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Color and values in Marrakech
Learning to make one’s own Travel-Report Sketchbook; mastering Color and values: two goals for that week, that will be the occasion to bring back a complete sketchbook and develop many creative ideas.
We will combine outdoors location drawing and creative studio work around a large table.
Marrakech and its medina are a paradise for color!
6 days course, 30 hours of teaching (available in both French and English), in a small group (6 to 9 persons). Staying in the peaceful Riad Sahara Nour, in the heart of the old town.
Teaching and half-board accommodation. (The plane ticket is to be purchased by participants, but Easyjet offers good deals).
Each day counts two teaching sessions, one in the morning and one in the late afternoon: we leave in the morning from 9:00AM to 12:30AM to sketch outside, then everyone can enjoy free time to keep exploring or to rest, and we meet again at the Riad from 6:30PM to 8:00PM, to work on composition in our sketchbooks.
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 the most unexpected pages!
And that those who already have a regular practice of drawing find new possibilities of realizing it, and discover new facets to their own work.
The goal is, for each of us during the workshop, to progress, to sharpen one’s eye, to explore and exploit one’s creativity, and to have fun! And to live a travel experience that is different, unique, close to local life…
You will get the opportunity, there, 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 relax your body and mind, as we are staying in a quiet and comfortable place in the old town, and as drawing is a particularly, deeply relaxing activity…
PROGRAM OF THE WEEK
As during the 2010 workshop, we will each day explore an area of the town. Teaching takes place outdoors in the morning from 9:00AM to 12:30AM, and then late afternoon from 6:30PM to 8:00PM at the Riad, before dinner that is served at 8:00PM.
The options specified for lunch and afternoon are open, and other ideas could be offered to you! Lucile and François, who welcome us at the Riad Sahara Nour, know well Marrakech and the region, and are of good advice.
The late afternoon studio session will deal with color and valors issues, adapted to the different aspects of travel sketchbooking (perspective, composition, graphics, materials, text, etc.).
Preparing the sketchbook and first exercises from 6:30PM to 8:00PM.
Possible option in the afternoon: lunch on Tinsmith’s Square; drawing from the panoramic terrace of the café above the square.
Late afternoon: studio work at the Riad.
Possible option in the afternoon: lunch at the Souk Cafe; visit of the Marrakech Museum, the Medersa Ben Youssef and the Qoubba.
Late afternoon: studio work at the Riad.
Possible option in the afternoon: Hammam at the Bains de Marrakech (or at a local hammam).
Late afternoon: studio work at the Riad.
Possible option in the afternoon: lunch on Tinsmith’s Square; Badil Palace.
Late afternoon: studio work at the Riad.
Possible option in the afternoon: lunch at the Café des Epices or at the Souk Café; drawing from the terrace of the Café de France, on Jemaa El Fna Square.
Late afternoon: studio work at the Riad.
Possible option in the afternoon: lunch on Jemaa El Fna square; olive trees alleys in the Cyber Park, and Artisanal Complex to see craftsmen at work or to do some shopping.
Late afternoon, at the Riad: completing the sketchbook.
Afternoon: departure of participants (NB: it is possible to extend one’s stay at the Riad, if wanted: make sure to make an early booking if you wish so!
One option that can be planned is a day trip to Imlil, 50 miles from Marrakech, a panoramic village at the foot of Mt Toubkal.
Van ride, count 90 euros for 12 people, which comes to approximately 8 euros/person if the van is full.)
Prices and Registration information
Prices
1. Half-board accommodation at the Riad Sahara Nour (in double rooms or suites):
– 6 participants: 68 euros/day/participant, making 476 euros/week
– 7 participants: 64 euros/day/participant, making 448 euros/ week
– 8 participants: 62 euros/day/participant, making 434 euros/ week
– 9 participants and more: 59 euros/day/participant, making 413 euros/ week
2. Teaching
This tax inclusive price includes:
- teaching (available in English as well)
- welcome mint tea upon arrival
- half-board accommodation at the Riad, including breakfast, a mint tea break every afternoon, and dinner in the evening with mineral water and mint tea, coffee or herb tea included
- rent for the room + use of material (stereo, easels, floor mats, cushions, paperboard, dvd player and TV)
- tourism taxes (2.3 euros per night per person), and VAT (10%)
This price doesn’t include:
- plane ticket (book your ticket early, changeable ticket recommended)
- transfer from the airport to the Riad
- tips to the staff, as students feel like giving (usually between 100 and 150 dh)
- lunch meals and extra meals or drinks ordered from the Riad
- single room extra fee (+25 euros/person/day)
- daily transportation to Marrakech (we usually walk)
- entrance fee to museums
- painting supplies (a complete list of supplies will be given to you upon registration confirmation)
- local shopping for stamps, pigments, materials, newspapers… souvenirs and other personal shopping
- personal health and repatriation insurance (to be subscribed by participants from their own insurance companies)
During workshops, from 9 students on, the entire Riad (except for private parts): Moroccan living room, patio, music room, library and terraces, are at the students’ disposal.
The minimum number of participants in the group is 6. Accommodation is in double-rooms or suites. (The group can have 9 participants if 3 persons agree on sharing the suite).
Registration:
Deposit: in order to confirm their registration, workshop participants must send me, not later than September 15th 2011 (one month and a half before the beginning of the workshop):
1. For teaching:
2. For accommodation:
The remaining payment for the week’s accommodation fees will be made upon arrival at Sahara Nour, in euros and in cash.
For teaching, the remaining amount of the fees will be paid to me, at the latest upon starting the trip, by check and in euros (written to Pauline Fraisse).
Registration will not be taken into account until reception of the two deposit checks.
Cancellation:
For participants: cancellation is possible maximum 30 days before the beginning of the workshop (September 30th 2011). In this case, checks will be given back to their owners. After September 30th 2011, deposit checks will automatically be banked by me and by the Riad Sahara Nour.
In case of cancellation of the workshop by the Riad Sahara Nour (insufficient number of participants), all the received checks, not cashed, will be sent back to their owners.
IMPORTANT : VALID PASSEPORT
We attract your attention on the necessity for participants to have a valid passport for entering the Moroccan territory, an identity card is not enough to enter Morocco.
Registration closing date: September 15th 2011 (or before if the workshop is sold out)
For more information:
Riad Sahara Nour :
Email : riadsaharanour@netcourrier.com
Riad phone number during the day, in the morning: 00 212 5 24 37 65 70
Lucile’s mobile phone: 00 212 6 68 51 38 54 / or François: 00 212 6 15 76 12 13
Website : www.riadsaharanour-marrakech.com
See you soon!
Additional Information
| Here is the list of supplies you will need | Workshops combining watercolor and acrylics (2-day workshops, portrait workshops…): thank you for checking the list above. Also, an email will be sent to you a few weeks before the workshop, with the list of supplies needed. |
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| Location | Marrakech |
| Time from | 09h00 |
| Time to | 20h00 |
| Duration | One week |
