Marrakech, Morocco
13 – 20 March 2027.
FULLY BOOKED
Join Andrea Garvey in Marrakech for a week of art, exploration, and creative renewal. Nestled between the Atlas Mountains and the desert, this sun-soaked landscape offers endless inspiration from intricate tilework and garden blooms to the layered colors of the Medina.
Andrea’s teaching style is playful, encouraging, and deeply supportive. Whether you’re new to watercolor and sketching or have been painting for years, she meets you where you are and helps you cultivate confidence in your creative voice.
This retreat is about more than technique. It’s about slowing down in beautiful gardens, carrying your sketchbook through winding streets, and allowing color, texture, scent, and sound to shape your work. It’s about connection with other artists, with place, and with the part of you that comes alive when you create.
Come ready to explore, to grow your creative practice, and to give yourself a week that nourishes both your art and your spirit.
Plein Air & Studio Painting
Delicious Gourmet Dinners
Daily Excursions
To Beautiful Locations
Workshop Highlights
Get ready for an experience of a lifetime that will be filled with inspiration and joy. Your week in Marrakech, Morocco will be a beautiful blend of colourful artmaking, inspiring excursions, cultural experiences and of course, plenty of free time to relax and explore.
We’ll be staying in a villa on the outskirts of Marrakech, situated in the peaceful olive groves. Beautiful landscapes in the form of the Atlas mountains and Agafay desert. Luxurious accommodations; a fully equipped indoor studio available 24/7, lovingly crafted farm-to-table food of local origin, a heated swimming pool, and excursions into the phenomenal Medina or Marrakech as well as some other surprises we have in store for you! I cannot wait! Are you ready to join me?
During our time together, I will guide you through various art activities ranging from florals to landscapes paintings working with acrylics, watercolours and mixed media. My style is playful, colourful, and intuitive and no matter where you are in your creative journey, all levels are welcome. While in the studio we will work on our mixed media and painting projects. During some of our excursions, we will paint Plein-air as well as sketch in our travel journals and bring inspiration back from the villages to the studio.
When we’re not creating in the studio or gardens, we’ll be visiting a range of places that you could barely believe even exist! And of course creating all along the way…the inspiration is endless!
Potential Itinerary:
Flights – there are direct flights to Marrakesh from Houston, San Francisco, Newark, Atlanta, and Chicago. For our Canadian friends: direct flights are also often available from Toronto and Montreal.
Day 1: Arrival at the airport, transfer by private car to the domaine. Settle in, relax and explore the property. Lunch (if required) and evening meal at the domaine.
Day 2: Guided tour of the Medina, special lunch and tour of the palace/ruins
Day 3: Full-day trip to the Atlas mountains or desert with sketching
Day 4: Rest day, painting at the villa, optional trip into Marrakesh
Day 5: Visit to the YSL museum and gardens + sketching
Day 6: Morning painting at the domain, visit to la Koutoubia and Jemaa el Fna
Day 7: Visit to the Souks, sketching and souvenir buying + farewell dinner
Day 8: Breakfast followed by departure for the airport via private car.
There are equally lots of other activities we can organise depending on your group. More plein air painting, Camel rides, a visit to a Berber village, and other historical and cultural sites to visit in Marrakesh. Pottery or rug making. Atlas valley, ourika valley. Art galleries. Visit to old Jewish quarters.
The Accommodation
What’s included
Excursions
Daily trips to tailored locations chosen by the artist and their group. Opportunities to explore, shop, paint plein air or gather inspiration for studio work.
Tuition
Every day you will receive group and one-to-one tuition outside or in the studio in the form of demonstrations and individual feedback.
Food
Fresh baked goods, fresh fruit salads & continental style breakfasts every day. Locally produced, freshly cooked lunches and evening meals. We will visit a couple of restaurants at your own expense.
Accommodation
7 Nights lodging on ourluxurious domaine with use of the heated swimming pool as well as access to the olive grove and surrounding property.
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Shared bedroom & bathroom
€4200
This bedroom is for someone happy to share a bedroom and a bathroom. Female only. Ideal for 2 friends.
Private bedroom + ensuite
€4800
This bedroom is for someone who wants a private bedroom and their own ensuite bathroom.
Couple bedroom + ensuite
€6700
This is for a couple with a non-painting partner’s discounted rate.