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Last day in Venasque, Provence Following Linda’s broken foot to Isle Sur la Sorgue, the painters had an amazing array of subjects to paint ranging from the orange umbrellas of the Cafe Bellevue, the deep blue green water of the River Sorgue, paddling ducks below, and underwater life. Painters convened to lunch on fresh trout, salmon steak and cod in shrimp [...] 09/03/2010 02:45 PM |
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We followed the broken foot throughout Provence The funniest painter, Linda Walsh, broke her foot 2 days before coming on the trip. She arrived nevertheless and has been a trooper, carrying her cumbersome foot through Provence. Linda, with her broken foot, has excelled at broken colour whether at Monet’s gardens at Giverny or at Van Gogh’s hospital at Mausole de Saint-Paul in St. [...] 09/02/2010 02:55 PM |
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Paint, food and fun in Provence Today we went to Gordes, one (if not the one) of the most beautiful villages in France. Hilltop village built around a castle on a cliff. What else can be better for painters? Pamela, Linda and of course teacher Victoria painted the hilltop village while Tina, Lynne, Kerry and Marty went shopping on the weekly market [...] 08/31/2010 02:27 PM |
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Oil painting in Provence with Victoria Brooks New group, new faces or almost. I already knew artist Victoria Brooks since she came and taught for me in 2008 in the French Alps. She is back with a new group of art students. This time is Provence. Yep, Van Gogh, Cezanne,…they knew where the light is best for painting so does my new [...] 08/29/2010 01:52 PM |
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Cooking Trip in Provence I am now in Provence with my first cooking group in Provence: 9 women who love food and want to learn the secrets of provencal cooking. On our first day, we went with Finette and her master to hunt for truffles. Finette is an expert dog in finding truffles. Despite the rain, Finette found several big [...] 05/14/2010 04:48 PM |
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French shopping in the Alps Today the girls went shopping. They didn’t have to go very far…inside the house there is my portable French Escapade shop: visors, shirts, table cloths,…Of course, all painters chose visors (not that they will use them now with this cold weather!!!!(. Anne and Judy bought the same shirt also,looking like twins: Judy decided to wear her [...] 05/06/2010 01:21 PM |
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Oil painting workshop: painting still life in France Today has been a rainy day so indoor painting for everyone; still life. Everyone painted a bouquet of flowers on top of a wooden chair with a French hat sitting on it. Ok, it is not a real French hat, it is actually Joan’s hat but everyone agreed that the still life with her hat [...] 05/05/2010 11:03 AM |
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Day 1 for painting tour in rural France : is it winter or spring? I am back in France on my first 2010 tour. A painting tour in the foothills of the Alps with art teacher Niki Reynolds. What a fun group it is! small (5 women) for a lot of fun and laughter. The tour is not only about oil painting even if it is the primary reason for [...] 05/04/2010 01:01 PM |
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French Escapade videos Last year, we decided to make videos to show what our tours really are about. Whether about our painting trips or our cultural trips, we hope they convey our philosophy of travel. Thank you to all of our guests who have participated in giving testimonials. We were not able to insert all of them in the [...] 03/20/2010 04:50 AM |
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My winter in California I love my job because it offers a great variety of tasks: my favorite one being leading the tours, of course, because I enjoy interacting with my guests, sharing their joy and showing them wonderful new places. However, most of my tours happening between May and October, many people often wonder what I do then. No, [...] 02/03/2010 05:48 AM |
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