Water Colour Spain

Watercolour Painting Holidays in Spain

 
 

Casa Marron

The Living Room

Building work on Casa Marron started in 2006 and was completed in 2008.  Accomodation is in two buildings seperated by a wooden walkway and a covered seating area; the four double bedrooms are all en-suite.  The sitting room and all the bedrooms are heated and air-conditioned.  The sitting room has Sky television and a TV in the studio has Freeview. 

Casa Marron is situated at one end of 2,600 square metres of land; the remainder is being planted as an orchard garden but is very much a work in progress.   There are  many established Olive and Almond trees and newly planted, cherry, lemon, plum, pomegranate and figs.

One of the Twin Rooms

The Course.

Robin and Jean, your hosts, ran a successful function catering business for many years and their Spanish dream is to host watercolour painting courses for groups and individuals, providing a country house party atomosphere for their guests, with excellent  food and hospitality.  Daily tuition, both in the studio and on field trips, is with Robin, an enthusiastic water colourist.

Your one week holiday will start as soon as you are collected from the airport

Lessons are held each morning in the studio where you'll learn or practice, in a group of six or less, the techniques and skills that you'll need throughout your journey as a water colourist.

The Painting Area

Every day after the lesson in the studio you'll be taken for the rest of the day on a field trip, still with instruction, where you'll draw and paint in the open air.  Each day you'll be drawing and painting different subjects and practicing different skills.  So that by the end of the week you'll have practiced and refined all the tools you'll need to develop as a painter.

Of the six daily field trips two will be local to Casa Marron, one will be a full day in historic Granada, one will be to the beautiful, Casillo De Los Fajardo, in Velez Blanco, one will be to the fabulous Monastery at Saliente and one will be in the picturesque Mojacar Pueblo, where students have the option of an afternoon on the beach or in the shops and bars, of the nearby Mojacar Playa.

Field Trip

Meals

The Centre is Robin and Jean's home and guests and hosts will eat together during the holiday.

Breakfast.  A full English breakfast will be served each morning, together with cereals, toast, preserves, yoghurts and fruit juices.

Lunch.  One of the criteria for selecting the sites for your field trips is the access to a tapas bar or restaurant where refreshments will be available, chargeable to your hosts.

Dinner.  Your hosts will provide and share an international cuisine 3 course dinner, an example of which can be seen in the gallery.

Guests who are vegetarian or who have other special dietary requirements must discuss their needs with the hosts prior to making their booking.

Smoking is not permitted in any of the buildings at the centre.  Smoking in the grounds must be well away from other guests.

Course Dates
Saturday 11th September 2010 -
Saturday 18th September 2010
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Saturday 25th September 2010 -
Saturday 2nd October 2010
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Saturday 9th October 2010 -
Saturday 16th October 2010
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Saturday 23rd October 2010 -
Saturday 30th October 2010
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Saturday 7th May 2011 -
Saturday 14th May 2011
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Saturday 21st May 2011 -
Saturday 28th May 2011
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Saturday 4th June 2011 -
Saturday 11th June 2011
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