Jan 20, 2020 | Help for Artists, painting holiday, Provence, Relax, travel
Significance of Kissing in France. When coming to one of our French workshops for the first time—or simply making a visit to France—you may be startled and perhaps even thrown a curve by all the kissing that goes on. Legendary songwriter and painter Joni Mitchell, a...
Dec 5, 2019 | art courses, Art News, art retreat, instructors, painting holiday, painting workshop, Provence, travel, Workshop News
No doubt you have heard that Workshops in France is hosting a workshop given by world-renowned contemporary figure and portrait painter Susan Lyon. You won’t want to miss! You can see some of her art here. She not only creates breathtaking paintings, but she is also...
May 15, 2019 | painting holiday, Tips Tricks and Art Hacks, travel, Workshop News
Staying in touch… “Can You Hear Me Now?” You are coming to France, Italy or anywhere in Europe for a one-of-a-kind art retreat, and will be immersed in the color, sight, sensation and utter creation of the experience. You don’t want it marred...
Feb 23, 2019 | art materials, Art News, painting holiday, travel, Workshop News
The Unusual Origin. Indian yellow is a strong transparent pigment favored by many artists for its tinting properties. This yellow-orange color’s most alluring characteristic is that it can be used to warm up a color. Added to pink it makes that color turn red. Added...
Nov 13, 2018 | Tips Tricks and Art Hacks, art materials, art retreat, painting holiday, painting workshop
The color of Humility and Holiness Look in your paint box and you’ll no doubt find Ultramarine Blue, the most widely sold color after white. Artists have adored this blue pigment for millennia. We forget sometimes that paint is simply ground up minerals mixed...
Jul 21, 2018 | Workshop News, Art News, art retreat, painting holiday, painting workshop, personal enhancement, Provence
Scholarship Recipient 2019: Kyle Ma Workshops in France is awarding a full scholarship to one of our retreats or workshops in 2019. We look at the artist’s work, his or her passion for painting, level of production and what he or she might attain by attending...