A great program !

This workshop combines outdoor art classes with Paris walks and museum tours.

Morning : Art class

Our painting takes us to the most beautiful sites of Paris. We visit a different location each day.
All the painting and drawing is done outdoors, en plein-air, in the streets and parks of Paris, taking into consideration the suitability of the area for working in.

The program has also been carefully studied to take into account possible rain. We have covered places reserved, from where we can draw, all of which have been chosen with care for their beautiful views of picturesque sites and monuments, or for their subject such as the rich interiors of churches or museums.

Afternoon : Paris visit

We propose a program of cultural visits in Paris. They include a guided tour of :
- the Louvre,
- the Orsay museum, and
- other artistically rich areas of Paris.
The guide is either the art teacher himself, or an experienced docent who will be able to explain you the art works displayed in the museums and convey his passion for the city's architecture and history.

Example of daily schedule :

• Meeting at 10 A.M. (say at Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral)
• Drawing or painting until 1 P.M.
• End of the morning art session, it is then recommended to go back to your hotel to leave your art supplies, have lunch and rest a little.
• Meeting at 5 PM for the Paris visits program, at the Louvre, for example.
• Touring until 8 PM
• End of the daily program

You will be provided with a detailed schedule including a map of Paris, showing all the daily meeting spots and the easiest means of transportation to get to them. No-one has ever got lost ! We will also recommend the best restaurants and give you ideas for going out in Paris in the evening.

Maybe are you not aware of it, but painting is an exhausting intellectual activity. That is why, based on our 10 years experience of running this painting workshop, we have come to proposing this alternating schedule of painting courses and cultural visits.
It sets breaks aside on purpose, and combines as much variety as possible, in the painting motives and in the cultural visits focuses. Therefore you will not get too tired along the way, be it as a painter, or as a tourist (even if you have never been to Europe and consider yourself a newcomer to art).