WORKSHOP 2022

LE PAYSAGE EN PLEIN AIR

18 - 19 August

  • The workshop will take place on the 18th and 19th of August, 2022.

  • The workshop will be held at the chapel of Saint Martin de Fenollar in the town of Maureillas-las-Illas, France. More information about the chapel can be found below.

    • Two days of instruction in landscape painting techniques in a small group (no more than 10 people).

    • Continental breakfast and light refreshments throughout the day

    • A three-course lunch each day (vegetarian menu available).

    • A guided tour of the chapel with a medieval singing performance on the first day.

    NOTE: Materials and accommodation are not provided. See below for more details.

  • 08:00 - Reception with continental breakfast

    09:00 - Landscape painting demo (optional on second day)

    11:30 - Search for painting spot

    12:00 - Communal three-course meal (vegetarian option available)

    14:00 - Painting session with individual critiques

    17:30 - Debriefing and clean-up

    18:00 - End of day*

    *Guided tour of the chapel with a medieval singing performance available to participants on the first day (tour given in French).

  • A detailed list of materials will be provided to participants after signing up for the workshop.

  • Accommodation is not included in the workshop, but upon request, we can provide you with a list of places in Maureillas-las-Illas and the surrounding towns.

  • Romer speaks both English and French and can teach the course in both languages.

 

More About the Location

The chapel of Saint Martin de Fenollar in Maureillas-Las-Illas…

‘Located near the old Via Domitia road, near Le Boulou, this humble building of pre-Romanesque architecture houses very beautiful frescoes from the 12th century.

The decor presents the story of the Incarnation (Annunciation – Nativity – Announcement to the shepherds – Adoration of the Three Wise Men) and the vision of the “Majestas Domini” inspired by the Apocalypse: Christ, surrounded by the Tetramorph, paid tribute by twenty-four old men.

It is considered the most important painted decor in Roussillon, close in style to the southern works found in Aquitaine and Languedoc and very different from that of the Italo-Byzantine “Grand Style” (Great Style) adopted by the painters of Taül (Southern Catalonia).

Due to its reduced palette and powerful expression, this piece of work greatly impressed artists like Picasso and Braque back in 1910.’

Excerpt taken from vallespir-tourisme.fr

Céret in the summer, painted by Romer last year.

As well as for its beauty, we selected this spot for:

  • Its open space and abundance of good painting spots

  • Its picnic area (perfect for communal lunches)

  • Its proximity to Céret (5-minute drive), home of the artist and his family. This town was declared the ‘Mecca of Cubism’ and had many influential artists pass through and leave their mark. Here you can see work by Picasso, Chagall, Soutine and more at the recently reopened Museum of Modern Art.

  • Its proximity to Collioure (30-minute drive), an extremely beautiful coastal town that was significant in the development of the Fauvist movement.