Travels with your sketchbook
Painting holiday in Andalucia
Travels with your Sketchbook - Painting Holiday in Andalucia
June 19th to 25th 2025
6 nights stay, with 4 days of inspiring painting tuition
Join artist Hazel Money for a relaxing and inspired break in the heart of the beautiful Andalusian countryside, making trips out to explore the locality with your paints and sketchbook, sharing ideas and good company with fellow likeminded painters. With spaces on the course limited to just eight, you will be guaranteed lots of one-to-one time with your tutor, who will help you identify and realise your ambitions throughout the week.
The Sierra de Grazalema is situated in the heart of Andalusia’s mountain region, with the famous historical town of Ronda, and the beautiful lake and castle of Grazalema, Zahara, all within easy exploring distance. Your guesthouse, the Casa de los Cuadros, the “House of Pictures” is the perfect location for discovering the spectacular landscape from right outside the doorstep.
The area is a protected natural park and is on the well known Pueblos Blancos route, you will find that the village of Villaluenga Del Rosario is very much unspoilt and a quiet location for your holiday.
Using your sketchbook as a starting point, we will work both outdoors and back in the studio where you may wish to begin a larger painting or try something different from the varied surroundings. With quaint streets and stunning mountain views right on your doorstep, the charm of the locality will inspire you to be creative and experimental. With opportunities to explore the countryside and other towns nearby, you can enjoy the week’s flexibility to go sightseeing, stretch your sketching abilities, splash watercolours around or just put your feet up with a glass of wine.
Suitable for all abilities, with non-painting or sharing participants welcome (see pricing below). There will also be an area set aside in our guest house where we can continue painting or leave an easel set up.
Holiday Dates
June 19th to 25th 2025
Arrival Thursday, June 19th 2025
Check out on Wednesday 25th June 2025
6 nights, 4 days painting tuition
Prices:
Fully residential place: £1295
Non-painting partner sharing a room: £500
Two participants sharing a room: £1100 each
Above - breathtaking scenery at Villaluenga Del Rosario
Your tutor
Hazel is an enthusiastic and relaxed tutor who will give short demonstrations to guide you forwards, and inspire you to try new techniques or ideas. With an emphasis on direct observation, Hazel will help you identify a subject that works for you, using a limited set of painting materials to keep things simple and relaxed. If you are quite new to art and are feeling hesitant, Hazel will show you ways to ease you in gently, giving you the confidence to try new techniques, and if you are a more experienced painter, you can rely on gaining lots of new tips and ideas that will really stretch your work to the next level.
What is included?
- Full board accommodation (air conditioned, with en-suite bathroom)
- Four days of inspiring and encouraging painting tuition
- One day free to paint, explore at your own pace or relax in the guest house
- Transfers to and from Malaga airport
Meals for the first night and four painting days
What isn’t included?
- Holiday/travel insurance
- Your flight
- Lunch and dinner on the non-painting day
- Painting materials
- Optional trips out
Your accommodation
Your hosts Dawn and Steve will welcome you to our beautiful venue, the Casa De Los Cuadros, which is a typical Andalucian guest house, nestled amongst the authentic white painted village buildings of Villaluenga Del Rosario, with stunning views to mountains and a short stroll to interesting sites, just ripe for sketching. An unspoilt and quiet location, away from the busier tourist destinations, you will find your way around easily and enjoy the flexibility to explore.
The en-suite rooms are air-conditioned and the property also features a tranquil, shaded garden and cooling pool. There are 5 double rooms, with more rooms available at a partner hotel just three minutes walk away, if the course numbers exceed this number.
If you wish to extend your stay after the painting week, please contact Dawn who can arrange this for you.
General timetable for the week - subject to change depending on weather:
Thursday - Transfer from Malaga Airport, and arrive at Casa De Los Cuadros, enjoy settling in, strolling about the village and meeting your hosts, plus evening meal.
Friday - Start your visual diary, focussing on sketching and drawing to begin with, gathering visual information for the week.
Saturday - More location drawing and painting, new ideas or re-working existing thoughts.
Sunday - A free day for painting or sightseeing
Monday - Painting day - continue your artwork, with added inspiration from Sunday
Tuesday - Final day of painting, with a useful positive critique session to round up our week
Wednesday - Check out, with transfer back to Malaga airport. You may also wish to extend your stay, please contact us if you would like to stay on.
Catering
Your hosts will serve your meals which are all freshly made, and will typically follow these lines:
Buffet breakfast
Homemade/village bread, eggs, yogurt, fruit, cereal, jam, pate, juice, tea & coffee.
Buffet lunch
Different salads, tortillas, ham, chorizo, Frittata, cheese, and so on. Probably fruit or fruit salad and/or home made cake/biscuits.
Dinner - Three courses example.
Soup, or types of shared salad ie goats cheese, walnut, honey.
Main dish such as a local produce casserole with greens.
Desert (home made).
Two nights we will have a BBQ & Paella in the garden.
Dinner will be provided on the night of arrival and working days. Breakfast each morning and lunch on working days.
A glass or two each of house wine will be provided during evening meals. Filtered water and tea/fresh coffee always available in the guest kitchens.
How do I book?
To reserve your place, we will ask you to pay 30% of the price. The balance will then become due 8 weeks before the start of your holiday. Please contact Dawn for general enquiries, or to reserve your place.
If you have any specific questions about the painting tuition, please contact Hazel by clicking here…
Also available to book...
White painted villages and mountain views - Painting Holiday in Andalucia
September 7th to 11th (full board, 4 nights)
Hazel will also be hosting a second week in Andalucia, in September from Sunday the 7th to Thursday the 11th. Find out more by clicking here.
We look forward to welcoming you to Andalucia!
