BOOK EARLY Before 1st April 2025 or use your coupon code until 1st May 2025 to receive your FREE gifts on arrival at your Painting Break. 5 x Marilyn Allis 20″ x 16″ Canvas boards, Colour Wheel, 12 acrylic pots, Trio break art bag and a Artists Apron (Worth over £100 rrp)
Three popular watercolour artists, Lindsey Cole , Paul Oakley & Marilyn Allis. One fantastic venue in a beautiful seafront hotel in Bournemouth. A unique holiday with a touch of luxury whilst learning 3 different acrylic skills. In amazing studios overlooking the sea. A delicious full English or continental buffet style breakfast daily, a superb 3 course evening meal. Special dietary needs catered for. Workshops are accompanied with Coffee and tea morning and afternoon. The studios stay open until 10pm each evening should you wish to spend extra time painting, or you can relax in the hotels bar. Wi-Fi is free and so is parking. Inspirational coastline, multicoloured beach huts, pier, gardens, shopping and the Russell Cotes Museum on the doorstep.
On arrival we will have a meet up with a small gift for each person taking part in our retreat. Starting our experience with a paint and sip using aluminous paints, (materials supplied for this, to make it easy for you to relax on your first day) a short warm up session leading up to our evening meal and a chance to meet fellow artists. The following 3 days you will have tuition under a professional artist using their skills in 3 different styles. A brilliant taster into the world of acrylics whatever your skill level. We also have our annual competition to win materials or a 100 voucher off future TRIO breaks.
Lindsey Cole
Lindsey’s work is of varied subject and media, enjoying texture, mark-making and exploring the process with paint. She draws her inspiration from the natural world, the New Forest and surrounding coastline, responding to atmosphere and light. Lindsey started her career as a ceramic painter with Poole Potter from leaving school. She left Poole Pottery in 1996 and continued her art career as a full-time artist from 2002.
She went on to study Fine art at Arts Institute Bournemouth and now enjoys teaching in her own private group workshops and is now in constant demand to regularly demonstrate for Art clubs and Societies. Lindsey also exhibits her work nationally.
Lindsey will show ways of adding texture and mixed media to acrylic
Paul Oakley
Paul is an experienced art tutor and demonstrator who enjoys passing on his painting skills to others. Painting in oils or acrylics, Paul specialises in landscape painting, including en plein air and in the studio. Paul has a positive approach to all his students, looking to bring a happy and creative environment wherever he teaches.
Paul regularly demonstrates and tutors workshops at art groups around southern England and also runs painting courses from his studio in Wiltshire. Self-taught, his influences range from Edward Seago and Joaquin Sorolla through to Claude Monet.
Landscape
During the day Paul will guide you through a painting local landscape: looking at techniques for painting the sky, trees and buildings and how to develop interest in the foreground through bold mark making
Marilyn Allis
Overall winner of the SAA’s Artist of the year in 1999 was the beginning of Marilyn’s art career. She shortly afterwards had a painting accepted in the RI exhibition in the Mall Galleries. She appeared on Chanel 4’s Watercolour challenge, more recently appearing as the guest artist in Fraser & Friends, a splash of colour and SAA live workshops. She has written 3 books People are scary (really), Animals on the Loose & Painting Dorset in Watercolour. She regularly writes articles for the Paint magazine. Her extensive travels around the world teaching on cruise ships inspire her which she brings to her workshops & demonstrations. She is a loose impressionistic painter capturing light & movement in her work
You will be shown many of the basic acrylic pouring techniques, that you will practice, bringing those all together to create your own paintings.
This is a very unique painting break. Each day you will take part in the workshop with a different tutor learning from their experience and talk through tuition and watching their demonstrations. You will go away with a whole wealth of experience and pampered stay in Bournemouth’s luxury Marsham Court Hotel. You will also be given a welcome pack on arrival with all you need for your acrylic pouring.
The cost of this break is £899 ………25th – 31st October
Which includes all tuition demonstrations, 4 nights’ accommodation. Breakfast, Evening meal with 3 courses & coffees. Tea & Coffees mid-morning & afternoon.
Non Residential is £560 ….28th -30th October
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Click Here to book Non Residential is £560…. 28th -30th October
Cheques made payable to M Allis and sent to: The Studio, Lower Courtyard, Rogershill Farm, Briantspuddle, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7HJ BAC’s payment details Marilyn Allis account 293 330 68 sort code 30 99 12 if a BAC’s payment is made email me to tell me.
There is a £200 non refundable deposit per a person upon making your booking.
Single supplement £80
Sea View surcharge £100
Non-Painting partners welcome, at a cost of £480
Non residential painter 3 days £560
Upon receiving your deposit you will be emailed a booking form, please return ASAP as I can pass onto the Hotel any special requirements. Full payment must be made by the 30th June 2025
Please make sure you have holiday insurance cover
NB there is a small holiday tax which the Marsham court hotel will ask you for when you book in
