Visual Voyages - Painting Holidays

Join Sharon in this walled garden hacienda with swimming pool and inviting common area for a week-long artist workshop filled with painting, art journalling, and photography. Sharon will teach in both acrylics and water soluble oils. We will explore Alla Prima painting (painted all at once) and painting "en plein air" - outdoor painting. Subjects will be landscapes, seascapes, and garden paintings. The workshop hours will be from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, when we will all have lunch together. Afternoon sessions will go til about 5 or 6. Enjoy two afternoons off to explore the village, the beach, or just relax by the pool.  Hacienda Mosaico provides breakfast and lunch, but we will explore the town's many restaurants on our own for suppers out. Cost does not include airfare, trip insurance, or incidentals.

The Hacienda is artist owned and operated by Sam(antha) Leonard. Art abounds! Made on site mosaic tables and fused glass tableware serve to enhance your breakfast in this lush garden setting. Palm, mango, guayaba, and banana trees, along with flowering ginger, hibiscus, jasmine, bird of paradise as well as the ever-present bougainvillea create delight for all the senses.

Our retreat is located in Colonia Versalles, a typical upscale Mexican neighborhood that affords visitors a chance to experience the charm of daily life in old Mexico. You will find cobbled streets, where tortillerias and markets catering to the locals rather than the tourists…..craft shops, cantinas, night life and adventure. Hacienda Mosaico is ideal for our workshop as well as a quiet respite from the busy world….a tranquil vacation destination in a tropical environment for adults.

As with most seaside resort towns, the closer you move to the beach the more built up and touristy it becomes. Moving only a short distance away from the ocean you quickly step into old Mexico. With the beach only blocks away, Hacienda Mosaico offers a quiet, friendly, residential neighborhood and the convenience of a central location. Here it is possible to experience the "real Mexico".

Hacienda Mosaico is located just 3.5 miles south of the airport in Colonia Versalles or just a half hour's drive from beautiful Puerta Vallarta.
Wireless Internet is Available at Hacienda Mosaico.

Details are being firmed up, so please contact Sharon soon if you are interested! Estimated cost for workshop (includes board, breakfast, lunch, and workshop fees - 6 nights, 7 days) $850. Nonparticipating partners/spouses/friends - $500. Why not treat your Sweetie to a Mexican Valentine!?
Reservations require a 50% deposit.

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