Whether a complete beginner or an experienced artist, our one-week course provides you with the opportunity to improve your painting and drawing techniques in a creative and relaxed atmosphere.

If you are a complete beginner – don’t worry - you will be shown step by step. For those with more experience - these courses will give you sound guidance and inspiration helping you to become a more proficient artist.

Each day starts with a demonstration and talk after which your tutor will work one-to-one with you. All course materials are included: charcoal, sepia crayon, oil, acrylic, gouache and watercolour. Learn how to capture landscapes, live model, still life, village life, portraits and much more. Join us for an experience of a lifetime on the French Riviera.

Example Itinerary
Day 1	Arrival at Mitch Waite Painting Holidays. We will collect you from the airport, train station or other nearby location to transport you to Vence.
Day 2	Introduction, Composition, proportions, focus, tonal values Colour – Oil. Mixing, Relating, Harmony. Colour wheel, Complimentary, Palette control
Day 3	Optional "Early bird" breakfast session. Oil painting. light and atmosphere. Oil painting - full colour. Harmony, balance, Brush stroke Oil painting - full colour. Finishing details
Day 4	Perspective – drawing Street scenes in Vence Old town Perspective – Watercolour, Steet scenes - Tourrettes
Day 5	All day excursion. Watercolour & sepia crayon. Street scenes – people Pure Watercolour. Light and atmosphere
Day 6	Optional "Early bird" Breakfast session Acrylic painting – capturing the moment. Acrylics, wet-in-wet, glazing, scumbling. Loose & free Live model, charcoal, acrylic, watercolour Proportions - skin tones
Day 7	Portraits – Acrylic. Exhibition of participant's work Slideshow of the course photos
Day 8	Time to say goodbye. Flat boxes are provided to safely transport your work home, and we will take you to the airport, station or other local destination.

We are very happy to accommodate those who wish to accompany their partner or friend but do not wish to be active in the course. We offer you the same all-inclusive package and you are free to join the group on the excursions.

Pricing in Euros
Fully Inclusive Packages 2010 including Tax
Participant occupying single room	€1,700
Participant sharing twin room	€1,450
Non–Painting Partner	€760
Non-Resident painting holiday (excl. B&B and Dinner)	€880
Our package includes: 6 full days of expert, professional tuition. 7 nights bed & breakfast. 6 x Lunches + drinks & wine 6 x Dinners: + drinks & wine. Excursions for painting and sight-seeing. Professional art materials – everything required for the course. Souvenir CD of approximately 300 photos, tutorials and menus from your course Free exhibition of your paintings in our online gallery.

Accommodation
Mitch Waite Painting Holidays is a situated between the lower mountains of the French Alps and the Mediterranean Sea in the historical town of Vence, just a 25 minute drive from Nice International Airport and a few kilometres from the popular medieval village of St Paul de Vence.

You stay at the beautiful 3 star Hotel Miramar with the peaceful surroundings, tastefully decorated rooms by local artist Philippe Roesler in Provencal style, garden, large sunny terrace and swimming pool.

Tutor
Mitch Waite is the founder and has been a professional artist for over 25 years. He has extensive experience in teaching art. In addition to teaching traditional painting disciplines, he will encourage you through a number of innovative exercises to explore and develop your own creativity and individual style.

Each day starts with a demonstration after which you receive one-to-one tuition. All the course materials are included: charcoal, sepia crayon, oil, acrylic, gouache and watercolour. There is plenty of opportunity to try different mediums and a variety of subjects such as landscapes, still life, street and café-scenes, portraits, live model and more.

Mitch exhibits internationally and gives courses, workshops and talks on creativity to business schools and other institutions.

Location
Mitch Waite Painting Holidays is a prestigious international art school operating from Vence in the South of France, just 30 minutes from Nice. To find out more about Vence please visit the town web site which is in English

How to Get to Us
Our closest airport is Nice International Airport, or if taking the motorway, leave at Saint Laurent du Var. Airport, train station and general local collection is included in the price of your art holiday with us, however, should you like to make your own way we will happily provide you with more detailed instructions.