The holiday is based at St Brelade's Bay Hotel, a beautiful 4-star hotel
with it's own private beach front garden and private access to the beach
making it a great place to stay. We can paint in the gardens or on the
beach and there are plenty of boats, a nearby beautiful old church on the
sea front near to the small harbour. There are also great panoramic views
of the bay that can be seen from the restaurant, the dedicated function
room and many of the bedrooms.
We will paint a wide range of subjects including a selection of St. Brelade's
Bay, St Aubin's Harbour, Gorey Castle & Harbour, La Corbiere Lighthouse,
La Rocq & Le Hocq as well as Rozel Bay and Bouley Bay on the north coast
and more.
First and foremost, Randy wants his students to enjoy the painting
process and have fun. By taking a joyful approach, his workshops are
always uplifting and a positive experience for his painters. His
encouragement, along with concise and straight forward explanations of
the process are what help his students achieve immediate, successful
results!
Randy will encourage you to "look hard" at the subject you paint and take
a fresh approach to how you "see" a subject. Filtering detail to properly
assess a shape's value in comparison to the adjacent shapes is essential in
creating depth and the illusion of volume. Knowing what is important and
what to leave out is an important skill to learn and how to achieve glowing
results with a transparent medium are popular topics covered in his
workshops.
These tips are the secret to achieving more confident and dramatic
painting. By capturing the essentials, his style of painting is loose and
impressionistic. Randy's workshops are fun and a great opportunity to add
valuable skillsets to your painting toolbox!