article_snippet.sent: Yes, I’ve crossed over: the world is divided into those who still want to the worldgive the world large’ in Ibiza, and those who want to find those who want to find their ‘inner artist’ ‘inner artist’.
article_snippet.sent: Over the past year, I have found enormous pleasure, not in shoe shops, but in the haberdashery department of Peter Jones, or any shop that supplies art materials.
article_snippet.sent: I’ve developed a yearning to be creative.
article_snippet.sent: Cooking has never been my thing, I’m an enthusiastic but rubbish knitter, but I did do A-level Art, so
article_snippet.sent: I decided I fancied being taught how to master watercolours while simultaneously having a holiday somewhere nice.
article_snippet.sent: Now before I go any further, I have to warn any single ladies that if you’re looking for hanky-panky, the Italian painting/cooking holiday combo may not provide rich pickings.
article_snippet.sent: For seven days, we painters were patiently guided by Hugh through the basics of sketching, paint technique, colour and form, while the cooks stayed in the kitchen making we meals.
article_snippet.sent: the cooks wanted to chop vegetables into smithereens, while we artists wanted to sit in a medieval market town with a paintbrush in one hand and a glass of prosecco in the other.
article_snippet.sent: Well, I definitely found my inner artist.
article_snippet.sent: Unfortunately my inner artist’s a bit gaudy and rather heavy-handed on the colour front, but if you like your paintings slightly vulgar
article_snippet.sent: My palette, brushes and delicious selection of multi-coloured pans (the little blocks of paint) are always to hand.
highlights_snippet.sent: Days involved sitting in medieval market towns with a brush and prosecco .