Join artist and instructor Tracy Burtz for a creative and inspiring week of plein air painting in Europe's most beautiful city... Paris, France!

 

It's a painting workshop tour not to miss!

 

We'll spend the week capturing the magnificent and diverse beauty of Paris... from painting in The Montmartre where many famous artists lived and painted... to painting in Paris's beautiful gardens... to painting in Paris's colorful neighborhood outdoor food & flower markets... to painting along The Seine.

 

Each day we'll feed our creative souls. Tracy will provide demonstrations and offer individual personal instruction designed to improve your painting skills and expand your art experience. Along with your paintings, you'll take home many treasured memories of an inspirational & fun-filled painting holiday and creative adventure.

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We’ll stay six-nights in a personally-selected signature boutique hotel located Paris's Saint-Germain district on the Left Bank, close to The Seine, major museums & landmarks, famous sidewalk cafes and great restaurants. 

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​In addition to the group painting sessions, afternoons are free for... additional personal painting... visiting Paris's world-famous art museums (The Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, Musée de l'Orangerie, Musée Marmottan Monet, Musée Rodin, Musée Picasso, Centre Pompidou, Fondation Louis Vuitton) viewing works from Claude Monet, Édouard Manet, Auguste Renoir, Georges Seurat, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Vincent van Gogh, Eugene Boudin, Paul Gauguin, Pablo Picasso, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas & Auguste Rodin... seeing famous Paris landmarks... browsing in Paris's renowned art supply shops (i.e.: Sennelier,) boutiques, antiques shops and specialty food stores... and relaxing at an outdoor cafe along Boulevard Saint-Germain.

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We'll have a French wine tasting session with a local expert... take an evening river cruise on The Seine to view the "City of Light" at night traveling past Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, and Pont Neuf.... and have cocktail-hour wine gatherings.

 

Optional before breakfast group pleasure walks are organized for travelers who want some morning exercise before starting their vacation day.

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We'll enjoy delicious French cuisine through the week, dining at personally-selected local bistros and restaurants .

 

We'll have a gala farewell dinner with traditional French cuisine and wines.

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Non-painter friends and spouses of artists are invited to join the trip at a reduced cost.