2025 and 2026 PRIVATE PAINTING HOLIDAY in BRITTANY, FRANCE
Enjoy Brittany like never before on a lovely painting holiday in Pont Aven- La Cité des Peintres (the city of painters), a little town in French Brittany’s Finistère region where post-impressionist Paul Gauguin loved to paint. This all media painting holiday is for artists of all levels. You’ll have a choice between watercolours, drawing, gouache or more experienced painters: Acrylics, oils, pastels. Tutor: Marie Remond.
What’s included?
A lovely week in Pont Aven with Tuition.
Art materials: Paper, paints, paintbrushes (/pencils if drawing, pastels, etc.) + other small accessories available from tutor.
Art equipment: Board, stool, optional easel (if working with acrylics or oil).
7 nights SINGLE ROOM accommodation in Pont Aven with breakfast.
ALL MEALS (except on the free day) or Breakfast only option.
Important: You must be able to walk at a normal pace around town and on our outings.
Private art holiday/art retreat in Brittany, France starting 2 participants.
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Payment: £175 at booking. The remainder 120 days prior to the holiday or within 4 working days after booking if less than 120 days to the holiday.
Please note: A knee surgery or a son’s wedding could pop up after you book! This is why our booking payments are transferrable for a period of 12 months after the date of purchase under our Terms.
PRICES: EVERYTHING LISTED INCLUDED IN THE HOLIDAY
ENSUITE ROOM in SINGLE OCCUPANCY:
£175 Booking Payment + £1990 for the week. ALL RESTAURANT MEALS INCLUDED (except on the free day).
£175 Booking Payment + £1790 for the week: BREAKFAST ONLY. (You pay for your meals separately; Perfect for light eaters or special diets).
You wish to share an ensuite room with your PAINTING FRIEND or partner:
Per person £175 Booking Payment + £1690 for the week. ALL RESTAURANT MEALS INCLUDED (except on the free day).
Per person £175 Booking Payment + £1490 for the week: BREAKFAST ONLY. (You pay for your meals separately; Perfect for light eaters or special diets).
You wish to come with a NON-PAINTER? Please contact us.
Not included: Getting to Brittany accommodation. City tax (+-£2.5/n). Personal travel insurance. Minibar consumption (if applicable).
WEEKLY SCHEDULE for this 2024 and 2025 Brittany painting holiday:
Day 1: Tutor and participants meet in Pont Aven. Wine welcome. Dinner outing.
Day 2: Breakfast at the house. After breakfast, watercolours demo for beginners. Participants using other mediums will do a still life. Then, your group will do a morning preparatory sketching/painting of boats in Pont Aven. Lunch at a local restaurant. Painting boats in the afternoon. Free time and dinner.
Day 3: Breakfast at the house. Morning preparatory sketching/painting of a lovely river scene. Lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon painting the river scene. Free time. Dinner.
Day 4: After breakfast, your group will sketch/paint a lovely Pont Aven church. Lunch, then the afternoon will be spent painting the church. Free time and dinner.
Day 5: Breakfast. Free day to relax, sketch, paint, walk around, shop, eat out… (No meals on the free day).
Day 6: Breakfast, then mid-morning sketching/painting of a stony street scene. Time for lunch, then afternoon painting the street scene.
Day 6: Breakfast, then morning sketching/painting by the water. Lunch, then afternoon painting by the water.
Day 7: Breakfast and goodbyes.
Mobility: If you are generally relatively fit, and can walk at a normal pace, you can skip this part.
Test: I can walk 20 to 25 minutes and climb one or two flights of stairs without it being strenuous.