Where you stay &
what it costs
Typical itinerary &
what you need to bring
These are the painting holidays at the Watermill at Posara for 2008. Each course enjoys SEVEN nights at the watermill, with full board, and there are SIX full days of tuition. We should emphasise that absolutely EVERYTHING is included in the cost of your holiday: transfers to and from Pisa airport, tuition, accommodation, all meals (including wines) and local transportation. Once you arrive in Pisa you need not spend another pound (or Euro!).
Please scroll through the programme below and choose a tutor and a time that suits you best. To find out more about each course click on the Tutor's Profile page link.
Saturday 4 October to Saturday 11 October 2008
Charles Sluga
Watercolours
Charles is a highly respected and sought-after artist and watercolour teacher in Australia. His friendly and enthusiastic approach, and eagerness to impart his wide knowledge, is reflected in his popularity as a tutor, and the waiting lists for his regular classes.
He has gained a reputation for his versatility in both his technique and choice of subject matter. He is a regular contributor to Australian Artist magazine and is currently writing articles for the International Artist magazine and the British magazine Leisure Painter and working on his first book on watercolour painting.
To learn more about Charles and view some of his work, visit his
Tutor's Profile page
Saturday 23 May to Saturday 30 May 2009
Michael Kitchen
Watercolours, oils and pastels
Michael is a warm and welcoming tutor. He has many decades' experience as a professional artist and demonstrator. Conscious that everyone's requirements are different, Michael ensures that his student guests receive plenty of genuine teaching, personal tuition and lots of encouragement.
Michael works in watercolours, oils and pastels and is skilled in portraiture and in country and coastal scenes.
To learn more about Michael and view some of his work, visit his
Tutor's Profile page
Saturday 13 June to Saturday 20 June 2009
Muriel Owen
Watercolours
Muriel is a leading watercolour painter. She has been running her painting holidays worldwide since 1987.
Her impressive credits include: the purchase of 28 paintings by English Heritage, now on permanent display at Yarmouth Castle, Isle of Wight; running the art department of a well known London Tutorial; and, for many years, being a prominent member of the Society of Women Artists. Muriel exhibits regularly and has had many important commissions.
Her speciality is architecture and landscapes. Printed handouts accompany some of her demonstrations.
To learn more about Muriel and view some of her work, visit her
Tutor's Profile page
Saturday 20 June to Saturday 27 June 2009
Jennifer Branch
Watercolours, oils, acrylics
Jennifer is a modern impressionist, bringing her subjects to vibrant life on paper. Her style is uniquely vivid in colour and concept - and her paintings explore the full possibilities of 'transparent' watercolour, a medium which brings colour and light to life.
Jennifer's workshop courses at her home in Atlanta, Georgia, USA draw artists from around the world to learn from her unique painting style, while the associated videos have inspired many artists.
While she prefers to work in watercolours, Jennifer is also skilled in oils and acrylics and is happy to teach in those media, too.
To learn more about Jennifer and view some of her work, visit her
Tutor's Profile page
Saturday 11 July to Saturday 18 July 2009
Terry Jarvis
Watercolours, oils, pastels and acrylics
Terry is one of Australia's leading watercolour artists who also works in oils, pastels and acrylics. He also loves drawing and helping his students to develop their drawing skills.
The son of a goldminer, Terry was inspired at an early age to draw and paint the landscape, as well as people and animals. Among his fascinating recent projects have been working with Aborigines in Northern Australia and with refugees from Kosovo in Tasmania.
His workshops at home and oversees are always in high demand and fill quickly.
To learn more about Terry and view some of his work, visit his
Tutor's Profile page
Saturday 5 July to Saturday 1 August 2009
Frank Halliday
Watercolours
Frank was born in Yorkshire more years ago than he'll admit to, and has painted all his life. After living all over the UK he finally settled in Norfolk where he was able to focus on his passion for painting. His love and enthusiasm has drawn him into lecturing, demonstrating and running workshops. He's also a demonstrator for Winsor & Newton, and a tutor for Leisure Painter magazine workshops.
Frank's dry Yorkshire sense of humour makes every course a perfect delight and you really will have fun learning.
To learn more about Frank and view some of his work, visit his
Tutor's Profile page
Saturday 1 August to Saturday 8 August 2009
Mike Willdridge
Watercolours, oils, acrylics, drawing, etc 
Mike is a full-time artist with a varied past including being a designer (graphic), soldier (infantry) and teacher (art). He trained at Ravensbourne College of Art. He has run a variety of art courses for the last 15 years. Since retiring from school-teaching, he spends significantly more time on his own work.
Mike works in a wide variety of media both ‘on location’ and in the studio, working in a loose and free painting style. As a teacher he encourages each student to develop his / her own style.
To learn more about Mike and view some of his work, visit his
Tutor's Profile page
Saturday 29 August to Saturday 5 September 2009
Annelise Pio Hansen
Watercolours
Annelise is a warm and symapthetic Danish painter who has taught at Castle of Park and the watermill several times. She came to painting as a better way to understand the creative process; at the time she was a fiction editor and art director in book publishing and with a weekly magazine. She studied her watercolour technique in England but she has retained her Danish influence.
Her colours are soft but bright, just like the light reaching the sandy beaches and the soft hills not far from where she lives just outside Copenhagen.
To learn more about Annelise and view some of her work, visit her
Tutor's Profile page
Saturday 5 September to Saturday 12 September 2009
Laraine Simpson
Watercolours, oils, acrylics and pastels
Laraine is a Fine Arts/Painting graduate of Central School of Art & Design (now Central St. Martins), London. She is highly regarded as a perceptive, patient and encouraging tutor working with beginners and advanced students alike, her main aim being to teach people to ‘see’ the relationships of line, tone, shape, colour etc which are fundamental to drawing and painting.
Laraine works in oils, pastels, watercolours, and a variety of drawing materials. Her main inspiration is the wonderful interplay of light on surfaces, particularly the human form (portraiture and figure work) and landscape, and also animals and architecture. Her methods range from a fast, loose and free gestural approach to a more evocative, tonal style.
To learn more about Laraine and view some of her work, visit her
Tutor's Profile page
Saturday 3 October to Saturday 10 October 2009
Charles Sluga
Watercolours
Charles is a highly respected and sought-after artist and watercolour teacher in Australia. His friendly and enthusiastic approach, and eagerness to impart his wide knowledge, is reflected in his popularity as a tutor, and the waiting lists for his regular classes.
He has gained a reputation for his versatility in both his technique and choice of subject matter. He is a regular contributor to Australian Artist magazine and is currently writing articles for the International Artist magazine and the British magazine Leisure Painter and working on his first book on watercolour painting.
To learn more about Charles and view some of his work, visit his
Tutor's Profile page
