Recent Art Journeys

angkor temples, ta prohm, craig penny, sketching, drawing, painting, watercolour, pen, wash, ink,
Artist, Craig Penny painting at Ta Prohm Temple

We had beautiful weather, enthusiastic Art Lovers, an ancient city to explore.
​Artists Holidays really don't get better than this.

tonle sap, great lake, siem reap, angkor wat, fishing boats,
Fishermen on The Great Tonle Sap Lake.
lotus flower, stilted house, kompong phluk, tonle sap fishing village, sketching, drawing, Picture
Bayon Temple ruins after the rain.
village, stilts, siem reap, village girl, sketching holiday, painting watercolour, draw, ,
Sketching at the lake on our first morning...WOW!
market, village, flowers, vegetables, village people, cambodia,
Village Farmers Market
water buffalo, siem reap, river, lake, countryside,
Water Buffalo enjoying the water
Fishing village boats, lake, tonle sap, siem reap township, house stilts, fishing, fish trap,
Fishing village on the Great Lake

Some Highlights of our Adventures 

Angkor Wat Temple and many surrounding temples are an amazing holiday destination. An artist's holiday you will not forget!
Art Journeys & Painting Holidays have been organizing Artists and Art Lovers Luxury journeys for over 10 years to destinations in Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.
We offer the opportunity to indulge yourself with your art. Be mentored by an inspiring professional artist, rub shoulders with other like minded people wanting to share, learn, relax and enjoy their luxury travel experiences.
We have had some wonderful adventures and with great weather, a beautiful hotels and enthusiastic artists. 
plein air painting, sketching, paint holidays,
Artist Cathy Shugg plein air painting at village on the Great Lake
monks, angkor wat temple, courtyard, siem reap, tours,
Monks at Angkor Wat temple
monk blessing, angkor wat, temple tours, painting holidays, workshop sketching,
Rajna had her fortune told at Angkor Wat - good news I think.
village kids, watercolour painting, sketching group, painting holiday,
I had a helper who wanted to hold my palette whilst I painted.
Ta Prohm, angkor temples, sketching holiday, painting watercolour, craig penny,
This is one of my original photos taken on my first trip to Cambodia in 2005. Ta Prohm is still amazing to visit.
kompong phluk fishing village, tonle sap, water taxi,
Kompong Phlluk or The Stilted Village on the lake is home to 3 - 5,000 people.
siem reap alley west, shopping, boutiques, restaurants, pub street, sketching, tour,
Alley West Siem Reap shopping
village restaurant, tonle sap, painting tour group, watercolours, sketch, village,
Lunch at the village - fresh fish, veg and soups, delicious.
Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, elephants, angkor tours, painting holidays,
Famous Bayon Temple ruins after the rains.

The Thing
​that sparked it off.

For us it was when artist Craig Penny and his wife joined us in Siem Reap for 5 days to have a look around with the idea of doing some Sketching Holidays based around a longer stay and the famous Angkor Temples of Cambodia. 
When Craig & Andrea arrived it had been raining solidly for 5 - 7 days and the township as it was under 1 metre or more of water. Tourism had moved to higher ground. 

We went out touring regardless ... One of our adventures was a short-cut down an alley to avoid deep water in the town centre.
As we navigated the road our driver plunged head first into an unseen hole in the road. The 3 of us sitting in a Tuk Tuk behind him were next. We were saved by the local barber and some of his customers who all jumped up to rescue us from the flood waters.
2012 The year of the flood did not deter us. 
"Bloody marvellous...!" was Craig's comment about the flood affected journey to the lake and the boat ride on to the Stilted Village.  Just getting to the boats was an adventure in itself with flooded villages and rice paddies.

We still love revisiting The Stilted Village on our tours and sharing the stories with our travellers and guests. It's not always flooded and we all seem to have just as much fun exploring the village area when the water is lower.

Join us for an Art Journey you will not forget! 

2023
15 days - Artists Spiritual Holiday Journey
to Angkor Temples & Battambang Old city