Five Days of Relaxation and Creativity
For the last few years I have had the pleasure of joining up with groups of artists in Tasmania for a relaxing painting retreat organised by Artable. These retreats are the perfect perfect 5 days of art, food, flowers & the colours of Tasmania. This year we were at a different location than in previous years and the level of luxury was definitly turned up a knotch.
Our accomodation was the stunning cliff front property called The Cove which was absolutly breathtaking. Each morning we woke up to sea views and the sound of the ocean.
On the first day, we all visited the Table Cape Tulip farm and got to know each other on the bus and during lunch. The food for our stay at The Cove was all chef catered and we certainly didn’t go hungry. In between Breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and dessert it’s surprising that we actually managed to find time to paint!
However, paint we did. We had access to a studio space that we could use as often as well-liked. The groups of artists at these retreats are usually a mixed bag of painters that are interested in broadening their skills, learning new techniques, spending some important studio time alone without children crawling around their feet and new artists that want to get a jumpstart on their skills and others that just want time away to relax and be surrounded by inspiration. There is no pressure in these classes to complete a certain amount or level of art, you can put in as much or as little effort as you like. It is really more about giving yourself the time and space to be creative while enjoying the company of other artists.
If you would like to see more of this years retreat, I have put together a Vlog that you can watch on my YouTube channel here.
If you are interested in joining us next year, you can read about and book in to next years retreat here on Artable: Acrylics and Tulips in Tasmania 2023