A Painting Holiday on Cape Ann offers you the chance to set up your easel where Winslow Homer stood, to study the surf as Frederick Waugh did, and to capture your own impressions of the varied beauty that continues to bring artists to our rocky coast and peaceful marshes. The artists that conduct these workshops have been in the art field all their lives, and like my parents before me who started the Assorted Artists of Seaward Inn workshops in 1979, it seemed only natural to combine the Seaward Inn's hospitality with those artists, to give you five friendly days of work and pleasure.

We want to stress “pleasure”, although enough serious instruction will be provided to give you a virtuous feeling of time well spent. While you are “working”, enjoy the contrasts of the delicate touch of the salt spray on your face and the firm strength of granite ledge at your feet. Don’t miss the fragrance of the breeze blowing over those wild roses!

Moreover, make the most of your hours at the Seaward Inn, where guests have been returning year after year since 1945. These guests, many of whom have become friends over time, agree with our artists, that the Seaward Inn offers comfort, good food and the friendly atmosphere that a group of painters will enjoy.

Nancy Cameron-Gilsey
Innkeeper