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SUMMARY:RUSSIA sketching tour with IAN FENNELLY June 2022
DESCRIPTION:A fully escorted quality tour with loads of extras and daily workshops and demos from exceptional UK artist and renowned Urban Sketchers tutor Ian Fennelly. \nStarts in MOSCOW\, RUSSIA on JUNE 9 in 2021 \nEnds in ST PETERSBURG\, RUSSIA on JUNE 19 in 2021 \nJoin  IAN for an 11 day fully escorted Travel Sketching tour full of tips\, demos\, workshops and great laughs through two of the greatest cities in Europe. \nDiscover Russia each day as we have a sketch demo and sketching workshop with Ian as well as orientation\, walking and history tours and free time to do what you like in both wonderful cities we visit. \nMoscow alone needs a year of exploration it is so diverse and fascinating. The sketching possibilities are breathtaking.\nAnd THAT is before we go to St Petersburg! \nTread in the footsteps of Peter the Great and Catherine the Great\, the Romanovs\, Rasputin\, Lenin\, Marx\, Stalin\, Barishnikov\, Ivan the Terrible\, the Kremlin’s KGB\, Yuri Gargarin and so many more. Learn Russia’s fascinating history whilst sketching with Ian in some of the most historic places on the planet. \nRead more about FRENCH FUSION TRAVEL’S SKETCHING TOURS here. \nThis is a tour for anyone and everyone. You do not have to be an experienced sketcher at all. Ian will show you his easy style and help you to achieve your own wonderful results in your own way. Those non-sketchers are welcome if they are travelling sharing with a sketcher as there is just so much to see and explore in this trip. \nYour experienced tour manager and guide Kate Stedman is an historian\, art lover and avid sketcher and she will take you to her favourite spots and regale you with fun facts and historic gems each day. \nABOUT IAN FENNELLY \nIan studied painting at Wimbledon School of Art and gained a 1st Class Honours degree\, is a professional artist whose artwork sells worldwide\, has over 48\,000 followers on Instagram ans is a qualified teacher as well as a senior instructor for Urban Sketchers. See more of his unique pen and watercolour artwork on Instagram at @ianfennelly \nSEE MORE OF HIS WORK HERE \n \n\nItinerary Overview\nPrice & Dates\nDetails\nLearning Goals with Ian\nOnline Booking Form \n\n5 nights in Moscow\, Russia\n5 nights in St Petersburg\, Russia\n\nMoscow Sketch opportunities such as the beautiful \n\nMoscow Metro\nKremlin\nRed Square\nSt Basil’s\nIzmailovo Kremlin market\nGorky Park\nBolshoi\nAnnunciation Cathedral\n\nSt Petersburg sketching: \n\nThe Hermitage Museum\nGrand\, Yusupov and Catherine Palaces\nCatherine Park\nPeter & Paul Fortress\nChurch of the Spilled Blood\nThe Peterhof and Grand Cascade\n\nAND as a real treat – everyone receives a signed limited edition Ian Fennelly print of your choice. \nOur Travel Sketching tours cater for people who love history\, food\, culture and learning a creative skill – or just like to explore new places in a fun group.\nEach afternoon is free for you to amble\, explore the myriad museums\, paint\, – whatever you’d like to do as we offer so many suggestions.\nWe design activities for variety and interest and you are free to join us or take off on your own.\nMany meals are included: ALL BREAKFASTS\, 3 DINNERS\, 3 LUNCHES in this amazing tour price but even when you do decide to eat with the group at times when it is not included in the tour itinerary we ensure that you only pay for what you eat and there is no bill-splitting. \nNon-sketchers are most welcome on this tour too if they are sharing a room with a Sketcher. \nDO I NEED TO BE A TALENTED ARTIST?  \nAbsolutely not. You will be there for the pure love of learning and sharing with a group of like-minded people and we all learn and create at our own pace. You can be a pure beginner and feel just as pleased with your output and learning as everyone else. Ian will be there to teach\, inspire and encourage you each day no matter what your skill and experience level. Our equipment is portable\, watercolor based with some mixed media and designed to be quick\, simple travel journal-style sketching to enhance your holiday  \nThere is quite simply no more enjoyable way to travel!  \n  \n\n\n11 days  starting JUNE 9 – 19 IN 2021.  3 & 4 star accommodation with ensuite bathrooms \nCOST: Please note the cost is in EUROS.  To convert this to your currency please go to https://www.xe.com and use their currency converter \n€ 3\,250 EUROS pp for twin or double share in a room\n€ 2\,890 EUROS for a non sketching participant sharing a room with a Sketcher\n€ 800 EUROS extra single traveller supplement \n* Travel insurance is a mandatory requirement for all participants on our tours. \nINCLUSIONS: \n\nAll accommodation whilst on tour\nDaily breakfasts\n3 dinners (not inc alcohol)\n3 lunches\nAll entries\nTrain to St Petersburg from Moscow\nYour Tour Manager\n8 demos & workshops with IAN FENNELLY\n\n\n\n10 nights starting in MOSCOW in Russia at 6 pm on June 9 in 2021 and ending on June 19 in 2021 after breakfast in in ST PETERSBURG in Russia where you are free to travel onwards. \nWhen booking flights please ensure you can arrive and depart within this time framework above. \nACTIVITY LEVEL: There will be guided walking tours of each city and we will be walking everywhere to sketch. Please ensure that you are fit and able to walk up to 2+ kms easily (sometimes uphill) and climb stairs without problem. \n[NB: THIS TOUR IS A NOT A CONFIRMED DEPARTURE until minimum numbers have been reached.\nPlease contact us before you book flights for this tour to ensure the tour is going ahead.\nFrench Fusion Travel reserves the right to cancel the tour and refund you your deposit up to 5 months (150 days) before the departure date of the tour.]\n* Travel insurance is a mandatory requirement for all participants on our tours. \n  \n\n\nLearning Goals with Ian Fennelly – a creative experience \n\nTo look carefully at a subject\, and initially see things in terms of big shapes and structures\nTo go on a journey of looking and use different tools at different stages\nUse brush pens to establish a simple composition\nTo apply watercolour to add depth\, tone\, emotion and description\nTo develop pen work to animate the subject with detail and texture\nTo have a focal point\, and appreciate the importance of the gaps around it\nTo have fun and make new friends\n\n\n\nCOMPLETE YOUR ONLINE BOOKING FORM HERE
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