Creative Holidays in Dordogne

For artists who have some experience of painting outdoors and wish to capture the beautiful scenery and changing light of this stunning area.

• Paint in oil, acrylic, watercolour and pastel and even a mixture of these
• Accomplished, talented and experienced tutor with many years of teaching in many different media. Diana Seidl
• 5 days of tuition, 7 artists maximum in group
• 7 nights accommodation, all meals included (apart from dinner on Tuesday and Friday evening at a popular local restaurant)
• Stay at the beautiful 5 star Les Charmes de Carlucet
• Located in the heart of the beautiful Dordogne, near Sarlat
• Each day starts with focusing on a particular aspect of landscape painting
• Followed by excursions to beautiful painting locations near by, weather permitting
• Still life painting in the studio at Les Charmes if the weather is not suitable for outdoor painting
• Finish each day with an assessment of the day back in the studio at Les Charmes and dinner

Learn the ancient art of letter carving into stone and also learn chiseling techniques as well. The course is a fundamental introduction to the basics of letter carving in stone and provides you with all the necessary insights to get you started.

Suitable for all skill levels.

Learn with world renowned artist and Associate Professor of sculpture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Athar Jaber.

What you will learn

• Insight into and appreciation of the Roman Capital letters, their design and proportions
• Preparing a stone for letter carving
• Transferring a design onto stone
• Sharpening of flat chisels
• Basic use of the flat chisel
• How to carve letters into stone

Detail of course

• Level: Beginner/intermediate
• Difficulty: Easy
• Stone: Marble
• Estimated carving time: 6 hours/day

Residential photography holiday in the heart of the beautiful Dordogne with highly experienced and talented tutor. All levels of ability welcome.

• 5 days of tuition with Mairi Thomas, outstanding photographer and highly qualified, experienced photography teacher
• 6 nights accommodation in this stunning 5 star 18th century Manor house
• Understand and use your cameras key functions more effectively (controlling exposure, depth of field, and focus)
• Understand and show how the use of light and composition/ framing creates more striking images and effects
• Download, edit, and store your images, using common photo editing programs such as Lightroom or Photoshop
• Maximum per group is 8 people
• Tasty home cooked meals included (apart from 2 dinners and 1 lunch at local restaurants)
• Each day starts in the studio focusing on different aspects of photography
• Daily excursions to beautiful locations in the Dordogne to practice and improve your photographic skills
• Day finishes back at Les Charmes for a round up of the day and dinner

Learn to speak French on this unique 1 week complete French immersion course in Dordogne staying at Les Charmes de Carlucet. Fully immerse yourself in the French language and culture of France and accelerate your French learning experience.

• Our 1 week French language immersion course is aimed at those with intermediate level French
• You will be guided through the language at all times to really help develop your linguistic skills
• Put them into practice from day 1 with your expert and highly experienced teacher, Laurie
• You will also discover the very best of the beautiful Dordogne with guided private daily excursions with our guide & local historian, Sylvain
• Maximum number of Students 6
• 24 Hours of French language lessons
• 6 Private guided excursions to discover the beautiful locate area with local historian
• All meals and drinks with meals apart from 1 lunch on Wednesday and 2 dinners on Tuesday & Friday in local restaurants are included in price
• Lunches are 2 course and evenings meals are 3 courses. Wine and soft drinks with meals are included in the price
• 7 nights 5 star accommodation in our Manor house. Private bedroom with private bathroom.
• Full use of all facilities at 5 Star Les Charmes de Carlucet
• Learn as much in 1 week as you would in 1 month in a classroom environment while having fun and making new friends