ArtStudy/Giverny is one of the longest-operating artists' workshops in France.  2007 is our twelth season of offering painting workshops in Monet's lovely village of Giverny, in the heart of Normandy.  Our 8-day and 9-day artists' retreats provide painters and photographers of all levels with the unique opportunity of painting and photographing daily in Monet's Garden.   Additionally, our participants paint en plein air at sites made famous by both French and American Impressionist painters. Click to see plants in Monet's Garden.

Our painting workshops offer daily instruction in all mediums, including oils, acrylic, watercolors and pastels, by internationally-known painter Gale Bennett and other fine artists. More than 700 artists of all levels, from beginner to professional, have improved their painting and photography at ArtStudy in France, with a growing number of participants returning for a second, third or even fourth time. Whatever your present level, ArtStudy workshops, with their emphasis on quality group and individual instruction, will bring you to new levels of skill and enjoyment in your painting and photography.

As one artist said, "At ArtStudy I acquired a whole new way of seeing, a new pair of eyes."

ArtStudy-Giverny artists stay in our spacious Normandy-style lodge directly in the center of Giverny, a 3-minute walk from Monet's Garden with the famous water-lily pond. Participants are pampered with cuisine prepared by our own French chefs. Generous breakfasts, most lunches, and 3-course dinners are included in our program fees. Non-painting friends and spouses are welcome, too; Excursions to Paris, and cooking classes can be arranged for them on request.

Contact us today for all the details about painting in France with ArtStudy Giverny, including dates, availability, tuition fees and references.

Give yourself the artistic experience of a lifetime!

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ArtStudy/Giverny is designed to offer English-speaking artists and photographers the opportunity to study paint and photography on-location in Claude Monet's gardens, and around his beloved village of Giverny, France.

Instruction is based on the classic principles of fine art, with special emphasis on analyzing composition and color directly from nature. Instruction is available in all media, tailored to the needs of the individual, from beginner to practicing professional. Lecture/demonstrations by staff are held several times a week, as are group critiques and discussions. All instruction at AS/G is driven by the belief that observation should be the key that unlocks the creative imagination, not the cage that traps it... and is therefore applicable to varied artistic styles without prejudice.

Enrollment is based on 8 or 9 day sessions, and are generally limited to 10 students at any given time. The fee covers most meals, lodging and instruction, and although instruction is optional, the fee remains the same, due to the limited enrollment.

At AS/G you will discover a new and rewarding approach to painting and photographing directly from nature, and at Giverny, you will be following in the footsteps of Monet, Pissarro, Cezanne, Mary Cassatt, Theodore Robinson, and all of the other great artists who painted here and loved it.