Pastels & Travel Journals in Switzerland - 10 Days OCT 2024 USD pricing with Lyn Diefenbach

It's time to join an Artable retreat in Switzerland! We have put together a truly unique workshop with one of Australia's most loved tutors. Switzerland is renowned for its natural beauty, rolling green hills, traditional wooden buildings, all things cheese and generous hospitality. We are taking you to the old traditional township of Appenzell, where the painted houses and gentle waterways will have you spellbound.

Our dates coincide with an incredible cow parade through the village where you will see the Swiss farmers all dressed up in their traditional costumes and the cows dressed in flowers. It is an unmissable event!

You can choose what genre you would like to spend your time working on, portraits, florals, landscape...it's up to you! This special workshop is for learning the art of using pastels, working from your own images and guided by Lyn as well as keeping a travel journal which Lyn will show you how to do.

We have our own art studio for the 10 days as well as trips to the surrounding countryside for some outdoor fun.

We are staying in the heart of Appenzell, a traditional Swiss village with the most incredible painted houses. There are beautiful walks near our hotel to truly experience the beauty of the area before or after class and to soak in the fresh Swiss air and the sound of cow bells.

We have included all breakfasts, 5 lunches and 5 dinners in this workshop so that you can visit the many restaurants and food experiences in the area.

If you are keen to come on your own, don't worry, we have many people that join us on their own. We will allocate you to a share room or if you wish to enjoy a room to yourself, you can pay a $1000USD single supplement.

To join us you need to pay a $200AUD non-refundable deposit via the link to the right. We will be in contact in June 2023 to collect the balance. Please note that cancellation fees apply to all Artable retreats.

We look forward to welcoming you to a wonderful creative holiday.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RETREAT RELIES ON GROUP NUMBERS. DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS THAT ARE NOT FLEXIBLE BEFORE WE CONFIRM NUMBERS.

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation is in a hotel in the Appenzeller district in shared rooms of 2. Couples have a room to themselves and we don’t mix male/females in shared rooms. You can pay a supplement for your own room, contact us for details.

MEALS

All breakfasts, 5 lunches and 5 dinners are included. The rest you pay as you go. Please note that alcohol is not included.

CLIMATE

It is Autumn, so this time of year can be cool but very pleasant (expect 15-20C).

CLOTHING

Pack painting clothes and casuals. A good waterproof/windproof jacket is great for when the weather changes and you want to do walks outside as well as good walking shoes. There is an indoor heated pool and spa at the hotel so pack your swimsuit!

TRAVEL/TRANSFERS

We meet at 2pm at the Zurich airport information desk. There is free wifi in the airport, so email us if you need to contact us [email protected].

TRAVEL INSURANCE

Travel insurance is essential and is to be organised by you. You can get cancellation cover attached to your insurance in the event that you need to cancel inside of our refund dates.

ART SESSIONS

We will be painting as a group every day from 9am-4pm. Lyn can teach in any medium, but pastel and watercolour are the easiest to travel with. Feel free to contact Lyn direct with any questions about the art side of the tour. The rest of the time is yours to enjoy.

FLIGHTS

Flights are not included and are to be organised by you. Please arrange flights in time to meet us at 2pm on 1 October and flights home after midday on 10 October.

PAYMENT

A deposit is to be made to secure your spot via our website and the reservation form completed. We expect this workshop to fill very quickly, so please don't delay your booking.

COVID

In the event that you have any cold/flu symptoms you need to test immediately. If the test is positive you will be asked to isolate in your room until you test negative to minimise the impact on everyone's holidays. If you test negative, we ask that you wear a mask in studio to protect your fellow workshop students and continue to test daily until symptoms disappear.

THIS RETREAT IS IN USD. Artable sells retreats worldwide. The Artable website will take a $200AUD non refundable deposit. We will use the Commonwealth Bank of Australia AUD-USD exchange rate for the day that you make your deposit and deduct this from your total invoice.

This trip relies heavily on group numbers and we are contracted to our accommodation partners as well. Therefore it is necessary to charge a cancellation fee as outlined below in the event that you decide to cancel. We are not responsible for expenses incurred in the preparation of trips (even cancelled trips), such as airline tickets, travel delays, flight cancellations or health problems - please ensure you purchase your travel insurance. There is no refund if you arrive late or decide to leave early. Deposits secure your place.

A deposit of $200AUD is to be made via our website to secure your spot and we will send you an invoice for the remainder.
You can pay us in installments if this helps.

CANCELLATION/REFUNDS

This trip relies heavily on group numbers and we are contracted to our accommodation partners as well. Therefore it is necessary to charge a cancellation fee as outlined below in the event that you decide to cancel. If we decide to cancel the trip at any time we will issue you with a FULL refund. We are not responsible for expenses incurred in the preparation of trips (even cancelled trips), such as airline tickets, travel delays, flight cancellations or health problems. There is no refund if you arrive late or decide to leave early. Deposits secure your place.

CANCELLATION/REFUNDS

Cancellation fees are determined accordingly:

Until 27 July 2024 - $200 Admin Fee

27 July - 27 August 2024 - 50% of the trip cost

From 27 August 2024 - no refunds

PAYMENT DETAILS

Your FULL PAYMENT is due on 27 July 2024

Payments are to be made to:

Artable Pty Ltd

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

BSB: 062 643

ACC: 1008 8473

Please use your surname as reference and the letters SWI. For example SmithSWI

Please note our itinerary is a guide only and is subject to changes to accommodate the group and teacher's needs as well as weather considerations. Have a look at our inclusions for a list of what is and isn't included.

MATERIALS LIST

Lyn would like to encourage everyone to keep a travel journal on this trip and will be teaching how to do this. Bring along a travel journal no larger than A4 and with quality paper that can handle watercolour. A small watercolour travel disc or palette set. Size 6 round watercolour brush and waterproof black fine liner pen. Artable travels with table easels.

See the notes below for pastel workers who would like to do portraits and/or Florals - feel free to do both!

Lyn Diefenbach Pastel Portrait Workshop

Materials List

NB Do not pre-draw your portrait as the drawing and achieving a good likeness is a significant part of the workshop.

Pastels

Paper - 2 x sheets Canson MITIENTES. Colour examples: Flannel Grey, Oyster, Sand, Bisque, Eggshell. Orange or Tobacco for darker skin. Any greyed-off colour works. Or you may use Art Spectrum Colorfix, Art Spectrum Smooth, UART 600 or any of the other sanded papers if you prefer.

Pastels - Bring what you have. Girault and Rembrandt have got some particularly good portrait colours.

Backing Board - have at least 4 sheets of other pastel paper to pad the board

¼” Angle Shader Brush NEEF 995 - this is to brush away unwanted pastel.

Willow Charcoal

Bulldog Clips

Tissues

Easel

Paper towels

Kneadable eraser

Subject Photos make sure these are large, clear images preferably with a good play of light and dark. If you are doing your own printing from a computer, make sure that you use photo quality paper NOT plain paper.

Lyn Diefenbach Pastel Potential - Florals

Materials List

Florals:

NB for florals: Please come with your composition already drawn up in a PALE pastel pencil or a colour pertinent to your bloom. Focus your composition more on one or two blooms so that it is more of a portrait of a flower.

Paper - 2 sheets of UART 600 or white Ampersand Pastelbord (these are available from softpastels.com.au) or white Canson Mi-Tex or white Arts Spectrum Colorfix Supertooth

Pastels - bring what you have. Include colours suitable to your subject.

Backing Board - Not required for Ampersand Pastelbord

For UART 600 put another sheet of the UART 600 beneath the one you are working on, especially if your backing board is foam core.

For Canson and AS make sure that these have a padded surface with at least 2 or 3 sheets of pastel paper behind. Ensure your padding doesn’t create ripples on the surface

¼” Angle Shader Brush NEEF 995 - this is to brush away unwanted pastel.

Bulldog Clips

Easel

Paper towels

Kneadable eraser

Drop Sheet

Reference Photos make sure these are large, clear images preferably with a good play of light and dark. If you are doing your own printing from a computer, make sure that you use photo quality paper NOT plain paper.