Painting in Europe, together with its sister site, Arte Umbria, provides inspirational painting holidays to Europe and other exotic locations. Staying in boutique hotels, the emphasis is on expert tuition in glorious places that cannot fail but inspire.
Fully escorted, artists are free to explore their creativity alongside the professional tutors, while experts in holiday planning will ensure that your experience is one to treasure with no unforeseen hitches. Special courses planned for 2019 include two to India – one in March with Belinda Biggs and the other at the end of October with Liz Chaderton. Both holidays are suitable for beginners as well as those with more experience. Belinda will be using all media for her course, covering everything from plein air landscape and cityscapes to flora and fauna. The holiday is threecentred. She will start in the lakeside city of Udaipur, staying at the Amet Hotel, recently featured in season three of the BBC programme The Real Marigold Hotel, on the edge of the Pichola Lake. A week will be spent painting in and around the city, before the group travels up to the Corbett Wildlife Reserve in Uttarakhand for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to paint jungle animals, such as tigers, sloths and crocodiles for five days. The holiday ends with an option to head into the mountains to walk, paint and photograph the breathtaking Himalayas.