City, bike, spring, flowers. Enjoy the ride! Paint in pairs and add the rear part of the bike with an additional flower basket (one is never enough) to the composition. Your paintings will line up beautifully on your wall. You‘re welcome!

Es war eine Zeit, die von Optimismus, regionalem Frieden, wirtschaftlichem Wohlstand, kolonialer Expansion und technologischen, wissenschaftlichen und kulturellen Innovationen geprägt war. In dieser Ära des kulturellen und künstlerischen Klimas Frankreichs (insbesondere in Paris) blühten die Künste deutlich auf, wobei zahlreiche Meisterwerke der Literatur, Musik, des Theaters und der bildenden Kunst grosse Anerkennung fanden.

Mother and Child is a painting that focuses on women at different stages in their lives. Painted by Gustav Klimt in 1905, it uses soft shades to portray a young woman with a child resting beside her. This painting is also known as, "Le Tre Eta Della Donna".The mother figure has a slightly dreamy quality, as does the child. This is an element which is often infused into Austrian Symbolist paintings. Klimt's art is appreciated for that style and as a result, viewers may see symbols that they associate with the dream world.

Our Outdoor "Special Painting Event" is extraordinary in many ways: Experiment with oil paint, create a landscape painting under the lush green trees by the river, help yourself to a glass of prosecco from the ice-buckets.

Castelluccio di Norcia is more than a simple little Umbrian town. Castelluccio is an emotion, a magic place where men and nature blend themselves and find their harmony. Every year, during many weeks between May and July, an incredible mosaic of colours breaks the chromatic monotony of the grazing lands and it is able to fill eyes and heart.

What is urban sketching? It‘s basically drawing on location, capturing and documenting what we see from direct observation, indoors and outdoors. Urban sketchers tell the story of their surroundings, their point of view, the places they live and where they travel. The drawings are a record of a certain point in time and place. This workshop is created for sketching enthusiasts with no prior experience, that wish to begin their sketching journey.

We will guide you step-by-step to realise a beginner friendly acrylic portrait of your pet. How? After booking this event, you will be asked to send up to 5 photos of your pet (or any animal you’d like to paint) via e-mail. Your artist instructor will choose one with the best composition for your painting and she’ll also prepare a drawing template what you’ll transfer onto the canvas with carbon paper. After just 3 hours you can walk off delightedly with a self-made portrait of your animal friend.

An extraordinary painting experience in the park accompanied by the finest Sunday Brunch by La Manufacture and fresh coffee from Zum Kuss. Let‘s celebrate carefree summer mornings with abstract floral paintings, crispy croissants and the voice of Norah Jones.

With quiet country roads winding through vine-striped hills and wild stretches of coastal sand interspersed with misty islands, the Atlantic coast is where France gets back to nature. Much more laid-back than the Med (but with almost as much sunshine), this is the place to slow the pace right down.

Water Lilies is not a name of a single painting, but a name of a series of works. During his lifetime, Claude Monet comes back to this subject matter several times, and painted more than 250 water lilies paintings. Along with Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh, Water Lilies are the most iconic images of Impressionism.

Alcohol Inks have well and truly taken the art world by storm – it’s likely that you may have come across them before without realising! Their fluid characteristics and strikingly vibrant colours make them an exciting medium for all kinds of artists.These inks are great fun, and new users will find that they are able to create striking artwork even on their first attempt.

The course focuses on acrylic painting and will give you confidence at handling this material. On the first two classes different painting techniques and basics of perspective are covered. These fundamentals will then be practised through various exercises: on each class, you will paint a picture that uses the previously learned techniques and principles.

The course focuses on painting with oil and will give you confidence at handling this material. On the first two classes different painting techniques and basics of perspective are covered. These fundamentals will then be practised through various exercises: each class, you will paint a picture that uses the previously learned techniques and principles

Christopher Columbus apparently translated the papaya’s Carib name ‘ababi’ as ‘fruit of the angels’. Also known as the pawpaw, the papaya is a small, fast-growing tropical tree. It probably originated in Central America, where wild populations of the plant still occur. We have chosen this impulsive picture to evoke tropical vibes while painting it as well as when just looking at it hanging on your wall in the kitchen. The background colour is customisable and the Jackson Pollock - style splashing is optional. Let‘s just get down to the tropics for a couple of hours, shall we?!

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” The painting can be painted on a round 40cm x 40 cm canvas.

In surfing, the green room is the inside of a barrel that is produced by a wave. This term was coined due to the color of light reflected into the barrel. This moment of being inside the barrel of the wave is described as the ultimate zen surfing experience.

Our Outdoor "Special Painting Event" is extraordinary in many ways: Experiment with oil paint, create a landscape painting under the lush green trees by the river, help yourself to a glass of prosecco from the ice-buckets.

The fish that Kevin Kline ate were made out of Jell-O. Kline claims that he offered to eat real, live fish, but the filmmakers wouldn't let him. This is the most successful movie former Pythons John Cleese and Sir Michael Palin have made.

One of the most significant artists of the 20th century and an outstanding figure in modern American art. She is best known for her paintings of flowers and desert landscapes. She played an important part in the development of modern art in America, becoming the first female painter to gain respect in New York's art world in the 1920s. Her unique and new way of painting nature, simplifying its shapes and forms meant that she was called a pioneer.

By making the acrylic paint liquid, it can be poured onto a canvas in a multitude of ways letting the paint splat, ooze and mix right in front of your eyes creating unimaginable patterns just as you tilt your canvas. It is all in your hands! Suitable for beginners, experts and all lovers some mess and chaos, this 3-to-4-hour workshop will look at how different techniques and colour combinations can create abstract art so beautiful, everyone will think you planned it all along.

at Birsköpfli more details soon...

Maybe you’ve never worn Chanel No. 5—but you know what it means to wear it. There’s only one fragrance that telegraphs sophistication as quickly as this rich floral scent, which debuted 100 years ago. It was the first Chanel fragrance; it had to make a statement. Gabrielle " Coco" Chanel’s vision was that a woman’s scent was as important as her dress.

Girl with a Pearl Earring is Vermeer’s most famous painting. It is not a portrait, but a ‘tronie’ – a painting of an imaginary figure. Tronies depict a certain type or character; in this case a girl in exotic dress, wearing an oriental turban and an improbably large pearl in her ear.

An extraordinary painting experience in the park accompanied by the finest Sunday Brunch by La Manufacture and fresh coffee from Zum Kuss. Let‘s celebrate carefree summer mornings with abstract floral paintings, crispy croissants and the voice of Norah Jones.

Learn the basic techniques of Street Art and Spray Painting and realise your own graffiti. Learning by doing: no talent or drawing skills required. Learn from the greatest: No ideas? No problem! You can choose to copy the subject from a famous graffiti artist.

The significance of banana plant has been explained in our vedic and ancient scriptures. Banana plant is believed to bring prosperity and immense luck. This plant is considered to be holy and various Vedic scriptures mentioned the usage of fruits and leaves in the rituals. The leaves symbolise evergreen love and fertility.

Notice the brush strokes. For the sky they swirl, each dab of color rolling with the clouds around the stars and moon. On the cypress tree they bend with the curve of the branches. The whole effect is ethereal and dreamlike. The hills easily roll down into the little village below. In contrast, the town is straight up and down, done with rigid lines that interrupt the flow of the brush strokes. Tiny little trees soften the inflexibility of the town. Bringing nature into the unnaturalness of buildings.