Tour Description:

Choose one or more of the following or all 6 destinations.

Tuscany -                   21^st to 27^th April 2024

Florence -                  28^th April to 4^th May, 2024

Cinque Terra -         5^th to 11^th May, 2024

Provence -                 12^th to 18^th May, 2024

Dordogne -                18^th to 24^th May, 2024

Paris -                         26^th May, to 1^st June, 2024

A variety of workshops to choose from.  Students will be learning techniques so they can produce works that are bold, confident, and skillfully handled paintings filled with sunlight.

Students will be covering tonal range, composition, brushwork, colour saturation and focal points in oil or acrylics.

Workshops will be conducted in a friendly, inspirational and positive environment.

All skill levels welcome!

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Colley Whisson -

I was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1966. I grew up in semi-rural surrounds which gave me an appreciation for nature and the outdoors, enjoying every opportunity I’ve been given to study and appreciate its nuances. In 1985 I had a brief stint as a picture framer which I now look back upon as an excellent introduction to the art world as a young adult.

After giving me all the necessary fundamentals required in becoming an artist my father Eric encouraged and guided my early artistic direction.

I have long believed “It’s not what you paint but how you paint it”.  With this in the fore-front of my mind I’ve dedicated myself to developing my skills to the highest level possible. I’m aiming to tell a visual story with clarity and sophistication but I am also driven to distort and abstract the image as much as possible while still maintaining a realistic image. Being in high demand to hold exhibitions, tutoring appointments, judging and demonstrations in Australia and abroad I look forward and have relished every opportunity.  I am happy to carry the tag as one of Australia’s finest young Impressionist painter’s.  With books, magazine articles and demonstration DVD’s to my credit I feel that I have begun to make my mark in the Art World.

My aim is to share my knowledge and joy of painting with like-minded artist’s world-wide. Throughout my career I have been blessed to be able to share this wonderful artistic journey with my wife and my two young sons.

This journey is ongoing and I look forward to each time I return to my easel.