Holidays
- Painting - 2012 Programme - Michael
Sanders Holiday Details
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| Michael Sanders |
Quaint Cottages, Water & Rugged
Moorland Scenes |
1st-3rd May |
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Paint stunning Exmoor in any media with
Michael Sanders who lives in the West Country. You will learn to paint quaint
cottages, cascading waterfalls and dramatic moorland scenes. All abilities
welcome.
His approachable teaching methods will ensure that you get the most from
your holiday. Michael has many years experience in painting and in teaching
people how to paint in all media and is happy for you to work in oils,
acrylics, watercolour or pastels.
He will give demonstrations on building up a painting in stages, adding
atmosphere to a painting and in painting simple yet effective landscapes. As
an experienced teacher he will spend plenty of time with students on a
one-to-one basis.
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This holiday runs alongside Peter Hendrie's
photography holiday, see below for details. If you and your partner share the
hobbies of painting and photography why not join us on this concurrent holiday
or either course can be enjoyed on their own.
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| Single Room |
Single Occupancy (*) |
Double
Occupancy
(per
person)
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Non Painting Partner |
Non Residential |
Course Type |
Days |
Arrival |
Venue |
| n/a |
£515 |
£475 |
£330 |
£275 |
Location |
3 |
Mon 30th |
Exmoor
National Park |
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Please see Key Details about the holiday at the bottom of
this page including deposits, arrival/departure times and to print/download a
booking form.
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| Peter Hendrie |
Photograph Magical Exmoor, Capturing
Light & Mood |
1st-3rd May |
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Photograph magical Exmoor, capturing the beautiful light and
mood including cascading waterfalls, meandering streams, remote rugged
moorland scenes with Peter Hendrie who lives in Exmoor and will enable you to
get the best photo opportunities.
You will photograph open moor land with its unique blend of
heather and gorse and abundance of wildlife including Red Deer and Exmoor
Ponies. Also, there are deep wooded coombes that burst into life in spring
with a mass of translucent greens.
Peter is an expert at guiding his students through the process
of composition, correct exposure and other technical advice for getting that
perfect shot, thus assuring that you will not be disappointed.
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| This holiday runs
alongside Michael Sanders' painting holiday, see details above. If you and your
partner share the hobbies of painting and photography why not join us on
this concurrent holiday or either course can be enjoyed on their own. | |
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| Single Room |
Single Occupancy (*) |
Double
Occupancy
(per
person)
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Non Painting Partner |
Non Residential |
Course Type |
Days |
Arrival |
Venue |
| n/a |
£595 |
£555 |
£350 |
£355 |
Location |
3 |
Mon 30th |
Exmoor
National Park |
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Please see Key Details about the holiday at the bottom of
this page including deposits, arrival/departure times and to print/download a
booking form.
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| Michael Sanders |
Atmospheric Wye Valley Landscapes in
Watercolour & Pen & Wash |
9th-12th July |
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Join Michael Sanders and paint in the beautiful Wye
Valley, where we will paint Tintern Abbey, the River Wye with surrounding
countryside as a backdrop plus areas around Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye.
You will learn to paint in watercolour and will utilise the striking loose
effects possible with pen and wash. All abilities welcome.
His approachable teaching methods will ensure that you get the most from
your holiday. Michael has many years experience in painting and in teaching
people how to paint.
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He will give demonstrations on building up a painting in stages, adding
atmosphere to a painting and in painting simple yet effective landscapes. As an
experienced teacher he will spend plenty of time with students on a one-to-one
basis and provide you with many tips and techniques to help improve your
paintings. |  |
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| Single Room |
Single Occupancy (*) |
Double
Occupancy
(per
person)
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Non Painting Partner |
Non Residential |
Course Type |
Days |
Arrival |
Venue |
| £565 |
£585 |
£565 |
£375 |
£345 |
Location |
4 |
Sun 8th |
Wye
Valley |
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Please see Key Details about the holiday at the bottom of
this page including deposits, arrival/departure times and to print/download a
booking form.
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| Michael Sanders |
Somerset Landscapes in Oils &
Acrylics |
17th-20th Sept |
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Learn to paint the Somerset countryside
in oils or acrylics with Michael Sanders who lives in the West Country.
We will sketch on location with a pad and pencil or pen and return to the
studio to paint full paintings using oils or acrylics.
Michael will enable you to observe a scene that is in front of you, give
tips on composition and how to simplify the scene and then back in the studio,
he will show you how to translate that drawing into a full oil or acrylic
painting using the sketches and notes made whilst out in the field. All
abilities welcome.
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His approachable teaching methods will ensure that you get the most from your
holiday. Michael has many years experience in painting and in teaching people
how to paint in all media. He will give demonstrations on building up a painting
in stages, adding atmosphere to a painting and in painting simple yet effective
landscapes. As an experienced teacher he will spend plenty of time with students
on a one-to-one basis. |  |
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| This holiday runs
alongside Tony Howell's photography holiday, see details below. If you and
your partner share the hobbies of painting and photography why not join us
on this concurrent holiday or either course can be enjoyed on their own. |
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| Single Room |
Single Occupancy (*) |
Double
Occupancy
(per
person)
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Non Painting Partner |
Non Residential |
Course Type |
Days |
Arrival |
Venue |
| £580 |
£595 |
£540 |
£330 |
£310 |
Loc/Stu |
4 |
Sun 16th |
Cheddar |
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Please see Key Details about the holiday at the bottom of
this page including deposits, arrival/departure times and to print/download a
booking form.
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| Tony Howell |
Photograph Somerset Landscapes in
Autumn |
17th-19th Sept |
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Learn to photograph landscapes in Somerset with one of England’s best known
landscape photographers, Tony Howell, who is local to the area.
All abilities welcome.
Visit great locations and improve your compositional skills, understand
exposure and optimum image quality. Learn basic skills, digital techniques and
advanced techniques. There will be a critique session showing images taken
during the workshop.
We will take advantage of the golden colours of autumn within the Mendip
Hills as there will be many opportunities to add a splash of autumnal colour to
your photographs. We will visit the Mendips, the Somerset Levels and some
architectural landmarks.
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This holiday runs alongside Michael Sander's painting holiday,
see details above. If you and your partner share the hobbies of painting and
photography why not join us on this concurrent holiday or either course can be
enjoyed on their own.
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| Photography partners get an extra night
free if sharing with a painting partner. |
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| Single Room |
Single Occupancy (*) |
Double
Occupancy
(per
person)
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Non Painting Partner |
Non Residential |
Course Type |
Days |
Arrival |
Venue |
| £525 |
£540 |
£495 |
£255 |
£320 |
Location |
3 |
Sun 16th |
Cheddar |
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Key
Details
(*) Single Occupancy is where one person occupies a twin or
double room.
Arrival time is from 2pm and the course introduction is at
6pm on the arrival date. The course finishes at 4pm on the departure date.
The deposit is £175 per person (or £100 for
non-residential guests).
Please see our General
Information page for more details.
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Please contact Cheddar Gallery to book a holiday at paintingholidays@cheddargallery.co.uk
or telephone 01934 744188 or write to: Cheddar Gallery, The Cliffs, Nr Gough's Cave,
Cliff Road,
Cheddar Gorge,
Cheddar,
Somerset,
BS27 3QE |
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