Art Safari’s creative adventures in Africa to Morocco

We have an exciting new departure for intrepid artists eager to experience one of the world’s most intriguing landscapes, Art Safari is pioneering a painting expedition to Mongolia in 2018. 

Mongolia is a vast emptiness that links land and sky, and is one of the last few places on the planet where nomadic life is still a living tradition. 

Sketch and paint in some of the most magnificent geographical and wildlife areas, always meeting local people and experiencing the depths of the Mongolian culture and beliefs. 

We arrive in Ulaanbaatar during the colourful traditional festival of Naadam with archery, horse racing, Mongolian wrestling, singing and dance.  This summertime festival is celebrated throughout the country.

This is a wonderful 3-day summer workshop, spending lots of time outdoors and returning to develop our ideas in the Art Safari Studio.  The iconic Tide Mill is just a few steps away and Sutton Hoo, the mysterious Anglo Saxon burial site, is just across the river.

Mary-Anne leads this short art break with demonstrations, exercises and one-to-one tuition time.  Out and about, sketching and painting en plein air, venturing to parts of Suffolk that have enchanted artists, poets and authors over the centuries, river estuaries and  coastal villages, isolated churches and water meadows – your sketchbooks will fill with happy images of Suffolk in summertime.

We will lift share to painting locations to reduce the number of vehicles.  Enjoy the company of your fellow artists with fulfilling days of artistic exploration and convivial evenings.

In the evenings we like to go out to nearby restaurants together and we will also keep an eye on what might be on stage at nearby Snape Maltings.

These workshops take place in Art Safari’s riverside studio, where there is a wealth of material to be seen from the balcony and around the quayside.  To help you prepare we provide a short list of suggested art materials to bring with you. 

Light lunches and refreshments are provided.

Cost:  £285 for your tuition, including lunches and refreshments

Must be pre-booked on 01394 382235 or info@artsafari.co.uk

A stunning two country safari!  You will see a great diversity of landscape, wildlife and local living as we visit two of Africa’s most beautiful national parks. 

Be ready for wonder, peacefulness and charm. Liwonde National Park, Lake Malawi and South Luangwa National Park provide a thoroughly outstanding wildlife experience.

It’s the end of the dry season (winter), so early September is still cool, (not too hot!) and it’s ideal painting weather.  Liwonde National Park in Malawi is a gem of a park, boasting a sparkling river full of hippos, elephant and birdlife and all set about with emerald reed beds, yellow fever trees and towering borassus palm trees. Mix this with the friendliness of your Malawian hosts, and with the comfort of your accommodation and it’s hard to leave.

Lake Malawi, brilliantly dubbed the ‘Lake of Stars’ by Dr David Livingstone when he first saw it with Mary-Anne’s 3x great grandfather in the 1860s, is an inland sea, with fresh water to dive into, snorkel or kayak on.   We stay on an idyllic island to enjoy the best Lake Malawi can offer. 

South Luangwa National Park is often quoted as one of the very best wildlife destinations in the world, not just Africa.  The great Luangwa River meanders slowly to create great sand bars laced with crocodiles, pools filled with hippo, oxbow lakes full of storks and elephants, and dry lagoons for herds of zebra, impala, puku – always watching out for the large lion and leopard population.  

We explore, paint and enjoy the wonderful settings. Be prepared for huge concentrations of elephant and buffalo in Zambia, as well as regular sightings of lion, leopard, giraffe, zebra and a multitude of other species. 

Draw late summer birds, butterflies and meadows from life with Mark Boyd at Pensthorpe in Norfolk.

£70 per day or £130 for two days.

Call us on 013964 382235 to reserve your place.

Our hosts in Norway tell us that September is a very good time to see the aurora borealis.  The September skies have been clear after dark and the Northern Lights have been consistently good for the past 3 years.  

We return to our base in Kvaløya, Whale Island, with many fjords and mountains.  We are staying at a peaceful waterfront farmstead, surrounded by wilderness, approximately 50 minutes from Tromso. 

Sketchbooks will fill with images of stunning landscapes.  Artist tutor Karen Pearson will lead sketching walks into the surrounding countryside to relish the autumn colours, and will take you to visit local art studios showing paintings, glass and ceramics.  Walking and photography opportunities abound.

We have a light airy studio space at the Farmstead to work on our sketches, with views accross the water to the mountains beyond.