Seeing Colour & Light: 10
Days in wonderful Provence
and Morocco, too!
Travel with Brigitte in 2015!!
March 7 - 17
: Spring-time! Flowers & Fruit Trees Blooming! $995!
April 11 - April 21: Poppies, Poppies, Poppies Everywhere! $995;
Call Brigitte: 011.33.6.74.32.68.81
May 17 - May 27: Poppies & Cherries, Long Evenings, too! $995;
brigitte@sunvisions.com
1(508)790-3829
June 18 - June 28 Fields and Fields of Lavender $1,475
Sept 13 - Sept 23 NEW for Wine Lovers: Vines; Colour, Harvest and Wine! with Brigitte $1,275
Oct 1 - Oct 11: Ripening Vines & Harvest $1,195
Oct 29 - Nov 8: Magnificent Marrakech, Morocco Mountains & Desert, (min 4 people) $1,795
These trips are a full 10 days "sur place"; you start in France or Morocco on the first day, (for example, Day 1, May 1) and everyone leaves (with regret!) on the morning of the last day (for example Day 11, May 11). SPECIAL: Veteran Voyageurs with Brigitte and art association members take $50 each off the above prices: PLUS Sign-up 2 or more people at once and save an additional $25 each! Take a tour of Goult our wonderful region with Images of Goult in Provence (18 mg) by Henry Derusha, a professional photographer who was on an October trip with Brigitte.
Groups are usually between 4 - 8 people, and are for everyone; you don't have to be an artist or photographer to come and enjoy the superb scenery, history and unforgettable food of these wonderful regions. Bring your friends, spouse and family. The above prices include lodging (double occupancy in the villa at Goult and in a super Riad in Marrakech), day trips, airport shuttle.
Non-artists, photographers, friends and family are welcome, too. Bring your spouses too, mais oui!, travelling to the wonderful places we will be discovering with Brigitte, but also taking some time to explore on your own; the artists will paint, the photographers photograph, the walkers walk & the explorers explore. Then we will all compare experiences, enjoy the cameraderie & laugh together!
Her first painting trip, in 1999, was to the Luberon region, in the
south of France, when
she & ten partners from her gallery, The
Artists Gallery, discovered this amazing region to fall in
love with. Since
that time, always fascinated by light, colour & all their nuances &
contrasts, she has taken groups to: Charlevoix, on the banks of
the mighty St. Lawrence; the verdant lushness of Normandy; the storied St. Tropez; Marrakech with
its sun-baked plains & mountains; but returning always to Provence
with its magnificent colours. À vos
pinceaux!
We will be staying together in her villa in historic Goult (near Gordes, about 40
km from
Avignon), a hilltop village of stone houses, narrow twisting lanes,
arched doorways & vaulted passages. for those painting the time will depend on the weather & light, putting brush to
canvas either at the
villa studio or 'en plein air' to take advantage of the extraordinary
luminosity,
strong colours, ancient landscapes a
Notes for Artists What media should I use?
Brigitte paints in acrylics on canvas,
which can be easily rolled-up for taking home and then stretched and
framed once you are back, but the painting is not limited to a specific
media. Watercolours are good for travel
too. As the climate in the Luberon is warm and not humid, oil paintings will
often dry well enough in a few days to go into a suitcase, however you may want
to consider a special box to transport them in.
Will painters and photographers have any shows in
France?
For those who wish, there is an informal show of your
creations every day at the villa; this is a time for discussions . There is also the possibility of a group show perhaps
in
Provence (invite your new friends!) or on Cape Cod after your return. These have been very
successful both for artists and photographers in years past. In any case, the villa will be well decorated!
What about other
expenses?
Shared expenses for our “kitty” (groceries,
wine, gas, electricity, telephone line, etc.) are about $10 - $15 per
day. We
contribute on arrival, stock up on groceries, croissants, etc. and then
contribute again when funds get low. This is a system which has been
found to work well.
Restaurants, bistros and (of course!) shopping are your responsibility.
Can I get
to
Provence from Paris by train?
Yes, the TGV (200+ miles an hour)
express will get you from the Charles de Gaulle
airport, terminal 2D, to Avignon (about 40 minutes from our villa in
Goult) in a few hours. Or,visit Paris, and take one from the Gare de
Lyon. If you prefer a more leisurely trip, there are many ordinary
trains (Corail), too. You can get more information from http://voyages-sncf.com and http://www.raileurope.com/us/
What should I
bring?
Your artist's supplies, of course (we
recommend a lightweight easel), as well as a light sweater and
wind-breaker or waterproof jacket in case it rains. A camera is a must,
and artists often bring a journal to record their adventures.
Sturdy walking shoes are a good idea as are a
hat and sun-screen. A backpack to carry it all in is useful, too. Don’t
forget your bathing suit, it gets warm in Provence and our
villa comes with a beautiful swimming pool. It is
a very good idea to bring the minimum and travel light!
I've heard
Provence is wonderful,
what is there to see and do?
Where to start! There are lots of different picturesque,
historical villages to visit, vineyards & chateaux
to see, wines to taste and delicious food to
eat, and magnificent views
to paint, but we don’t do that all the time! Well marked walking
trails are everywhere (you can walk across France!); tennis,
golf, horseback riding and hot-air ballooning are all available nearby.
We've been in the Camargue, swum in the Med,
boated in the Calanques, seen an opera,
marvelled at the colours of the cherry
trees, poppies and lavender, but above all enjoyed
good company and made good friends! Many artist-voyagers have
traveled
3, 4, 5 times with Brigitte and artists have created hundreds of
beautiful
paintings ...
Can I talk to
fellow voyageurs?
Yes, of course. You probably know friends and members of the CCAA who have travelled with Brigitte. Also give anyone of the travellers below a call, all of them have been on at least one trip to Provence; some are ‘regulars’ with five or six trips with me under their belts! Feel free to talk to them to get a first-hand account of their trips and to find out what to expect:
Jeanne
Swann (Artist, student, "multi-trip" traveller) -
508/563-3704 Claudia Smith-Jacobs (Artist, Teacher and Feb 2008 traveller)
508/540-6581
You
can also find lots of information about our
trip in 2001 in
Cynthia Gallant-Simpson’s book, Doors & Windows of Provence,
available from her for $20. 508-896-4440.
Are there any
places left? YES - Sign me/us up! (Our youngest traveller was 18, the oldest so far - 79, come and make new friends!)
Yes, if you and a friend, spouse, family member or someone
you know, want to
come, give me a call, send me an
email Brigitte@sunvisions.com
and please send in your deposit, to the order of
Brigitte Cheyrou as-soon-as-possible. A deposit of $300 will hold your place, with the rest being due 2 months before the trip.
Come
and have an unforgettable
ten days "Seeing Colour & Light in Provence" with us!
Questions on anything else - cost, payment, travel arrangements, etc? Call
David (de facto travel agent!) at 1-508-790-3829 and
to reserve your place! dadler@sunvisions.com
Brigitte
Cheyrou
brigitte@sunvisions.com
or David Adler
508/790-3829
Aujourd'hui est Sunday, a good day to call Brigitte (or David) 508/790-3829, and plan your trip to sunny Provence or Marrakech!