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Painting Holidays & Creative Retreats in the French Pyrénées

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🌸 SPRING 2027

A new season of creativity in the foothills of the French Pyrenees.

Discover Atelier Clos Mirabel’s Spring 2027 programme of residential week-long workshops in botanical art, sketching, painting, quilting, photography, printmaking, writing, mixed media and more.

Atelier Clos Mirabel - Jurançon - Pau - SW France

▸ SAM MARSHALL
▸ Drawing into Printmaking
▸ 6–13 March 2027

Join printmaking and drawing specialist Sam Marshall as she returns for a week of experimentation with drawing, linocut and drypoint, creating beautiful artworks inspired by the grounds and surroundings of Atelier Clos Mirabel.

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 → 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒐

▸ PAULINE GREUELL
▸ Design, Print & Pattern
▸ 13–20 March 2027

Drawing inspiration from nature, join textiles artist Pauline Greuell as she returns to Atelier Clos Mirabel to share her techniques in layered stencil printing & pattern making on fabric.

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 → 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒐

▸ SVETLANA LANSE
▸ Perfecting Botanical Watercolour Techniques
▸ 20–27 March 2027

Join botanical artist Svetlana Lanse for a week of drawing & painting the incredibly diverse flora of Atelier Clos Mirabel, using watercolours to capture the colours and textures of spring plants.

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 → 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒐

▸ DAISY ASCHEHOUG
▸ Scrappy Circle Quilts from Start to Finish
▸ 20–27 March 2027

Join internationally renowned modern quilter and instructor Daisy Aschehoug as she guides you through several strategies for creating circle quilts and supports you through the entire quilt making process.

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 → 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒐

▸ LIBS ELLIOTT
▸ The Kaleidoscope Quilt: Where Chance Meets Intention
▸ 27 March–3 April 2027

Come, share your passion for quilting with like-minded enthusiasts. Libs Elliott will guide you through her unique generative process for designing a kaleidoscope quilt that begins with chance and ends with vast possibilities.

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 → 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒐

▸ YONI
▸ iPhoneography
▸ 3–10 April 2027

Join Yoni Mayeri to u taken in Atelier Clos Mirabel by @closmirabel

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☀️ SUMMER 2027

A summer dedicated to creativity in the French Pyrenees.
Join internationally renowned artists and tutors for immersive workshops in botanical art, sketching and painting, quilting, photography, printmaking, writing, mixed media and more…

Atelier Clos Mirabel - Jurançon - Pau - SW France

Swipe to discover our Summer workshops →

▸ SUJATA SHAH
▸ Architectural Quilting
▸ 5 - 12 June 2027

Join Sujata Shah for a week of exploratory quilting inspired by rural and modern architecture. Through studies in cloth, you will explore geometry, colour, texture and layering to create expressive, improvisational quilts. Open to quilters of all levels, this workshop encourages experimentation and confidence in developing your own visual language.

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 → 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒐

▸ PAM HOUSTON
▸ Manuscript-Based Prose Workshop
▸ 5 - 12 June 2027

Join Pam Houston as she returns to Atelier Clos Mirabel for a manuscript-based prose workshop in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains. The focus of this workshop will be all about reviewing each other’s work in a collective and caring environment.

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 → 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒐

▸ THE SEWING WORKSHOP
▸ La Fonda Jacket in Linen
▸ 19–26 June 2027

The Sewing Workshop team will guide you every step of the way as you sew your La Fonda Jacket in linen. Leave with a finished jacket & valuable garment-making skills that can be applied to future sewing projects.

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 → 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒐

▸ WENDY ARTIN
▸ Gestural Figure & Essential Still Life Watercolour
▸ 26 June–3 July 2027

Join renowned artist Wendy Artin exploring Gestural Figure & Essential Still Life Watercolour. Mornings will be spent painting the life model, with poses ranging from 30 seconds to 20 minutes. After personally picking a still life subject from the gardens, you will paint preparatory sketches, progressing to work on longer paintings; experimenting with wet on wet, edge control, composition, shadows, and colour.

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 → 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒐

▸ JENNY HAYNES
▸ Full Tilt: taken in Atelier Clos Mirabel by @closmirabel

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🍂 AUTUMN 2027

Slow down, create and be inspired by autumn in the French Pyrenees.
Discover a season of creative retreats dedicated to botanical art, sketching and painting, quilting, photography, printmaking, writing, mixed media and more.

Atelier Clos Mirabel - Jurançon - Pau - SW France

Swipe to discover our Autumn workshops →

▸ JEANNINE OUELLETTE
▸ Memory, The Body, and What Fiction Teaches Us
▸ 4–11 September 2027

In this lively and inventive memoir writing course with Jeannine Ouellette, you’ll use the tools of fiction and write from the inside out to bring lived stories fully onto the page. With embodied writing practices combined with tried-and-true fiction principles, you will explore how memory lives in the body and how craft brings that memory into form.

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 → 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒐

▸ LARA CALL GASTINGER
▸ Fall Botanical Sketching and Painting
▸ 11–18 September 2027

During this week, Lara Gastinger will guide you through the process of how to create a botanical painting, starting with sketching and learning the important characteristics of plants. You will seek botanical inspiration from the acreage of Atelier Clos Mirabel and with a trip to the meadows of the Pyrénées.

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 → 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒐

▸ DENISE WALSER-KOLAR
▸ Painting on Vellum in France
▸ 18–25 September 2027

This botanical art workshop with Denise Walser is designed for students new to vellum (learn how to successfully paint on vellum) as well as for more experienced vellum painters (learn new tricks and techniques and bring your work to the next level). The workshop combines demonstrations, discussion of materials and techniques, hands-on time for developing skills, and lots of individual attention and feedback.

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 → 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒐

▸ JENNY MUNCASTER
▸ Creative Mixed Media Techniques
▸ 25 September–2 October 2027

Join UK artist Jenny Muncaster for a fun-filled taster week exploring mixed media inspired by the colours, textures and flavours of Southwest France. Experiment with different art materials – inks, acrylics, past taken in Atelier Clos Mirabel by @closmirabel

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A little chocolate ganache with kasha mosaic 🍫✨

𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝑷𝒚𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒔 ?

Join us at Clos Mirabel for a soulful week of art and enjoy our beautiful garden, great organic food and the breathtaking views of the Pyrenees.
Painting holidays, textile and makers retreats, botanical art and writing workshops - discover our upcoming courses via the link in bio!

#AtelierClosMirabel #ArtRetreatFrance #FrenchPyrénées #ChocolateDessert #DessertLovers taken in Atelier Clos Mirabel by @closmirabel

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Thank you, Ali, and all the participants for such a joyful and inspiring week! 🎨 ✨

𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝑷𝒚𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒔 ?

Join us at Clos Mirabel for a soulful week of art and enjoy our beautiful garden, great organic food and the breathtaking views of the Pyrenees.
Painting holidays, textile and makers retreats, botanical art and writing workshops - discover our upcoming courses via the link in bio!

#AtelierClosMirabel #ArtRetreatFrance #FrenchPyrénées #PaintingHoliday #ArtRetreat taken in Atelier Clos Mirabel by @closmirabel

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You cannot visit Clos Mirabel (@closmirabel) without painting the incredible view in front of you

It is absolutely amazing!🤩

This year I focussed my students on the many layers of the landscape….and to observe it every day and it different times of the day.

The layers change and fluctuate with the change in light. Observation is key!

#alisart
#artinpoynton
#closmirabelmanor
#closmirabelpaintingholidays
#landscapes by @closmirabel

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Colours waiting to come to life in the atelier 🎨✨

𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝑷𝒚𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒔 ?

Join us at Clos Mirabel for a soulful week of art and enjoy our beautiful garden, great organic food and the breathtaking views of the Pyrenees.
Painting holidays, textile and makers retreats, botanical art and writing workshops - discover our upcoming courses via the link in bio!

#AtelierClosMirabel #ArtRetreatFrance #FrenchPyrénées #WatercolourPainting #ArtStudio taken in Atelier Clos Mirabel by @closmirabel

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There are nuthatches everywhere here in south west France (& according to the Merlin app!)

We worked from a photo taken by Tim from “Make it wild” (@makeitwilduk

Fabulous work from my students here at @closmirabel

#alisart
#artinpoynton
#closmirabel
#makeitwild by @closmirabel

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Roasted chicken with turmeric, vinegar and olives 🫒

𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝑷𝒚𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒔 ?

Join us at Clos Mirabel for a soulful week of art and enjoy our beautiful garden, great organic food and the breathtaking views of the Pyrenees.
Painting holidays, textile and makers retreats, botanical art and writing workshops - discover our upcoming courses via the link in bio!

#AtelierClosMirabel #ArtRetreatFrance #FrenchPyrénées #localproducer
#homemadefood taken in Atelier Clos Mirabel by @closmirabel

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…..And that’s a wrap!
Fabulous painting holiday at Clos Mirabel (@closmirabel )

#alisart
#artinpoynton
#closmirabel
#paintingholidaysinfrance by @closmirabel

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More painting “en plein air” yesterday with @closmirabel

A day out to get us much closer to the Pyrenees
Then a visit to a pretty village looking up at an old caatle.

Idyllic 👩‍🎨🎨🤩

#alisart
#artinpoynton
#closmirabel by @closmirabel

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🌄

𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝑷𝒚𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒔 ?

Join us at Clos Mirabel for a soulful week of art and enjoy our beautiful garden, great organic food and the breathtaking views of the Pyrenees.
Painting holidays, textile and makers retreats, botanical art and writing workshops - discover our upcoming courses via the link in bio!

#AtelierClosMirabel #ArtRetreatFrance #FrenchPyrénées
#sunsetvibes #autumncolors🍁 taken in Atelier Clos Mirabel by @closmirabel

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