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CLASSICAL CHINA & JAPAN
Monday, May 10 – Thursday, May 27, 2004
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Join other enthusiasts for an unusual journey to CLASSICAL ASIA, a watercolorist’s painting paradise. This workshop is filled with so much history, imagery and cultural experiences, a melting pot of the best of Asia for watercolorists! The workshop will begin in Shanghai, China, where the US group will be met by our Chinese and Japanese hosts. We will sightsee and sketch some of the “old” Shanghai that is quickly disappearing. Rob has traveled to China many times and this trip blends the best for painters. Our group will be met by a group coming from Niigata, Japan with their Chinese-Japanese watercolor teacher and leader. The Niigata group, from the west coast of Japan has traveled to the US and Europe to join Rob’s painters the past two years. Both groups will then head off by train to the dynamic Yellow Mountains.
These images have been the foundation of Chinese painting landscape imagery for centuries, 32 magnificent peaks rising thousands of feet high, blooming like golden lotus flowers amidst red crags and rock columns. We will be spending several days working here before heading by train to the waterway villages and canals of Suzchow and the countryside. Rob has done many paintings from here.
The group will then fly to Niigata, Japan to host an exhibition at the Civic Art Gallery of pre-arranged works and tour the city and landscape painting. This visit to a typical city and countryside will include the mystical island of Sado off the coast of Niigata, west of Tokyo. The images of old Japan will be memorable.
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$2,950* - 18 DAYS IN ASIA
TOTAL WORKSHOP FEE & GROUND PRICES
DOES NOT INCLUDE US-CHINA AIR FARE
DOUBLE OCCUPANCY (SINGLE ROOM - +$200)
NON-PARTICIPANT FEE/SPOUSE: LESS $100
*price based on 4 participants - 10 maximum
WORKSHOP WILL MAKE - IT IS A-GOING!
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2003 PARTICIPANTS
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| Claire Kerr, Sandy Ibach, Barbara Mussett, Dick Mussett |
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GROUP LAND PACKAGES INCLUDE:
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16 days of thematic & organized painting sessions |
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Informal group & individual daily critiques and demonstrations. |
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All inclusive workshop: all fees, all meals 3 x day, bottled water, all hotels, all group transportation including air fare roundtrip from China-Japan-China, all group taxes, tips, assistance and more! |
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WW organization, connections and leadership in Asia |
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Visa processing fee. |
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NOT INCLUDED IN GROUND PACKAGE
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Roundtrip air fare to Shanghai, China from US Gateway cities. |
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Laundry, phone calls-telephone cards may be purchased at hotels. |
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Passport |
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Travel insurance, WW will provide the information . |
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TRANSPORTATION:
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*WW OFFERS AIRLINE PRICES FROM ALL US GATEWAY CITES*
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Almost all modes of transportation will be utilized during this workshop.
FLYING – WW will coordinate flight arrivals and departures in Shanghai, China once deposits are received.
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LODGING
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All lodging will be 3* tourist class in China, business class in Japan, double or single.
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DAILY ROUTINE
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We are basically going to paint as much as possible each day as there will be no two days alike on this workshop. .
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WORKSHOP DEMANDS
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There are no expectations in terms of the numbers of works one is expected to complete, nor the size of the work. Most of the workshop will be on flat ground. In the Yellow Mountains, there will be various elevation changes one can select from. One will not feel they are being left behind as all instruction, demonstrations and assistance will be offered at the lower levels. Individuals may select paths and elevation changes. There will be an ocean liner ride for one hour to an island. Weather will determine the roughness of the waters, but there will be places onboard to rest.
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FOOD
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The groups will eat together at most meals experiencing the local cuisine. We will not be a part of a typical tour package as we will be with local artists and leaders with knowledge of the best local dishes. Individual dietary needs will be met.
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PAYMENT SCHEDULE
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$500 Deposit
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By March 1, 2004 at the latest (Feb. 15 assures exhibition catalogue inclusion)
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$1,500 Payment
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April 1, 2004
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To Be Billed
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May 1, 2004
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Click here to schedule this workshop.
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