Artistic Eyes on Rural France: An Open Studio Experience
July 19 to July 26, 2011
THE EXPERIENCE
Bring your spirit of adventure and artistic eye to our small group exploration of everyday life in the French countryside. Whatever your level of involvement in artistic endeavors, after our day trips you will enjoy retreating to our spacious studio with experienced mentors to explore your impressions through journals, poetry, sketching, photo collage, bookmaking, and/or monoprints. Opportunities for participating in plein air painting and travel sketching will be offered. A suggested materials lists will be provided.
THE AREA
An hour and half from the Mediterranean our retreat home, La Cascade is located in the tiny village of Dufort, which has produced copperware since the Middle Ages. In the surrounding area are opportunities to attend musical concerts and visit farmers markets, flea markets, antique shops, local artisan’s studios, museums, Cathar castles, medieval villages, and galleries. All of this offered in the height of sunflower season. Dufort is an hour and a half south east of the Toulouse airport. Participants will rent cars to share for the week.
THE ACCOMMODATIONS
Your home will be in the beautifully restored La Cascade, built in the 1750’s. The fully equipped French country kitchen will be stocked with breakfast ingredients. We will prepare lunchs and dinners from local ingredients or enjoy meals in village restaurants. The three bedrooms are double occupancy (two twin beds) with three shared bathrooms. The third floor studio is available anytime. Our home includes a lovely living room, dinning room and a large outside terrace overlooking the river below.
YOUR GUIDES
Taylor Gutermute, veteran of three visits to La Cascade, is an exhibiting artist creating both two and three-dimensional works and an arts educator having worked in San Francisco, New York City, and for the California Department of Education in Sacramento, California. Visit www.taylorforart.com.
Henrietta Sparkman is a professional artist and art educator. She has taught students from kindergarten through the university levels. She shows her work professionally and is a multi media and plein air artist practicing and teaching for over 35 years.
Our gracious hostess and owner of La Cascade, Gwen Gibson, will help guide us through the week. Meet Gwen on her website at GwenGibson.com and learn more about La Cascade, the countryside, and her wonderful artwork.
THE PRICE
The open studio experience price of $1200 includes:
• Seven nights lodging at La Cascade-double occupancy
• Daily field trips (there may be some entry fees/tickets to purchase)
• All breakfasts
• Studio space
• Informal instruction and critiques
Your additional expenses include airfare, shared rental car, travel insurance, meals (except breakfast)
REGISTRATION - An Artistic Eye on Rural France - July 19 to July 26, 2011
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• $500 non-refundable deposit to reserve my space due by February 7, 2011
• $100 discount if full payment is received by February 7, 2011
• Final payment due by March 4, 2011
• Registration is limited to 8 participants
• Participants will receive a registration confirmation packet with more details
To reserve your place please make check payable to: Taylor Gutermute, 648 Woodlake Drive, Sacramento, CA 95815, 916-924-3254, taylor@taylorforart.com
For more information or to see if there are spaces available after February 7 please call Taylor (916-924-3254) or Henrietta (209-521-8336).
