Painting Retreat in Marsala, Sicily
18th - 25th October 2025
I have been tutoring painting retreats at the Salinara Art Farm every year since 2017
- each time is a new delight to teach and guide. I love being there and it feels like my home from home.
Lovely painting locations, wonderful food and wine, our perfect hosts Adriano and Yumi - and best of all a great bunch of people to think, talk and practice Art with 24/7 for a whole week. What on earth could be better than that?
It honestly doesn't matter how much previous art experience you have had, I can help you with hints and tips to help your individual journey wherever you are on the ladder. I tend not to demonstrate much as I think that it is more important for everyone to learn what they need to know as they go along. I run impromptu workshops based on what I feel will benefit the whole group; this may be drawing, tone, colour mixing, perspective......etc!
I teach with watercolours, as they are so portable and really so much fun too. Don't believe that they are the most difficult; cheating is definitely allowed. If you would rather bring another medium, please do - the fundamentals apply whatever you're working with.
Contact me if you have any questions about the art side of things, or Yumi on [email protected] if you need to know anything else!
- each time is a new delight to teach and guide. I love being there and it feels like my home from home.
Lovely painting locations, wonderful food and wine, our perfect hosts Adriano and Yumi - and best of all a great bunch of people to think, talk and practice Art with 24/7 for a whole week. What on earth could be better than that?
It honestly doesn't matter how much previous art experience you have had, I can help you with hints and tips to help your individual journey wherever you are on the ladder. I tend not to demonstrate much as I think that it is more important for everyone to learn what they need to know as they go along. I run impromptu workshops based on what I feel will benefit the whole group; this may be drawing, tone, colour mixing, perspective......etc!
I teach with watercolours, as they are so portable and really so much fun too. Don't believe that they are the most difficult; cheating is definitely allowed. If you would rather bring another medium, please do - the fundamentals apply whatever you're working with.
Contact me if you have any questions about the art side of things, or Yumi on [email protected] if you need to know anything else!
I do like to surprise everyone with a new medium or method every year - in 2024 I gave everyone an A5 concertina sketchbook, which we painted randomly and then took out with us to on location to sketch into.
Below is mine.... the pictures continue from each other to make one long format but I can only share it as two page pictures on here.....
I haven't decided what to give you this year yet!
Below is mine.... the pictures continue from each other to make one long format but I can only share it as two page pictures on here.....
I haven't decided what to give you this year yet!
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Windmills and saltpans at the local cafe
A day trip to one of the nearby Egadi Islands - Favignana
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The view from Erice
A workshop at the Farm
Marsala
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Just one of the delightful corners of the Farm
The Cathedral at Erice
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Demonstrating in Trapani
Previous Painting Holidays
Greek Painting Odyssey in Milos, May 7th - 14th 2019
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