"LAND + SEA" CREATIVE ART RETREAT
Want to come paint, play and connect?
3 retreats available in 2025
May 15-17, June 19-21, August 28-30​
Art Lessons
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Play with color and mark-making in fresh new ways to help create looser and more expressive artworks in the studio
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Inspired by the beautiful flowers of California, create loose, expressive florals in acrylic paints or watercolors
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Transform your experiences from the beach and the forest into our art lessons
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Learn how to “see” fresh color palettes, shapes, patterns, and textures on our excursions that can be incorporated into future artworks
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Experiment with creating an inspired color palette, mark-making, and other mixed-media materials
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Learn tips on how to sketch and paint on location
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Explore different brush techniques to make beautiful, expressive florals on paper
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Learn how to be more intuitive in your work, using nature for inspiration
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Fill your art journal and travel sketchbooks with memorable pieces from our trip
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​Thursday Sunset Meet + Greet, Friday All day workshop, Saturday All day workshop
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Included in your retreat:
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Light Breakfast
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Lunches
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Snacks
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Some Art Supplies (list will be supplied closer to the retreat)
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What is not included in your retreat:
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Travel costs/Airfare
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Lodging
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Insurance
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Transport to Studio
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Cost of optional dinner on Saturday night
Cost for workshop $695
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We're very excited to be a part of your creative adventure. Please let us know if you have any questions - hello@andreagarvey.com
*This workshop is not refundable. You can transfer this workshop to another person, or if there is a waitlist, we will connect you with the next person on the list. Highly recommended: Travel Insurance
My home is on a coastal bluff with a 360-degree view of the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Cruz Mountains. We will create art indoors as well as outdoors in the flower gardens, gorgeous beach, and serene forest.
Embrace the wonder of nature and enjoy walking along the water's edge of the gorgeous Pacific Ocean. Enjoy a beautiful and memorable morning hike amid the towering redwoods in Nisene Forest, with time to sketch and draw inspiration from their majestic presence.
We will have 2.5 days together to make art, have conversations, connect with other creatives, have good food, go on hikes, and enjoy beautiful sunsets. You will leave with an armload of artwork and feel refreshed and inspired.
This retreat will be a mix of inspiration, creativity, art lessons, nature, beauty, and of course lots of laughter and play, and all levels are welcome!
Getting there...
My home + studio is in Aptos, California, just a few minutes from Rio Del Mar beach.
If you need recommendations for a local hotel, we suggest…
VRBO + AirBnb - just search for Aptos or Rio Del Mar Beach
San Jose Airport - approx 40-minute drive to Aptos
San Francisco Airport - approx 1hr 20 minutes from Aptos
Oakland Airport - approx 1hr 20 minutes from Aptos
*depending on commute times, it could be a longer drive