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ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP​

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This watercolor workshop in Mallorca is intended for anyone getting started with watercolor painting and who would benefit from a better understanding of watercolor techniques to gain confidence. In this beginner class you will learn a multitude of techniques as we explore beautiful Mallorca and get inspired by our surroundings. 

To help facilitate the learning process, we will do demos, practices, warm ups, and complete simple projects each morning so that you can test your skills on your own and bring your new work back for afternoon critiques and conversations.

The medium of watercolor can be challenging and has a reputation for not being as “forgiving” as other mediums – but by learning the basic techniques early on, students will be able to avoid making many of the mistakes that beginners often do. You will be watching daily demonstrations, learning many basic techniques, practicing what you have learned on location in the small villages of Mallorca, and enjoying the camaraderie with fellow beginner painters! ​

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You will be met at Palma Airport, and we will travel to our hotel in Valldemossa. The first evening we will have a get-together where we go through the program of the week and you get a chance to meet Monica, fellow artists, trip leader and staff.

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

​Some of the places we will visit are:

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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. Puerto de Soller, a fishing village that can be reached via a vintage train that travels on a wooden narrow-gauge electric railway, which crosses the Sierra de Alfàbia mountain range with a series of tunnels, bridges, viaducts and bends. Palma, once a laid-back capital, now a cosmopolitan city, with a bustling city center and a preserved old town.

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This immersive Mallorca workshop will be packed with confidence-building tips on color mixing, composition, and more that you can apply to your paintings back home!

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Please see some of Monica's beautiful art below: