Fresco workshop on walls

Get trained in fresco painting, the most environmentally friendly of all exterior mural techniques!

Create a personal fresco in dialogue with the spirit and architecture of the gorgeous Belloc Abbey and Basque region.

Instructors will be Valérie Letombe, iconographer, frescoist, member of the Pari(s) Affresco collective and Isabelle Bonzom, artist, painter, muralist, frescoist, fresco teacher and art historian. The founder of Pari(s) Affresco, Isabelle Bonzom is also the author of the reference book about the art and technique of buon fresco painting " La fresque, art et technique " (Eyrolles publishing house).

Rates start at 720€ and include training and fresco equipment

Lodging and meals are provided separately by the Belloc Abbey with rates starting at 308€.

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Full rate : 790 € - Reduced rate (student, job seeker) : 720 €

Rates include 40 hours of training, specialized and personalized teaching, masonry material, fresco painting equipment, Pari(s) Affresco association membership.

Training in fresco painting on walls :

During this workshop, you'll create a personal fresco on a pastoral theme in dialogue with the spirit and architecture of the gorgeous Belloc Abbey and Basque region. You'll be introduced to buon fresco, painting on fresh lime coating, through 6 days of practice on the exterior walls of the modernist-style abbey church of Belloc overlooking the beautiful countryside. A theme with multiple dimensions (poetic, pictorial, musical or spiritual), the pastoral theme can be approached literally or symbolically, figuratively or abstractly. This workshop will allow you to grasp notions intrinsically linked to mural art. You'll prepare a model of your fresco, mix and lay mortar and coating, and paint a fresco on the wall of the church's exterior ambulatory that looks over the Basque hinterland.

Trainers :

. Valérie Letombe, icon painter and frescoist, member of the Pari(s) Affresco collective

. Isabelle Bonzom, artist, painter and frescoist, trained at the Paris National Fine Art School and is the founder of Pari(s) Affresco non-for-profit organization. An art historian and pedagogue, she is the author of a reference book on the art and technique of fresco painting. For over thirty years, she has trained professionals and people in career transition from all over the world in the art and technique of fresco

Pari(s) Affresco organization and collective of frescoists :

Pari(s) Affresco’s mission is to train and create frescoes, rare eco-friendly exterior wall painting. Pari(s) Affresco is a member of Union Rempart, a French heritage-focused organization with activities in France and abroad

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Belloc Abbey :

A place to meditate and rejuvenate run by Habitat and Humanism, the Belloc Abbey consists of several buildings built in the vernacular and brutalist styles and is nestled in the Basque countryside. It was founded by Benedictine monks on the hills of the village of Urt which is located on the banks of the Adour river and a twenty-minute drive from Bayonne.

Lodging and meals :
Full-board accommodations are offered at the Belloc Abbey with rates ranging from 308€ to 406€ for 7 nights. To make a reservation and for more information, please call (33) 7 57 01 61 97 or contact the website : www.habitat-humanisme.org/abbaye-de-belloc/

For more information about the workshop and the fresco project, please contact Pari(s) Affresco : association@paris-affresco.org