Art Workshop Showcase
Painting & Sketching Barcelona
Plein Air Watercolour Barcelona - Intensive Watercolour Workshops
Instructor: Paul Raymonde
Enjoy an exciting week of plein-air watercolour painting in Barcelona, Spain. Artist Paul Raymonde and his wife Angela offer you an intensive 5 day watercolour training workshop with expert tuition. It is an opportunity to not only benefit from a rare city-based painting course but also to explore the unique heritage and impressive artistic wealth of Spain’s vibrant capital of culture.
Paul, helping insert a figure - plein-air painting in a quiet square in Barcelona
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The first day in Barcelona, making a value study so as to get a feel for the medium without having to think about mixing colours.
Here's one of Paul's demos on day 1 - the value study
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On the second day we attempt a plein-air study in two colours only - warm and cool.
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This gang nails a world famous landmark.
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Even the winter in Barcelona is great for plein-air - just wrap up warm.
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End of the week - students showing their favourite paintings for the week.
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A rare rainy day - so doing the workshop in the studio
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Two guys doing a splendid job simplifying Gaudi's hugely complex masterpiece
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All smiles - a happy painter at The Barcelona Royal Yacht Club
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One of Paul's demos at the Sagrada Familia
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A typical Barcelona Facade
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Another typical facade by instructor Paul Raymonde
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About the instructor Paul Raymonde:
Paul has been coaching watercolourists of varying levels of proficiency for some years now and has seen the same mistakes being made time and again. He has designed a one week intensive watercolour course which approaches the technique from fundamentals and takes painters through various exercises that will ensure they understand the ground rules of successful watercolour painting.
Participants need no experience. They can be complete beginners or practicing artists. The week’s itinerary is designed to be informative for all levels of proficiency.
It is not necessary to bring any equipment. Easels, palettes, brushes, paint, paper and all necessary materials are provided by the course during the mornings on location.
Paul has been coaching watercolourists of varying levels of proficiency for some years now and has seen the same mistakes being made time and again. He has designed a one week intensive watercolour course which approaches the technique from fundamentals and takes painters through various exercises that will ensure they understand the ground rules of successful watercolour painting.
Participants need no experience. They can be complete beginners or practicing artists. The week’s itinerary is designed to be informative for all levels of proficiency.
It is not necessary to bring any equipment. Easels, palettes, brushes, paint, paper and all necessary materials are provided by the course during the mornings on location.
