Workshop Highlights: Over the course of this three-day watercolor workshop, students will explore and master key techniques to capture the enchanting essence of California’s coastal landscapes and traditional architecture. Participants can expect to create one painting per day while learning: Selecting and Approaching a Subject; Sketching Techniques; Mixing Sublime Washes; Dynamic Watercolor Application; Painting Coastal Rocks; Creating Depth. Each day of the workshop will focus on a specific aspect of the landscape, from atmospheric perspective to textural details. By the end of the workshop, participants will have gained a deeper appreciation of California’s romantic light and refined their watercolor skills to reflect its beauty.
 
Location: Laguna Beach, California
Instructor: Vladislav Yeliseyev
Cost: $650
Sponsor: Renaissance School of Art
Website, email, 941-330-6865

A fun and flexible bus art tour to New York City from Ottawa offered since 1993. Three nights and four days in Midtown Manhattan visiting the Met, the MoMa, the Guggenheim, the Whitney, the Chelsea Galleries and more. A great opportunity to travel with a group of art lovers and an art historian on board. Participants from all over the US can join us in NYC. Price per person in a double room is CAD 1000 (around US$730 at the current exchange rate). We also offer single, triple and quad accommodation. Price includes three nights at a well-rated hotel in Midtown Manhattan, deluxe bus transportation Ottawa-New York -Ottawa and transportation to all museums and galleries on schedule.
 
Location: New York City, New York
Instructor: Prof. Yves M. Larocque
Cost: US$ 730
Sponsor: Walk the Arts
Website, email, 800-611-4789

Join us for the Squirrel Brain, Chickadee Soul Retreat, a transformative getaway designed to help you recharge, reconnect, and rediscover your creativity. Held in the peaceful mountains of Marshall, North Carolina, just 30 minutes from Asheville, this retreat offers workshops in intuitive painting, somatic movement, and meditation. Stay in unique accommodations like a cozy treehouse or barn/gallery with a wood-fired sauna. Enjoy open studio time, walking trails, and nourishing meals cooked in a wood-fired bread oven. Whether you’re an artist, writer, or simply someone craving inspiration, this retreat provides the perfect blend of rest, creativity, and connection. No experience required—just bring an open heart and a willingness to explore. Your creative reset awaits!
 
Location: Marshall, North Carolina
Instructor: Amanda Jeanne
Cost: $350-$1200
Sponsor: Amanda Jeanne Artworks
Website, email

Join Vladislav for 3day workshop in picturesque Sarasota this Spring! We are going to visit and paint variety of places. Our subjects will be boats, gardens and picturesque bay views. You will learn Vladislav's best approaches to working outdoors starting with location and “point of view" followed by important value sketching and composition lessons. Special attention will be given to the choice of colors which may be different from what’s there, and impressionistic style watercolor techniques. You will learn: -Color Mixing Techniques -Light Distribution -Bold Brush Painting Techniques -How to Add People and Other Details to Your Painting -Choosing and Emphasizing Your Focal Point -The Importance of Finishing Touches and Unifying Washes
 
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Instructor: Vladislav Yeliseyev
Cost: $575
Sponsor: Renaissance School of Art
Website, email, 941-330-6865

Join me for 4 days of sketching with watercolor in beautiful Sonoma. We’ll enjoy the free-flowing and colorful nature of watercolor at its best while sketching and having fun! I’ll help you develop observation skills, color awareness, simple design principles and learn about light and shadows. We’ll investigate various techniques, sketching tools, and approaches to watercolor. Enjoy time with fellow artists, instruction and friendly critiques.
 
Location: Sonoma, California
Instructor: Brenda Swenson
Cost: $1,590
Sponsor: French Escapade
Website, email, 510-483-5713

Join me for 4 days of sketching with watercolor in beautiful Sonoma. We’ll enjoy the free-flowing and colorful nature of watercolor at its best while sketching and having fun! I’ll help you develop observation skills, color awareness, simple design principles and learn about light and shadows. We’ll investigate various techniques, sketching tools, and approaches to watercolor. Enjoy time with fellow artists, instruction and friendly critiques.
 
Location: Sonoma, California
Instructor: Brenda Swenson
Cost: $1,590
Sponsor: French Escapade
Website, email, 510-483-5713

Artist Table is returning to the USA! In April we will meet in Central Florida with a new retreat concept, a luxury hotel, lush surroundings, and an immersive art experience. We will sketch, paint, and develop new skills as we travel around the beautiful community of The Villages, surrounded by lakes, tropical landscapes, and quaint town squares. Painting around the nature and water streams of the Villages. Also offering an Encaustic workshop given by a local artist. A visit to Walt Disney's EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, three meals a day, lodging, and transport are included. This all-inclusive art retreat, delicious meals, exclusive day trips, and art-making. It will be a trip you won't forget.
 
Location: The Villages, Florida
Instructor: Tali Farchi Kathleen keller
Cost: $3100
Sponsor: Tali Farchi ArtisTTable
Website, email, +1 (321) 262 9236 or +31 6 24903316

Come and paint in beautiful Santa Fe! Carol Carter will share her unique watercolor technique, painting from background to foreground, using dynamic and inventive color. We will begin each day in the studio with a watercolor tutorial where Carol will share her watercolor techniques. The workshop will provide templates, reference photos and materials information. The session will conclude with a small critique around 4pm. At the end of the day, we will walk the beautiful downtown of Santa Fe for some museums visit, wine tasting, photography, sketching, and of course we will give you free time for shopping. Relax, enjoy, learn a new watercolor technique or two among the camaraderie of other artists while savoring great local food.
 
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Instructor: Carol Carter
Cost: $1,690
Sponsor: French Escapade
Website, email, 510-483-5713

Join me in Carmel and Pacific Grove, where we’ll experience the wild beauty of rugged Pacific shores, the enchanting fairy-tale cottages, and historic Mission architecture that make this place so unique. I’ve designed this workshop to give you confidence sketching wherever you happen to be. I’ll show you how to keep your watercolour sketches loose, fresh and vibrant. And I’ll share my techniques for capturing the beauty that surrounds us, so you can savour it for years to come.
 
Location: Carmel, California
Instructor: David Daniels
Cost: $3,790 before Nov 30th
Sponsor: French Escapade
Website, email, 510-483-5713