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Cost? Reservations? Cancellation Policy? Please see Details below. And if you'd like to see pictures from last year's Adventure, click here. January 30 - February 8, 2009 |
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Jan Hart's Costa Rica Watercolor Adventure- day by incredible day. January 30 - February 8, 2009
@ Sombra de la Lapa on the Osa Penninsula, Costa Rica
"This is an adventure painting trip that I hope to continue every year as long as I can. It energizes my creative spirit and teaches me more about color and color relationships than I have ever learned elsewhere - while the wonderful array of wildlife makes me remember that I am a part of the whole."
Jan Hart
Friday, January 30 Arrive in Costa Rica
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Arrival of all parties to Costa Rica. We will plan to arrive in San Jose (SJO) on the evening of Friday, January 30. A 5 minute cab ride will get you to the Vida Tropical B&B where you will be greeted by Jan and the Tropical gang! Most all flights arrive late in the evening. We'll meet and greet and then get some rest. High speed WiFi Internet available.
Day 1. Saturday, January 31 To the Osa Peninsula & Sombra de la Lapa. COLORS
- After a restful night, we’ll be up for our first Costa Rican full breakfast with exotic seasonal fruits, omelette bar, fresh baked bread, organic eggs, jams & jellies and fruit filled pancakes..
- After breakfast we'll be off to the airport to catch a Nature Air flight over Costa Rica to the Osa Penninsula. We'll fly into the sleepy beach town of Puerto Jimenez and be driven by taxi up through the jungle to Sombra de la Lapas Eco-Lodge.
- Rebecca and Mike will acquaint us with our new home and treat us to a garden walk with our color wheels. Jan will offer color notes as we go.
Day 2, Sunday, Feb. 1
Day 3, Monday, Feb. 2 Sampling Costa Rica's Incredible Wildlife
- On this day we are sure to find a bright red bird or flower with which to celebrate Valentine’s Day! We will be exploring the Rio Chirripô Valley and visiting Rivas, a little village six kilometers east of San Isidro and known for its "Rock of the Indian", a giant rock carved with pre-Columbian indian motifs. Jan will be showing a slide presentation, “Light, Shade, Shadows & how to capture the effects of….” at some point during the day.
Day 4, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
- After an early breakfast, we’ll head out to Palmar Norte and then on to Sierpe, where we catch a boat for the 45 minute ride to Drake Bay, through Mangrove trees filled with wildlife. After our tours, we will be able to identify and see the abundant wildlife in the surrounding jungles. Leslie will talk with us about the history of the area and Jan will be discussing color & color relationships as well as wildlife. Finally we will reach our hotel and new home, Jinetes de Osa and enjoy a relaxing night, lulled to sleep by the beach & jungle sounds.
Day 5, Wednesday, Feb. 4
- After Breakfast we’ll meet in the Rancho, which is a covered open area that will serve as our studio while we are here. Leslie will introduce all the possible activities and scheduling. There are so many things to do here that it will take some planning. Our trip to Caño Island and the horseback ride are included in the trip. All other activities are at your expense, generally between $35 - $85/person. All activities can be arranged through the hotel, which is also a dive center, Costa Rica adventure Divers. Jan will begin our studio days with a slide show and demo on “Design”. All of our meals are here at Jinetes de Osa to allow for maximum flexibility and individual needs. Afternoon hike with Jan to discuss composition & design issues. Bring your camera.
Day 6, Thursday, Feb. 5
- Morning slide show & demo with Jan. From our Rancho overlooking Drake Bay, will can paint the water and watch the changes of the colors of the sky reflecting on the water. Afternoon free. We’ll meet at the Rancho for critique at 5, before dinner.
Day 7, Friday, Feb. 6
- Up early for our Caño Island tour! Caño Island Biological Reserve is a rainforest, archeological and marine sanctuary – 12 miles west of Drake Bay. Believed to be the burial ground of the Diquis Indian’s ruling elite, the island features pre Columbian stone spheres whose purpose is still shrouded in mystery. The peak one’s curiosity further, the island inexplicably receives more lightning strikes than nearly any other place on earth. Here you can hike the trails, learn more of the island’s history & ecology through a professional naturalist guide, swim, snorkel, lie in the sun, and/or paint! Caño Island’s greatest appeal is the calm turquoise waters of the pacific. It is ranked as a world-class dive and snorkeling destination and is nothing short of inspirational. Along with incredible parades of fish, adventure divers may witness a the whale shark or humpback whale, porpoises, hammerheads, Olive Ridley turtles, rays and white tip reef sharks in waters with excellent visibility and temperatures between 75 – 82 degrees F.
Day 8, Saturday, Feb. 7 Free Day
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Plan as you’d like. The list of activities & tours to choose from at Jinetes de Osa is staggering - Snorkeling, Scuba Diving with several tours, Swimming, Hiking, hiking in Corcovado National Park, Bird watching, Canopy Tour, Horseback riding, swimming with Dolphins, Dolphin & Whale Watching, Rain forest River Tubing, Sunset Boat Tour, Waterfall Day Hike, Night Rain Forest Tour, Sea Kayaking, Beach walking, etc. etc.
Day 9, Sunday, Feb. 8 Everyone flies home. Pura Vida! Adios, Costa Rica!
A frigate and a pelicans fight over food!
We'll have plenty of time for demos, painting and helpful critiques as we learn about new subjects and colors. All levels of experience in painting are very welcome - as are all media!
- Water & shapes
- Beach reflections
- Palms & other foliage
- Creating varieties of greens from lavenders, blues, yellows & oranges
- Soft & hard shapes
- How to paint the water shapes we see.
- Composition & Design
- Color & Color Relationships
- Light, Shade, Shadows & how to paint
- Painting wildlife
- Creating Powerful paintings!!!
- And most of all:
- How to SEE
Jan, who loves to paint, to teach and explore new adventures in and out of watercolor!
Email Jan here
Leslie - who lives in Costa Rica, is fluent in her language & is the best guide ever!
a Costa Rican Color Wheel
(that we'll likely have available every morning! - one of my favorite memories of Costa rica!)
- Cost $2,600 US per person, double occupancy.. Not including airfare to and from San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO). Includes all accommodations in Costa Rica including all breakfasts, some light lunches, all meals while in Drake Bay & all tranportation while in Costa Rica, all watercolor and sketching instruction from Jan and full time guidance /translation with Leslie Anderson. Does not include liquor.
- Payment Schedule. Reservations on a first come basis made with initial deposit to Jan.
- Initial Deposit • $650 now reserves your place.
- $650 by Sept. 1, 2006 (Total $1300)
- $1300 by November 1 - Last Payment and you are paid up before the holidays!
- Materials List &What to Bring with you
- Jan will be sending out a Materials List to all registered participants in the Fall, 2006
- Leslie will be sending out information regarding Costa Rica travel.
- Class size limited to 12 painters, 2 non-painters. There are no places available at this time for a non-painting partner as part of the group. Non-Painters - $2000; Deposit $500. Any concerns regarding accommodations can be directed to Leslie.
- Each participant is responsible for:
- Valid passport
- Round trip airline reservations and tickets to San Jose International Airport (SJO) on Sunday, February 11 (No exceptions) returning on Sunday, February 25, 2007. Try to arrive at or around 8-10 p.m., Sunday.
- Any inoculations prescribed by your physician.
- Cancellation policy: Spaces are reserved on a first deposit received basis. Once your place has been reserved, there will be a non-refundable cancellation charge of $100 prior to November 15. The cancellation fee after November 15 will be charged according to expenses incurred. No refund less than 30 days unless we can replace your reservation with another student. We reserve the right to cancel any event, in which case you will receive a complete refund.
- We are booked up with 12 students and 2 non-students! If you'd like to be on the waiting list for any cancellations, please contact Jan.
After the trip in 2005, Dee Ritchie wrote:
" Everything about this trip exceeded my expectations by orders of magnitude! I knew it would be fun and interesting, but everything about Costa Rica was brighter, softer, gentler, slower, sweeter, and more colorful than I could have imagined. There is a lifetime of gorgeous scenery to paint... sunsets, tropical flowers, mountainous coastlines, colorful birds... the most challenging part is deciding what to tackle first! Our guide, Leslita, was so hospitable and fun that she has become a wonderful friend whom I hope to travel with again and again. And Jan, I am eternally grateful for making me "see" in splendiferous back-lit technicolor! Howling monkeys, curious toucans, huge blue butterflies and soft tropical breezes... Why did we have to leave?"