Judy Morris
www.judymorris-art.com
June 18-28, 2009

Judy Morris is a watercolorist and workshop teacher. Her paintings have received more than 50 national and regional awards and have been included in exhibitions throughout the country. She has had numerous feature articles in national publications. Her work hangs in public and private collections in the U.S. and Europe. She is a signature member of the AWS and NWS. Her work has been included in more than a dozen recent watercolor books and publications including Splash 4, 5, 7-10. She is the author of Watercolor Basics: Light published by North Light Books.

What's Included:

• Lodgings - 9 nights Petit Rousset, 1 night St. Cirq Lapopie
• All breakfasts
• 8 dinners
• Transfer from Bordeaux at beginning of program, to Toulouse at end of program, transportation by private coach
• Entry fees for included sites, ample time to enjoy optional ones
• Private & Group Instruction & Critiques

Itinerary
Independent Arrival in Bordeaux, France.
Please note: This workshop concludes in Toulouse, France.
Depart U.S.A. on overnight flight to any European gateway city. Catch a connecting flight to Bordeaux. If you fly to Paris, the TGV fast train is an option.

Day 1
11:00 a.m. Meet our Private Coach in Bordeaux for the scenic drive via St. Emilion into the Périgord and Petit Rousset. Welcome dinner and reception.

A sampling of our Destinations
We'll visit medieval villages and bastide towns, shop at brocantes, and vide greniers. We'll also visit a cave with pre-historic paintings, châteaux, and a watermill that makes paper the old fashioned way – by hand..

Petit Rousset – Our home provides many opportunities for painting and sketching and relaxing, in the garden, on the terrace, by the pool, near the orchard, and in the new Art Studio created especially for you.

Eymet – Our ‘hometown’ a 45 minute stroll from Petit Rousset, past rows of grapevines, fields of sunflowers and meadows of grazing cows. This bastide town has a perfectly intact 13th century square. Little streets radiating off the square are dotted with houses made of wattle and daub.

St. Emilion – A favorite of both medieval popes and English kings. In 1999 it was classed a world heritage site, the first vine-growing area to achieve this status.

Bergerac – The town made famous by the poet-Musketeer, Cyrano is the capitol of the wine growing region. We'll visit Old Town with its medieval houses clustered along the banks of the Dordogne River. Nearby is the fairy tale Château de Monbazillac. We'll visit the château, then taste the golden, mellow wine of the same name.

Beaumont – A tiny bastide founded in 1275, its wide streets were laid out in an ‘H’ in honor of Henri III. One mighty gate remains of the old ramparts.

Beynac – We'll visit the town and the château at its summit. Built during the 100 Years' War, the Château de Beynac perches high atop a cliff dominating the Dordogne River. Now we marvel at the views of the valley below, but its imposing profile attests to its original military purpose.

Sarlat – Founded as an Abbey Town, when Charlemagne visited, he brought a fragment of the True Cross. Nearly all of Sarlat's restored town houses were built from 1450-1500, its years of greatest prosperity, giving Sarlat a rare architectural unity.

Monpazier – Hailed as the most perfectly preserved bastide in SW France, the 13th century houses. surrounding its market square are identical in size, unique in appearance.

Final Days – St. Cirq Lapopie/Toulouse
Depart for St. Cirq Lapopie - a magical village, suspended on a cliff with a spectacular view overlooking the river. We’ll overnight here and after an early lunch, we’ll depart for Grotte du Pech-Merle, one of the finest prehistoric painted caves still open to the public. After our guided visit, we depart for Toulouse airport and/or train station. Onward journeys from Toulouse after 4:00 p.m. please.