Watercolour moments: Painting holidays
GoLearnTo.com features in the ‘Independent’ newspaper today with their brand new food of art course in wonderful Andalucia.
Will Tate Britain’s new exhibition inspire you to pick up a paintbrush on your next holiday? Rhiannon Batten sketches out the creative options.
We say
There are few things more restful than an artistic break. Whether you’re learning to capture a landscape in watercolours, seeing a new destination from behind a lens or getting tangled up on a willow-weaving course, allowing yourself time to focus on a new skill is an enormously liberating way of disengaging from the anxieties of daily life. You might even discover a new talent. Creative holidays compel you to consider your surroundings, rather than just pass through, and will help you engage with your location. Just don’t forget your paintbrush.
They say
“Before the advent of photography, watercolour was used primarily for recording eye-witness accounts. Artists used watercolour because it was so versatile and portable.” – Tate Britain
“I’ll paint what I see – what the flower is to me – but I’ll paint it big and they will be surprised into taking the time to look at it. I will make even busy New Yorkers take time to see what I see of flowers.” – Georgia O’Keefe
“Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.” – Pablo Picasso
Food and fine art
Starting in March, GoLearnTo’s new “Food of Art” food illustration courses are based in a stylish guesthouse in Andalucia. Aimed at artistic gourmets, the courses make the most of the guesthouse’s peaceful farmland setting, and include trips to local markets. Students learn how to cut and display food to maximise the creative potential of their form and how to plan a design strategy for either watercolour or photography. Colour, composition and technique are all covered.
The price of £658 per person for five nights includes all accommodation, meals, wine, daily tuition and materials but not flights (0844 502 0445; golearnto.com).
If 5 nights is not enough, GoLearnTo.com also offer a more indepth course for 7 nights to really develop your food photography and illustration skills.
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Category: In the Press