BOOK EARLY Before 1st April 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 and a Artists Apron
Three popular watercolour artists, Lindsey Cole , Max Hale & Marilyn Allis. One fantastic venue in a beautiful seafront hotel in Bournemouth. A unique holiday with a touch of luxury whilst learning 3 different watercolour 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.
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
Max Hale
Born in Bushey, Herts in 1954, I was brought up in Harrow, Middlesex and attended Harrow School of Art where I gained a qualification in FineArt. I had some wonderful tuition from one particular painter there a certain Ken Howard OBE RA a fortunate start to my career.
My qualification earned me a place as apprentice illustrator in a London studio working on books and magazines often with incredibly short deadlines. After three years I decided that my true aspirations weren’t being met and I found a way back into the fine art scene. Painting solidly alone and with various art groups I gained valuable experience. Two tutors stand out for me; Denis Syrett a former President of the ROI and Rod Hamer a brilliant but modest artist and excellent jazz trumpeter.
My exhibiting was becoming more fruitful and my process took me from watercolour to oil, acrylic back to dry mediums I have developed my own styles which are loose, painterly and expressive.
Success in my own work led naturally to teaching art to adults starting in 1992 firstly in portraiture then all genres as time went on. My illustration and drawing skills were a reliable source of background material to teach as was my approach to painting learned in the latter years.
I now not only paint, a winner of many awards, hung in London galleries but write regularly for magazines with a book in progress, demonstrating to art societies and working as reviewer for art materials. Recognised as an Ambassador for Rembrandt brand materials by Royal Talens in NL. my work in 2019 will see paintings hung in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
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.
The cost of this break is £945
Which includes all tuition demonstrations, 4 nights’ accommodation. Breakfast, Evening meal with 3 courses & coffees. Tea & Coffees mid-morning & afternoon.
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Secure a place & your FREE GIFT if you book before 1st April 2025 (5 Marilyn Allis 20″ x 16″ Canvas boards, set of 12 acrylic paints, Colour Wheel & an artists apron) with a £200 deposit today. Payment in full is not due until 14 weeks before the holiday.
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 £390
Non residential painter 3 days £580
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 2024
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
