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Andalucian Painting Holidays

SOME KIND WORDS FROM OUR GUESTS ON OUR PAINTING HOLIDAYS

2004/5/6/7

Hola Gill & Eddy

I have just returned from Devon and another painting workshop, which was arranged by my friend. I got on quite well, Eddy having given me more confidence - it was pen and paint - different!

Thank you both very much for a truly relaxing and very informative painting holiday. I hope to try and do a lot of work on perspective - everything really. The thing is I enjoy painting and since I have started, found it to be therapeutic as well as relaxing, which I was very much in the need of. I loved the informal approach. I know I made the right choice of holiday and hope to visit Ojen and the lovely people again in the future - so its no good r u n n i n g away!

Many thanks again and it was lovely to meet you both.

Adios for the time being

Jan June 2007

Hi Gill and Eddie,

Think about you both often, and the 'fun' time we spent with you in Spain. The card with Eddie's picture of the Church, and the sentiments therein are much cherished , and are now framed for posterity !!!

Hope you and your family had a great Christmas, and wish you all a very Happy New Year.

Be nice to think we could all meet up again one day - who knows??!!

Keep up the good work,

Much love

Maxine (Mum!) xxxxxxxxxxx

January 2007

Tara and Maxine. Spring 2006

Dear Gill and Eddie

It was a great privilege to work alongside a professional artist. I have very much enjoyed it, have learnt a lot and have much enjoyed the company.

Best wishes. Ewan. Sept 06

Gill and Eddie

A short note to thank you for our superb week in Ojén. Isabelle and I had a wonderful time. I really enjoyed the painting and felt I improved dramatically over the week. Not having lifted a paint brush in twenty-five years, I was feeling very unsure of myself at the start of the week. By Tuesday Eddie had inspired me with confidence and I felt comfortable and very relaxed as we tackled each subject. By Wednesday, I realised how much I didn’t know (!) but Eddie’s deft tuition got me back on track, so that by Friday I felt I had really achieved something over the five days. As an NPP (non-painting partner), Isabelle really enjoyed her week – the Posada del Angel is a real haven of peace and tranquillity, and the gentle walks around the village add to the sense of experiencing the real Andalucían lifestyle.

Part of the pleasure too, was spending time with the other participants and watching their progress over the week. What more could we ask for – peaceful painting, Andalucían sunshine, expert guides, great company and of course, the odd glass of rioja! ¡Qué maravilloso!

Best wishes

Bernard

Bernard McCloskey, Belfast, October 2005

Bernard and Isabelle

hi gill and eddie... what a great week painting! it was hard work and i learnt so much. eddie you are "fantastico" :) so passionate - not just as an artist - but as a teacher as well because you really care that your student learns. no question is too dumb and no matter how much "into" your painting you were, you stopped immediately each time i interrupted you with "help"!!! the fact that you paint with us is very valuable. and you are sooooooo extremely talented! i could FINALLY see the colours in white as you saw them and yes, the white walls are anything but white. i learnt about interpretation from you which has given me the confidence to just "do". whilst terribly self-critical, i was very happy with my end products (as were my husband and son). so i thank you for the confidence and the encouragement which have left me with a geater sense of freedom and zeal than ever before. ojen is a pretty village and once the residents get used to seeing you around, their welcome is evident in small but genuine gestures such as the the one from a lady who brought us oranges from her garden as we painted outside her house. the spontaneously offered delicious tea from the english ladies who live in ojen certainly deserve a mention :) gill, your encouragement and organisation were very appreciated and i hope you both enjoy the forthcoming months and hopefully, all being well, we look forward to seeing you again next year! take care...ratna, oliver, rahul April 2005

Hi Gill, Well we're back home to grey skies but the magic of our week in

Ojen will stay with us forever. I will write very soon enclosing photographs

I had developed today, which are great. I do hope Charlotte has enjoyed every

single minute of her time as much as we did. Eddie is a phenomenal in his

knowledge and more particularly for us, his power in teaching and patience

to help us to achieve paintings of which, after only one week, we can't

believe we actually did. And you -m well you were fantastically wonderful

in organising this amazing treat for Stephen (despite the number of stools

he broke!), booking La Posada (please tell Franck we have already begun to

spread the word about his hotel), and arranging the most delicious and

lovely restaurants. You did everything with the most wonderful calmness

and sense of humour. We miss you all so much. Hope the season - and the

weather - continues to be good for you all. will be in touch very soon.

Love Veroinca and /Stephen.

June 2004. London.

Just to let you know that we have arrived home safe and sound - to the cold

and rain !! The CD of photos is a really nice touch and after showing off my

paintings to my partner Robert it was the first thing we looked at. We had

a really great time and a new experience which could not have been more

relaxing- thank you. We were really impressed with the care and attention

to detail that you put into our holiday and yet delivered it - both direct

and via the kind citizens of Ojen - with such a light touch. Please find

below one of the e-mails that awaited my return which I hope you enjoy -

and I hope that our paths cross again one day.  Cheers Helen.

April 2004. England

Hi Gill & Eddie. How are you? I want to tell you and Eddie thank you for

the great experience in Spain. I really enjoyed learning to paint from such

a great teacher. I admire how fast he mixed his paintings :) and how

spectacular his paintings are. I'm going to have a wonderfull memory of

the painting times with you two. I arrived to California on Friday night

and I'm back to work to tell about my great adventure in Spain.

Thank you again and again. Love, Natalia California. Nov 04

Hi Folks! Thank you so much for your part in my birthday celebrations – it was my most memorable

birthday ever! I was already painting on Monday and am set to paint today. I am going to spend a

lot of tomorrow on the web trying to sort out a let in Ojen. What John and I would like to do is

comeback to you for a week, and then instead of going home, stay on in Ojen in a let for several

weeks. Any advice you can offer will be gratefully received. You really are an amazing couple,

and I am so glad to have you part of my life.

Lots of Love from Janet xx September 2004-12-01. Scotland.

 Janet's Birthday Party.

Dear Gill & Eddie,  Many thanks for an extremely enjoyable week. The art sessions were excellent,

the company good, the food delicious and the wine plentiful. The photos were 1^st class and I thank

you for them. I have tried a couple of the paintings again with the help from the photos and I am

almost pleased with them!. I hope you adjust quickly to your change of abode. With warm thanks

to you both, Gerry Oct 2005. Belfast.

 Gerry from Belfast 2004

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