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Tailor-made Creative Holidays<\/h1>\n

Join me for a week of creativity in this fabulously unspoilt corner of Greece. Feed your creative spirit\u00a0whilst learning new skills in beautiful surroundings in a traditional Greek seaside village.<\/p>\n

The focus is on you<\/h3>\n

The Art Experience differs from a regular art course in that you pretty much get to choose your own syllabus! What we cover during your stay will be completely tailored to your specific interests; where you are at with your art and what you most want to get out of your time here.<\/p>\n

Individual attention<\/h3>\n

The Art Experience is for one person – you. Or, even better, it’s for you plus one – bring along your best friend\/daughter\/sister\/mother\/husband\/wife\/granny so you will have a partner in crime for the non-art hours and someone to share your creative journey with. Or bring two or three friends along if you prefer your own mini-group. Either way – this is just for you – you will not be joined by other course participants – it is your private party!<\/p>\n

Fully Flexible dates<\/h3>\n

You choose your preferred holiday dates and day of departure; the length of your stay and the time of year. There are no fixed course dates. If I am available on your preferred dates – you have your art holiday. If not, we can look together at other options – simple as that!\u00a0Kalamata airport now benefits from an increased International flight schedule so there are several options per week in season. You could even plan a two-centre holiday and do your own thing for a few days before or after the art break – I can recommend some great places to visit and advise on the logistics of your trip.<\/p>\n

Local knowledge<\/h3>\n

As well as art tuition, a big part of what I bring to your Koroni Art Experience is local knowledge. I can help you discover the real, off the beaten track Greece rarely glimpsed by tourists and help you enjoy a\u00a0creative immersion in both art and Greek culture.<\/p>\n

Learning<\/h3>\n

I am a qualified adult education tutor with tons of experience teaching both art, and in a previous life, cookery! My teaching style is very\u00a0practical – I demonstrate techniques in stages and am very happy to start wherever you are at. I’ll happily acquaint you with the very basics of pen, paper and paint if you have no previous experience. If you are more experienced, I provide support, encouragement and constructive feedback and can suggest new methods and techniques to try. I aim to\u00a0encourage personal expression, creativity, and experimentation at the same time as introducing new skills. My students say I am very patient!<\/p>\n

Choose your own course content<\/h3>\n

You can choose to concentrate on mixed media techniques, working mainly in my home-studio and walled garden. Or\u00a0you may prefer to go out and about each day to draw and paint ‘On Location’, visiting my favourite sketching haunts. Alternatively you may chose a combination of both, spending some time in the studio and some time working on location.<\/p>\n

Basically, I am very happy to teach you anything I know and am passionate about. If you like my artwork then I can teach you the techniques I use. What I won’t do is attempt to teach you something that isn’t within my particular area of interest or expertise \u00a0– such as oil painting or advanced watercolour technique.<\/p>\n

The kind of subjects available:<\/h3>\n