The cost of the workshop is as follows:

Workshop fee: $300.00 per person

Optional plan .......just come hang out with us and paint no instruction $125.00 per painter.
We have coordinated various locations for the group to paint.

Space limited to 10 painters and anyone just wanting to get away to a beautiful place where the sun is shinning and the air is warm.. please let us know asap!!!!! mmchandon@gmail.com

Todos Santos (All Saints) is on the Pacific coast about 45 miles north of Cabo San Lucas.

 

 

In 1723 Father Jaime Bravo established Todos Santos as the mission of Nuestra Senora del Pilar de La Paz. It eventually reached mission status & was named Santa Rosa de Todos Santos in honor if its benefactor, Dona Rosa de la Pena. At this time the population of La Paz mission was transferred here, and then unfortunately abandoned in 1749. Since this time it has carried the name of Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Todos Santos. The village prospered during the last half of the 19th century & first half of the 20th century on sugar production & in 1850 there were eight sugar mills in the area. Sugar production lasted nearly 100 years & most of the beautiful colonial style buildings and handsomely-built homes were financed by sugar monies. Many of these buildings fell into ruins in the 1950's when there were droughts, the water table dropped drastically & began to dry up, causing a great loss of cane crops. This along with the low prices of sugar after WWII caused a great financial decline for the area & forced many of the families living here to move elsewhere.   Now the rich farmlands have been re-worked & the town prospers from an abundance of Poblano chili farming, Avocado, Papaya & Mango orchards (and Organic Vegetables) Fishing & Ranching. Since the early 1980's there has been an influx of tourist activity due to the paving of Mexico Highway 19 from La Paz through to Cabo San Lucas.  In recent years many Fine Artists, artisans & crafts people have moved into the area. Todos Santos is becoming well-known as a Cultural & Artistic center.

 

Our workshop will take place at the home-art institute of Davis artist Donna Billick. Her compound is located in the heart of Todos Santos. There are three private rooms with queen size beds and private baths available, on a first come first serve basis. There are also two beautiful hotels very close to Donna's that we recommend, the famous Hotel California and Casa Bentley.

 

 

Travel recommendations: there are direct flights from Sacramento to San Jose Cabo

It is very easy to take a shuttle from the airport to the bus station and then take a nice air-conditioned bus ride to Todos Santos, approximately 1 hour ride. Other options are avail, please ask your travel agent. Upon arriving in Todos Santos it is a very short walk to Donnas' or your hotel.

 

http://hotelcaliforniabaja.com/

http://casabentleybaja.com/

 

Todos Santos has wonderful places to eat including 5-star restaurants, organic produce stands, vegetable markets, art galleries, yoga classes, shopping and much more.

We are very excited about this workshop and we hope you'll join us.