PHOTO GALLERY - Our recent tour April 26th to May 6th 2007

We have recently returned from a ten day tour of Cuba, four days in Havana and six in the beautiful Vinales valley. Participants worked closely with Cuban artist Ileana Mulet and were invited to her home and studio in Havana in order to gain a better understanding of her life and work. As well as demonstrating some of her characteristic techniques with paint, Ileana was able to offer the group important insights into Cuban life and culture. Together with Ileana, the group then travelled to the Vinales valley where they worked in a range of locations, sketching and painting on farms, on the streets of Vinales town and alongside the caves within the ancient limestone rock formations known as the Mogotes. The tour offered a wealth of opportunities for contact with local people, on the farms, on the streets, in the bars and clubs, providing the cultural understanding and exchange that was central to the experience.

All photographs by Tara Sachdeva and Judy White.