WALKEUROPE
Small Group Escorted Specialty Tours with Concierge Service
Call: 626.616.3448
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WalkEurope's
PAINTEUROPE
Plein Air Workshops
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Beautiful Europe Locations
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Award-Winning Artists / Instructors
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Florence, Italy - Along the Arno River
Painting Along the Amalfi Coast in Ravello, Italy
Magnifica!... Plein Air Painting in Murano, Italy.
Painting in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, France
Antibes, France - Along Cote d' Azur
TARA SWEENEY
Artist & Instructor
November 1-7, 2026
Join Paint Europe for unforgettable plein air painting retreats led by award-winning artists and experienced instructors.
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Designed for all skill levels - from accomplished painters to complete beginners - these journeys combine artistic growth with the pleasure of traveling through some of Europe’s most inspiring locations.
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Capture the beauty of each landscape in your own style, whether working in oil or watercolor, and return home with both finished artwork and lasting memories of your creative experience.
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With small group sizes, each participant benefits from personalized guidance, daily painting sessions, and engaging demonstrations that support both technical development and artistic confidence.
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Non-painting partners and friends are warmly welcome to join and enjoy the experience alongside participating artists.​​​​
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2026 Paint Europe Workshop Trips
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Marrakech, Morocco ZigZag Sketchbooking with Tara Sweeney -- Nov 1 - 7, 2026
Recommend Signing Up Early!
Small Group Trips Limited to 15 Artists.​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​About
Tara Sweeney
Tara's Artist Statement:
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“I design travel sketching experiences to help you gain confidence in plein air sketching. I demonstrate how to develop a zigzag sketchbook, one sketch at a time, with expert tips for keeping sketches lively. At each site, we begin with a demo and leave plenty of time for you to sketch. This is a small group so you can expect frequent individual attention and feedback. We’ll sketch on location from medina to market, from city to desert and back again. At the end of an unforgettable week, you’ll have a zigzag sketchbook full of memories and momentum to continue sketching wherever you go.”
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Award-winning artist, illustrator and author Tara Sweeney, has been teaching national and international travel sketching with watercolor and ink for nearly 30 years. She holds signature status with the National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, and the Minnesota Watercolor Society.​
Tara is an experienced instructor who has taught over one hundred regional and international watercolor workshops in the last decade. She is professor emerita with Augsburg University, department of art and design. She holds undergraduate degrees in studio art and in textile design from the University of Wisconsin (1978,) and an MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (1997.) Her lifelong love of watercolor and plein air sketching began with studies at the West Surrey College of Art and Design, UK, 1978.​
Recent awards include: Transparent Watercolor Society of America 2024 (Pat Fortunato Memorial Award); MN Watercolor Society 2022 (Best in Show) 2020 (Best in Show), 2023, 2019 (Founder’s Award); National Watercolor Society 50 Stars 2020; 2017 (merchandise award); North Star Water Media National 2021 (Best of Show). Her debut picture book, A to Zåäö: Playing with History at the American Swedish Institute, (University of MN Press, 2019). was a 2020 MN Book Award finalist. ASI’s exhibition, Extra/Ordinary was inspired by the book and showcased the original illustrations. In 2019, Tara represented the Twin Cities in Tours, France in a sister city plein air sketching exchange.
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Local Cuisine Group Meal in Hydra, Greece
Painting in Sorrento, Italy
Wine Tasting in Santa Margherita, Italy