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​“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” 

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​We organise everything so that you can focus on your learning experience. Our drawing holidays are special because they combine adventure with a clear creative purpose. A journey for your eyes.

We take you to draw in places that will inspire and challenge you. In the evenings we have structured, informal tutorials where we talk about drawing, idea development and related issues.

You receive individual support with all aspects of your drawing practice, sketching and painting, 
while having a relaxing and creatively rewarding holiday. 

​Our aim is to promote individual and sensitive responses to new experience. Our mission is to turn a holiday into a truly productive learning experience, with a healthy dose of purpose and meaning. It guarantees a lifetime of memories.

And if you are a beginner that's no problem. We tailor the drawing tasks to suit your level of confidence and ability, in order to help you grow.

​We have expert knowledge of our locations and so
​we can reward you with the best activities and authentic experiences each destination has to offer.
 Art holidays are a sensational way to meet like-minded people, and work equally well for solo travellers and groups of friends.

Meanwhile see below for our forthcoming unique drawing destinations.  For for information about our new projects, news, and our free drawing meet-ups, join our exclusive mailing list here
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Krakow  🇵🇱    4 nights  £395   25th - 29th June 2023

​​Krakow in southern Poland, is a beautiful drawing location with a fascinating history. The old town is picture perfect and the Jewish quarter is still haunted by it's tragic past. Stunning museums, friendly people and great bars and restaurants make this one of our favourite cities in Europe.
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❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 💚 💚 💚      3 places left   Click here for reservations
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Spain  🇪🇸     7 nights  £585     
                     
Imagine sitting outside a quiet cafe with a glass of wine, drawing in the sunshine.. that's what this trip is all about! Quiet and peaceful, the pace is slow. We can guarantee that the weather will be perfect. This is our most relaxed destination. Be creative in the sunshine! 
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​​20th - 27th  September       ❤️ ​​❤️​​ ❤️​ ❤️​  ​        FULL          
27th Sept - 4th Oct              ❤️ 💚 💚 💚          3  places left
Click here to reserve your place.     
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Secret Destination 5 nights  £495  16th - 18th October  

This one is very special... I dare you! 
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​​​❤️ ​​​❤️ 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚  6 places left Click here to reserve your place or to find out more about how this drawing holiday works.  ​


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Bali    🇮🇩   16 nights  £1,995     13th - 29th January 2024​

​Bali is a tropical paradise and a perfect destination for a drawing holiday. It has a deeply spiritual culture, with friendly and welcoming people. An exotic location that is visually stunning. The pace of this trip is slow and meditative with the opportunity to do workshops in jewellery, local cuisine, Batik, or for the more adventurous, how about a scuba diving course to earn your PADI certificate?
❤️ ❤️ 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚     6 places left   Click here for reservations
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Istanbul 🇹🇷    5 nights  £590      May 2024

It's a dream of a city! Warm, friendly people and steeped in history, Istanbul has been a crossroads of trade and culture for thousands of years. It is rich and diverse and has great drawing potential with its markets, Mosques and churches, wooden houses, monuments and ruins.
It is a culinary delight. The food reflects the city's ancient origins in trade and is astonishingly rich and varied and caters for all.. vegans to carnivores!  


💚 💚 💚💚 💚 💚 💚 💚    8 places    Click here to reserve your place.
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Gdansk  🇵🇱    4 nights  £425      June 2024

Gdansk in northern Poland, is a beautiful drawing location with a fascinating recent history. It is, effectively, a perfectly restored medieval town and is a famous centre for amber jewellery. It's a great destination if you have an interest in recent European history and the contrast between the old town and the shipyards is brilliant for drawing. It was home to the Solidarity movement that changed the face of Europe and eventually led to the unification of Germany. 
💚 💚 💚💚 💚 💚 💚 💚    8 places    Click here to reserve your place.


​Why should you come on a drawing escape?

  
​to be inspired

to learn how to draw from observation

​because you want to have a holiday that's useful


​because you're unsure about your creative direction

 because you want to learn about colour

because you want to travel with experts


​because all of our trips are carbon neutral


because you want to be more creative

to foster your creative soul


to see the ​​world with fresh eyes!

​to invest in broadening your experience

to be challenged with new approaches to drawing and recording experience


to develop new strategies for the application of drawing in a design context

to develop personal ways of recording responses to new environments

to meet like-minded people with similar aspirations and goals


to build your self-confidence

to learn new teaching methods

to experience the spiritual and meditative nature of drawing

to explore narrative and meaning in image making

to break old habits and form new ones


to learn how to see

to relax

​to be
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  • Destinations
    • Social drawing days
    • Krakow
    • Spain
    • Secret Destination
    • Bali
    • Istanbul
    • Gdansk
    • Customised drawing trips
  • about
  • Video
    • drawing in Spain video
    • drawing in Gdansk video
    • drawing in Thailand video
    • drawing in Bali videos
    • secret destination videos
    • drawing social videos
  • drawings
    • Spain drawings
    • Poland drawings
    • Thailand Drawings
    • Bali drawings
    • Life-drawings
    • Secret trip drawings
  • reviews
  • Blog
  • Calendar
  • booking
  • Classroom
    • lessons in line
    • taxonomy project
    • mark-making part 1
    • mark-making part 2
    • repeat pattern
    • repeat pattern using photoshop
    • drawing for graphic design