Drawing, Painting and Exploring Amsterdam
September 20 - 28, 2024
with
Frederick Brosen
September 20 - 28, 2024
with
Frederick Brosen
View of Delft by Johannes Vermeer
Single Occupancy $4950
Double Occupancy $3250 per person
Included:
Instructed workshop, Lodging, all breakfasts, first and last night's dinners,
Museum pass, and one out of town day-trip.
itinerary is being prepared check back later
Double Occupancy $3250 per person
Included:
Instructed workshop, Lodging, all breakfasts, first and last night's dinners,
Museum pass, and one out of town day-trip.
itinerary is being prepared check back later
In Rick's own words:
Come and join me in the beautiful Fall in Europe for an 8 night stay in my very favorite place on this rock, Amsterdam!
This Art immersive trip will focus on both practicing and admiring Art in the Dutch capitol, a full experience of both drawing in Vondel Park and along the 17th c. Canals and escorted museum trips.
In addition to a group visit to the incomparable Rijksmuseum, a private escorted coach trip to the the Mauritshuis in The Hague will offer an immersion into the finest work of the great 17th c. Masters.
Mornings will be spent sketching, with several afternoons free to explore this wonderfully walkable city.
One dinner at classic Dutch restaurants as well as daily breakfasts at the hotel, are also included.
Amsterdam is the European city I know best, and the Golden Age Dutch painters were my first and most enduring source of both joy and inspiration in looking at Art. The Fall is a most beautiful time to be there, with some of the Summer crowds thinned out in the museums and restaurants.
I hope some of you will join me in what promises to be a convivial, inspiring and fun time for all!
Frederick Brosen
Come and join me in the beautiful Fall in Europe for an 8 night stay in my very favorite place on this rock, Amsterdam!
This Art immersive trip will focus on both practicing and admiring Art in the Dutch capitol, a full experience of both drawing in Vondel Park and along the 17th c. Canals and escorted museum trips.
In addition to a group visit to the incomparable Rijksmuseum, a private escorted coach trip to the the Mauritshuis in The Hague will offer an immersion into the finest work of the great 17th c. Masters.
Mornings will be spent sketching, with several afternoons free to explore this wonderfully walkable city.
One dinner at classic Dutch restaurants as well as daily breakfasts at the hotel, are also included.
Amsterdam is the European city I know best, and the Golden Age Dutch painters were my first and most enduring source of both joy and inspiration in looking at Art. The Fall is a most beautiful time to be there, with some of the Summer crowds thinned out in the museums and restaurants.
I hope some of you will join me in what promises to be a convivial, inspiring and fun time for all!
Frederick Brosen
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Some of Rick's paintings and drawings
Frederick Brosen’s watercolors have been featured in over 30 solo museum and gallery exhibitions across the country, most recently at the South Street Seaport Museum and at Hirschl & Adler Modern in NYC, both in 2012. His work is in the permanent collection of over a dozen museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Historical Society. He is the recipient of the City College of New York Career Achievement Award in 2011, and of two Pollack-Krasner Foundation grants. In 2006 a major exhibition of his watercolors was featured at the Museum of the City of New York in conjunction with the publication of a monograph of his NYC watercolors, with an introduction by Ric Burns, ‘Still New York’.
He is represented by Hirschl & Adler Modern in New York, and in 2015 his work was featured in ‘Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland’, premiering at the Wadsworth Atheneum and traveling to 3 additional museums, including the Brooklyn Museum. In February 2016 an exhibition of his series of Rome watercolors was shown at Hirschl & Adler Modern in New York.
Mr. Brosen’s teaching career spans over 25 years and includes teaching drawing and watercolor on the faculty of The National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Lehman College and The Art Students League of New York.
He is represented by Hirschl & Adler Modern in New York, and in 2015 his work was featured in ‘Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland’, premiering at the Wadsworth Atheneum and traveling to 3 additional museums, including the Brooklyn Museum. In February 2016 an exhibition of his series of Rome watercolors was shown at Hirschl & Adler Modern in New York.
Mr. Brosen’s teaching career spans over 25 years and includes teaching drawing and watercolor on the faculty of The National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Lehman College and The Art Students League of New York.
The group will be staying at the Notting Hill hotel
Here are some photos of our hotel.
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So many fascinating things to know about Amsterdam.. Here are but a few.
1. The city stands on 11 million poles
With half of the Netherlands sitting a meter (3 feet) above sea level, and Amsterdam itself built on clay, the foundation of the city is a major feat of engineering. As you’d learn in the Amsterdam Museum, 11 million wooden poles support the buildings from sinking. Wooden piles are even put in place to stop trees in Vondelpark from slipping into the naturally marshy ground. If it were up to us, we’d take our chances living on one of the city’s iconic house boats.
2. You can travel 100 kilometers on the canals
If you’ve ever dreamt of living on a houseboat, Amsterdam is the city for you! With over 165 canals, it’s possible to travel 100 kilometers (60 miles) on the water in the city limits. Of course, the 17th century Singelgracht area might be competitive — after all, it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the meantime, you can always take a 1-hour cruise to pick the perfect spot on the canals to drop your anchor and set up your Dutch dream life.
3. Europeans can’t get enough Amsterdam beer
Looking to quench your thirst? Amsterdam has the winning ingredients. While most European countries have their own beer, the Dutch can proudly claim to have the most popular. Founded in Amsterdam in 1864, Heineken now churns out almost 200 million hectolitres (5.2 billion gallons) of its famous brew every year. At the Heineken Experience, you’ll have the chance to learn the brewing process — all while sipping down a cold glass yourself.
4. A houseboat just for the cool cats
In a city made up of a patchwork of canals, living on a boat is far from out of the ordinary. Everywhere you look on a canal cruise, you’ll see the people of Amsterdam going about their daily lives on the water. But it’s not just people living on boats in the city. The city has its own boat just for cats. ‘The Catboat’ started in the 1960s and is now a well-known shelter for stray felines.
5. Its canals are full of bicycles
Make sure to look both ways out there — and we’re not just talking about the roads. With an estimated 1 million bicycles in the city, Amsterdam’s cycle lanes function like highways. And — perhaps after one too many Heinekens — a lot of cyclists take their bikes for a swim in the canals. A whopping 25,000 are fished from the canals each year. While we don’t recommend taking your ride for a quick dip, a private bike tour is still the best way to visit the lesser known parts of the city… stop every now and then to peer down into the waterways. Perhaps you’ll glimpse a few yourself.
6. Anne Frank’s diary is available in 70 different languages
No visit to Amsterdam would be complete without learning about its darkest period. On the Anne Frank Tour, you’ll hear the full story of the Nazi-occupied city. Frank hid with her family in a secret annex for 2 years between 1942 to 1944 before they were captured. Her story is now told around the world and her diary has been translated into 70 different languages.
7. The houses are narrow for a good reason
The picturesque houses that line the canals of areas like Jordaan in Amsterdam are renowned for their slender profiles. In fact, the narrowest of all has a facade that is only one meter wide! There’s a good explanation for this strange phenomenon. Back in the 17th century, the locals were taxed on the width of their property, making a narrow house a great way to save money.
8. The city features the most museums per capita in the world
For a relatively small capital city, Amsterdam is head and shoulders above most when it comes to culture. The city reportedly boasts more museums and theaters per capita in the world. If the world-class works in the Van Gogh, Rijksmuseum, and Stedelijk Museums don’t suit you, there’s plenty more to see.
1. The city stands on 11 million poles
With half of the Netherlands sitting a meter (3 feet) above sea level, and Amsterdam itself built on clay, the foundation of the city is a major feat of engineering. As you’d learn in the Amsterdam Museum, 11 million wooden poles support the buildings from sinking. Wooden piles are even put in place to stop trees in Vondelpark from slipping into the naturally marshy ground. If it were up to us, we’d take our chances living on one of the city’s iconic house boats.
2. You can travel 100 kilometers on the canals
If you’ve ever dreamt of living on a houseboat, Amsterdam is the city for you! With over 165 canals, it’s possible to travel 100 kilometers (60 miles) on the water in the city limits. Of course, the 17th century Singelgracht area might be competitive — after all, it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the meantime, you can always take a 1-hour cruise to pick the perfect spot on the canals to drop your anchor and set up your Dutch dream life.
3. Europeans can’t get enough Amsterdam beer
Looking to quench your thirst? Amsterdam has the winning ingredients. While most European countries have their own beer, the Dutch can proudly claim to have the most popular. Founded in Amsterdam in 1864, Heineken now churns out almost 200 million hectolitres (5.2 billion gallons) of its famous brew every year. At the Heineken Experience, you’ll have the chance to learn the brewing process — all while sipping down a cold glass yourself.
4. A houseboat just for the cool cats
In a city made up of a patchwork of canals, living on a boat is far from out of the ordinary. Everywhere you look on a canal cruise, you’ll see the people of Amsterdam going about their daily lives on the water. But it’s not just people living on boats in the city. The city has its own boat just for cats. ‘The Catboat’ started in the 1960s and is now a well-known shelter for stray felines.
5. Its canals are full of bicycles
Make sure to look both ways out there — and we’re not just talking about the roads. With an estimated 1 million bicycles in the city, Amsterdam’s cycle lanes function like highways. And — perhaps after one too many Heinekens — a lot of cyclists take their bikes for a swim in the canals. A whopping 25,000 are fished from the canals each year. While we don’t recommend taking your ride for a quick dip, a private bike tour is still the best way to visit the lesser known parts of the city… stop every now and then to peer down into the waterways. Perhaps you’ll glimpse a few yourself.
6. Anne Frank’s diary is available in 70 different languages
No visit to Amsterdam would be complete without learning about its darkest period. On the Anne Frank Tour, you’ll hear the full story of the Nazi-occupied city. Frank hid with her family in a secret annex for 2 years between 1942 to 1944 before they were captured. Her story is now told around the world and her diary has been translated into 70 different languages.
7. The houses are narrow for a good reason
The picturesque houses that line the canals of areas like Jordaan in Amsterdam are renowned for their slender profiles. In fact, the narrowest of all has a facade that is only one meter wide! There’s a good explanation for this strange phenomenon. Back in the 17th century, the locals were taxed on the width of their property, making a narrow house a great way to save money.
8. The city features the most museums per capita in the world
For a relatively small capital city, Amsterdam is head and shoulders above most when it comes to culture. The city reportedly boasts more museums and theaters per capita in the world. If the world-class works in the Van Gogh, Rijksmuseum, and Stedelijk Museums don’t suit you, there’s plenty more to see.
