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nyújtott.
FIVE-DAY PAINTING RETREAT IN THE FERTŐ-HANSÁG REGION
“Behind the reeds – moorland lights” between 10 and 15 Octobr at our Lifestyle Hotel
There is a landscape on the edge of Hungary where water and sky meet. Where morning mist settles over the reeds, flocks of birds move silently and every ray of light takes on a different color.
Our five-day retreat is inspired by this unique world, set in the picturesque surroundings of the Fertő–Hanság region, at Tornácos Lifestyle Hotel.This is not a traditional painting camp. Nor is it a series of technical exercises.
Beyond painting techniques, it is about attention, the painter’s way of seeing, and how we connect to the atmosphere of a landscape — and, through it, to ourselves. It is a shared creative journey through nature, light, silence, and inner imagery.
During the five days, each day focuses on a different theme:
- hidden landscapes and endless reed fields
- reflections on water and meditative painting
- the mythical, dreamlike world of the Hanság region
- dawns and twilight lights
- movement, flocks of birds, and free gestures
Painting outdoors, tuning into the rhythm of the landscape, experimenting with texture, light, atmosphere, and one’s own visual language.
The camp is open to both beginners and advanced participants from the age of 14.
Perfect technique is not the priority — presence, curiosity, and the joy of creating are what truly matter.
What you can expect:
- plein air painting in unique locations
- inspiring professional guidance
- meditative and expressive creative exercises
- sunrise and sunset painting sessions
- slowing down close to nature
- a supportive small-group community
- closing exhibition
PROGRAM
Day 1 — Arriving into the Landscape – “Behind the Reeds”
Focus: observation, attunement, atmosphere
Themes: mist, reeds, reflections, concealment, subtle colors
Exercises: quick tonal studies, limited palette, 15-minute plein air sketches, exercise: “What does the landscape hide?”
Mood: slowing down, silence, sensitization
Day 2 — The Movement of Water – “Water and Silence”
Focus: meditative painting
Themes: water surface, wave rhythms, reflections, minimalism
Special element: phone-free morning
Exercises: large-brush painting, repetitive rhythms, painting inspired by soundscapes, collective creation without music
Evening discussion: How does attention change while painting?
Day 3 — The Myth of the Landscape – “The Spirits of Hanság”
Focus: inner imagery + expressiveness
Themes: marshlands, memories, dreamlike landscapes, organic textures
Techniques: mixed media, earth/pigments, scraping techniques, texture building
Assignment: “Paint a place that does not exist — but could exist here.”
Day 4 — Chasing the Light – “Light Above the Water”
Focus: dramatic lighting
Program: DAWN PAINTING SESSION
Themes: sunrise, backlighting, dusk, pre-storm light
Exercise: painting the same motif at different times of day
Day 5 — Freedom and Movement – “Bird Migration”
Focus: letting go + finding one’s own visual language
Themes: movement, rhythm, flocks of birds, gesture
Exercises: large-scale painting, rapid brushwork, intuitive creation, final free project
Closing event: mini exhibition
Course leader: Beáta Erdős – painter and restorer, who also provides all necessary art materials, including easels, brushes, paints, papers, and canvases.
Born to a fine artist father and surrounded by artist relatives, Beata's life has been deeply interwoven, on a cellular level, with the colorful spectrum of artistic expression.
She pursued her artistic studies in Paris and the Netherlands between 1989 and 2011.
She studied painting restoration at the Sorbonne University in Paris. During her 16 years abroad, she collaborated with numerous galleries and museums, including the Louvre Museum, Fondation Wildenstein, Petit Palais, and the Châteaux of the Loire Valley. She studied various archaic painting techniques for several years at the J. Hermil School of Painting in Paris, where she has also been teaching ever since.
In 1994, she received the special prize of the Fondation de France. Her solo exhibitions have been held, among others, in Versailles (1993 – Galerie Geode), Paris (1995 – Centre d’Animation 17ème), and in several cities across France.
Since 2005, she has also been engaged in painting therapy (studies: Netherlands – Fondation Emerald).
She currently restores private art collections.
Her own paintings have been exhibited in Paris, Versailles, and other French cities, and her works can be found in private collections.
She studied painting therapy at the Emerald Foundation in The Hague, the Netherlands, and continues to apply it in supporting the psychological and mental well-being of disadvantaged children, as well as in personality development and talent nurturing through artistic creative work.
Teaching is an integral part of her artistic practice, alongside passing on her knowledge and expertise in painting and restoration. She currently teaches in her own painting studio and at the ModulArt Painting School in Budapest.
Participation fee:
- 4 days of creative workshops including all materials: HUF 120.000 / person
- Accommodation and meals for 4+1 nights – the final night is optional and meals can be selected individually (breakfast only or half board).
Registration for the course:
- With a HUF 50.000,- HUF deposit payable to Beáta Erdős.
- By the joint registration of family members, a discounted participation fee is available.
Accommodation booking in the rooms of our Lifestyle building:
- via the Tornácos Hotel online booking platform
- by e-mail: info@tornacos.hu
- by phone: +36 99 540 200
1 night / room for 2 persons with breakfast in a double room: HUF 47.760
1 night / room with breakfast for 1 person in a single room: HUF 32.240
1 night / room with half board for 2 persons in a double room: HUF 56.160
1 night / room with half board for 1 person in a single room: HUF 36.440
The creative retreat starts with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 12 participants.
Application deadline: 1 October
Registration and further information about the art retreat: by Beáta Erdős by phone at +36 30 376 0212 or by e-mail at mandalart3@gmail.com.
These five days are for those who not only wish to paint, but also reconnect with nature and their own inner visual world.
Fertő–Hanság – 5 days • nature • painting • silence • light • freedom • creation
We do not only paint the landscape.
We also paint what it hides.
We warmly welcome everyone who wishes to create and take part in an inspiring, nature-centered artistic community.
