Description: These oil painting classes will emphasize working quickly and completing at least two paintings in 4 to 6 afternoons. We will be using a direct approach, which the impressionists called “Alla Prima,” or “all at once.” Your completed paintings will have a fresh, spontaneous feel. We will be working from your photos (or mine) for reference and inspiration, and not just to “copy.” You will create new, unique, beautiful works of art! Technique, composition, color and values will all be addressed, as a group and individually. This class is for all levels of painters. I will be doing several quick demos, as well as giving, frequent, constructive class critiques.

Start Time: 12:30-3:30pm

Date: Tuesday, starting August 30, 2011 for 4 weeks

Class Fee: $120. Class size limited to 12

Reservations: Please e-mail Victoria at victoria@vbrooks.com. A supply list will follow with your confirmation.

Website: www.frenchescapade.com

Date: September 15 – 22, 2012

Description: French Escapade Workshops has invited Victoria to teach “Painting and Sightseeing in the Provence” an 8-day oil and watercolor painting workshop. Discover why Provence has been an inspiration for thousands of artists like Van Gogh, Cezanne, etc. Our small group of only 7 students will be staying in an elegantly restored farmhouse dating from the XVIIth century located in the heart of Provence, Luberon. Each room has a full private bathroom.

Day 1 We start our trip with a champagne welcome reception after we are picked up at the Avignon Train Station. We will have time to explore the village and get settled in the guest house before our gourmet dinner.

Day 2 is painting the beautiful Ochre hilltop village of Roussillon, where the reddish pigment has been used by artists for centuries.

Day 3 will be painting the market and hilltop village of Gordes with panoramic views across fields, vineyards and forests.

Day 4 is Palais des Papes (the 14th century Pope’s Palace) in Avignon where we will also find shops and museums to browse.

Day 5 is a day to paint at our guest house or in the cute but non touristy village of Luberon.

Day 6 we will paint on the Van Gogh’s Trail in St. Remy de Provence, an emotional walking trip that inspired the great impressionist which ends in the beautiful old monastery of St Paul Mausole and the bedroom where Van Gogh stayed.

Day 7 will be the village of Venasque: A true artistic gem with views, interesting streets, houses and a medieval rampart to paint.

Day 8 is our departure day. After our breakfast together we will be driven to the Avignon train station.

Rate: $2,990. Before November 30, 2011, A $200. DISCOUNT! $3,190.after November 30, 2011. per person (land cost) + $550 for a single room. Includes: Avignon train station pick up and drop off; A welcome reception; All breakfasts; All nights at our luxurious villa-hotel; 4 dinners; All art classes; Entrance fees to all sites on the tour; Transportation in a comfortable van with A/C; A personal bilingual chauffeur/guide throughout the week; Cold soft drinks, bottled water and snacks during day trips. Excludes: Flight to and from France; train to Avignon; lunches; 3 dinners; drinks; optional activities; personal expenses & tips.

Reservations: Please go to www.frenchescapade.com for more information and an enrolment application. OR call Victoria at (916) 768-1751, e-mail: victoria@vbrooks.com.

Award-winning painter and instructor Victoria Brooks will be teaching a six-day, seven night workshop in Santorini, Greece September 28 –October 5, 2011. Travel, discovery and plein air painting on the beautiful island of Santorini: Experience its centuries old villages, crystal blue water, beaches, vineyards, landscape, people and culture. This painting workshop will emphasize working quickly using a direct approach, which the impressionists called “Alla Prima” or “all at once”. One of the goals of this workshop is to simplify and organize visual information to capture the ambience of Santorini with a fresh spontaneous feel. Technique, composition, color and values will all be addressed, as a group and individually. This class is for all levels of painters. Victoria will be doing several quick demonstrations as well as giving frequent, constructive class critiques. View a video of Victoria painting in Italy.

All inclusive * workshop /hotel pricing plans include: Instruction in the classroom and on location, seven nights accommodations in Santorini, daily continental breakfast, lunch & daily dinner, escorted group travel to/from the airport, Day cruise into the caldera to visit hot springs, volcano and nearby island of Thirassia. All-inclusive plans start at $2,999.00 for single occupancy. Other discounts are available for spouses, guests or non-painters.
Air travel is the responsibility of each participant.

Please visit the Toscana Americana Workshops website for the application and more details.
Or call Victoria at (916) 768-1751, e-mail: victoria@vbrooks.com.

Class size is limited to 12 students.

Victoria is holding a workshop at her Loomis, CA studio for all those coming to Santorini OR are considering coming. She will do a painting demo as well as share all her travel painting equipment and packing tips. RSVP is required: (916) 768-1751.

Description: These oil painting classes will emphasize working quickly and completing at least two paintings in 6 afternoons. We will be using a direct approach, which the impressionists called “Alla Prima,” or “all at once.” Your completed paintings will have a fresh, spontaneous feel. We will be working from your photos (or mine) for reference and inspiration, and not just to “copy.” You will create new, unique, beautiful works of art! Technique, composition, color and values will all be addressed, as a group and individually. This class is for all levels of painters. I will be doing several quick demos, as well as giving, frequent, constructive class critiques.

Start Time: 12:30-3:30pm

Date: Tuesday, starting October 5, 2010 for 6 weeks

Class Fee: $175. Class size limited to 12

Reservations: Please e-mail Victoria at victoria@vbrooks.com. A supply list will follow with your confirmation.

Description: Victoria Brooks will be teaching this impressionist oil painting workshop on location and in the studio. She will be emphasizing working quickly to simplify the landscape and capture the ambiance of the area. Your completed paintings will have a fresh, spontaneous feel. Victoria will address choice of subject, technique, composition, color and values. She will give several quick demos as well a frequent constructive class critiques. This class is for all level of painters.

Start Time: 9:00am-4:00pm

Date: Saturday and Sunday August 7 & 8, 2010

Class Fee: $195. Class size is limited to 12.

Reservations: Call the Frank Bette Center for the Arts at (510) 523-6951 OR e-mail Debra Owen at: debra@frankbettecenter.org.

Excludes: Flight to and from France; train to Avignon; lunches; 3 dinners; drinks; optional activities; personal expenses & tips.

Start Time: Afternoon

Date: August 28 – September 4, 2010.

Reservations: Please go to www.frenchescapade.com for more information and an enrolment application. OR call Victoria at (916) 768-1751, e-mail: victoria@vbrooks.com.

Date: 2010-03-31