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The Magic of Mallorca 

A Watercolor Travel Sketchbook Workshop with Steve Griggs

Come join us and sketch and paint Mallorca in watercolor! Steve's loose watercolor style is perfect for capturing those quick images of everyday life that you encounter when traveling. We will visit several different parts of the island and make daily sketches, journal entries, and full paintings as we create a treasured sketchbook, chronicling our travel.

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Steve Griggs

Steve has a wonderful loose style of watercolor, developed through the years. He went through formal art training but early on he wanted to expand the limits of traditional painting into a way to express a personal story. His style is free and graceful and has a fluidity of its own. He creates art that connects us through memories, feelings, and beauty which is what creating a  travel sketchbook is all about.

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Our lodging: Es Petit

Es Petit Hotel is a small hotel with a perfect location in the center of Valldemossa. Coffee shops, restaurants, boutiques, and art galleries are located right outside the hotel. The deck with magnificent views overlooking the valley will be our gathering point in the afternoons as we return from our daily painting excursions.

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About the area

The island of Mallorca has always attracted painters, writers, poets, musicians and other artists. Some artists who have chosen to make Mallorca their home include Frederic Chopin, Joan Miro,  and the writer Robert Graves! 

The island offers everything from large city living in the capital Palma to quaint village life in small towns like Deia, Fornalutx and Valldemossa.

ART!

Please find some of Steve's art work below.

FACTS ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP:

Workshop: The Magic of Mallorca", A Sketchbook Journaling workshop in Mallorca, Spain

Dates: October 5-11 , 2025

Instructor: Steve Griggs

Medium: Sketchbook Journaling, watercolor

Lodging: Es Petit, Valldemossa, Mallorca 

Closest airport: Palma, Mallorca

Price: $ 4,290 after Early Bird Discount

The price includes: 

5 days art instruction

6 night lodging in shared double room

6 breakfasts, 3 dinners

Wine with dinner

All excursions, museum entrances and other programs during the week.

All local transportation including round trip airport transfer to and from Palma.

Folding chairs to use in Mallorca.

Single Room Supplement: $ 695

Not included:

Airline tickets

Transportation to and from your departure airport

Any pre-tour hotel costs

Travel insurance

Meals not listed above

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP AND THE AREA:

During this week in Mallorca, we will explore the island, its many scenic areas - from the gorgeous views over the Mediterranean Sea to the small quaint towns in the Tramuntana mountain range:​​

Fornalutx, one of the prettiest villages of Spain, with its cobbled streets and terracotta roofs, surrounded by well-tended orange and lemon groves. The artist town of Deia, home to celebrities such as Michael Douglas, perched in a ravine at the foot of the Teix mountain, with views out to the Mediterranean below and with an interesting museum dedicated to the writer Robert Graves. Valldemossa, once a home for Frederic Chopin and George Sands, with art galleries, a 400 year old olive estate, outdoor cafes and restaurants. Soller, a charming town with an impressive cathedral, dating from the 1200s and a botanical garden with many endangered local plant species. Palma, once a laid-back capital, now a cosmopolitan city, with a bustling city center and a preserved old town.

For questions or to sign up: please contact us at alpinecreativetours@gmail.com.

Early Bird discount of $200 until 2/28/25.

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