November 2024 (6 days and 5 nights)
From 5 (Tuesday) until 10 (Sunday) November 2024
During this unique art retreat, you will learn to create portraits in oil inspired by the faces of Portugal and surrounded by the beautiful sights and sounds of Monsaraz. You will produce a selection of studies that focus on improving observational skills whilst pushing the vibrancy of your palette!
Jane French will teach you some of the basics of using oil paint as a medium, including palette preparation, colour-mixing, and brushwork. She will help you to improve your drawing skills and your ability to portray correct value levels. There will be opportunities to work directly from a live model as well as from photographic references. You will be encouraged to work using a ‘direct’ – or Alla Prima – method and Jane will demonstrate her use of vibrant colours and more ‘painterly’ mark-making. The course will include Tutor Demonstrations, one-to-one Tuition as well as a number of practical exercises.
This retreat is perfect for those with some experience of drawing the portrait – or figure – who are looking to incorporate colour into their work. It will be suitable for those with little or no experience of oil painting.
November 2024 (6 days and 5 nights) From 5th (Wednesday) until 10 th (Monday) November 2024
Shared Room:
2.000€ PP (+vat 23%, only 6 rooms available) = 2.460€
Single Room:
2.100€ PP (+vat 23%) = total 2.583€
Paid 2 times:
Reservations:
1st Payment:
1230€ (shared room)
1292€ (single room)
2º payment until 15 July 2024:
2nd Payment:
1230€ (shared room)
1292€ (single room)
4 full day Art Classes with Jane French
Visit to Tile Museum- Estremoz
3 Dinners at local restaurants
3 Lunches
Yoga Lesson
5 Nights Accommodation (with breakfast included)
Wine and Olive tasting Events
Transport from Lisbon Airport to the Hotel (2 hours) and transport in the area.
NOTE: A pottery lesson is available on request.
• It is advisable to book the plane after the final confirmation that the retreat will happen, until we have 10 participants.
• If we cannot gather the minimum participants of 10 until the event will be cancel and the payments refund to the participants (less 50€ for cancelation costs).
TUESDAY, 5TH NOVEMBER
The bus will pick the participants at Lisbon airport around 4pm. It is advisable to arrive at Lisbon airport before 4pm.
We will arrive at the hotel Vila Planície, Monsaraz, around 8 pm, where we will be served a light dinner.
WEDNESDAY, 6 NOVEMBER
After breakfast at the hotel, you will walk 15 minutes to “Sofia In Monsaraz” with our teacher. After the welcoming session, we will introduce ourselves before starting the first class where we will do some warm up exercises.
In the First Painting Class of the week you will take part in various practical exercises that will improve your skills in drawing, proportions, values, and brushwork.
Before lunch in the pateo, we’ll pick olives as a group. Then we’ll do a brief olive oil tasting.
During the Second Painting Class – in the afternoon – we will paint a portrait from a photo reference (provided by Jane).
At the end of the afternoon, there will be an optional yoga class. Dinner is not included.
THURSDAY, 7 NOVEMBER
After breakfast at the hotel, we’ll walk 15 minutes to “Sofia In Monsaraz”.
In the Third Painting Class we’ll draw from a live model. In the afternoon, after lunch cooked in the wood-fired oven in the garden, we’ll paint that model during the Fourth Painting Lesson.
At the end of the afternoon we’ll have a wine tasting, accompanied by a small snack. Dinner is not included.
FRIDAY, 8 NOVEMBER
After breakfast at the hotel, we will walk 15 minutes to “Sofia In Monsaraz”.
On this day we will have the Fifth Painting Class and paint from another live model. We will have lunch in the garden, served with local produce and vegetables, and in the afternoon we will complete our portraits in the Sixth Painting Class.
Dinner will be enjoyed together as a group at the castle.
SATURDAY, 9 November
On this day we need to allow the oil paintings to dry so we will take this opportunity to visit Estremoz Village (1 hour bus drive away).
In the morning we will go to the Museum of Tiles and then we will experience the amazing local market. We will have lunch in a nearby restaurant – or we will have a picnic (depending on the weather).
We will then return to Monsaraz. In the afternoon there will be an option to partake in pottery lessons (run by a local tutor) or you may prefer to continue with some drawing practice, using photographic references or each other!
At the end of this day there will be a Review of your Work before we enjoy our final dinner as a group, in a local restaurant next to the Hotel.
SUNDAY, 10 NOVEMBER
After breakfast at 9am you return to Lisbon, and the estimated arrival time is 12.30pm. On the way to Lisbon the bus will make a stop at a local pottery shop for 45 minutes.
You’ll depart from these 6 full days in Monsaraz with a new appreciation for the medium of oil paint and an understanding of techniques that will improve your confidence. You will experience great Portuguese hospitality and dining, and return home with new paintings to share with your family and friends.
Everything is organised to detail so that nothing will prevent you from enjoying all the peace and quiet of the Alentejo.
All the rooms have air conditioning, full and private bathroom, shared or private balcony and outdoor access.
This accommodation is a 15-minute walk from the workshop venue (SIM) and passes by the Bulhoa menhir (National Monument) and the Alentejo plain, ideal for reflection before starting work.
November 2024 (6 days and 5 nights) From 5th (Wednesday) until 10th (Monday) November 2024
Shared Room:
2.000€ PP (+vat 23%, only 6 rooms available) = 2.460€
Single Room:
2.100€ PP (+vat 23%) = total 2.583€
Paid 2 times:
Reservations:
1st Payment:
1230€ (shared room)
1292€ (single room)
2º payment until 15 July 2024:
2nd Payment:
1230€ (shared room)
1292€ (single room)
– Deposit due to Secure your place in the event: 1230€/ 1292€
– It is advisable to book the plane after the final confirmation that the retreat will happen.
If you would like to make a direct booking: info@sofiainmonsaraz.site
Internacional roundtrip airfare, alcoholic drinks, boat trip, activities not included in the itinery, hotel incidentals including room service, materials list, expenses during free time, laundry service and hotel bar, food and beverages not included in the itinerary. COVID-19 test, if applicable.
We require all participantes to have a personal travel insurance that at minimum covers medical emergencies and cancellations. We do not provide travel insurance for the retreat and each participant is required to have their own individual travel insurance. The place, where the retreat happens, has an Insurance that covers accidents. Will not be responsible for refunding any lost trip funds if you have to miss your scheduled trip.
We cannot guarantee to accommodate vegan, gluten free or dairy/egg free, and some allergies. We are unable to accommodate participants with severe food allergies or food intolerances. Please contact us in advance of registering if you have any dietary questions.
It will start when arriving at the hotel, Tuesday and finish when you leave the hotel, by Sunday. We are not responsible for any non-retreat activity that a participant decides to purchase outside of the retreat and such activity will not form part of the participant’s contract with us. The bus transport is insurance secure.
This retreat includes one walking tour, where the ground may be uneven and you may be on your feet for several of hours at a time and should be comfortable walking 1km.
The supllies list will be comunicate a few months before the event.
You may cancel before the end of May 2024 and receive a full refund minus 50€ fee. After this date the refund is 80% until one month before the event.
Your payments will be split in two, with an initial deposit to secure your place on the retreat.
After you have completed your registration you will be sent an Invoice to complete your deposit payment. Payment can be made by Banktransfer or PayPal in euros. Additional costs may apply where special accommodations are made available to participants.
In this event we will accept until 15 people. The event does not include spouses, partners or friends if they are not taking the workshop.
If we cannot gather the minimum participants of 10 the event will be cancel and the payments refund to the participants.
Other questions about this retreat please contact: info@sofiainmonsaraz.site
For more info or questions please consult here our Terms & Conditions.
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