Art Of Tracy Verdugo Blog

**Note I'm now calling these travel posts updates as my desire to post daily doesn't seem to match the amount of hours I actually have in the day! Enjoy and big hugs from Dublin! After a fabulous weekend in Brighton with 24 beautiful creatives, a catch up with my amazing friend Erin Faith Allen who came to paint and film moi for her documentary series on women artists, and a perfect home stay with the amazing Tamara Laporte and family, it was time for mi amor and I to head off to the Welsh countryside for three days of rest and respite before my upcoming five day retreat in West Cork Ireland.  the lovely Clare Campbell founder of Big Love Sista lost in splendiferous colour!  the irrepressible Tam and I- so excited to announce that I will be teaching in Life Book again in 2016!  We arrived at our Airbnb studio in the Welsh countryside and settled in before enjoying this magnificent sunset, looking forward to days ahead of rambling through ...

Wow! What a wonderful weekend with 15 creative seekers on a gorgeous property in beautiful Papamoa NZ!! Thank you so much to all of you for being brave, breaking outside of your boundaries and trusting in my guidance. You are all amazing! A huge thanks to the gorgeous Jenny Grant(with her beautiful painting below)for organising this workshop and for hosting me in your home. It felt like family :)  and also to the incredibly gracious Allison for sharing her home and studio (and wine) with us over the weekend! I have to say I LOVE steering you through the tricky bits and then.....  seeing your faces light up when you get to a new place!  The diversity of art at the end of the weekend took my breath away.....  as did the beauty of the landscape I was lucky enough to experience....  through the window of my shuttle bus  when my flight from Tauranga to Auckland was cancelled....  I even spied a hobbit house...