 Overview9 September – 16 September 2018 Artist Jon Schwochert will lead a landscape drawing and painting course in the historic region of Lot, southern France. The course will cover techniques and theory in plein-air landscape sketching and oil painting, while exploring the history and culture of the surrounding area. The week will include excursions to the Pech Merle 30,000 year old cave paintings, the medieval town of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail, a local market and cafés and the Lot River. Accommodation is at Cote Grange Puyjourdes, a recently converted farm courtyard featuring old stone walls, handcrafted windows, handcrafted stairs and balconies are juxtaposed with white linen, new modern showers, and Parisian textiles and surround sound.  ScheduleSunday 9 September - Pick up from Toulouse Airport and check in at Cote Grange - Dinner and introductions Monday 10 September - Morning: Demonstration of landscape sketching and drawing techniques followed by sketching at Cote Grange - Lunch at Cote Grange - Afternoon: Demonstration of plein-air landscape painting techniques, logistics and theory at Cote Grange followed by a grisaille painting - Supper at Cote Grange  Tuesday 11 September - Morning: Demonstration followed by landscape painting at Saint Cirq Lapopie - Lunch on an island in the River Lot. Local chef Penny will prepare lunch for you in her potagé on her picnic table under willow trees. - Afternoon: Continue painting at Saint-Cirq-Lapopie or along the river. - Late afternoon: Tour of and discussion of the 30,000 year old cave paintings at Pech Merle. - Supper at Cote Grange Wednesday 12 September - Morning: Optional excursion to Cahors market with Emma from Cote Grange, Puyjourdes. - Late Lunch at Cote Grange - Afternoon: Plein-air painting at Cote Grange - Supper at Cote Grange Thursday 13 September - Morning: Excursion to a local farm. Sketching and demonstration - Lunch: Picnic lunch. - Supper at Cote Grange Friday 14 September - Morning: Visit to Marcilhac sur Celé on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail, landscape sketching and painting - Picnic lunch - Afternoon: Demonstration followed by landscape painting and sketching. - Supper at Cote Grange Saturday 15 September - Morning: Demonstration and landscape painting at Cote Grange - Lunch at Cote Grange - Afternoon: Landscape painting at Cote Grange - Dinner in a restaurant in the local market town of Cajarc (not included in the total price). Sunday 16 September - Depart Cote Grange for Toulouse Airport  About Artist Jon SchwochertJon Schwochert studied at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, before moving to London. He quickly became disheartened by the lack of technical training in the University system. Jon left university to train in traditional techniques and media at London Fine Art Studios. He completed his MA in Illustration at the University of Hertfordshire in 2015 where he received a distinction for his thesis. His drawings and paintings have been commissioned for video games, comic books, medical illustration, advertisements and editorial illustration. He has been published by Nintendo, The Artist Magazine, Self Made Hero, Rising Sun Comics, Manifesto Press and in many smaller publications. He has been a resident artist at the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Central School of Ballet in London. Currently Jon is based in London taking commissions and teaching at HuangHuai University, China several months of the year.  About Cote Grange Puyjourde Cote Grange Puyjourdes is set in profound rural south west France, in a regional park in the Lot, and has panoramic views of kilometers of woodland. The buildings are created out of an old stone farm, recently renovated using natural materials. Handcrafted windows, handcrafted stairs and balconies are juxtaposed with white linen, modern showers, Parisian textiles and surround sound. The gardens cascade and are subdivided by old stone walls and in them you will find a 15 meter long swimming pool, table tennis, table and chairs and benches, wells and a water fall creating karma for rest, rejuvenation and creative thinking. Logistic - Artists will be required to book their own travel to Toulouse Airport - The course is centred on plein-air landscape painting and will therefore require artists to be able to walk and carry their equipment for moderate distances - Artists will be required to bring the majority of their materials - Artists are recommended to book travel insurance and/or carry a European Health Insurance Card Material Provided: - Easels - White spirit (banned on flights) - Sketchbook - Canvas boards Not Provided: - Palette - Brushes (recommended mostly flats or filberts ranging from size 4-8, a couple of large brushes and one small brush or pointed round) - Oil paints (Jon will be teaching to the following palette: titanium white, cadmium yellow, yellow ochre, cadmium red, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, viridian, burnt umber) - Linseed Oil - Paper towels and cloth rags - Palette knife - Palette cups - Sketching materials (pencils, pens and erasers) - Umbrella and clothing for inclement weather Optional: - Cobalt dryer - Extended palette - Additional canvases Booking Costs include accommodation (7 nights), meals and regional wine, above mentioned materials, tuition and transport for excursions.
Costs do not include flights, mentioned materials or other expenses and the optional final night out at a restaurant. Payable by 50% on reservation to secure your place and 50% three months in advance of the course. Please note that if you cancel less than three months before the course commences you will forfeit your entire fee. You are therefore advised to take out travel insurance to cover events outside of your control that may result in your not being able to attend the course. Cancellations before then will be entitled to a refund minus a £100 admin fee. Cost: £1400 For further information or to book, please email
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