Clos Mirabel Creative AteliersJurançon, South West France

Calendar of Workshops and Retreats

2025

Dates: 24 May 2025 - 31 May 2025
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“The Garden: a Drawing Universe with Chloe Briggs” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 31 May 2025 - 07 Jun 2025
Writers' Retreats Atelier:
“Rebirth Your Writing: Sentence, Scene & Story with Allison K Williams & Dinty W Moore” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 07 Jun 2025 - 14 Jun 2025
Botanical Art Atelier:
“Botanical Sketching and Painting with Lara Call Gastinger” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 14 Jun 2025 - 21 Jun 2025
Botanical Art Atelier:
“Illustrating the Plants of Clos Mirabel with Catherine Watters” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 28 Jun 2025 - 05 Jul 2025
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“Paint Your Bliss! Painting in the French Pyrenees with Kat O’Connor” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 05 Jul 2025 - 12 Jul 2025
Botanical Art Atelier:
“Summer Flowers of the Pyrenees with Mary Dillon” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 12 Jul 2025 - 19 Jul 2025
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“Gestural Figure and Essential Still Life Watercolour with Wendy Artin in the Pyrénées” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 16 Aug 2025 - 23 Aug 2025
Makers' Retreats Atelier:
“Making Quilts with Curves - Daisy Aschehoug” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 30 Aug 2025 - 06 Sep 2025
Makers' Retreats Atelier:
“Piece Flow Joy: Quilting From The Heart with Sherri Lynn Wood” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 06 Sep 2025 - 13 Sep 2025
Makers' Retreats Atelier:
“Lino Cut with Emily Robertson” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 13 Sep 2025 - 20 Sep 2025
Botanical Art Atelier:
“Perfect Imperfection: Capturing decay & fading blooms in watercolour with Jarnie Godwin” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 20 Sep 2025 - 27 Sep 2025
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“2025 Exploring Mixed Media with Jenny Muncaster” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 27 Sep 2025 - 04 Oct 2025
Photography Retreats Atelier:
“iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images with Yoni Mayeri” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 04 Oct 2025 - 11 Oct 2025
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“Painting Light in Oils, with Jenny Aitken, ARSMA” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 11 Oct 2025 - 18 Oct 2025
Botanical Art Atelier:
“Autumn Produce of the Pyrénées with Laura Silburn” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 18 Oct 2025 - 25 Oct 2025
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“Vignettes of the Pyrenees: A Sketchbook Masterclass in Ink and Watercolour with Róisín Curé” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 25 Oct 2025 - 01 Nov 2025
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“Landscape Painting at Atelier Clos Mirabel with Kathy Speranza” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 01 Nov 2025 - 08 Nov 2025
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“Atmospheric Colour in Figurative Painting with Katy Papineau” Discover this Workshop

2026

Dates: 14 Mar 2026 - 21 Mar 2026
Makers' Retreats Atelier:
“Stitched Textile Collage Retreat with Fleur Woods” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 21 Mar 2026 - 28 Mar 2026
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“The Art of Travel Sketching with Rita Sabler” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 28 Mar 2026 - 04 Apr 2026
Makers' Retreats Atelier:
“Sketching with Textiles with Tara Faughnan” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 04 Apr 2026 - 11 Apr 2026
Makers' Retreats Atelier:
“Drawing into Printing with Sam Marshall” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 11 Apr 2026 - 18 Apr 2026
Botanical Art Atelier:
“Painting Nature - A Botanical Sketchbook Course with Dianne Sutherland” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 18 Apr 2026 - 25 Apr 2026
Botanical Art Atelier:
“Painting Spring Flowers on Vellum in France with Denise Walser-Kolar 2026” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 25 Apr 2026 - 02 May 2026
Botanical Art Atelier:
“Botanical Art Retreat with Ann Swan 2026” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 02 May 2026 - 09 May 2026
Makers' Retreats Atelier:
“Blossom! Organic Abstract Quilting with Sherri Lynn Wood 2026” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 09 May 2026 - 16 May 2026
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“Collecting Inspiration: Making the Most of Creative Travel with Kat O’Connor” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 23 May 2026 - 30 May 2026
Botanical Art Atelier:
“"Little botanical treasures collection" From sketchbook drawing to botanical watercolour with Giacomina Ferrillo” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 30 May 2026 - 06 Jun 2026
Photography Retreats Atelier:
“2026 iPhoneography with Yoni Mayeri” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 06 Jun 2026 - 13 Jun 2026
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“2026 Gestural Figure & Essential Still Life Watercolour with Wendy Artin” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 13 Jun 2026 - 20 Jun 2026
Botanical Art Atelier:
“Botanical Treasures of Clos Mirabel with Catherine Watters” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 27 Jun 2026 - 04 Jul 2026
Writers' Retreats Atelier:
“Turn the Page with Lauren Kate: How to Write Unputdownable Fiction” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 04 Jul 2026 - 11 Jul 2026
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“Watercolour with Barbara Hirsekorn” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 11 Jul 2026 - 18 Jul 2026
Writers' Retreats Atelier:
“Relics From the Other Room: Writing About Caregiving with author, Alexandra Butler” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 18 Jul 2026 - 25 Jul 2026
Botanical Art Atelier:
“Summer Blooms with Mary Dillon” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 25 Jul 2026 - 01 Aug 2026
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“Sketching and Watercolour with Nina Johansson: An Urban Sketching Approach to Exploring Your World” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 01 Aug 2026 - 08 Aug 2026
Writers' Retreats Atelier:
“2026 Writers' Retreat for Memoirists, Novelists and Essayists with Allison K Williams and Dinty Moore” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 08 Aug 2026 - 15 Aug 2026
Makers' Retreats Atelier:
“Indigo Shibori Retreat with Davana Robedee” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 15 Aug 2026 - 22 Aug 2026
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“Drawing Your World: A Visual Storytelling Workshop with Samantha Dion Baker” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 22 Aug 2026 - 29 Aug 2026
Makers' Retreats Atelier:
“Imaginary Places: Exploring Colour Theory and Complex Piecing Techniques to Design Your Own Quilts with Carolina Oneto” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 05 Sep 2026 - 12 Sep 2026
Writers' Retreats Atelier:
“Writing Deeply into the ‘more than human world’ with Pam Houston” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 19 Sep 2026 - 26 Sep 2026
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“2026 Mixed Media Workshop with Jenny Muncaster” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 26 Sep 2026 - 03 Oct 2026
Botanical Art Atelier:
“The Land of the Colossal with Úrsula Romero” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 03 Oct 2026 - 10 Oct 2026
Makers' Retreats Atelier:
“Layers of Place with Sarah Grace Dye” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 10 Oct 2026 - 17 Oct 2026
Painting Holidays Atelier:
“Exploring Water Based Mixed Media : Colour and Texture with Ali Hargreaves” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 17 Oct 2026 - 24 Oct 2026
Makers' Retreats Atelier:
“Botanical Hand Embroidery Workshop with Lora Avedian” Discover this Workshop

Dates: 24 Oct 2026 - 31 Oct 2026
Makers' Retreats Atelier:
“Creating Hooked Textiles Inspired by the French Pyrenees with Graham Hollick” Discover this Workshop

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A week of enchantment, incredible accommodation, delicious food and such generous hospitality. Loved the painting workshop with Jenny Aitken. One day I hope to return.

On location in the Pyrenees working en plein air.

Ottolenghi inspired dishes prepared by Rachel

Painting en plein air in the grounds of Clos Mirabel.

Painting en plein air in the grounds of Clos Mirabel.

Spectacular views from the grounds of Clos Mirabel.

Still life - Clos Mirabel Atelier Art Masterclasses and Painting Holidays South West France.

Draw inspiration for your painting holiday from the grounds of Clos Mirabel.

Delicious home cooked food at Clos Mirabel Atelier.

Wide choice of accommodation for your painting holiday at Clos Mirabel Atelier in south west France.

Wide choice of rooms available for painting holiday guests at Clos Mirabel Atelier.

Buffet breakfast of local and regional produce from South West France.

Relax in the Manor House during your painting holiday at Clos Mirabel Atelier in south west France.

A warm welcome awaits you all year round at Clos Mirabel in Jurancon S.W. France

Draw inspiration for your painting course at Clos Mirabel Atelier in south west France.