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Overview

Explore the Full Experience

Click on each tab – Instructors, Program, Accommodation, Food, Advantages, and Retreat Venue – to discover the complete 10-day journey we’ve prepared for you.

Each day is thoughtfully planned:
📍 Where we’ll be
👀 What we’ll see
🏨 Where we’ll stay

Workshop Details :

👥 Group Size:
Minimum 6 artists – Maximum 12 artists
(Up to 6 Accompanying non-participating spouses or partners allowed)

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Workshop Description : It’s All About the Light

For 10 days you will have the unique opportunity to travel together through the sights of Marrakech, Essaouira, Ait ben haddou, Skoura in Morocco. The itinerary is organized for us with meals and lodging provided so we can immerse ourselves in the culture and focus on our daily painting. Join me on this appreciation of Morocco through an artist’s eye. We will paint and sketch and experience meetings with local artists and appreciation of artistic spaces around the country. Non-painters are welcome and will have plenty to enjoy as well! Sound like a memorable trip – sign up now, to join us Fall 2025. Once registered, we will send you a list of needed supplies to bring with you.

Instructors

I hope we will meet in person whether in one of my workshops or retreats or through my paintings for sale in galleries in Australia and overseas. Please explore and enjoy my website and feel free to drop me a line or two if you wish to book me for teaching a workshop in your area or are interested in purchasing my paintings. Always happy to accomodate if possible! Although my degree is actually in Communication Studies I started taking Summer school classes at the nearest university and studied all kinds of media with some of Australia’s best artists over about 20 years. I also studied overseas with Masters in Italy and the United States and Australia privately to hone my skills and broaden my knowledge.

I will share a little bit about myself here…

I was born and raised in California and moved to Australia in 1984 with my new husband to develop a cotton farm in the outback. We lived there for 15 years and had three sons in 3 years~ busy times! We then moved to Mudgee and put in a 200 acre vineyard. So I feel I have a real connection to the country and really enjoy painting the landscape in all its moods and changing seasons. In 2019 I lost my husband to brain cancer and I moved to the coast at Palm Beach/Sydney for a fresh start. I love living at the beach and am enjoying the change of lifestyle and so many new subjects to paint. I have always painted and had my first exhibition when I was 16 in California. When I had young children I switched from oils to water media because it was easier to clean up and put away quickly when I did not have a studio and painted on the kitchen table.

Georgia Mansur Australia

Although I am well versed in most media, I have a passion for water media and particularly painting en plein air (outdoors) for the immediate visual feedback and immersion experience. Using all my senses to observe, absorb, and interpret a scene into how it makes me FEEL is what I try to paint~ responding to what I see rather than making a photographic representation. Plein air painting is fast, fresh, and exhilarating~ the goal being to capture the essence of what is before you amidst changing light, weather and not always pleasant conditions~ something only the heartiest of painters can manage. There is nothing like it to make you feel totally alive and connected to Nature when you are trying to capture the moment!

Georgia Mansur plein air

When I began teaching I quickly realised how beneficial traveling with water media is to clean everything up in soap and water and no hassle in airports with flammable or dangerous chemicals. Plus, I love the magical way water moves the paint around and all the incredible things you can do to layer and lift, along with the beauty of its transparency vs. opaque qualities. For the 15 years or so before the global pandemic, I was teaching somewhere around the world for a combined total of about 8 months of the year. Now that things are beginning to change, I am slowly adding in more travel and teaching internationally and domestically. Please check my workshops and events page for more updated information and details and consider signing up for my quarterly newsletter.

Included & Excluded

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Retreat Venue

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Villa Maroc In Essauouira’s medina (historic quarter) district, the charming Villa Maroc offers a beautifully designed riad style residence with free Wi-Fi access in public areas. The friendly staff and luxurious facilities will ensure an unforgettable stay. Traditionally styled rooms come fully equipped with modern comforts. Some enjoy sea views and separate living rooms. Guests can awake each morning to a traditional Moroccan breakfast served either in the room or on the terrace. Creative cuisine made from local produce is served for dinner around an open fire. After a day of exploring the surrounding region, guests can unwind on the terrace or enjoy a moment of pure relaxation in the Oriental Spa.

Marrakech:

**Villa Rosa Damascena is 3 km from Sidi Abdallah Ghiat, and 10 minutes from Riad Bledna. The villa offers you accommodation with tea and coffee making facilities, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and air conditioning in its rooms. Villa is a 30-minute drive from Marrakech train station.

** La Claire fontaine offers a terrace with panoramic views of the High Atlas mountains, a patio with a fountain and Wi-Fi is free of charge in the entire property. It is a 15-minute walk from Jemaa El Fna Square.

Food

Traditional Dishes
One of the most notable aspects of Moroccan cuisine is the emphasis on the quality and freshness of ingredients. The produce is sourced from a land free of pesticides, chemicals, hormones, or preservatives. Animals are typically slaughtered just hours before they are used, with mutton being the prevalent meat offered, rather than lamb. Market vegetables are freshly gathered each morning. The use of spices, herbs, fresh fruits, nuts, and dried fruits imparts an invigorating vitality that stands in stark contrast to the packaged and imported products commonly found in much of Europe and North America. To further acquaint you with the culinary delights, here are explanations of some of the most common and popular traditional Moroccan dishes:

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A non-refundable deposit of $900 is required to hold your spot; balance is due JULY, 2025.

*Deposits are non-refundable, however, if minimum number of participants is not met, your deposits will be refunded to you.
*Once full payment is received, there will be no refund for cancellation.

*Once your reservation is made, you will be sent a list of necessary supplies to bring with you.

*Travel Insurance: We strongly advise you to take out your own travel and personal insurance.

*Any issues with payment, please contact us. contact@tedrart.com

Good To Know Travelers from the US only are required to have a valid US Passport – but it must NOT be due to expire within 6 months of your return flight. Your flight destination will be to Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport. Royal Air Maroc is the only airline that has direct flights from the US to Morocco, from both JFK and Washington Dulles. Immunizations are not required or necessary but check here for CDC recommendations.
What To Wear
Weather is predictably unpredictable so be sure to check on the estimated conditions the week before you travel. Even though Marrakech can be quite warm by day, it is usually quite cooler at night so pack light clothes that you can layer. We recommend cotton pants, long skirts, wraps or large scarves over tank and tee shirts, and a sweater or light jacket for chilly nights. Your most important fashion asset: comfortable shoes for traversing the Medina on sightseeing and shopping adventures! Morocco is a Muslim country and women generally dress more modestly than in the US or Europe. Like elsewhere, dress codes are gradually becoming more lax and there is a lot of tolerance for tourists, but wearing clothing that covers your best “assets”, and that your grandmother would approve of, shows cultural respect, good taste, and common sense.
Money Exchange
The currency here is the Moroccan Dirham, and the exchange rate usually hovers these days around 10 Dirhams/1 Dollar. You CANNOT exchange for Dirhams outside of Morocco, but there are several currency exchange booths in the airport when you exit Passport Control and also located all around the Medina. Larger stores and restaurants may take Euros, but it’s really best to have dirhams. If you bring large bills ($100) to exchange be sure that they are newer bills with holograms. Otherwise they will slide them back to you with a shake of their head. Another good option for padding your wallet with dirhams is to use the ATM machines which are located around the medina. The exchange rate is a little better, especially if your bank or credit card doesn’t add foreign transaction fees (some homework for you). Be sure to notify your bank of your foreign travel destination so they don’t flag you for fraud. I also recommend that you bring 2 or 3 cards-just in case you still get flagged (happens!) and find too many things you just can’t live without.
Guest House
Free Wifi access in all rooms and common areas Bedside Mineral Water
Hair Dryers
One-time complimentary laundry service for retreat weeks Extra items you should pack: European Plug adapters Electricity Converter for hair appliances (cellphones and computers generally have built-in converters)

Additional information

Step 1:	900$ each For Student, 400$ each Accompanying Non-Participating Spouse/Partner)
Step 2:	30%, The Rest to PAY 70%, 100%
Room	Single, Standard Twin, Already paid for single room

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