General Itinerary
Day One: Monday, January 27, 2025
Meet up in Dunedin, FL
Welcome to Hampton Inn Harbor Side (or wherever you decide to stay)
We will check-in, unpack, settle in, take a rest and enjoy some free time.
Welcome Dinner
We'll have our first gathering to enjoy a delicious meal at The Lucky Lobster Co., while reviewing our itinerary, receiving our workshop goodie bags, and meeting one another.
Hello Dunedin!
After dinner, we'll drive a very short distance to take off our shoes and walk together along the Dunedin Causeway. We'll have a little barefoot beach grounding time and have a moments to discuss art theory, composition, and painting water and sky. Bring a camera to take pictures you may want to paint later.
Day Two: Tuesday
Gather for Breakfast - Provided by Hampton Inn Harbor Side
Morning Sketches and Stretches by the pool with journaling time
Session One
Explore watercolor pencils and markers indoors as experiment with "painting" with them. Study the various natural elements you will encounter and create a cheat sheet of techniques on how to tackle these various seaside elements including the ever-challenging water!
Lunch - Get some sunshine as we immerse ourselves into Greek culture on Dodecanese Street. It runs along the side of the Anclote River that leads to the gulf and nearby bayous. This street is lined with shops, restaurants, sponge boats and bakeries. Choose where you'd like to eat - there is plenty of eye candy to photograph for painting later.
Rest and Free Time - Additional time to nap, explore or shop
Session Two - "Sponge Dive"
Come back to our indoor create space for a deep dive into how to paint what we saw today.
We will work on how to paint the sponge docks, boats, dock texture and some water with movement
Dinner - Can be as a group or independently
Evening Night Cap - Cheese & wine with constructive critique if desired. Time to journal and complete your day time paintings if you'd like.
Day Three : Wednesday
Gather for Breakfast - Provided by Hampton Inn
Morning Sketches and Stretches by the pool with journaling time
Session Three
Study the various things to consider when painting a landscape. Here we'll create a cheat sheet together for seaside objects such as rocks, sea oats, palms and how to handle sand and shadows.
Lunch - As a group, or on your own
Rest and Free Time - Time to nap, explore or shop
Session Four
Paint en plein air on Sunset Beach... a gorgeous and easily accessible area to paint.
Dinner - Can be as a group or independently
Evening Night Cap - Wine and Cheese critique, or simply chit chat and continue on your painting if you'd like.
Our Final Day - Four : Thursday
Gather for Breakfast - Provided by Hampton Inn
Morning Sketches and Stretches by the pool with journaling time - Check out of hotel
We are happy to add a 5th session this year that you will get to experience at brunch together!
Contact Caryn via e-mail, call or text with any questions that you may have or simply if you want to hold your spot ! : ) 407-421-3198 or [email protected]
Day One: Monday, January 27, 2025
Meet up in Dunedin, FL
Welcome to Hampton Inn Harbor Side (or wherever you decide to stay)
We will check-in, unpack, settle in, take a rest and enjoy some free time.
Welcome Dinner
We'll have our first gathering to enjoy a delicious meal at The Lucky Lobster Co., while reviewing our itinerary, receiving our workshop goodie bags, and meeting one another.
Hello Dunedin!
After dinner, we'll drive a very short distance to take off our shoes and walk together along the Dunedin Causeway. We'll have a little barefoot beach grounding time and have a moments to discuss art theory, composition, and painting water and sky. Bring a camera to take pictures you may want to paint later.
Day Two: Tuesday
Gather for Breakfast - Provided by Hampton Inn Harbor Side
Morning Sketches and Stretches by the pool with journaling time
Session One
Explore watercolor pencils and markers indoors as experiment with "painting" with them. Study the various natural elements you will encounter and create a cheat sheet of techniques on how to tackle these various seaside elements including the ever-challenging water!
Lunch - Get some sunshine as we immerse ourselves into Greek culture on Dodecanese Street. It runs along the side of the Anclote River that leads to the gulf and nearby bayous. This street is lined with shops, restaurants, sponge boats and bakeries. Choose where you'd like to eat - there is plenty of eye candy to photograph for painting later.
Rest and Free Time - Additional time to nap, explore or shop
Session Two - "Sponge Dive"
Come back to our indoor create space for a deep dive into how to paint what we saw today.
We will work on how to paint the sponge docks, boats, dock texture and some water with movement
Dinner - Can be as a group or independently
Evening Night Cap - Cheese & wine with constructive critique if desired. Time to journal and complete your day time paintings if you'd like.
Day Three : Wednesday
Gather for Breakfast - Provided by Hampton Inn
Morning Sketches and Stretches by the pool with journaling time
Session Three
Study the various things to consider when painting a landscape. Here we'll create a cheat sheet together for seaside objects such as rocks, sea oats, palms and how to handle sand and shadows.
Lunch - As a group, or on your own
Rest and Free Time - Time to nap, explore or shop
Session Four
Paint en plein air on Sunset Beach... a gorgeous and easily accessible area to paint.
Dinner - Can be as a group or independently
Evening Night Cap - Wine and Cheese critique, or simply chit chat and continue on your painting if you'd like.
Our Final Day - Four : Thursday
Gather for Breakfast - Provided by Hampton Inn
Morning Sketches and Stretches by the pool with journaling time - Check out of hotel
We are happy to add a 5th session this year that you will get to experience at brunch together!
Contact Caryn via e-mail, call or text with any questions that you may have or simply if you want to hold your spot ! : ) 407-421-3198 or [email protected]
