Archives – Travel Sketchbook Workshop in Lisbon (Portugal)

Archives of the 2013 and 2014 workshops

Sketchbook in Perspective — The Art of Playing with the City
A playful approach to perspective!

Four days to sketch the Portuguese capital, fill up a sketchbook, and juggle with the mecanisms of perspective! Lisbon is perfect for that, with its hills, its passages, its successions of ways from where one catches a glimpse of the sea or a sunny square. Not to forget its stairways…

We will approach the different aspects of perspective, though various areas of the city.

An occasion to progress on that technical subject, but also to bring back a complete sketchbook on one specific destination, worked on during several days.

4 days course, 19 hours of teaching (available in both French and English), in a group of 4 to 8 students.
(Participants are in charge of their accommodation and plane tickets. Note that it is easy to rent an apartment. Any central district of Lisbon will be convenient: it is easy to walk the city center. – Contact me if you need information).

The first day counts four hours of teaching, followed by a drink together.
The two following days, we draw from 9:30AM to 12:30PM, and from 2:00PM to 5:00PM: those who wish it can have lunch with the group; from 5:00PM on, one is free to keep drawing, visit a museum, go shopping, listen to a fado concert, have dinner at a restaurant…
The last day, we draw from 9:30AM to 12:30PM. Then participants are free to stay in Lisbon for a few days if they like, or to go back home.

The teaching focuses on both quality of drawing, and creative layout of the sketchbook. Lisbon offers many possibilities to compose a sketchbook that is innovative, personal, and full of charm!

The workshop is open to everyone, it is not necessary to know how to draw already. Experience shows that even someone who has never held a pen before gets, through a workshop, to surprise oneself and to produce unexpected pages.
And that those who already have a regular practice of drawing find new possibilities.

The goal is to progress, to sharpen one’s eye, to explore one’s creativity, and to have fun! And to live a unique travel experience, in a city full of art and inspiration.

You will get the opportunity, through this workshop, to test and improve the useful techniques for travel sketchbooking, to discover the hidden facets to your eye, to come back home with a full sketchbook, and with a renewed and freshened eye.

And to enjoy Lisbon, its various architectures, walks, museums, and cafes, in front of the ocean…

PROGRAM OF THE WORKSHOP

We explore a different area of the city each day. We draw outside or, in case of rain, in cafes.

Prices and Registration information 

Prices

Teaching

This tax inclusive price includes:

• 19 hours of teaching, on 4 days (from Thursday, April 30th to Sunday, May 3rd included).

This price doesn’t include:

• plane ticket (book your ticket early, changeable ticket recommended);
• potential visa fees;
• accommodation, meals, drinks and snacks;
• daily transportation (we walk and use public transportation);
• entrance fee to museums;
• painting supplies (a list of supplies will be given to you);
• personal shopping;
• personal health and repatriation insurance (to be subscribed by participants from their own insurance companies).

Registration policy:

It is possible to register until the last minute, as long as there are places left. In order to be sure to have a place, it is best to register in advance!

Booking is done online, on the website www.paulinefraisse.com. Payment is done by Credit Card, by Paypal or by check (checks in euros, from a French bank). Only bookings done on the website will be taken into account.

Upon booking, you will automatically receive a booking confirmation. If you need an invoice, you can edit one from your personal account, on the website.

Pauline will send you, in the following days after your booking, an email with a few questions regarding your expectations from the workshop, your drawing level, etc. You will also receive, a few weeks before the workshop, the complete list of art supplies needed for the workshop. Don’t hesitate to contact Pauline at any time if you have questions!

Cancellation policy:

In case of cancellation by the participant:

– Until March 31st 2015 (30 days before the beginning of the workshop), the booking fees will be reimbursed, and credited with the same means of payment that was used for the booking. From April 1st on, the booking is considered as confirmed.

– Between April 1st through April 20th 2015 (between a month and ten days before the beginning of the workshop), 50% of the booking fees will be reimbursed.

– From April 21st 2015 on, the booking fees will not be reimbursed.

In case of cancellation by Pauline Fraisse Art & Culture (insufficient number of students), the booking fees will be reimbursed, and credited with the same means of payment that was used for the booking.

IMPORTANT: PASSPORT and ID

Entering the Portuguese territory requires to have a valid passport or identity card. For non-Europeans, a visa might be necessary.

Registration closing date: as soon as the workshop is sold out (group of 8 participants maximum).

For more information: contact us! Also, don’t hesitate to check our FAQs, in which you will find a number of answers.

Information on Lisbon:
City Tourism Office: www.visitlisboa.com.

See you soon!

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