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Oil -Painting retreat - Summer 2024

As soon as we’re ready to start promoting this wonderful retreat, – YOU will get first dibs on joining us for our early bird special!

It is no doubt that the Art of Oil Painting is a Magical Pursuit!

PIGMENT, OIL, CANVAS, SOME PIECES OF WOOD AND A FEW HAIRS BOUND TO THE END OF A STICK MEETS HUMAN CREATIVITY AND TRANSMUTE TO ART THAT CAN MOVE, TOUCH AND DELIGHT US!

perhaps This makes art transformative Alchemy that has the power to change lives?

During our all inclusive Retreat in Occitania in the South of France, you will learn to step up your abilities as an artist, find your artistic identifier that makes your personal expression through the medium of oil painting unique and valuable. Your tutor, Richard Thorneycroft, is experienced and supportive, with a long and successful track record.

To inspire and get the creative juices flowing, this one-of-a-kind retreat is interlaced with wine-tasting at the vineyards where the grapes are grown, wellness treatments, Michelin starred dining and visits to great eateries as well as exciting excursions through breathtaking scenery and wonderful historical monuments where a sketch pad becomes invaluable.

If you wish, at the end of the retreat, your work will be included in an exhibition in our picturesque French village.

We’ll get in touch with you ASAP and set up a little chat about the journey, the detailed itinerary, the pampering, the high-end French Gastronomy, your comfortable home for the week, the wellness treatments, excursions and adventure that awaits you, so you know exactly what to expect and get the BEST VALUE.

THIS WAY YOU CAN SAFELY REST 100% ASSURED THAT THIS RETREAT IS FOR YOU! SPEAK SOON!

Your experienced tutor, Richard Thorneycroft

Richard Thorneycroft, is from England, and has lived in France for over a decade where he has been painting, teaching and hosting painting retreats. He trained at the Prince of Wales's Drawing School, Byam Shaw and The Heatherley School of Fine Art where he took a high-ranking Diploma in Portrait Painting. Richard is influenced by Degas, John Singer Sargent, Alphonse Mucha and even 1950's and 60's film poster design. Richard has a renowned track record as a tutor, with an ability to inspire excellence and rapid progress in his students, emphasizing development of the student’s individual style and talent, instead of settling on ability to copy established artists.