I’ve heard of a lavish holiday, a beach holiday, a back-packers holiday and even a ‘follow-your-sports-team’ holiday but a painting holiday in South Africa, that was news to me...and the idea has won me over completely. The May issue of the South African Country Life magazine details a fantastic new approach to art holidays and, as with the Walk of Art Festival, nature holds a special muse to its compilation.
Imagine a holiday in the rolling hills of the Western Cape countryside, where your only care is to unleash your inner creativity and capture thought on canvas.
Your inspirations are in your surrounds – exquisite views of mountains, lakes, forests and fields. It’s exactly what Dale and Janny Elliott, of the Dale and Mel Elliot Gallery and Studio in Villiersdorp, are offering; an opportunity to awaken the soul through painting, while on holiday.
If you’re not an avid painter and have not yet had the opportunity of dabbling in the amazing art, you needn’t be too concerned. All that’s needed to succeed is a small spark of creativity, something Dale believes lies deep within each of us, a will to work and passion. The team offer guidelines and see themselves as the facilitators of the creative process. No one person is forced into painting a particular way, instead people are encouraged to adapt their own approaches and views to their artwork.
Dale and Janny’s particular course involves three days of fantastic art tuition, after which each participant will have completed five pictures. Dale also offers a manual, as well as a CD ROM, detailing the art course.
A stimulating and exciting endeavour, make your next holiday or time away a time with paint.
Where to go:
Dale and Mel Elliott Gallery and Studio
Villiersdorp
028 840 2927
dale@daleelliott.co.za
www.daleelliott.co.za
Daleen Mulder - Aylestone Creative Workshop
Barbeton Valley, Lowveld
082 341 5522
deodal@mweb.co.za
Elwyn-Harlech Jones – Steytlerville Studio
Karoo Studies
082 932 0041
hja@icon.co.za
The Cavern – Botanical art courses with guided mountain walks
Drakensberg
036 438 6270
info@cavern.co.za
Adri van Aswegen-Janse van Vuuren – Inspirational painting
West Coast, Yzerfontein
022 451 2725
a3amichadri@telkomsa.net
Andrew Munik – Tailor-made art classes
West Coast, Darling
083 325 4148
mclaughlin@worldonline.co.za
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