Plein air painting, sketching and mixed media in front of glaciers, fjords and the open Atlantic.
Iceland is colour and form at their boldest: black sand, blue ice, green moss, ochre hills and a sky that changes by the hour. For painters and sketchers, every direction offers a composition.
An art retreat gives you the time and the guidance to respond to it. Plein air sessions outdoors, calm studio time indoors and tutors who meet you at your level mean you leave with finished work and fresh ways of seeing.
Outdoors and in, at a pace that suits the weather
Paint and sketch on location, in front of glaciers, fjords and lava fields.
Calm indoor space for longer work, colour study and gentle weather days.
Help with composition, colour and your chosen medium, at every level.
Short walks and slow drives to find the views that ask to be painted.
Bold subjects in every region
A glacier, black beaches and lava in a compact, painterly peninsula.
Waterfalls, glaciers and the famous black sand of the south coast.
Deep fjords and quiet villages, with the landscape often almost to yourself.
Painting is one of four ways to create with us in Iceland
What travellers ask us most
No. All levels are welcome, and tutors meet you where you are.
Watercolour, acrylic, oil, gouache, ink and mixed media are all common.
Often, with plein air sessions on location and studio time for longer work.
Featured retreats are booked online, with checkout handled securely through Bókun. Custom trips start with a short enquiry.
If you do not see a painting retreat on the calendar, we can build one on request. Tell us your medium, your group and your timing, and we will arrange the location, the tutor and the views, from Snaefellsnes to the quiet East.
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