Seeing Colour & Light: 10
Days in Provence & Morocco, too!a Workshop &/or Voyage with Brigitte in 2010!!
Seeing Colour & Light: 10
Days in Provence & Morocco, too!
a Workshop &/or Voyage with Brigitte in 2010!!
March
30 - April 9
: Spring-time in Provence!*sale $995*!
Info:
Call Brigitte: 011.6.74.32.68.81
Groups are usually between 4 - 8 people, you don't have to be an artist to come! Everyone is welcome and will have a good time! The above prices include lodging (double occ), day trips, airport shuttle. NOTE that the trips start in France on the first day, (eg March 30) and everyone leaves (sadly!) of the last day (Day 11, eg, April 9).
Do you want to travel with others? Or just talk to someone who has travelled with Brigitte? Send an email to brigitte@sunvisions.com
or call us at 508/790-3829 and we'll put you in touch with other voyageurs. past and present.
Her first painting trip, in 1999, was to the Luberon region, in the
south of France, when
she & ten partners from her gallery, The
Artists Gallery, discovered this amazing region to fall in
love with.
April 28 - May 8: Poppies, Poppies & Cherries, too! $1,395;
brigitte@sunvisions.com
508/790-3829
June 26 - July 6 Fields and Fields of Lavender $1,975
CCAA: 508/362-2909
August 16 - 26: Magnificent Marrakech, Morocco Mountains & Desert, (min 4 people) $2,495
Oct 1 - 11:
Ripening Vines & Harvest $1,395
SPECIAL: The above prices include a $100 discount for CCAA Members, Previous Voyageurs & anyone booking for 2 or more people at once.
Today is Wednesday, a good day to call us and plan your trip to sunny Provence!
(Register with $300 to hold your place.)
Artists, and All Others!
Come with us to paint and/or visit, learn, explore, create, photograph, relax, walk, swim, sip some wine ... ; enjoy the wonderful
colours
in beautiful Provence during the best of each season when the
weather is warm & the light is exquisite. In association with
the Cape Cod Art Association, the trip &
workshop will be
led by local artist Brigitte Cheyrou. Originally from France,
Brigitte became an artist known for her use of strong colours who
paints, teaches & travels to many places of the world. See
her 'round-the-world adventures
at http://bcheyrou.blogspot.com
Non-artists, photographers, friends and family are welcome, too. You'll be part of the group, and even if you don't take the workshop, travelling to the wonderful places we will be discovering with Brigitte, but using the time when she is teaching the workshop as your own; the artists will paint, the photographers photograph, the walkers walk & the explorers explore. Then we will all compare experiences, enjoy the cameraderie & laugh together!
Since
that time, always fascinated by light, colour & all their nuances &
contrasts, she has taken groups to: Charlevoix, on the banks of
the mighty St. Lawrence; the verdant lushness of Normandy; the storied St. Tropez; Marrakech with
its sun-baked plains & mountains; but returning always to Provence
with its magnificent colours. À vos
pinceaux!
We will be staying together in her villa in historic Goult (near Gordes, about 40
km from
Avignon), a hilltop village of stone houses, narrow twisting lanes,
arched doorways & vaulted passages. for those taking it, the time of the daily 3 hour
workshop will depend on the weather & light, putting brush to
canvas either at the
villa studio or 'en plein air' to take advantage of the extraordinary
luminosity,
strong colours, ancient landscapes a
Well, as much as you want to! Whether you take the workshop or not, immersion in a wonderfully different environment, culture & rhythm of life,
the colour & light of Provence (& her own indomitable
style!) will be of great inspiration for you.
to
create your own "chef-d'oeuvres". For more information,
Brigitte would be very happy to answer your questions about the
workshop, send her an email at brigitte@sunvisions.com or give her a call at 508.790.3829
This trip is not a packaged tour, but rather a relaxed workshop with Brigitte, a "family-&-friends"
style of travel, staying at her villa in Goult, (nicknamed "Camp Brigitte!)". The rooms are double occupancy, so bring a friend!
This is a small group of up to only 8 people, so that everyone can
get individual attention. Brigitte paints in acrylics on canvas,
which can be easily rolled-up for taking home and then stretched and
framed once you are back, but the workshop is not limited to a specific
media. Watercolours are good for travel
too. As
the climate in the Luberon is warm and not humid, oil paintings will
often dry
well enough in a few days to go into a suitcase, however you may want
to consider a
special box to transport them in.
Will we have any shows in
France?
There is an informal show of your
creations every day at the villa; this is a time for discussions and
critiques. There is also the possibility of a group show perhaps
in
Provence (invite your new friends!) or on Cape Cod after your return. These have been very
successful both for artists and photographers in years past. In any case, the villa will be well decorated!
countries,
use your frequent flyer
miles, etc. For example, a traveler flew into Paris, spent a week
there, and then took the TGV (high speed train) to Avignon. The closest
airport is Marseille, and routings are available through any major
European city; such as London, Paris, Amsterdam, Bruxelles Madrid and
Milan.
Airlines do offer combined air/rail (TGV) tickets to cities in France,
you must call
them to find out. If you fly with British
Airways, you will arrive
at Heathrow and leave from Gatwick, so you may want to stay a night in
London or fly on to France on low-cost RyanAir or EasyJet. There are
trans-atlantic fare sales around $495
on Iberia to
$700 (Air France,
British Airways, KLM, Iberia, Virgin) for
booking now for
spring travel, or try our favourite http://www.kayak.com, and http://airlineconsolidator.com,
http://www.farefox.com
Also, try a good travel agent. Remember
that it is an overnight flight, so you will be leaving the day
before the 'start date' arriving in France the next morning,
and leaving Goult the morning of the
day after the
last day of the "Seeing Colour and Light in Provence"
workshop, so you will have lots of time
to paint, learn, visit, relax, make new friends and enjoy
yourself.
What about other
expenses?
Shared expenses for our “kitty” (groceries,
wine, gas, electricity, telephone line, etc.) are about $10 - $15 per
day. We
contribute on arrival, stock up on groceries, croissants, etc. and then
contribute again when funds get low. This is a system which has been
found to work well.
Restaurants, bistros and (of course!) shopping are your responsibility.
Can I get
to
Provence from Paris by train?
Yes, the TGV (200+ miles an hour)
express will get you from the 
Charles de Gaulle
airport, terminal 2D, to Avignon (about 40 minutes from our villa in
Goult) in a few hours. Or,visit Paris, and take one from the Gare de
Lyon. If you prefer a more leisurely trip, there are many ordinary
trains (Corail), too. You can get more information from http://voyages-sncf.com and http://www.raileurope.com/us/
or at
the train
station in Avignon, let us know; if she can't be there, we'll go over
the
available options (livery service, bus, etc.) with you. The
airport is about 90
minutes from our villa, and the train station in Avignon about 40
minutes, so do not book a
flight that leaves before 10:30 for
your
return, as we won't be there before then.
What should I
bring?
Your artist's supplies, of course (we
recommend a lightweight easel), as well as a light sweater and
wind-breaker or waterproof jacket in case it rains. A camera is a must,
and artists often bring a journal to record their adventures.
Sturdy walking shoes are a
good idea as are a
hat and sun-screen. A backpack to carry it all in is useful, too. Don’t
forget your bathing suit, it gets warm in Provence and our
villa comes with a beautiful swimming pool. It is
a very good idea to bring the minimum and travel light!
I've heard
Provence is wonderful,
what is there to see and do?
Where to start! There are lots of different picturesque,
historical villages to visit, vineyards & chateaux
to see, wines to taste and delicious food to
eat, and magnificent views
to paint, but we don’t do that all the time! Well marked walking
trails are everywhere (you can walk across France!); tennis,
golf, horseback riding and hot-air ballooning are all available nearby.
We've been in the Camargue, swum in the Med,
boated in the Calanques, seen an opera,
marvelled at the colours of the cherry
trees, poppies and lavender, but above all enjoyed
good company and made good friends! Many artist-voyagers have
traveled
3, 4, 5 times with Brigitte and artists have created hundreds of
beautiful
paintings ...
Can I talk to
fellow voyageurs?
Yes, of course. You probably know friends and members of the CCAA who have travelled with Brigitte. Also give anyone of the travellers below a call, all of them have been on at least one trip to Provence; some are ‘regulars’ with five or six trips with me under their belts! Feel free to talk to them to get a first-hand account of their trips and to find out what to expect:
Jeanne
Swann (Artist, student, "multi-trip" traveller) -
508/563-3704 Claudia Smith-Jacobs (Artist, Teacher and Feb 2008 traveller)
508/540-6581
- Selma Alden (Artist, CCAA Curator, Traveller) 508/428-5478
You
can also find lots of information about our
trip in 2001 in
Cynthia Gallant-Simpson’s book, Doors & Windows of Provence,
available from her for $20. 508-896-4440.
Are there any
places left? YES - Sign me/us up! (Our youngest traveller was 18, the oldest so far - 79, come and make new friends!)
Yes, if you and a friend, spouse, family member or someone
you know, want to
come, give me a call, send me an
email Brigitte@sunvisions.com
and please send in the sign-up sheet your deposit, to the order of
Brigitte Cheyrou at the address below, as-soon-as-possible. A deposit of $300 will hold your place, with the rest being due 2 months before the trip.
Come
and have an unforgettable
ten days "Seeing Colour & Light in Provence" with us!
Questions on anything else - cost, payment, travel arrangements, etc? Call
David (de facto travel agent!) at 1-508-790-3829 and
to reserve your place! dadler@sunvisions.com
Brigitte
Cheyrou
brigitte@sunvisions.com
65 Horseshoe Lane
508/790-3829
Centerville, MA 02632
Aujourd'hui est Wednesday, a good day to call Brigitte (or David) 508/790-3829, or CCAA 508/362-2909 and plan your trip to sunny Provence or Marrakech!
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