Paint Provence with Tess goes South West to Chateau de Pecile
26th June – 3rd July 2027
Price 2250€
Location : Château de Pécile, Bazens, 47130, France www.chateaudepecile.com
Paint Provence with Tess. Goes South West to Chateau de Pecile.
The art trip with Tess and the Bed and Board at the Chateau are paid
for seperately
Join artist Tess Baker for a creative immersion in painting, drawing, and mixed-media at the tranquil Château de Pécile in south-west France. Over seven nights and six days painting, this intimate retreat (4 – 8 participants) offers guided art workshops, open studio time, and the inspiration of France’s
countryside. Alongside creativity, guests will enjoy nourishing organic meals, restorative yoga options, and excursions designed to spark imagination.
Price per person for this trip is 2250€, which includes all my teaching, easles, tables, chairs, transport and basic art supplies and my teaching. See below for accomodation pricing.
To reserve, select the date below and click the image :
(there is a 500€ non-refundable deposit per person, the remainding balance is to be paid 3 months before. Partcipants will also need to take out full travel insurance).
To reserve your rooms with Chateau de Pecile please contact Fiona
directly at Chateau fiona@chateaudepecile.com
The rooms and full board vary from 1120€. to 915€ for the week
All packages include:
- 7 nights accommodation.
- The bedroom you choose (please look at Chateau de Pecile website).
- Three daily home cooked meals
- Use of Studio space, gardens and chateau grounds.
Itinerary
Saturday
Afternoon Pick Up
We can pick you up from Bordeaux airport. Better still fly into Paris and take the TGV from Paris Montparnasse train station to Agen direct and enjoy a few days in Paris before you get to us! We Welcome you, show you your rooms and then give you a tour of the Château. A welocme drink in the garden followed by a delcious dinner.
Sunday
A gentle day which can be started with yoga and or meditation in the garden followed by breakfast.
Today we stay at the Château and spend the morning going over techniques and colour mixing.
Light lunch in the garden.
In the afternoon we will paint in the grounds of this beautiful Château.
Time to wander and relax, followed by a light evening meal.
Monday
yoga and meditation optional before breakfast.
Let’s go and discover our local village of Bazens, taking our sketch books with us. We will breathe in and paint this pictoresque village. Returning for lunch at the Chateau and an hour or two of free time. We will then work on our own paintings or a subject matter of your choice.
A light dinner followed by a luxourious sleep!
Tuesday
yoga and meditation optional before breakfast.
After breakfast we will look at Monet’s paintings of water lilies amongst other artists and see their use of colour, of reflection, of shade and light. We will make notes and think about how we wouldlike to paint our own water lilies.
We will have a light lunch at the Chateau and a break then go to Latour Marliac . Here we can sketch and paint and wander through the 2.5 hectares of garden. Monet was so inspired by the lilies here that he bought some for his garden at Giverny.
Back to the Chateau for a pause and delicious dinner. Sleep well my friends.
Wednesday
yoga and meditation optional before breakfast.
Market Morning, Yippee!
La Marche de Merignac. A typical french market, with everything from food to bric-a-brac. What fun!
Lunch at the Chateau
Catching up on your work and or projects, Tess is always at hand for guidance, if you want it of course!
A light dinner
Thursday
yoga and mditation optional before breakfast.
In the morning we will visit the beautiful village of Montpezat ,have a coffee and walk up to the lovely old windmill, sketch and paint the windmill and or the views.
We will be happy to go home for lunch and enjoy an afternoon of rest, relaxation and painting should you choose to, followed by a yummy dinner and a perfect nights sleep.
Friday
yoga and meditation optional before breakfast
Today is the day that we stay at the chateau, work on our paintings or projects ready for our small exhibition in the Orangerie.
Early evening showing,
We will have drinks and canapes with our hosts and guests before a very light dinner and our last night in this beautiful Chateau.
Saturday morning
We will take you to either the TGV or Bordeaux Airport for your destination home or who knows!!
