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Peacock Painters Marrakech Retreat 2013

Join Us! April 20-30, 2013

The Midnight at the Oasis Peacock Painting Retreat will be the 5th creative collaboration between Melanie Royals and Maryam Montague to create “paint magic” at Peacock Pavilions. Many of the patterns that have been designed for our past projects have found their way into our design collections for both Royal Design Studio and Modello Designs, and are now used and enjoyed by artists and designers worldwide.
Our artistic focus for the this exciting retreat will be a glamorous master bedroom suite treatment in the main house at Peacock Pavilions. Under the direction of Melanie Royals, you will be completing a large-scale mural of a Moroccan skyline set against a midnight blue sky. The mural will incorporate intricate patterns woven mysteriously through the architecture using paint, metal leaf and metallic foils. The adjoining dressing room will sparkle with exotic verre églomisé treatments on mirror and glass.

Retreat participants will have the opportunity to learn new and exciting decorative paint applications while creating a lasting artistic expression in a land of exceedingly rich design history.Our past Peacock Painting Projects have been featured, admired, and applauded on the top international design blogs around the world, and we are sure that this will be no exception. Additionally, our projects have captured in photo shoots for magazines such as Lonny, Elle Décor, House Beautiful, and others, with many more yet to come.

Most exciting, many of our previous painting projects are also featured in Maryam’s book, Marrakesh by Design, a comprehensive and thoughtful look at Moroccan decorating styles, their history, and their meaning-and how to translate the beautify of Moroccan design into your own home.

We are looking forward to another creative, inspiring and magical adventure to beautiful Marrakech, and hope that you can join us on this journey.

10 day Retreat Price: $3290

Peacock Painters Midnight at the Oasis Full Intinerary and fun trip inclusions!

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Marrakech Painting Trip: October 2011

Peacock Painters, The Encore Trip

This story begins in the fall of 2007. I had started my own blog, Designamour, and had become smitten with the words and images on a delightful little blog by Maryam Montague out of Morocco called My Marrakesh. You see, she and her architect husband were building a dream in an old olive grove just outside of Marrakech. The dream was a series of boutique bed and breakfast style guest houses to be called Peacock Pavilions.

Blogging comments and creative conversations ensued, and it was decided that I would plan for a group of decorative painters to come there for the chance to experience the magic and beauty of Morocco under Maryam’s guidance, while leaving something beautiful and lasting in return: original and exclusive decorative art on the walls, floors, and ceilings of the guest houses in the olive grove.

Well, one trip was not enough to satisfy the yearnings of these two ladies. Morocco has taken hold of my heart, and Peacock Pavilions has blossomed into a beautifully decorated jewel that still offers creative inspiration and decorative painting opportunities. Twenty five different people have now accompanied me on three different trips, and each has found it to be a life changing experience. We have seen the transformation of Peacock Pavilions from a construction site to chic boutique hotel. Our decorative painting projects there have been featured to the world in the top design and decorating blogs. Books and magazine features will soon follow.

In October 2012, I will be returning to Marrakech for what may be a final painting adventure in Morocco, and I hope that you can join me there to leave YOUR mark on this amazing place.

Gracious hosts and hospitality, creative painting, exotic cuisine, amazing ancient architecture, and so much more await you on what will be yet another magical, memorable journey! I hope you can join us...

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