ALPINE CREATIVE TOURS
Painting Workshops in Europe since 2018
Welcome to Alpine Creative Tours.
Please find below our 2025 European workshop program.
(More workshops are coming.) Please go to the Reservation Form to sign up for a workshop.
2025 workshop program:
Luberon, Provence, France
In April of 2025 we will return to the gorgeous area of Luberon for two new workshops. The first one will be a watercolor plein air workshop taught by Anita Winter, April 19-26, 2025. This workshop is open to all levels, sketchers and painters alike. The second workshop will be taught by Diane Fechenbach, April 26-May 3, 2025. This workshop is open to all levels of watercolor, oil and pastel artists. Both groups will enjoy the spectacular scenery of Provence with its fields of poppies and lavender, the beautiful hill-top villages, and the wonderful food. We love this area and are excited to take groups to enjoy Provence again!
Provence Workshop 1: Painting for Travelers. Cancelled.
Dates: April 19 - 26, 2025
Instructor: Anita Winter
Medium: Watercolor painting, sketching
Price: $3,850 after $200 Early Bird Discount (until 11/30/24)
Provence Workshop 2: Painting Memories of Provence SOLD OUT.
Dates: April 26 - May 3, 2025
Instructor: Diane Fechenbach
Medium: Watercolor, oil, pastel
Price: $3,850 after $200 Early Bird Discount (until 11/30/2024)
Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy
Seasoned art instructors Kathleen Lanzoni and Karen Ramsay will teach one workshop each in 2025 in this beautiful part of Italy. Widely considered one of the prettiest areas of Europe, the Italian Lakes area was once a playground for nobility and royals, visible in the many palaces dotting the lake shores. We will be staying in the beautiful town of Bellagio, often called "the Pearl of Lake Como" situated by the foothills of the Swiss and Italian Alps.
Kathleen Lanzoni will instruct a watercolor plein air workshop and Karen Ramsay will teach a watercolor travel sketchbook journaling workshop.
Lake Como Workshop 1: The Lake Como Experience SOLD OUT.
Dates: May 24 - 31, 2025
Instructor: Kathleen Lanzoni
Medium: Watercolor plein air painting
Price: $3,990 after $200 Early Bird Discount (until 11/30/24)
Lake Como Workshop 2: Painting Lake Como in Watercolor SOLD OUT.
Dates: May 31 - June 7, 2025
Instructor: Karen Ramsay
Medium: Watercolor Sketchbook Journaling
Price: $3,990 after $200 Early Bird Discount (until 11/30/24)
Stockholm and Dalarna, Sweden
We are very happy to offer this painting and travel sketchbook workshop to Sweden in June of 2025. We will paint in Stockholm, the beautiful capital of Sweden, visit the world famous archipelago and then travel to sketch and paint in Dalarna, a "Sweden in miniature". Watercolor Travel Journaling gives us a chance to slow down, to sketch scenes around us, to bring out our paints and add some color to our travel journals. The workshop is open to both beginner painters and more advanced artists and is taught by John Keeling, an award-winning watercolor artist from Kansas City.
Workshop: A Taste of Sweden SOLD OUT.
Dates: June 18 - 26, 2025
Instructor: John Keeling
Medium: Watercolor Sketchbook Journaling
Price: $ 3,950 after $200 Early Bird Discount (until 11/30/24)
Mallorca, Spain
We will offer two uninstructed art retreats in Mallorca in the fall of 2025. The island has always attracted painters, writers, poets, musicians and other artists. Frederic Chopin, George Sands, Joan Miro and Robert Graves have all lived here. The island and its capital, Palma, are overflowing with character, and our base will be the small town of Valldemossa, located in the middle of the Tramuntana mountain range. From here, we do daily excursions around the island to capture sights and scenery to paint.
Mallorca Retreat 1: Painting Retreat
Dates: October 5 - 11, 2025
Medium: Any medium
Price: $ 3,390 after $200 Early Bird Discount (until 1/31/25)
Mallorca Retreat 2: Painting Retreat
Dates: October 11 - 17, 2025
Medium: Any medium
Price: $ 3,390 after $200 Early Bird Discount (until 1/31/25)
In the plans for 2026:
Lofoten Islands, Norway
We will offer two workshops in the Lofoten Islands in 2026. Lofoten is located north of the Arctic Circle in Norway and has been voted by National Geographic as one of the most appealing destinations in the world. Lofoten is a place of contrasts with distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands. It also has a strong connection to the Viking Age, with many archaeological finds in the area. In the summer the islands bask in the ethereal Midnight Sun.
Workshop: Lofoten, Norway Painting workshop
Dates: June 2026
Instructor: TBD
Medium: TBD
Price: TBD
Scotland
This workshop is a combined Knitting & Nature Journaling workshop. Scotland has the most remarkable diversity of a landscape; mountainous terrain and broad plateau areas, and lowlands with hills. The landscape is dotted with fairytale castles and the scenery of the coastal areas is truly breathtaking. Add its fascinating history and you get one of the most inspiring countries to visit in Europe. More info will follow.
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