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Art Retreat The Landscape in Watercolour & Gouache I Brodie Castle & Morayshire, Scotland

with artists & tutors Chiara de Cabarrus and Jason M Bentley, 28th August to 1st September 2027

Upcoming28 Aug 2027 - 1 Sept 2027
From 2,340 British pounds
Moray, Scotland, IV36 3BN

Available spots


Service Description

Easels Provided Full Bed & Board Accomodation: Ramnee 4* Hotel, Forres IV36 3BN Private Tour, dinner and drinks, and final critique of all works in the Laird's suite of Brodie Castle - Monday 31st August Painting Locations Elgin Cathedral - packed lunch Findhorn Bay - lunch Kimberley Inn Brodie Castle & Lake - packed lunch Students may choose to paint in watercolour with Jason Bentley or in Gouache with Chiara de Cabarrus (advisable to choose one or the other) Chiara de Cabarrus - The Landscape in Gouache Gouache is becoming more and more popular as a travel sketch medium, when a light weight set up is needed to explore new places and ideas before committing to something more high stakes like a larger oil painting. Indeed, 'the vignette' through history is an efficient method with which to explore all the elements of landscape painting. Chiara took up gouache when circumstances limited her time and for the freedom it gave her to work small, fast and experiment with more unconventional subjects in a way that is not always possible with oil. These smaller studies stand as finished works in their own right as well as useful preparatory studies to find a way in to a subject. The convenience, rapid set up and clean up appealed as well as with it's bold, crisp, colourful aesthetic. Chiara de Cabarrus has painted all over the world, yet Northumberland and the North of Scotland remain firm favourites of hers. By the end of the retreat a student will have made 12-18 small landscapes. The Watercolour Landscape with Jason M Bentley Jason Bentley is a masterful watercolour painter and tutor, painting from general to specific. A watercolour hero of his is Winslow Homer, as well as Sargent and many more. Jason will give short bitesize demos to support students throughout the day. The second half of the morning, then full afternoon sessions will be allocated for working on your own painting. You will make 3-6 paintings during the retreat, using 'The English Method'. Jason moved to Scotland with his wife, where he now lives and works as a full time figurative painter and tutor. Please note all prices + VAT Dinner Bed & Breakfast included & Brodie Castle Dinner Classic Room Ensuite £1950 Master room Ensuite £2000 Superior Deluxe Ensuite £2100 Non Painting Partners £260 pppd&n Materials List upon request Please e-mail the school with your preference and all enquiries info@edinburghdrawingschool.co.uk


Upcoming Sessions


Cancellation Policy

We will provide a 50% refund up to 31 days before a course starts. 0% refund 30 days before a course starts. Please note there is an administration fee of 1.5% of the booking fee payable in respect of such refunds to cover payment processing fees. You will need to inform a member of administration staff in writing by emailing EDS at info@edinburghdrawingschool.co.uk. Additionally, if you withdraw for any reason after the course has started you will not be entitled to a refund. We are a small business and we depend on every booking to ensure that classes can go ahead. If a tutor has to withdraw from teaching the scheduled course for any reason (medical/personal/professional) before the start of a scheduled course, during a scheduled course, if the course is 8 weeks long or scheduled as x3 terms of 8 weeks long each, The Edinburgh Drawing School will find a replacement tutor for the course designed by that tutor for The Edinburgh Drawing School. The course content will be the same as the originally booked course. A student will not be entitled to a refund should the school have no option but to find a replacement tutor. If a tutor leaves and starts work elsewhere, and a student prefers to take classes with them personally at the tutor's new workplace, that is at the discretion of the student and no refund is entitled to them or will be given. If a student is unable to attend a class due to medical/personal/professional reasons, then EDS must be informed immediately so that the tutor can be notified. If you are missing a class because you suspect that you have developed Covid-19, please let us know immediately so that we can alert fellow student and tutors. Non-attendance of classes/workshops does not automatically mean a refund, however EDS will assess the circumstance If a tutor cannot teach a class due to illness, the scheduled class will be covered by another tutor or the class will be postponed and rescheduled for the following week at the same time on the same day of the week. Make up classes are scheduled during the half term week, or in the week following the end of term. E.D.S. runs make up classes in 1/2 term or during an additional week at the end of term. If classes cannot take place in the studios for any reason at 13 or 13a Great King Street, they will an in alternative venue. Thus, the business always completes it's contractual obligations to booked students. If a student cannot attend a make up class, no refund is due.


Contact Details

0131 556 0971

info@edinburghdrawingschool.co.uk

13A Great King Street, Edinburgh, UK


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