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Yoga & Painting Holiday in Paradise
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Morning ashtanga yoga classes are led classes with Peter Askew and start at 8am. The art classes begin at 4pm and end around 6pm.
Dates available 17th July to 24th July and 24th July to 31st July You are welcome to stay for two weeks and receive a 25 % discount on the second week.
"Please note:For those wanting 4-5 hours of yoga practice per day we are still running the dynamics of ashtanga yoga workshops in the afternoon at 6pm" |
You are asked to bring your own art materiel's with you. For a list of things to bring please scroll down this page. If you have any questions regarding the art classes then please email Peter Martindale directly at the address below. petermartindale@btinternet.com For all other enquires please email info@ashtanga-vinyasa-yoga.co.uk |
Let your creative juices run wild with an ashtanga vinyasa yoga and water colour 
With the breath taking landscapes and 
Aslo joining us throughout July is Heather Buchan, Ayurvedic Therapist. Yoga teacher and cook. Heather will be cooking delicious, vegetarian, whole-food & organic where possible for the whole of July.
Drawing and painting and equipment Yoga in Portugal 2010
Aim My aim is for a course suitable for beginners and those with some experience of painting and drawing. For beginners I hope to foster an interest and appreciation of painting and drawing. As a complement to photography, as a personal record – and for future development. For those with experience I would hope to develop skills – seeing, colour mixing, composition, application (of paint or pencil strokes).
My first choice for subject is the landscape around us – both on the large scale (views - landscape) and the smaller scale (individual features – trees, bushes, details of buildings). If you are moved to paint by other forces I shall endeavor to tune into your thinking and advise accordingly.
Suggested minimum kit Cushion to sit on, and hat (to shade the eyes). If you just want to draw, skip the watercolours, but bring a couple of sketch books of different sizes.
Additional suggestions Hardware Sketching stool or cushion. Paper For watercolour painting the weight of the paper is important. The paper needs to be heavy (300 g/sqm – 140 lbs). You can buy paper this weight in sketch books or blocks, or loose. For drawing cartridge paper (weight 135 g/sqm) is good. Again paper of this weight is available in sketch books and loose. Pencils A range of pencils are advisable - HB, 2B and 4B. Pencil eraser and pencil sharpener (a small sharp knife is best). Charcoal Charcoal or charcoal pencils are available. If you use charcoal it is important to ‘fix’ your drawing once completed to prevent it being rubbed away. Spray fixative is available in art shops. You will also need a ‘putty’ rubber or similar to erase mistakes.
Watercolour paints Watercolour paints are available in tubes or in pans. With tubes you squeeze out what you want onto a palette – with pans the paint is open for use at all times. Water, a water container (for transporting water) and a water pot are needed. Artist’s quality watercolours are the best to use, but student quality is acceptable. Watercolour palettes are available, where there is space to store the paints and space for mixing paint. Visit your local art shop or surf the web. Colours
Brushes The better quality the brush the easier it is to use. Brushes should be round. Sable are the best, but they are expensive. Sable mixtures are fine – ask in your local art shop. Buy the largest brush you dare. One good brush is all you need provided it is large as it will have a fine point. Treat the brush with care. Camera Photograph the subject of your painting for reference at a later date.
Peter Martindale – January 2010 |
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