DATES
In 2025 we are holding two workshops:
5 - 9th June 2025 (4 nights - 3 days tuition, 2 days either side for travel)
9 - 13th October 2025 (4 nights - 3 days tuition, 2 days either side for travel)
Spaces are limited to 6 to increase the quality of your experience
Price per person €1,300 for 4 nights and 3 days’ tuition with all the experiences, food and accommodation included.
Come and have the experience of a lifetime that you will never forget. Learning to paint with internationally recognised painter Úrsula Romero in her eclectic artist's house in one of the most beautiful valleys of Granada, in Southern Spain. This weekend course allows you to taste a bit of everything from Andalucía. From the local wines on our wine tasting evening in the vineyards of our Local Bodega, to private dinning by fairylights in the secluded olive groves. and supper on the terraces of the Albaicín with views of the Alhambra Palace. We organise everything, so you can relax.
The painting course is suitable for novices and masters, to those who have never picked up a brush, to anyone who has previous experience of using watercolour paints, but who seek to build on their pre-existing skills. Over our three day weekend course, guests will get to choose to learn more about how to paint our beautiful flowers, fresh fruits, leaves or seeds. We personally feel it's good to pick one subject and to hone in on it over the three days, but this is not fixed. You can leave with several pieces started. You will leave with a new found sense of direction with your painting and creativity, as Úrsula spends a lot of time empowering her students and talks about everything in terms of the art world and how to fit painting into your busy lives.
You will learn more about how to use different paper types, brushes and paints. During the week, Úrsula will show you how to paint black backgrounds in watercolour, how to light subjects and how to mix natural greens and greys. You'll be left to develop your own work under Úrsula’s supervision over the course and will be guided through the technique of burnishing once finished. This course is suitable for all levels, but if you have something you particularly want to focus on, let us know beforehand and Úrsula will tailor the lesson accordingly so that you leave feeling satisfied and happy.
What is included?
• Transfers from and from Granada Airpoort and/or Granada Bus Station
• Some materials. Please bring your own materials too, especially brushes and paints!
• Lunches at Casa 2 Cadiz, morning tea and coffee with cakes and afternoon tea and coffee with cakes. (We assume breakfasts will be served at your respective places of accommodation. If you would prefer to have breakfast at Casa 2 Cadiz, this can be organised at no cost).
• Welcome drinks and tapas at the local bar (next door to Casa 2 Cadiz) on the Thursday.
• All lunches and suppers, including an evening meal in Granada on the terraces of the Albaicín with views of the Alhambra Palace on the Friday. A unique private, el fresco, dining experience with a view across Lake Beznar on the Saturday. A last evening meal at our local restaurant ‘Los Naranjos’ on the Sunday.
• Wine tasting at the Bodegas Señorío De Nevada
• Accommodation in the Lecrín Valley with private bedrooms and bathrooms.
• 3 days’ tuition (average 6 hours for the first two days, and 4 on the last to give you time to visit a spa or go horse riding if you want to, or to take a siesta)! Úrsula will be on hand to guide you. Don't worry if you have not touched a pencil since you were five years old, all levels are welcome!
What is not included?
- Flights
- Transfers from Malaga Airport (we can arrange a taxi direct from Malaga or guests can take a bus from the airport and we will collect you from Granada Bus Station). Car hire is also available from Malaga Airport.
- Any extra excursions beyond the itinerary such as horse riding which we can organise for you.
to reserve your place
These long weekends are for a maximum of 6 people. Groups of friends are welcome as are non-painting partners at a reduced fee. We operate on a first-come first-served basis. When we receive your email request we will send a confirmation email with payment information and further details. We require a 30% deposit to secure your booking and information on all dietary requirements if there are any. Please make sure you have adequate travel insurance arranged before you secure your booking and check the relevant travel and covid testing requirements for your journey. It is a condition of accepting your booking that you have personal travel insurance, including cancellation insurance. We are not liable for any loss, injury or claim of any kind arising out of, or in connection with staying at, or travelling to and from Casa 2 Cadiz. Please note: if we have to cancel the holiday due to Covid, an alternative date will be suggested and if that's not acceptable all payments made will be refunded.
COST
Price per person €1,300 for 4 nights and 3 days’ tuition with all the experiences, food and accommodation included.
Flights are not included.
Maximum of 6 participating places available on this course due to the size of the private balcony overlooking the Alhambra Palace and the size of our classroom.
About the Tutor and Mentor
Úrsula Romero, is a botanical artist and painter. Úrsula trained in botany before committing herself fully to painting so that she would understand the structures of plants more comprehensively. Equipped with this scientific knowledge, Úrsula has been exploring new approaches to her artwork to push the capacity for botanical art to bring greater awareness of plants and our place in the plant kingdom. For the past four years, ever since her expedition to Tasmania, Úrsula has been living in semi-isolation, concentrating on her practice and questioning what the role of painting is in a more commonly automated world. She has been engaged in creating metaphysical studies of her life experience and from 2020, started to adopt a zen lifestyle. In 2022 she decided to build a school to build a community and help those who were in need. Through her work, Úrsula inspires people to think beyond their experience, enriching our current perceptions of botanical illustration, its applications and how it sits within the larger scope of the visual arts. She hopes to start a degree in Psychology at the University of Granada next year so that she can serve her students, followers and clients better as a teacher, mentor and consultant.
