suggested list—you may change to your own palette) Titanium White—large tube French Ultramarine Alizarin Crimson Cad Red Lt Cad Yell Lt Cad lemon Yell Cad orange Raw Sienna Yellow Ochre Raw Umber Thalo Blue Brushes, palette knives, palette, trash bags Canvases and wet canvas carrier small boards for quick studies large canvas to fit your easel Rags or paper towels Oderless turpentine, mediums Plein Air Easel Warm Clothing as needed Portable stool Sketch Book and pencils, view finder Camera, water bottle, comfortable shoes

How to travel with paint?

Travelling with paint id actually quite easy you just need to prepare yourself correctly.

Pack your paint tubes in a zip plastic bag and include in it a MSDS sheet for artist oil paint.

You can find the MSDS sheet on the gamblin website http://www.gamblincolors.com/msds/pdf/drying_oils/msds_ARLO_CPLO_STAND.pdf This MSDS sheet will work for all brands of artist oil colors.

Also write on the plastic bag in big !

These artists colors are made from vegetable oil and contain no solvent

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions antonin21@gmail.com.