October is almost here. The light is already shifting.
Soon, the maples in Maine will be on fire — scarlet, amber, gold so bright it almost hurts to look at it — and a small group of painters will be standing in the middle of it with brushes in their hands and nowhere else to be.
I want you to be one of them.
This year, Fall Color Week is at Acadia National Park, Maine.
Granite coastline. Atlantic surf against pink rock. Birches gone gold. The kind of light the Hudson River School masters came here to paint and were accused of exaggerating. They weren’t.
For one week in October, none of it belongs to a museum. It belongs to you and your easel.
No distractions. No responsibilities. No chores. Just pure painting time alongside artists who understand exactly why this matters to you — even if nobody at home quite does.
✅ Your meals? Taken care of.
✅ Cleanup? Handled.
✅ The weight you’ve been carrying? Left at the front gate of the park.
All you have to do is show up, paint, and breathe.
Our all-inclusive painting retreat provides:
- Comfortable accommodations at the Schoodic Institute, right inside Acadia National Park
- All meals — more time for painting and bonding, zero chores
- Daily painting in the region’s most breathtaking locations
- We paint together daily, with two group options
- We provide maps and directions to every spectacular spot
- You can head off on your own whenever you wish
- Evening gatherings with campfires, music, stories, and laughter
- A place to put paintings out to share what you’ve created
We only take 100 painters for this week, so it stays personal — plenty of space to paint, explore, and actually get to know the people beside you.
Beginners and pros stand side by side as equals. You don’t need to be at any particular level. You just need to love painting.
October is coming fast. If this is the week your soul has been asking for, don’t let it pass.
~Eric
P.S. Seats are going. 100 artists. One unforgettable week. Once these spots fill, they’re gone until next year — and this one is close.
Oct. 11–18, 2026 | Schoodic Institute, Acadia National Park, Maine
