• Daily workshops with Tim Houghton with personal attention
• Accommodation – choose from our bures at the front (Ocean View bures), or at the back (standard rooms) – or ask us about our two bedroom villas.
• Meals : breakfast, lunch and dinner – a mix of local Fijian and Indian food and international recipes
• Excursions:  snorkel on the fabulous coral reefs, bathe in glorious waterfall, revel in the abundant nature of the landscape and experience the rich Fijian culture.

You just need to buy your air ticket and art materials, and leave the rest to us.

PS Bring along your non-painting partner too – there’s plenty for them to do whilst you’re painting, and they can join all the organised excursions on your programme too.

Tim’s goal is to help artists develop a personal visual language so that each painting, “tells a story”. He encourages artists to see subject matter creatively, build strong abstract compositions and work effectively with value patterns and color.

You will learn watercolour techniques like painting wet-in-wet to create glowing blends, how to soften edges and use a dry brush to add texture. You will gain an understanding of the colour wheel, where the pigments you use fit on it and how to mix colours effectively. You will work step by step through the essential stages of watercolour painting, including identifying your focal point and having the freedom to simplify a scene.

My goal is not to “tell you what to do”, but rather to work alongside you as you find your own way, at your own speed, as you explore your creative gifts and learn practical skills. Day by day you will gain the confidence to develop your own visual style and paint “big and bold”!

Beginners and partners welcome.

ART IS A JOURNEY

Just as colors transition with the seasons, between hot summers and cool, grey, misty winters, my paintings reflect the “journeys” of my life.

Developing as an artist is a life-long journey.

The journey of mastering color, pigments, composition, materials and techniques. Times of growth are followed by seasons of frustration. Like having climbed half way up a mountain, when I look up I see how far I have to go…when I look down I realise how far I’ve come.

Each individual painting is a journey. 

Each painting begins with an idea of the destination and how it will be reached; but through diversions, delays and discoveries along the way it often “arrives” somewhere completely different. No matter how carefully I plan a painting, it’s impossible to know where the journey will take me.