Travel

Painting while traveling, capturing aspects of your trip in an artist’s travel journal or while painting on location are fabulous ways to deepen and enrich your travel experience. You will return home with your own painted mementos of the trip that will take you right back there to re-experience it whenever you would like.

Dottie co-led her first painting travel trip to Spain (Madrid, Sevilla, Jerez) in May 2007 and has since been leading painting trips to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and Greece.

She co-led a  “Painting In Spain” trip in May 2014, with Salli Gutierrez (spain-connection.com), more trips to Mexico from 2008-to the present, and is looking to lead return painting trips to Mexico, Spain, Greece and Italy (Tuscany 2022, 2024?) in the future. Contact her with your trip questions and/or wishes and for more information at dottie@dottieoatman.com.

How about a Painting in Northern Spain trip next October, 2023????? It is in the planning stage. E-mail me if you are interested!

Painting in Mexico: March 20-30, 2023. This is happening. Hijole!

Contact me if interested in being put on the “Get more Info” list:  dottie@dottieoatman.com, 303-641-8704

Ten days in the beautiful historic colonial city of San Miguel de Allende. We will stay within walking distance of the center of town (the Jardin) and spend 10 days painting en plein air and in making our own artist travel journals with instruction by Dottie Oatman. You will delight in this town of sumptuous color, textures, culture and endless painting subjects.

Trip cost -$2350, not including airfare.

This trip happened and was a great time……Working on another Paint The Town: Spain trip starting in Barcelona next October, 2023.

Paint The Town: Spain. Led by Salli Gutierrez and Dottie Oatman. October 2-12, 2022. It is happening!

Painting In Tuscany with Dottie Oatman. This trip happened last May and was magical. Thinking about offering it again in May, 2024……..

May 21-28, 2022.

Join me for a week-long watercolor painting workshop en plein air in the gorgeous picturesque Tuscan countryside outside of Florence,  on the working 18th century estate Villa Bacío with organic vineyard and olive orchards, and breathtaking views. Day trips to surrounding villages of Certaldo Alto, Siena, and San Gimignano, 3-4 course Italian dinners with organic wine each evening.

I will update these fees soon—-the following are from the past trip in 2020 which had to be postponed. Costs will be similar but the exchange rate has changed so may be more.

Trip fee of $2440 per person covers double occupancy room with shared bath. Supplemental fee for private rooms and private baths available.

The price per person varies according to room type.

Double room with shared bathroom                      $2440

Double room with private bathroom                      $2660

Single Room with shared bathroom                       $2880

Single Room with private bathroom                       $3100

Price does not include airfare but does include transportation to and from the Florence airport or central train station, 7 nights lodging, 7 continental style breakfasts and 7 (3-course or more) Tuscan Italian dinners with wine, 1 lunch overlooking olive orchards, grape vineyards, and the traditional Italian landscape, painting instruction, 3 field trips to neighboring areas for painting, sight seeing and a taste of the local culture.

A Deposit of $ 800.00 is due by January 31st 2020.  Send in early to reserve your spot as space is limited!           

Contact me at dottie@dottieoatman.com for more info and if you want to join me. I will send you a registration form and trip policies form to return with your deposit,  to 2881 21st Street, Boulder, CO 80304

Ciao!

Dottie