Is the end of lock-down in sight?
It isn’t over yet, but the end is in sight and there is reason to be optimistic about running a painting holiday in the autumn. I am not able to offer a date yet as there are so many things … Read More
Spring in the vineyards.
Come with me on a stroll through the vineyards in Quarante. It is reassuring to see that somethings are still in the same rhythm. Spring is really arriving here with so much of the earth’s bounty bursting before us and … Read More
Sometimes you just know when it’s time to do the right thing.
When I made the decision this morning to offer 10 of my online painting courses for FREE to cheer everyone up amidst the COVI 19 turmoil, I didn’t realise the positive and heart warming reactions I would get. I had … Read More
I am now listed on Tripadvisor with my painting holidays.
NEW for 2020 You can NOW find my painting holidays on Tripadvisor. As well as my popular YouTube channel and my own website you will now also find my painting holidays posted under ‘Things Do’ when you select the Languedoc area. So my painting chums, if you … Read More
A 2020 diary/planner WITH sketching pages designed just for you.
Yes, there is a 2020 year planner or diary designed with you in mind and it’s ready on Amazon.com I have combined a ‘one week to a page view’ diary and inserted a blank page between each week. I have … Read More
A Spanish influence – Valencia and further south.
An English friend of mine recently relocated from a village near me in France to one in Spain. So after she had settled in, up to a point, I took the train to see her. I took the train from … Read More
I’d like to invite you to take a look at this short video and discover what Painting with Nicola is all about. It’s a NEW and very special site just for my painting students. Click on the link below and I’ll tell you all … Read More
All that glitters………… a different creative workshop from Nicola
It was a fun workshop at Inspiré Boutique Vinotel in Azille where a creative group got together to learn how to gild. The aim was to learn how to apply Dutch metal leaf in a gold, copper of silver colour They … Read More