Another successful tour!
Slikamilina would like to thank Mark Hobson and Gaye Adams for starting our year off nicely. We had a great group of 14 who got along really well together and seemed to be laughing all day. We had some really nice weather with only 2 rainy mornings… perfect time to do some finishing work on the balcony. I wrote a daily journal, which you can find on our blog, and which now has photos as part of it. Please take a look at our workshops for the Autumn and think about joining us! Sretan Slikanje! (Happy...
Read MoreDay 10 – Dubrovnik
May 9, 2013 It was an early morning, with a 6:30 breakfast start so that we could be on the ferry at 8am. We arrived in Orebić at 8:20, stopped at Bella Vista for coffee at 9:30 and arrived in Cavtat at 11am after having to stop for several one lane road works. Everyone took their luggage to their rooms and we were on the bus and heading back to Dubrovnik but 11:30am. On our way to Cavtat, Tomi and I both noticed that the road leading into Dubrovnik’s old town (Stari Grad) were closed, which meant that we had to drive back to the main bridge coming into Dubrovnik and loop back through...
Read MoreDay 9 – Vrnik
May 8, 2013 It is a beautiful sunny day today! A perfect way to end our time on Korčula. We packed up my car and then everyone walked to the marina to catch the water taxi to Vrnik. I was not on the island with everyone as I had to make an unscheduled trip into Korčula, so I am writing what was told to me at the end of the day. Once on the island, a few people went back to the same location they had painted from on the previous trip, while others found new locations. In the afternoon, the wind picked up a bit and some were forced to change location. Ardyce was tucked away in an alley...
Read MoreDay 8 – Lumbarda & Korčula
May 7, 2013 It was another rainy morning and so Gaye did a pastel demonstration on the front balcony while Mark did a cloud demonstration on the other side of the balcony. We stayed there until lunch and then a small group headed back into Korčula for some picture taking and shopping, while others painted or napped. We had grilled fish on the BBQ tonight, and I am always amazed at how much flavour it has compared to the fish I can get at home.
Read MoreDay 7 – Lumbarda
May 6, 2013 Happy Birthday Randy! The weather looks to be similar to what we had yesterday. The oil painters are still going to go out in the field but the balance are going to do some finishing work on the front balcony. And what a successful morning they had! Infact we were thinking that if the afternoon cleared up that we would go over to Glavica to paint vineyards but the consensus is to stay put. Over lunch the rain started to come down quite hard and we were worried about the oil painters as they had decided not to work under the front porch of a small church but to go out into...
Read MoreDay 6 – Korčula
May 5, 2013 We have finally made it to Korčula! The weather is a bit iffy but is suppose to clear up this afternoon. We started our day in Korčula with a Filigree Jewellery demonstration by Seba Dizajn. Doka’s family had been making Jewellery for generations and now it is his turn. After the demo, everyone had time to themselves to wander around Korcula and take pictures. We would reconvene for lunch at 12 and then painting would commence. The oil painters and Andrea decided to paint before lunch and found a spot down along the outside wall of Korčula where all the restaurants...
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