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| Contact: Mr Michael Webster, Toynton Lodge, Boston Road, Toynton All Saints, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, PE23 5NP Booking Information: Tel No: 01790 752876, Fax No: 01790 754679 | |||
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| Directions: | Toynton Lodge a listed Georgian building, is located about one mile south of the historic market town of Spilsby, alongside the A16-the road that links Grimsby and Louth with Boston, Peterborough and the South. The nearest railway and coach stations are in Boston, about 15 miles to the south and from where we are happy to collect our guests at no additional charge. |
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| Description: | Our Holidays are exclusively for individuals and small groups, allowing the tuition to be tailored to the students' level of ability and their unique interests. Due to our location between the sea and the Lincolnshire Wolds and our wide range of interests, we are able to offer a large choice of subjects and media to our guests, including watercolour, oils, acrylics, pastels, pen and wash and pencil drawing. We offer a more personalised holiday than many other venues, with a wide choice of home cooked and locally sourced produce to suit all diets, including; vegan, vegetarian, coeliac, lactose intolerant as well as meals featuring local lamb, beef and Lincolnshire specialities. The accommodation on our holidays is 'in house', so there's no searching for bed and breakfast etc. Our painting holidays are normally limited to no more thanf 4 guests. Our standard weekend courses run all year round from 2.00pm Friday until 5.30pm Sunday. Should you require a midweek break or a longer holiday designed to suit your interests, please contact us. The total cost of our weekend is £220.00 per person which includes; accommodation, use of materials if required, sketchbook, demonstrations and personal tuition, dinners with wine, all meals and drinks, transport during the holiday and use of studio at any time. We also offer one week painting holidays with tuition on 5 days with full board all week at £430.00 per person.We also cater for non painting partners with nearby fishing, walking and golf in an interesting area. |
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| About the Artist: | All tuition is by Michael Webster - an artist and designer who studied at Nottingham College of Arts and Crafts and who has since had a wide experience of Art and Design. Although chiefly known for his watercolours he also uses oils, acrylics, pastels and mixed media. His illustrations have been used by internationally known clients including Bass plc, Coca-Cola and many others.With the artist's impressions that he produces for architects and builders, he has a vast knowledge of perspective drawing. You may have seen his practical painting articles in art magazines. He enjoys working 'en plein air' as well as in the studio, and enjoys a wide range of subject matter ranging from landscapes and architectural studies to interiors and still life |
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| Our holidays can be based on the following themes:- | |||
| ~ WINDMILLS AND WATERMILLS ~ A weekend sketching and painting around some of the watermills and unique windmills of East Lindsey. ~ BOATS AND BEACHES ~ Learn how to draw boats and yachts, one of the most difficult of subjects with confidence. ~ STILL LIFE AND INTERIORS ~ Draw and paint in your favourite media still life, flowers and interiors around the house ~ LANDSCAPES AND CHURCHES ~ Drawing and painting some of the vast variety of landscapes and churches in the locality- people who think that Lincolnshire is flat and boring will be amazed! ~ GARDENS AND COTTAGES ~ Spend a weekend or longer, painting in some of the hamlets and villages of the wolds and fens. Help on subjects such as perspective, materials and techniques can be incorporated during our painting sessions, when booking please let us know and we'll give you extra emphasis on your particular problem. |
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| What some of our guests said: | |||
| "Thank you both for a lovely weekend, and all the help with my sketching and painting.... I loved your home and the surrounding countryside and the delicious food..." "Thanks for an unforgettable weekend, the company was great, the food even better. We feel we learnt some very important techniques, which I am sure will inspire us both with our painting..." "...first class tuition, food and service par excellence. Arranging next visit soon...." | |||
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