Apr 15, 2019 | Art News, art retreat, carrieres de lumieres, Les Baux, painting holiday, Places, Provence, travel, Workshop News
Carrières de Lumières. Think, marvelous. Think, spectacular. Think, cool. Very Cool. There is nothing to prepare you for what you encounter at Les Baux. You step from bright, hot sunshine into the dark, refreshing, cavernous realm of a fantastic world. Impossible to...
Jul 21, 2018 | Art News, art retreat, painting holiday, painting workshop, personal enhancement, Provence, Workshop News
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...
Jul 21, 2018 | Places, Provence, Tips Tricks and Art Hacks
A Tip about Tipping Your guide to tipping in France. Don’t Tip Excessively! How much should you tip in France? Here’s a tip – over tipping can backfire. The French have high respect for their waiters. Very often they aren’t just waiting tables...
May 23, 2018 | Art News, Interviews With Past Guests, Places, Provence, Tips Tricks and Art Hacks, Workshop News
Behind the Tim Horn Painting Workshop in Provence. Tim Horn’s plein air workshop in Provence is at our château near Avignon. Tim Horn is an internationally admired and collected artist who specializes in landscapes, rural scenes and man-made objects, including...
May 23, 2018 | Art News, art retreat, painting holiday, Places, Provence, Tips Tricks and Art Hacks
Traveling with Art Supplies The Workshops in France team has taken the mystery out of traveling with art supplies. The TSA has imposed rules about traveling with all kinds of things, including paints. Every now and again, your bag might be the one that is chosen for a...
Apr 12, 2018 | art retreat, Interviews With Past Guests, Provence, Workshop News
Interviewer: Shirley Hambrick Brenda Sleightholme is a resident of Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada. She has had an illustrious career playing piano and has been a music administrator for local, provincial and national festivals. About four years ago, she...
