When you close your eyes and imagine this: crystal clear lakes, wildly rushing mountain streams, saturated alpine pastures and majestic mountain peaks… Well. Then you are basically imagining Bad Reichenhall. Not only is the nature part stunningly picturesque – the urban part is as well! Rich in culture, dotted with countless wells and parks, beautifully constructed pedestrian areas… and a stunning old salt mine as a highlight as well. Doesn’t that sound like a place just asking to be sketched?
In addition to beautiful Bad Reichenhall you will also visit Salzburg, one of the most beautiful towns in Austria. Two countries in one holiday, and both will provide you with breathtakingly beautiful motifs for you own artworks.
Ian will teach you about the composition and the structure of the sketch, how to recognise clear perspective and how to train your eye to see what is important for your work, and reduce it to the essential elements. All of this and so much more will be taught and developed in many drawing and sketching sessions together. The course aims to deepen your skills in sketching, drawing and watercolouring, to exchange views, to capture atmospheric scenery of Bavaria, and to have fun.
Learning goals:
- train the eye to see shapes, value and color in outdoor scenes
- become comfortable sketching in public
- learn to draw standing up
- become an urban sketcher and start reaping the benefits of seeing the world in a new way
All teaching sessions and demonstrations will take place in Bad Reichenhall or Salzburg. Ian will choose the most suitable and inspiring subjects to draw. Each session will cater for varying standards of ability and confidence, and you will be stimulated throughout the workshops by stories and little demo sketches to make the experience more rewarding and stimulating.
Target group: (all levels) This course is meant to be for beginners as well as for advanced learners.
Number of participants: 6-12
Where do we sketch/draw?
We will draw and sketch mainly outside en plein air, so you should not mind walking longer distances on foot. Nevertheless, if the weather is bad we usually have access to the studio inside, where we can draw and sketch, too.
Ian Fennelly
„Je mehr du schaust, desto mehr siehst du, desto mehr verstehst du.“ Ian Fennelly liebt es, seine Leidenschaft für das Skizzieren an Ort und Stelle – mit Stift, Pinsel und Aquarellfarben – zu verbreiten; er ist erstaunlich gut darin, originelle Geschichten über die Abenteuer eines echten Urban Sketchers zu erzählen. Seine professionellen Fähigkeiten, in Kombination mit der charmanten und bodenständigen Persönlichkeit, machen ihn zu einem perfekten Dozenten. Lebendige Skizzen werden in Windeseile gezeichnet und die Liebe für die Kunst und den kreativen Umgang mit der Welt schimmert durch alle Linien, Farben und Formen seiner Werke.
Inmitten der Salzalpen des Berchtesgadener Landes, in einer malerischen Bergwelt, liegt der einladende bayerische Kurort Bad Reichenhall. Das königliche Villenviertel, prächtige Springbrunnen und gepflegte Parkanlagen prägen das Stadtbild und locken mit verzaubernden Perspektiven. Das königliche Kurhaus und das AlpenSole-Gradierhaus begeistern mit einer herrlichen Architektur: Sie enthält Elemente des Jugendstils, des Barock und der Neo-Renaissance. Erleben Sie die einzigartige Atmosphäre Bad Reichenhalls – mit prunkvollen historischen Bauwerken umgeben von atemberaubenden Berglandschaften!
Wyndham Grand Bad Reichenhall Axelmannstein
Das traditionelle Wyndham Grand Hotel in Bad Reichenhall liegt ruhig inmitten der Fußgängerzone der bezaubernden Altstadt und gegenüber des idyllischen Kurparks am Berg Predigtstuhl. Die Zimmer des historischen Hotels sind im alten Stil ausgestattet. Die Liegewiese im großzügigen hoteleigenen Park (30.000 qm) verfügt über einen eigenen See.
Das Axelstüberl, das Restaurant des Traditionshotels, bietet typische bayerische Schmankerl und wohlschmeckende kulinarische Genüsse. Das Frühstück wird morgens im gemütlichen Frühstückszimmer serviert. Auch die einladende Hotelbar und das Café freuen sich auf Ihren Besuch. Das reichhaltige Spa des Wyndham Grand Hotels ist mit einer Sauna, einem Pool, einem Fitnessbereich und einem Solarium ausgestattet.
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Leistungsbeschreibung
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Destination: Germany
Location: Bad Reichenhall
Accommodation: Wyndham Grand Bad Reichenhall Axelmannstein
Studio/seminar room: Wyndham Grand Bad Reichenhall Axelmannstein
What's included?
- 6x nights at Wyndham Grand Bad Reichenhall incl. Breakfast
- visit to stunning “Salzbergwerk” (salt mine) in Bad Reichenhall
- train ride to Salzburg and back (it takes about 40 minutes from Bad Reichenhall to Salzburg)
- 1x Welcome Dinner (excl. drinks) at the hotel
- 25 hours course with a professional tutor
Not included:
- flights
- airport transfers
- tourist tax
- sketching material
- tipping
Pricing:
Double room with bath or shower and WC: 1.399€ per person incl. breakfast
Double room with bath or shower and WC for single occupancy: 1.599€ per person incl. breakfast
Non-painting partners sharing a double room with a painter: 600€ per person incl. breakfast
Arrival is on sunday and departure is on saturday. Rooms are available on the day of arrival as of 3pm (15:00) and must be empty on the day of departure at 12am (12:00).
The course lasts from monday to friday.
The material list for this course will be provided timely in advance.
Group size: min. 6 persons, needs to be achieved at last 6 weeks in advance of the starting date of the course. max. group size 12 persons
The course will be held in English.
Transfer is not included in the price. If you are planning to arrive with public transfer or if you have limited mobility, please let us know and we will find a solution. We will check if course and accommodation are suitable for you. However we can assist you to form groups to diminish transfer costs. We strongly advise you not to book your flights before you have not received the information that the minimum number of participants has been achieved.
