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Distinguished artist, David Taylor, has exhibited with the world's major watercolor societies and has gained international acclaim through winning many important awards from all over the world. David was the Victorian Artists Society "Artist of the Year" in 1976, 1980 and 1989. In the early 1980s, David received the Australian watercolorists' ultimate accolade when he was elected to the elite Australian Watercolour Institute. He is respected world wide for his painting and instruction on the art of watercolor. David's warmth and charm ensure that whenever he is listed as a tutor, his workshops immediately fill, so make sure you book in early.
DAY 1: Friday 21 May, 2021
Glen Helen, Australia
Workshop members will be met at Alice
Springs airport at 2.00pm and transferred to the
workshop hotel in Glen Helen. The landscape
around Glen Helen is spectacular – a towering
sandstone wall is the first thing you see as you
arrive. The area includes views of Mount Sonder,
one of the highest points in Central Australia,
which changes colours with the light. Our
accommodation will be at the motel in Glen
Helen in rustic air-conditioned accommodation
to give you the true outback experience. We will
enjoy an included dinner this evening.
DAY 2: Saturday 22 May, 2021
Glen Helen, Australia
Today we travel to Ormiston Gorge for a full day
of painting. The rugged scenery of the Gorge
will provide some wonderful subjects to paint.
The water and the shelter of the rocks attract an
interesting variety of native fauna and flora. David
will paint a demonstration and assist workshop
members individually. Tonight we will enjoy an
included dinner.
DAY 3: Sunday 23 May, 2021
Glen Helen, Australia
A full day of painting in and around Glen Helen
Gorge. At Glen Helen Gorge, the ranges part to
make way for the Finke River. The permanent
Finke River waterhole is an important refuge in
the hot summer months, for all nine species of fish
recorded for the Finke, and migrating waterbirds.
From here the Finke River continues and makes its
way to the Simpson Desert. Tonight we will enjoy
an included dinner.
DAY 4: Monday 24 May, 2021
Glen Helen, Australia
Today we travel to Ellery Creek Big Hole for a full
day of painting. This spectacular waterhole is fed
by Ellery Creek and surrounded by high red cliffs
and sandy banks. Thousands of years of massive
floods have carved out this waterhole. Tonight we
will enjoy an included dinner.
DAY 5: Tuesday 25 May, 2021
Glen Helen, Australia
This morning we drive the short distance to the
Mt Sonder look out where David will paint a
demonstration. In the afternoon, we will return to
Glen Helen for a critique session. We will enjoy our
final dinner at Glen Helen
DAY 6: Wednesday 26 May, 2021
Alice Springs, Australia
This morning we will visit the ochre pits. The Ochre
Pits is a registered sacred site and offers you the
unique opportunity to view an ochre deposit that
is still used by the local Arrarnta people. Ochre has
been used all over the world for decoration and
painting since pre-historic times. We then continue
our journey on to Alice Springs the capital of the
Outback. It nestles in a valley in the MacDonnell
Ranges on the banks of the mostly dry Todd River.
There will be time for lunch and we will have a brief
sightseeing tour of Alice Springs before checking
into our hotel
DAY 7: Thursday 27 May, 2021
Alice Springs, Australia
Today David will lead the group to a picturesque
painting spot in Alice Springs for a full day of
painting. There are many good subjects, the dry
Todd River bed, the nearby desert and the activity
in the town.
DAY 8: Friday 28 May, 2021
Alice Springs, Australia
This morning we travel to Simpsons Gap for
another painting session. In the afternoon, we
travel to Standley Chasm for a light lunch. We
then take a walk to where you can see the cuts
through the tough quartzite that have formed a
picturesque natural alleyway. Surging floodwaters
over thousands of years are responsible for this
magnificent site. There will be time to photograph
and sketch.
DAY 9: Saturday 29 May, 2021
Curtin Springs, Australia
Today we will travel to Curtin Springs a privately
owned million-acre cattle station, where they also
use native grasses that are harvested, pulped and
pressed to create paper. In the afternoon, we will
participate in a paper making workshop. Tonight
we will enjoy an included dinner.
DAY 10: Sunday 30 May, 2021
Curtin Springs, Australia
This morning we will spend the day painting at
Curtin Springs. The morning subject will be of
the salt lake. A picnic lunch is included and in
the afternoon, we will spend our time painting
the privately owned Mt Connor. We will enjoy an
included dinner.
DAY 11: Monday 31 May, 2021
Uluru, Australia
This morning we travel to Uluru, where you may
like to take a walk around the base of the rock. The
remainder of the day will be spent painting. Late
afternoon we will watch the sunset over Uluru as it
changes colours. We then travel to the Yulara resort
situated 6 km from Uluru with great views of the
Rock and its changing moods.
DAY 12: Tuesday 1 June 2021
Uluru, Australia
Today we visit Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), giant
ochre-coloured domed monolithic rocks made
of sandstone, which offer plenty of variety
in photographic and painting aspects. This
evening we will have an included farewell
dinner at our hotel to celebrate our time in the
Australian outback.
DAY 13: Wednesday 2 June, 2021
Departure
Tour members will be transferred to Uluru airport
to meet flights departing after midday.
| TWIN FARE PER PERSON | SINGLE FARE |
|---|---|
| $5,195 | $6,325 |
| NON PAINTER DISCOUNT | AU$ 250 |
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“It was so well organized. We got to see all the best places, but without feeling we were being herded around like cattle, like you do on some tours. There was plenty of time to paint, and the instructor told me more about how to improve my painting style in weeks than I have learned all year back home. I really did get individual attention.”
“I particularly enjoyed meeting people with similar interests and having a working reason for being in a location.”
