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Watercolor Workshop Provence, France

Watercolor Workshop Provence, France

Watercolor Workshop Provence, France

So often my students and artist friends ask me to teach again in France because they would like to join me.  Here is your chance! I am teaching a watercolor workshop Provence, France, May 11 – 17, 2019.  If you have been considering joining me, I want to encourage you to sign up for this workshop with French Escapade.  Because I want to spend more time painting in my studio, this is the last workshop that I have planned for quite a while.  I will miss painting in Europe but look forward to studio time.

I am very excited about this French watercolor workshop!  The time of year is a spectacular time to be in the south of France.  The fields will be covered with wild, red poppies.  The town that we are staying in is charming and scenic. It is the source of an impressive spring that gushes from the ground and creates a beautiful, emerald-green river.

What I love about Provence, is that every village nearby is all unique and delightful in very individual ways.  It is easy to get to picturesque towns such as Gordes, St. Remy de Provence, or Les Baux, with just a short drive.  We will spend the whole day painting, exploring, and creating fun memories in our sketchbooks.  Our evenings will be relaxing, tasting French wine and dining on delicious treats from the local markets.  French Escapade will take very good care of us!

Look at these colorful photos below of Provence, France.  Each one could be a beautiful, painted scene in our watercolor journals!

I have some very fun ideas and lesson plans for us to paint in our watercolor art journals.

Treat yourself to a very special, fun, relaxing time painting in Provence, France!  There are just a couple spots still available for this fabulous trip.

2019 Schedule

Painting workshop in France in 2019

Click this link for detailed information about this wonderful trip to France: LET’S GO! – FRANCE May 10-17, 2019, with French Escape!

Painting Colorful and Bright in 2019!

Painting Colorful and Bright in 2019!

I am thinking of starting out the New Year with a personal challenge of doing some quick, fun, colorful, simple, daily painting in my watercolor journal.  Does anyone want to join me?  Creating small daily watercolor sketches is a great way to get inspired.  It is a great way to warm up to a larger painting.

Here are the Pixie Girls that come to my studio to inspire me to paint….  they are here to welcome in the NEW YEAR!  They are saying, “Let’s get painting!”

What is new for 2019?  Here is a wonderful trip planned to Provence, France.  Do you want to join me?

Watercolor art painting workshops with Jacqueline Newbold

2019 Schedule

Painting workshop in France in 2019

Click this link for detailed information about this wonderful trip to France: LET’S GO! – FRANCE May 10-17, 2019, with French Escape!

Join me for this wonderful watercolor, art workshop in France.  We will be on an artistic journey of creative expression! Our home base will be a charming medieval village in Provence, as we have fun creating beautiful art in our watercolor journals.

You will learn to incorporate watercolor and mixed-media techniques as we spend a magical time together exploring the area, rich with sights, sounds, and colors – all wonderful inspiration for developing your artistic eye.  Our host will be frenchescapade.com.  They will provide many delicious meals cooked by a French chef and transportation to painting sites.  We will stay in a charming hotel with a little river meandering through the garden, an outside swimming pool, a hot tub, and a riverside terrace bar all surrounded by impressive mountains.  This workshop is available for all levels – beginners and experienced artists are all invited to come along on this delightful trip!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas!
Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a merry Christmas! It is a beautiful time of year.  With the holiday upon us, it is sometimes hard to find time to paint.  It is fun to paint watercolor Christmas cards.  Here is a painting that I painted of two birds sitting on a branch with a snowy look.  I sprinkled white gouache into the watercolor paint while it was drying in order to get the effect that it is snowing.  I sprinkled more white gouache on the painting after the painting was dry. That way some of the gouache spread and softened, while the drier gouache made smaller looking drops of gouache.

 

To finish, I added white gouache on top of the berries and on top of the branches to give the look of snow piling up.  I hope you enjoy this little Christmasy watercolor painting!

Artist Jacqueline Newbold enjoys painting life in color!

Her color-filled watercolor paintings capture a moment in time – sunlight on red poppies, the glow of a Tuscan village perched on a mountaintop, or the brilliance of a dramatic Oregon Cascade Mountain sunset.  Jacqueline loves to share her passion for watercolor painting and mixed-media art journaling by teaching in her Art in My Heart private studio, the Art Unraveled Art Retreats in Phoenix, the Art & Soul Retreats in Portland, Oregon, France, and Italy.  She teaches private watercolor lessons, classes and workshops in her private art studio in Bend, Oregon.

My next teaching trip is to Provence, France, May 2019.  You can find out more information about the trip with French Escapade.  Join me for a fun time!! You will be able to create a journal just like my Italian watercolor and art journal!

More from My Italian Watercolor and Art Journal

More from My Italian Watercolor and Art Journal

Painting in my Italian watercolor and art journal

Sometimes it is not so easy to sit, relax, and paint while on vacation.  That is why if you like to paint on location, it is best to go with like-minded artists.  I did most of the painting in my Italian watercolor and art journal while teaching in Italy.  We had so much fun exploring the quaint, historic, and charming villages of Umbria and Tuscany.  I did manage to paint a few more pages in my journal after the class as well.  But it was easier to do while in the workshop.  I wanted to share with you more of the pages from the art class.

Artist Jacqueline Newbold enjoys painting life in color!

Her color-filled watercolor paintings capture a moment in time – sunlight on red poppies, the glow of a Tuscan village perched on a mountaintop, or the brilliance of a dramatic Oregon Cascade Mountain sunset.  Jacqueline loves to share her passion for watercolor painting and mixed-media art journaling by teaching in her Art in My Heart private studio, the Art Unraveled Art Retreats in Phoenix, the Art & Soul Retreats in Portland, Oregon, France, and Italy.  She teaches private watercolor lessons, classes and workshops in her private art studio in Bend, Oregon.

My next teaching trip is to Provence, France, May 2019.  You can find out more information about the trip with French Escapade.  Join me for a fun time!! You will be able to create a journal just like my Italian watercolor and art journal!

“Art journaling to me is not so much about making art but recording my life in a colorful way.  My journals are a place where I can experiment with different art mediums, sort things out, write about my life, my sorrows, my adventures, and travels.  I play with color, sketch, doodle, take notes, make lists, add inspiring quotes and write about my day.  The process is fun, and I love when the result surprises me.”

From my Italy Journal

From my Italy Journal

From my Italy Journal

I wanted to show you how I go from photo, to sketch, to painting using my watercolor journal.

Here are some pages from my Italy journal.  I drew the sketch from a quaint street scene in Oriveto, Italy.  Here is a photo of my inspiration:

Photo of Orvieto Street
Photo of Orvieto Street

After I took this photo, I used it to create a sketch.  I showed my students an easy way to use a drawing program on my tablet.  This helped to get the perspective correct.  It also helped to get the placement of the buildings.  Here is my sketch:

Sketch of Orvieto Street
Sketch of Orvieto Street

From this sketch, I was able to create a watercolor painting in my journal.  Here is the journal painting:

Watercolor Painting of Orvieto, Italy
Watercolor Painting of Orvieto, Italy

Watercolor Painting of Orvieto Street

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Artist Jacqueline Newbold enjoys painting life in color!  Her color-filled watercolor paintings capture a moment in time.  She loves to paint the sunlight on red poppies, the glow of a Tuscan village perched on a mountaintop, and the brilliance of a dramatic Oregon Cascade Mountain sunset.  Jacqueline loves to share her passion for watercolor painting and mixed-media art journaling by teaching in her Art in My Heart private studio, the Art Unraveled Art Retreats in Phoenix, the Art & Soul Retreats in Portland, Oregon, France, and Italy.  She teaches private watercolor lessons, classes, and workshops in her private art studio in Bend, Oregon.

“Art journaling to me is not so much about making art but recording my life in a colorful way.  My journals are a place where I can experiment with different art mediums, sort things out, write about my life, my sorrows, my adventures, and travels.  I play with color, sketch, doodle, take notes, make lists, add inspiring quotes and write about my day.  The process is fun, and I love when the result surprises me.”

Check out my new article in Cloth, Paper, Scissors Magazine, A New Twist on Pen & Ink

Check out my new article in Cloth, Paper, Scissors Magazine, A New Twist on Pen & Ink

My article,”A New Twist on Pen & Ink“, is in the latest issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissor.

My article,”A New Twist on Pen & Ink“, is in the latest issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissor.  It is available for purchase now.  It is about how I add pen and ink to my watercolor paintings.  I give many examples from my journal paintings.

Unfortunately, I am sorry to say, that this is supposedly the last issue of CPS!  This magazine has been a great inspiration to me as a budding artist.  I remember how timid I was about submitting my first article in 2008.  It was accepted and published in 2009.  I was ecstatic!  It encouraged me to continue along my artistic journey!  That was the same year that I took a group of artist to paint in Provence, France.  Boy, did we have fun!  I encourage you to write letters to the publishers, F& W to ask for the magazine to continue.  I think it is the only one that meets our watercolor and mixed media needs.

A New Twist on Pen & Ink
A New Twist on Pen & Ink
A New Twist on Pen & Ink
A New Twist on Pen & Ink

Check out my latest newsletter

Artist Jacqueline Newbold enjoys painting life in color!  Her color-filled watercolor paintings capture a moment in time.  She loves to paint the sunlight on red poppies, the glow of a Tuscan village perched on a mountaintop, and the brilliance of a dramatic Oregon Cascade Mountain sunset.  Jacqueline loves to share her passion for watercolor painting and mixed-media art journaling by teaching in her Art in My Heart private studio, the Art Unraveled Art Retreats in Phoenix, the Art & Soul Retreats in Portland, Oregon, France, and Italy.  She teaches private watercolor lessons, classes, and workshops in her private art studio in Bend, Oregon.

 

 

 

Watercolor Workshop in Provence, France with Jacqueline Newbold

Watercolor Workshop in Provence, France with Jacqueline Newbold

Watercolor Workshop in Provence, France with Jacqueline Newbold

Are you interested in a Painting Workshop in Provence, France?

I had so much fun putting together this short video showing scenes from our past watercolor workshops in Provence, France.  Please check it out and let me know what you think!  Watercolor Workshop in Provence France with Jacqueline Newbold

Barb Shares her Journal
Barb Shares her Journal
Happy Painters in Provence
Happy Painters in Provence
Watercolor Journal Page
Watercolor Journal Page

Artist Jacqueline Newbold enjoys painting life in color!

Painting in Provence
Painting in Provence

Her colorful watercolor paintings capture a moment in time.  She paints sunlight on red poppies, the glow of a Tuscan village perched on a mountaintop, and the brilliance of a dramatic Oregon Cascade Mountain sunset.  Jacqueline loves to share her passion for watercolor painting and mixed-media art journaling by teaching in her Bend, Oregon private studio.  She also teaches at the Art Unraveled Art Retreats in Phoenix and Art & Soul Retreats in Portland, Oregon, France, and Italy.

Join me for this wonderful watercolor, art, and painting workshop in France. We will be on an artistic journey of creative expression! Our home base will be a charming medieval village in Provence.  We will have fun painting and creating art in our watercolor journals.

Watercolor and Mixed-Media

You will learn to incorporate watercolor and mixed-media techniques as we spend a magical time together exploring the area, rich with sights, sounds, and colors – all wonderful inspiration for developing your artistic eye. Our host will be frenchescapade.com. They will provide many delicious meals cooked by a French chef and transportation to painting sites. We will stay in a charming hotel with a little river meandering through the garden, an outside swimming pool, a hot tub, and a riverside terrace bar all surrounded by impressive mountains. This workshop is available for all levels – beginners and experienced artists are all invited to come along on this delightful trip!

Painting in our Watercolor Art Journals

Painting in our Watercolor Art Journals

We had a lot of fun spending time painting in our watercolor art journals while in Orvieto, Italy.  We painted scenes from the beautiful convent gardens and palace where we stayed, as well as the nooks and quaint corners of the town itself.  One day we went wine tasting at a vineyard that had a gorgeous view of Orvieto.  There were white roses blooming everywhere!  This was a beautiful, relaxing day of painting as well!

 

 

 

 

Art journaling to me is not so much about making art but recording my life in a colorful way.  My journals are a place where I can experiment with different art mediums, sort things out, write about my life, my sorrows, my adventures and travels.  I play with color, sketch, doodle, take notes, make lists, add inspiring quotes and write about my day.  The process is fun, and I love when the result surprises me.  I have written articles for Cloth Paper Scissor and the Art Journaling magazines about using watercolor and mixed-media together.

Painting in Provence, France, May 2019

Painting in Provence, France, May 2019

Painting in Provence, France can become your next creative dream come true!  Come paint with me in Provence, France May 10-17, 2019, with French Escape!

Do you ever dream of going on a watercolor painting vacation in Provence, France? Well here is the perfect opportunity to paint and explore the charming villages of sunny Provence! I have just returned from teaching a watercolor workshop in Orvieto, Italy and I want to share with you why I love it so much!

Watercolor Artists in Orvieto, Italy

It is so lovely to be with a group of like minded artists who love to explore their creative side. It is relaxing and fun to paint what you see, describe what you taste, smell and savor. Provence is a culinary, artist’s delight! When you go on a painting vacation, you have time to create a watercolor journal filled with memories.

Europe
Painting in Europe

You will grow, evolve and blossom as an artist. Even if you are a beginner, you will start to see things differently and the beauty of it all will make a peaceful, colorful impression on your heart and soul.

Friends!

What a gift it is to bond and share with friends and loved ones.  It also a wonderful way to make new friends!

And then there is the wonderful art that you create:

Consider joining me on this fun, relaxing, joyous adventure!

Painting in Italy

Painting in Italy

It’s been a lovely time painting and relaxing in Umbria and Tuscany Italy.  I brought my watercolor journal and a few painting supplies. Relaxing with a glass of wine on a sunny, warm Terrace, I was able to paint this beautiful scene at our little villa just outside the walled city of Cortona, Italy.  My journals have become my diaries. I call them visual diaries.  Painting is my specialty and not really writing.  I would rather paint, draw, and experiment with mixed media.  Therefore, art journals are not so much about making art but recording my life in a colorful way.