Service Description

We invite you to an art retreat with Viktoria Maliar, an artist specializing in oil pastels, at Domaine du Burignon, an exceptional location overlooking Lake Geneva and surrounded by vineyards. For five days, you will explore oil pastels through values, forms, color, and composition, with an approach inspired by Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Landscape will be central to the program, and two days will be dedicated to portraiture. Landscape will serve as a guiding thread, and two full days will be devoted to portraiture, to deepen your confidence and your ability to capture human expression. Dates: August 9-15, 2026 Location: Domaine du Burgnon, 1803 Saint-Saphorin, Switzerland (entirely reserved for the retreat) Program: Sunday, August 9 • Arrival • Dinner at the Domaine Monday, August 10 • Morning: Workshop with Viktoria • Afternoon: Walk in Lavaux & outdoor sketching Tuesday, August 11 • Morning: Workshop with Viktoria • Afternoon: Walk in Montreux & outdoor sketching Wednesday, August 12 • Morning: Workshop with Viktoria • Afternoon: Walk in Lausanne & outdoor sketching Thursday, August 13 • Morning: Workshop with Viktoria • Afternoon: Free time / outdoor sketching Friday, August 14 • Morning: Workshop with Viktoria • Afternoon: Free time • Evening: Aperitif & Wine Tasting at the Domaine Saturday, August 15 • Breakfast and Departure Inclusions • Accommodation • All breakfasts and lunches • Dinner on arrival day • Wine tasting on Friday evening • All transportation for group outings during the retreat Not included • Transportation on arrival and departure days • Dinners (except on arrival day) • Transportation during your free time or your own excursions during the retreat • Art supplies for the workshop (request the list by email at info@artiloft.ch). We can also provide them for an additional fee. Prices with accommodation (All rooms are booked, no availability). Prices without accommodation: • CHF 1,250 - art program without meals • CHF 1,475 - art program with 5 lunches A certificate of completion is awarded at the end of the workshop. Online booking with full payment is mandatory to guarantee your place.