Kerala Painting Holiday with Susanna Bailey
Colours, canoes, rivers and reflections. Kerala painting holiday with Susanna Bailey invites you to use every tube of colour you possess. Greens will be prominent but be prepared for flashes of pink, gold and blue in kingfishers and saris. We have deliberately scheduled opportunities for you to discover a little of the culture of Kerala on your painting holiday and perhaps, sometimes, take a moment to just sit in the shade and drift. Visit four very distinct regions on your journey with many authentic experiences along the way.
TOTUR : SUSANNA BAILEY
Susanna Bailey first traveled as an artist when she won the Nancy Balfour Scholarship during her post graduate years at the Slade School.This fuelled her love of drawing and painting and has taken her all over the world as a tutor, and as a working artist. Susanna is a colourist who works in several media, specialising in watercolour. Charismatic, popular and fun, she believes that careful teaching covering sketching, colour, composition, and the best use of available materials, will lead to real confidence, and wonderful paintings. Her approach is to give a structured week through demonstration, and one-to-one tuition. She enjoys sharing her love of art history.
TOUR MANAGER – AMINESH CHAMAKALA
COST PER PERSON (Exl. Flight)
Single Occupancy: £2500
Sharing Occupancy: £2200
STAY
4 Nights @ Kumarakom –
3 Nights @ Periayr –
3 Nights @ Munnar –
3 Nights @ Fort Kochi –
INCLUSIONS
- 13 nights’ full board, en suite, in charming, high-quality hotels
- Air conditioned vehicles throughout the tour
- Full-time support of local tour manager
- Local sightseeing walks
- Half-day boat tour
- Visit to tea and coir producers
- Longest transfer 5 hours
Deposit £50 to confirm your seat in the tour. (100% Refundable)
Before you book, please read the booking conditions, particularly the cancellation terms.
- Once you have downloaded and printed out the booking form or received your hard copy in the post, fill in the form, making sure that you specify which tour you are booking on at the top of the form.
- Complete and sign the booking form and return it with a non-refundable deposit of £50.00 (pounds sterling) per traveller. You may return your booking form to;
#282/14, Chamakalayil, Puliyanam P.O.,
Angamaly, Ernakulam, Kerala, PIN: 683 572, INDIA.
Telephone: United Kingdom +44 20 3322 1545
Telephone: +91 99 4629 0807, +91 85 8907 6820
Email: mail@threka.com
Upon receipt of the booking form and deposit we will send you a confirmation invoice detailing the payment dates. Please make sure you that carefully read our booking Terms & Conditions.
HOW TO PAY
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DAY 01 (17 Oct 2021)
Fly from London to Cochin International Airport (Kerala)
DAY 02 (18 Oct 2021)
Transfer from Cochin airport to our first hotel in The Backwaters region. The Hotel sits right on the edge of the lagoon and provides a deep sense of calm, a wonderful place to relax after a long flight. Settle in and find your feet. By early evening we will be ready to come together for an informal introduction, short tutorial and tips and tricks for making the most of this painting holiday in Kerala.
Juice/cookies/mineral water will be provided during the travel in the bus and Lunch will be provided at the hotel. Rest of the afternoon free to relax / enjoy swimming pool. (Optional Ayurveda massage possible in the hotel).
DAY 03 (19 Oct 2021)
The best way to see The Backwaters is from the water, so we soak it all up on a boat trip along local canals. Houseboats, fishing boats, ferry canoes, women washing clothes and cooking pots, birds and a tangle of tropical plants. We take photographs and make quick sketches on the move – don’t forget to make colour notes. Experiment with small-scale painting on the canal side, focusing on reflections, movement and colour. We have lunch with a local family – a traditional meal served on banana leaves, fingers only! Learn how to include people in your paintings, and how to capture the sunset – be quick, dusk comes very quickly.
Our tutor will offer demonstrations on technique and there is always an informal critique of the days events. We have scheduled in time to relax, have a massage, take a swim and absorb!
In the morning, you can have a 3 hours boat cruise from 0930 to 1230 hrs. After the boat cruise a traditional Kerala Lunch at Boatman’s house will be provided. Then transfer a painting session near the boatman house and after transfer to Hotel.
DAY 04 (20 Oct 2021)
After the breakfast, you will drive to a location near the canal and a temple for painting. Lunch will be served in a restaurant near the location and transfer to Hotel. Afternoon painting session at Hotel.
Our tutor will offer demonstrations on technique and there is always an informal critique of the days events. We have scheduled in time to relax, have a massage, take a swim and absorb!
In the morning, you can have a 3 hours boat cruise from 0930 to 1230 hrs. After the boat cruise a traditional Kerala Lunch at Boatman’s house will be provided. Then transfer a painting session near the boatman house and after transfer to Hotel.
DAY 05 (21 Oct 2021)
A painting session at hotel in the morning. After the lunch in the hotel, there is an option to walk in the village or relax at hotel or take an optional Ayurveda Massage.
DAY 06 (22 Oct 2021)
After breakfast from the Hotel, drive to Periyar. The five hour drive to Thekkady in Periyar is spectacular as our minibus climbs high into the green hills. After settling in at the luxury Elephant Route Hotel, we take a walk to absorb local life and colour. We head off early next morning to Chellar Kovil region, and a plantation with a high view point. We paint ‘the big picture’ birds eye views, before looking at subjects close up; exotic plants and spices. Paint amidst cardamom, pepper, fenugreek and cinnamon in the spice gardens. As an optional extra, we visit a local school of Keralan cuisine to watch a cooking demonstration before dining on the delicious results!
On your free day, choose from various options including a boat cruise on the lake, visiting the most fantastic bookshop or a visit to an elephant sanctuary – a wonderful opportunity to capture these majestic beasts in our sketch books.
In the evening we are treated to a thrilling display of Kerala Martial Arts – The Kalaripayattu show and can have an evening village walk.
DAY 07 (23 Oct 2021)
In the morning after breakfast 10 mins drive to spice plantation for a visit and painting session. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant. Afternoon Optional Jeep safari to Tamil Nadu or own activities.
DAY 08 (24 Oct 2021)
Painting with Elephants, in the morning and Lunch will be served in a local restaurant and back to hotel for painting session or free for optional tour, for example boat ride or jungle walk.
DAY 09 (25 Oct 2021)
Periyar-Munnar transfer. Lunch will be served en route half way at a restaurant.
The tea plantations surrounding the hill station of Munnar in The Western Ghats. At 1,500 metres, this vibrant small town is set amidst lush, green tea gardens that contour the landscape. We can walk into Munnar from our hotel. We move around with our sketchbooks capturing varied subjects, a temple, Churchill bridge, Main street and the busy vegetable market – learn the art of quick sketching.
Our painting locations reflect the fresh greens of this tea-growing region. We take on the challenge of painting all that green, and looking more closely at rhythm and pattern. At Seven Malai, a pretty village with a river running through it, we spend a few hours painting the plantation workers colourful cottages, in the shade of large trees.
The Hotel has an upper restaurant from where we can paint the magnificent views from the panoramic windows. There is time to rest and recuperate between excursions.
Evening free to walk around in the town.
DAY 10 (26 Oct 2021)
Full day dedicated for painting and back to hotel by evening.
DAY 11 (27 Oct 2021)
Morning 10min drive to a tea plantation for painting and after lunch option to visit Tea Museum and watch different activities of tea making & visit to Eravikulam National park, Dam and Eco point etc…
DAY 12 (28 Oct 2021)
Morning Transfer to Fort Kochi.
We set off early on the last leg of our adventure, through varied landscapes of mountains, waterfalls, towns and villages and stop at aptly named ‘Cloud 9’ restaurant for lunch with panoramic views. It’s a perfect spot for photographs.
We are staying in the stylish Hotel in the heart of Fort Cochin. This old European settlement and the many wonderful buildings remind us of its rich colonial past. After restoring ourselves, we take a walk to see the glorious Chinese fishing nets, stalls and shops on the sea front, before watching the sun dip into the Arabian Sea, once more.
DAY 13 (29 Oct 2021)
After breakfast guided city tour to visit to Dutch Palace, St. Francis Church and Chinese Fishing Net, Jewish Synagogue, Etc… Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. Afternoon painting session in the Hotel.
DAY 14 (30 Oct 2021)
Morning painting session in the Hotel. Then transfer to a local restaurant for delicious pure vegetarian lunch and afternoon free for own programme.
In the evening, a Farewell Dinner will be served.
DAY 15 (31 Oct 2021)
Like all good things, your painting holiday experience comes to an end but you will always carry with you memories of this unique and unforgettable experience. Today you will be assisted and transferred to Cochin International Airport.
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