Project Calm – July 2019

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METAXART RETREAT,

KEFALONIA

Break up your beach lounging on

your trip to the Ionian Islands with

a day of painting on Kefalonia.

A one-day painting workshop with

five hours of tuition costs €110.

http://www.workshops.metaxanatasha.com

WATERMILL, TUSCANY

A week-long painting with

tuition near Pisa costs around £1800,

and includes meals, excursions,

tuition and accommodation. There’s

no supplement for travelling alone

but if you’re happy to bunk up with

someone, you’ll get a £250 discount.

https://watermill.net

ST IVES SCHOOL OF

PAINTING, CORNWALL

Take your pick of art classes – from a

week-long exploration of creativity

to an afternoon brushing up your

beach landscape skills. Elsewhere in

Cornwall, if you’re looking for one-

on-one tuition, The Nare boutique

hotel in Truro offers private classes.

http://www.narehotel.co.uk

http://www.schoolofpainting.co.uk

MAPLE LEAF ADVENTURES,

CANADA

If you’re ready to take your painting

to the next level, a painting cruise

around Canada is something really

special. It’s not cheap – $6,690

Canadian dollars – but you’ll have

memories for a lifetime, some of

them even captured on canvas.

http://www.mapleleafadventures.com

WILD AT ART, SCOTLAND

Wild At Art’s huge variety of

courses will appeal to any outdoors-

lover, whatever your level of painting

expertise. Short painting breaks

begin at £625.

http://www.wildatartscotland.com

TURTLE BAY RESORT,

HAWAII

If you don’t want to commit to a full-

on painting trip but feel like giving

it a go, you can book a class on the

beach in Hawaii for just $35.

http://www.turtlebayresort.com

PAINT AWAY

Photographs (clockwise from top): Cavan Images/Getty; Sian’s own image; Westend61/Getty; Alexeg84/Getty; Nadezda Kozulina/Getty; Westend61/Getty; (middle): Baharhun/Getty