Additional Program Information

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Surround yourself with the healing and inspiring spirit of Joseph’s Dream Appaloosas in the silence of the African bush! Learn new techniques and sharpen your artistic skills! Get inspired by our huge variety of colourful horses living natural in a herd environment in Namibia's untouched nature and get to know our philosophy how to live with horses and nature with respect and in harmony first-hand!

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Art is more than the process of drawing or painting; its a way to see and feel and live. You will feel home and at peace here with us to reach the deepest level of inspiration and flow! You’ll have time to recharge, relax and just absorb the beauty of Namibia's stunning nature, free roaming wildlife and our gorgeous horse family. 

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Kate will start the first week with lessons about horse details like eyes, noses, manes, skin and hooves and then move on to the full horse; while you learn the techniques of capturing the anatomy, values and textures in graphite. Using the same concept of details and working toward the full animal, in the 2nd week Kate will focus on wildlife with you and on the application and techniques with coloured pencils.

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On Saturday mornings you will have the chance to give back and becomes the teacher yourself for a small group of children from the nearby local community. (Optional) 

Choose from our different JD training methods your 5 private lessons included in your Retreat stay, to deepen your connection with your equine models and to expand your horizons to have a look into the equine soul... Basic Horsemanship, Clicker Training, Liberty, Trust exercises, Bodywork and co are on offer and our talented JD trainer will teach you how to truly connect force-free!

Our peaceful and modern shaped green village provides accomodation for you during your stay in one of our brand-new chalets with kingszise bed,  private toilet and bathroom. Our limited number of maximum 10 participants for this exclusive retreat ensures that the desired family character of the whole experience stays alive and provides the opportunity for personal attention and questions.

Etosha truly is a wildlife kingdom and symbol for Namibia's raw and untouched nature and will ensure your real African experience and provide tons of sketching and photo opportunities! Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity to share this exclusive Etosha experience with a professional wildlife artist  travelling along with you! 

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What to bring along for your art lessons with Kate: 

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Graphite:
 

• Staedtler Mars Lumograph pencils 2B & 3B

• Mechanical pencil
  
  Coloured pencil:
   

• Faber Castell Polychromos - no need for the full set they can be purchased individually. We will send you

   a  list of the colours required via email with your booking
  
  Extra Tools:

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• Kneadable eraser

• Vinyl eraser

• Sharpener

• Soft brush for dust removal

• Hot pressed (smooth) watercolour paper 300gsm (Arches) Approx A5 or A4 size is fine 8 sheets

• Sketch books 1 A5 size and 1 A4 size

• Camera or cellphone for taking you own reference photos

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