Program and excursions ..... and DAY BY DAY PROGRAM

PLEASURABLE PAINTING IN PROVENCE

LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOP with Tjasa Iris

Historical notes about Van Gogh in Provence

VAN GOGH AT ARLES

Vincent Van Gogh arrived to Arles on Monday 20 February, with the aim to found "L'atelier du Midi" (atelier of the South), a home for artists, that could there study the magic luminous light of the South. He was then 35 years old. He had just approached Japanese painting. Arles was suggested to him by Toulouse-Lautrec.

Hotel Dieu - garden of Van Gogh's hospital in Arles

VAN GOGH AT SAINT REMY

Van Gogh came to Saint Remy de Provence on 8th May 1889. He lived at hospital Saint Paul de Mausole. His work from this period is most extraordinary. He produced 150 paintings and drawings.
Vincent Van Gogh asked Theo, his brother to give him on his disposition two rooms, one toward the garden and the hills of des Alpilles. He painted numerous landscapes, he was very attracted by cypresses.

On 16st May 1890 Van Gogh leaves Saint Remy de Provence for Auvers sur Oise.

lavanders and poppies

Saint Paul de Mausole, Van Gogh's hospital at Saint Remy

Landscape painting workshop. We will be painting on the paths around places that Van Gogh loved to paint most in the last years of his life.
Strong emphasis on color theory. Slides of contemporary and modern art will be shown each evening with emphasis on Van Gogh’s paintings.

We will gather each morning and live for our painting locations. Four days will be completely dedicated to the work of Vincent Van Gogh and his presence at Arles and Saint Remy. We will visit the places where he painted his most beautiful paintings during his stay in Provence. Two days of our painting holidays will be dedicated to magic blue-violet lavender fields, for those who will join us in July or red poppies for those who will join us in May, that are going to be flourishing in that precise moment of the year. We will also visit historical villages, castles, wine farms with their spectacular gardens and landscape.

Tjasa will also introduce you to wine of the area and take you to local wine tastings.

The nature in this places didn't change much since Van Gogh was painting there. It remained green, savage, magnificly preserved. It remained a harbor of peace. You will discover it while walking and painting along it's paths of light perfume and luminous sun of the "Midi".

Emphasis will be put on perception and observation, as the bases to painting. I will help you develop your personal outlook, as well as inspire your imagination in all this magical places and to help you appreciate art to the full. We will paint 4 hours every morning.
You may work on sketches for the first few days, and than proceed to more accomplished works derived from these last. Or you may simply paint two or three works a day. If for some reason, you want to wonder and explore the territory during these days, you are pleased to do so.
We will meet again in the evening, discuss the work done during the day and see numerous slides of contemporary and modern art.

Chateau de Roussan at Saint Remy

Admissions are opened to 8 participants of all levels, from the beginners to advanced.
I realize how important it is for you to travel light. I will provide all you need for your lessons: acrylic paints, brushes, canvases, paper, French easels, chairs... (just if you wish to work in any different mediums, I ask you to bring your own paints).

Because the workshop is limited to 7 participants, I encourage you to send your enrolment form with deposit as soon as possible. In event of inclement weather, arrangements will be made for indoor painting. There will be no rain dates or refunds for inclement weather.

I encourage non painter partners to join us for daily excursions, meals and the evening art appreciation course by offering them reduced rates.

The lessons will be contemporarily in English and Italian.

Workshop is consecrated to the love that Van Gogh had for the luminous South of France, in memory of his "l'Atelier du Midi".

DAY BY DAY PROGRAM

DAY 1 we meet at 7.30 pm in the hall of Hotel La Muette. We will have dinner after that.

La Muette rooms: ...our first night dinner place near:

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DAY 2 we paint from 9 am until 1 pm at the park where Van Gogh was painting. In the afternoon we go to see place of the "Yellow house" of Van Gogh. Slides at 6 pm and dinner after that.

......yellow house of Van Gogh:

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DAY 3 we paint at Hotel Dieu garden (hospital of Van Gogh, where he painted a very famous painting) Slides at 6 pm and dinner after that.

painting at Hotel Dieu:

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DAY 4 we move to the country side near Saint Remy in the morning, to our farm house. You will paint in the country side around the farm house. Slides at 6 pm and dinner after that.

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DAY 5

Visit to Saint Paul de Mausole, Van Gogh's hospital at Saint Remy. Lunch at a farmhouse. Painting around Saint Paul de Mausole. Slides at 6.30 pm.

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Saint Paul de Mausole's Hospital (Van Gogh's hospital) and park

lunch at a farm Mas de la Pyramide

................................................ ... painting around Van Gogh's hospital

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DAY 6 painting at lavender fields. Visit to Chateau Romanin wine cellar in the afternoon. Slides at 6 pm and dinner in Saint Remy after that.

Provence in July:

Provence in May:

............................................. olive growth on the edge of Chateau de Roussan's park

winery of Chateau Romanin: ..........................dinner in Saint Remy ......

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DAY 7

In the morning painting at the farm. Afternoon for finishing paintings and visit to the village of Le Beaux and Chateau Estoublan, and another wine cellar Cave de Serragan. Final critique. Slides of Tjaša's work. Dinner at Chateau de Roussan.

final critique