The Artist - UK (2019-12)

Paint in Morocco

with Adebanji Alade VPROI

artist

PAINTING HOLIDAY

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ssaouira is a place where your senses are

exposed to exotic colours and exquisite

architecture. It offers an intoxicating

mix of exotic Arab architecture and

Mediterranean-style white-washed houses

with blue shutters, a working fi shing harbour

with traditional boats and colourful spice

souks. Time has stood still in Essaouira, which

remains an important market town for the

nomadic Tuareg people. Donkeys are laden

with goods, men still wear the traditional

full-length and hooded burnous and women

their fl oating jellabahs and hijab (veil).

There is plenty to paint here and inspire

all artists. Inside the walled old town are

dappled sunlit squares, meandering alleyways,

secretive doorways, elegant minarets,

mosques and mosaics, aromatic and colourful

souks and much more. In contrast to the

hustle and bustle of the trading medina lie the

serene and mellow streets of the mellah or

Jewish quarter. Outside the walled medina are

sun-drenched avenues lined with palm trees

and miles of wind-swept

sandy beaches, as well as

sea fortifi cations, dramatic

rocky seascapes and a

thriving traditional fi shing

harbour.

PAINTING PROGRAMME

Every day will be spent

painting in Essaouira with Adebanji Alade,

who will be working mainly in oils but also

acrylics, watercolour, pastels, coloured

pencils, charcoal and graphite. You’ll

receive endless motivation, inspiration and

entertainment from Adebanji’s wealth of

experience. He will encourage you to work

with a sketchbook and help you with your

paintings as and when necessary. Adebanji

will also do demonstrations on alternate

days for anyone interested. This free-style

painting holiday with some tuition is suitable

for intermediate and experienced students.

Your hotel overlooks the sandy beach and is

just fi ve minutes’ walk to the fi shing port and

medina. An accompanying escort will take

care of everyone and all the arrangements. In

October the weather is normally sunny and

warm with a gentle breeze, making it ideal

for painting en plein air.

• Dates October 10 – 18, 2020


• Number of students 8 – 12


• Price per person £2,875


• Single supplement £400


• Price includes: Flights from LHR, eight nights
  4* hotel, breakfast & dinners daily, host artist,
  travel escort from the UK.

We have paintings holidays in 2020 with other well-known artists including:

Peter Brown PNEAC, RBA, PS, ROI, RP,Richard PikesleyNEAC, RWS,Lachlan Goudie ROI,Haidee-Jo SummersROI, ARSMA and Hazel Soan.

The Artist magazine has been o ering overseas painting holidays since 1990 with renowned artists. These holidays are organised on our behalf by fully licensed operator Spencer Scott Travel Services CAA ATOL 3471

Essaouira Essaouira

10 to18

October

2020

Paint in Morocco

Essaouira

Adebanji Alade

▲Evening Light, Hampstead High Street, oil by Adebanji Alade

ADEBANJI ALADE is vice president of the Royal Institute

of Oil Painters and ‘artist in residence’ for the BBC’s One

Show. Adebanji is known for bringing a lively sketchy feel

to his paintings, and his work is inspired by atmosphere,

people and the mood created by a particular light. He

was winner of Pinto Rapido in 2013. Adebanji has chosen

Essaouira for his painting holiday, because it is full of

colour and sun, and has a buzz in the air.

Essaouira

FOR FULL DETAILS CONTACT 01825 714310•[email protected]•www.spencerscotttravel.com