Drawing on Sable Island
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Overview
Join Picture Perfect Tours and professional artist and illustrator, Briana Corr Scott for a drawing adventure on Sable Island!
Immerse yourself in the beauty of Sable Island, while putting pen to paper and sketching the fine details of this special place. Briana will share her creative process and offer insights to help you elevate your drawings and create life-long memories. Whether you’re a novice or an expert artist, this creative experience starts with a 2-hour pre-tour session in Halifax. This session will provide an overview of what to expect on Sable Island and ensure the group is comfortable with life drawing basics.
The next day, we’ll fly by airplane over the spectacular coastline of Nova Scotia to Sable Island. After an introduction by Parks Canada staff, we’ll explore the majestic island—taking time to immerse ourselves in the landscape, while drawing the expansive dunes and wildlife. We’ll complete our adventure with a group show and tell to talk about our work and you’ll return home with a gift pack of professional photographs to help inspire future drawings.
Experience Includes:
- Full-day guided tour and drawing sessions on Sable Island National Park Reserve: Picture Perfect Tours’ experienced guides will take care of the trip details and ensure you and the wildlife stay safe as you experience this amazing location.
- 30-minute drawing sessions at numerous locations on Sable Island: Whether you’re a novice or expert, Nova Scotia artist, Briana Corr Scott will share life drawing insights and demonstrations to help you create lasting memories through sketches.
- 2-hour pre-trip tour in Halifax to learn sketching basics, tips and techniques to create lasting memories through your sketches.
- Exclusive experience: This trip has a maximum group size of 6 artists to ensure personalized attention.
- Return airplane transportation with Sable Aviation
- Return shuttle van transportation to Halifax Stanfield International Airport from downtown Halifax with Picture Perfect Tours.
- Custom gift pack of digital photos from Briana and Picture Perfect Tours to download and sketch after returning home.
** 2025 Tour Dates Coming Soon! Please check back in the new year or contact Picture Perfect Tours to Inquire **
Tour Length: 7:00am – 8:30pm
To book online, visit: https://pictureperfecttours.ca/tours/drawing-on-sable-island
Cost: $2850 + HST
Book two or more seats and save $200 per person.
Good To Know:
A full list of suggested items to bring will be provided before the adventure, but please keep the following in mind:
- A list of suggested drawing materials you should bring will be provided
- Upon booking, you’ll receive a link to Briana Corr Scott’s video tutorials on life drawing to help prepare for your experience
- You’ll need to bring lunch, snacks, refillable water bottle, and a week’s worth of any essential medication
- Don’t wear any clothing recently worn at a farm
- Dress in layers of active wear clothing to stay comfortable
- A hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen are essential
- All people must keep a minimum distance of 20 metres from all wildlife
- There are no ticks or mosquitoes on Sable Island!
Accolades:
“As always, the artwork is beautiful, and the easy-to-read dialogue makes this perfect for young readers ready to read books on their own. Scott’s artwork is… inspiring.” Cloud Lake Literary – Aug 2021
“Sable Island (is) the most underrated travel experience in North America, and the third-most underrated worldwide.” Explore World Wide – Nov 2022
“The raw beauty of Sable was everything that I had imagined only 100 times more!! I have dreamed of going to Sable since I was a child and Sable did not disappoint!!” Ann T. – Oct 2021 (TripAdvisor)
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