A flower painting workshop in the gardens of Auchencairn House where you will establish a language to express the beauty of nature on your canvas using oil paint. Making those perishable fragile plants eternal in your painting!
A Garden of Flowers
The flower painting workshop will be taking place in the lush gardens of Auchencairn House. Over 5 consecutive days you will establish a language to express the beauty of nature on your canvas using oil paint. Step by step you will be guided through the process, the use of the materials and how to capture the individual characteristics of different flowers. Immerse yourself into the world of colour and fleeting moments making those perishable fragile plants eternal in your painting!
Drawing, at the Edinburgh Drawing School! pervades all the work we do and also when using oil paint. Such techniques to achieve ‘soft and sharp edges’, ‘warm and cool colours’ ‘composition’ and ‘mixing paint’ will be covered throughout this art retreat. If you wish to paint in watercolour please write to info@edinburghdrawingschool.co.uk with your request for consideration.
The Daily Schedule will follow a similar pattern each day:
09.30 – 10.00 slide presentation or live demo from Simone
10.00 – 12.00 with sketchbooks, choose one flower of your choice to study and draw in the walled garden, on day 2 you will paint straight away.
12.00 – 12.30 set up your easel for the afternoon
13.00 – 14.00 lunch
14.00 – 15.00 start a painting with Simone giving individual critiques
Simone Olivia Moritz is an established painter from Florence, Italy. After graduating in 2009 from the Florence Academy of Art she has been teaching for this well known academy ever since as well as conducting many personal workshops and private tutoring in Italy and abroad. Simone participates regularly in group shows and has had 3 major Solo exhibitions in both Munich and Florence center. Her works are in collections in the US, UK, Europe, China, Israel and Armenia. Her main interest is every day life aesthetic in all it forms, may it be the human figure or plein air and still life paintings. Simone is creating a visual diary of life experiences that capture memories through paint.
Full pricing and booking details below:
Sunday 24th to Saturday 30th August 2025
PricesPrices range from £1900 - £2250 pp +VAT depending on which room you book. All meals provided.
Event addressAuchencairn House Auchencairn Castle Douglas DG7 1QZ Scotland
A warm welcome from Poppy & Henry Baggott and accommodation at Auchencairn House, with breakfasts and lunch, followed by evening drinks in the library and a three course dinner in the spectacular dining room. 5 days tuition and demonstrations from Ewan and Lewis, either in the house, the gardens or along the Solway coastline. Non painting partners are also welcomed and the course is open to non resident artists, please get in touch for full details. Check in Sunday 24th August 4pm check out Saturday 30th August 9-11am
What you should bringThe Edinburgh Drawing School will keep you right on everything you will need: The Edinburgh Drawing School: 0131 556 0971 info@edinburghdrawingschool.co.uk 13A Great King Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
