A LUXURY ARTISTS' RETREAT IN

ANCIENT MALTA

September 30th - October 7th 2023

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You are invited

to a luxury artists' retreat in Ancient Malta

with artist Róisín O'Farrell

The sun-kissed archipelago of Malta is a dreamy Mediterranean destination with 300 days of sunshine, a weighty history, and some of the clearest waters in the Mediterranean.

Malta is the product of a fascinating history linked to the sea and successive waves of Phoenician, Greek, Roman, Carthaginian, Byzantine, Arab and British invaders and settlers. Not to mention the saints (St. Paul), sinners (Caravaggio) and statesmen (Napoleon) who have washed up on shore there and left their mark too. 

In Malta, it’s not that they have seasons as much that they have different seasons of light. Limestone and water are the perfect palette for what is served by the heavens.

So they talk about the way a building glows in the first hours of the morning; how the parched sky of July and August finally get washed away by the first rains in September to reveal the electric deep blue; with days of intense light and colour; and how the Grand Harbour is magical as you cross by ferry boat from the Three Cities in the early evening.

September 30th - October 7th 2023

...more details to come!

Late September is the best time to visit Malta as the extreme heat is settling down to around 28-24 degrees and there is a reduction in the summer crowds, yet the sea is still beautifully warm for swimming.

So join me in Malta for a nurturing blend of painting without expectation, breathing life into your creativity, eating and drinking well, swaying to the music and allowing yourself to be looked after, for a change!

Come stroll the alleyways with me of the Three Cities, soak in the sun-drenched ancient buildings and roofscapes of Valletta, rich with beautiful compositions ready to paint and to give you a year of paintings to paint later.

September 30th - October 7th 2023

...more details to come!

You're in good hands

CHARACTERFUL LUXURY ACCOMMODATION

Boutique hotels in 15th-century buildings with ac and every modern luxury.

SIMPLY STUNNING LOCATION

In Malta's 'old town area' of the Three Cities, rich with character and set in Valetta's Grand Harbour.

MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE

Healthy, delicious Mediterranean cuisine in our own private hotel reserved for us and in Ró's favourite local restaurants.

COSY & CALM PRIVATE ROOMS

Space to rest and sleep well in real comfort. We also have a very small number of shared rooms 

A completely new painting experience with Ró

If you have previously studied with me, this retreat will offer a progression in its tuition and will focus on cityscape work, rather than on still life. How could we not, in such a beautiful place? 

Tuition will take the form of several studio sessions where I will focus on how to 

  • craft better landscape compositions - the key to strong paintings, 
  • simplify values in landscape work - to avoid bitty confused paintings,
  • use dynamic design - to bring drama to your painting
  • atmospheric perspective - to create a sense of depth
  • amplify your focal point - using leading lines, sharpness and diverse line
  • And learn how to create great paintings from your own, less than professional, photos. 

It will be a multi-level workshop so whatever stage you are at in your painting journey is just fine and it will be fun and relaxed.



An artist's retreat not a course

This is an artist's retreat so as such it will have a balance of painting, painting tuition and other creative activities with plenty of time to rejuvenate and be inspired.

  • A special place, very close to Ró's heart
  • Steeped in history that will come alive for you.
  • Stunning luxury accommodation.
  • A programme to include, readings, poetry & craic.
  • Creative pilgrimage walk, led by Ró.
  • Visit the art historian's dream of St. John's cathedral.
  • Guided tours with Ró to historical sites and the beach.
  • Sunsets overlooking the Grand Harbour.
  • Nighttime sea swims under the lights of Valletta.
  • Tuition focusing on light in cityscape painting.

And lots of painting en Plein air and in our own dedicated painting studio with one-to-one attention and group tuition with Ró.

September 30th - October 7th 2023 TBC

...more details to come!

A once-in-a-lifetime event.

It’s time to let go of your inner critic and let inspiration take over.

Join the VIP waitlist for more details and to be offered a place before it opens to the public.

All-inclusive

Simply nothing to worry about from start to finish

Private or Shared luxury

Accommodation

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner almost every day.

Full programme with time for painting, and other activities.

Tuition from Ró plus en plein air locations and studio space to paint in.

Excursions (visit to St. John's Cathedral etc. ) and other trips, including transport

Please bring en plein air kit. Solvents & back - up materials will be provided.

This will be a small group event, with limited places

There will be a private FB group open and a live get-know-you zoom session before the event so that everyone will already have become relaxed with each other even before they arrive.

Beautiful and calm private rooms with AC so you can have space to rest and sleep well.

Transport to and from Malta airport (only 20 mins away) can be arranged for you.

More detail coming soon

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Investment

Private ensuite room - All-inclusive fee €4,750 euro.

Shared twin ensuite room - All-inclusive fee €3,750 euro. N.B. very limited spaces

Instalment payment option available

Join this list to be offered a place before it opens to the public.

Join this VIP waitlist to be offered a place before it opens to the public.