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Holidays with Jill McKay's Art Trail Centre
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Painting Day Trips
Marvellous for getting out with others in a safe environment. Recent venues have
included Stapehill Gardens and Castle Combe.
Suitability: Suitable for all, beginners are cared for and improvers developed.
Duration: Half day (3 hours). Whole day (6 hours plus any travelling time).
Style: Full introduction with demonstrations and personal tuition throughout the day including watercolour.
Location: Usually local, can be up to a 30 mile radius of Ferndown. Transport may be provided. For private groups the venue is flexible depending on their location.
Cost: Please email us for personal advice and availability or book the event.
Weekend Painting Breaks
Take the opportunity to have a long weekend painting holiday to draw and paint
in beautiful surroundings. Other attractions are usually nearby. We offer
painting weekends at our academy or painting outside on location. Students have
enough time to enjoy the location as well as producing a fair amount of artwork.
Relaxing but productive, these weekends are a must for those wishing to develop
their style in different surroundings with tuition on hand. Beginners may draw
and paint with Jill in the chosen locations on site where she will instruct in a
step-by-step method. Those with more confidence are welcome to join in with the
demonstrations and tutorials and move on to their own choice of subject if they
wish. Partners are welcome as locations are always chosen with non painting
partners in mind.
Duration: We provide Friday Evening to Sunday Noon weekends. Sunday afternoon can be spent relaxing or returning home, or we run Saturday only with Sunday reserved for spending time locally, Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon (4pm) painting weekends
Style: Local area briefing on Friday arrival. Full tuition including Demonstrations during Saturday and Sunday morning.
Subject Matters: According to location. These weekends are not weather dependent.
Cost: Bed and Breakfast or Half-board options are available. Transport may be provided to and from your arrival locations. Please contact us for further details.
For details of our planned Weekend Breaks in 2008/9 please email us.
Painting Holidays in the UK
Why not spend a few days drawing and painting with Jill McKay in the heart of
the beautiful New Forest? Other scenic places within Hampshire, Dorset and
Devon are also visited, as we provide a variety of locations to capture
different painting subjects and panoramic views. We are fortunate to have such a
choice within this spectacular area.
Three and five day breaks available, some weekends, personal tuition throughout
and suitable for all, from beginners to regular painters. There is en-suite
accommodation and all meals included in a family run Hotel. Partners are welcome
For details of our planned UK holidays please email us.
Painting Holidays Abroad - France - Brantome -Perigord (PDF file) from only £670 per artist (generous discounts for second artist sharing a room or non painting partner)
Welcome to Jill McKay's Art Trail Centre Painting Holidays©
French Painting Holidays
Week 1 28th June - 5th July France - La Dordogne Ref F2808
Week 3 12th - 19th July France - La Dordogne Ref 1208
2008 bookings now being taken- enquire or book now
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Welcome to Brantome, the home of Jill McKay's painting holidays.
Jill and her husband Brian have a wealth of experience running painting holidays and also have their own Art Academy in Ferndown Dorset. They offer professional management of all events to ensure they cater for most needs.
This has been confirmed through the exceptional positive feedback of students using Jill McKay's events.
Some of our recent student comments from 2006 &7
'We aim for the same feedback every year after all it's your painting holiday'
"Thank you for such a wonderful another week, our second year. We thoroughly enjoyed it and hope to see you and Brantome again - Neil & Moira.
" A fabulous week we thoroughly enjoyed it. It was very relaxed and everyone seemed to get on very well. The accommodation was a great experience with incredible cooking - a very professionally organised week" Jo & David.
"Thank you for a fabulous week, the best yet and my second year" Jax.
"My third year with you Jill and every year gets better - brilliant" Pam.
" I had my first painting holiday with you in 2005 and thoroughly enjoyed 2007 - Mel"
"I have been on many painting holidays over the past 20 years with many artists and I can honestly say this was the best and most professionally organised - thank you both. - G".
The information below will hopefully provide you with more information to assist your choice of painting holidays in France.
Brantome
In the French region of Perigord (Dordogne) close to Aquitaine, Poitou Charentes, Limousin and Mid Pyrenees; Brantome is an absolute artist’s paradise; you would be staying in this relaxing town within walking distance of every beautiful scene, with dozens of incredibly picturesque views to draw, paint and photograph. With an abundance of cafés and restaurants, and painting opportunities outdoors, what more could you wish for? The holiday includes days out on location and plenty of time to relax.
Non Painting Partners
For partners there is plenty to do whether you have come to relax, share the free time with your partner or enjoy the activities of walking, cycling, tennis, canoeing, micro-lite, horse riding, sightseeing, enjoying the local bars and restaurants, swimming, reading or just sheer relaxing, and so much more.
Travel
From the time you arrive by car, train or aircraft we put all our efforts into providing excellent service.
Air conditioned transport will be available to transport to and from the airport and throughout the week.
With the changing air flight regulations we recommend you check with your airline for baggage or other special conditions.
This will ensure you pack the items you need to bring in the correct bag!
Flights to Limoges or Bergerac are obtainable from many airlines and UK airports. It may be possible to collect you from Bordeaux airport. Some new air routes may mature during the year, if this happens please contact us.
Visit the sites below for more information on flights to France.
For those who wish to drive and take their time arriving, free secure parking is available and we can offer advice for a number of driving routes.
Tuition
The group will be kept to a maximum of twelve persons.
The holiday is fully tutored with plenty of demonstrations so you can enjoy out door painting at it's best.
Our schedule for the week will take you to various locations in and around Brantome and it's bordering villages to ensure you obtain the very best locations for painting in your preferred media.
Accommodation
The accommodation is French with a special taste of colour and charm. We have use of the lounge, dining room, terrace, enclosed garden and facilities. All bedrooms are well decorated and are twin or double bedrooms. Breakfast is typically French and one can arrange evening meals. Other accommodation is also available.
We will have the exclusive use of the accommodation and facilities all week.
Meals
Breakfast is included for all residents. Tea, coffee, wine and other drinks are available all day if required.
For those who wish to explore the town, Brantome offers a very wide choice of restaurants, bars and cafe's. All within a very short walking distance. Meal prices range from 8 Euro upwards, depending on your taste and preferences.
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Tariff:
We aim to provide excellent value for money and are pleased to offer the following per person B&B tariffs based on TWIN OR DOUBLE accommodation. Prices vary according to the week booked.
Single artist accommodation from £670
Two artists sharing bedroom accommodation from £469
One non painting friend / partner sharing artists (twin) from £279. All prices include; Collection and return to French airport or railway station, Transport during the week, Accommodation & Breakfast, Full tuition, Demonstrations, full use of all facilities and painting days out.
Due to the fluctuation of the Euro vv the pound price may vary, as you can appreciate this is beyond our control
Brochure & more information
For a colour brochure please contact us or if you have Broadband internet click here.
You will need Adobe to read this file which is freely available from the Adobe website.
To enquire about more information or contact us enquire here A briefing pack will be sent you following receipt of payment
To reserve or pre book your event, please use this link.
Further Information
For more information click on any of the following links:
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