| Come to Tuscany this year. Artistic travellers from around the world come together to this enchanting setting.
We will live in the ancient stone village of San Donato surrounded with vineyards |
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| Price from 1495 EUR /person |
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| Day 1 - DAY 1
Meeting at Fattoria (Farm) San Donato at 7.30 pm for cocktail. We will have dinner after that. | | Day 2 - Painting en plein air from 9 am - 1 pm in the field near San Donato.
Light lunch. Afternoon visit to San Gimignano, visit of the old city with the fortress, entrance to the Cathedral where we will see frescos of Barna di Siena, Benozzo Gozzoli, Bartolo di Fredi, Ghirlandaio…
6.30 pm slide lecture
8 pm dinner | | Day 3 - Painting en plein air from 9 am - 1 pm near San Donato.
Light lunch. Slides at 4 pm.
Afternoon trekking excursion to Montauto, an ancient hill top town on the Franchigena road.
6.30 pm slide lecture
8 pm dinner | | Day 4 - Painting en plein air from 9 am - 1 pm at San Donato.
Light lunch. Afternoon trekking excursion to Castel Vecchio a city abandon in the 13 th century in the middle of the woods.
6.30 pm slide lecture
8 pm dinner | | Day 5 - 10.30 am slide lecture
A whole day painting excursion to Volterra. Visit of Etruscan museum.
6.30 pm slide lecture
8 pm dinner | | Day 6 - Departure at 9 am.
A whole day painting excursion across little towns of Tuscany, a visit to two museums with Tuscan paintings in the town of Sienna: visit of cathedral and Piccolomini Library inside the cathedral with frescos of Pintoricchio, visit to ancient fortified town of Monteriggioni, where we will paint in the afternoon.
8 pm dinner | | Day 7 - Slides at 9 am.
Painting and finishing paintings.
Slides and final critique at 6 pm.
8 pm dinner |
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Adults |
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| 07/10/2008 to 14/10/2008 |
1495 EUR |
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| 22/05/2009 to 29/05/2009 |
1595 EUR |
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| 16/06/2009 to 24/06/2009 |
1595 EUR |
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| 23/07/2009 to 30/07/2009 |
1595 EUR |
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| 07/10/2009 to 14/10/2009 |
1595 EUR |
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| Duration:
7 days - Starts at:
07.30 pm - Finishes at: 10.00 pm |
| Starting point: Fattoria San Donato, near San Gimignano |
| Finishing point: Fattoria San Donato, near San Gimignano |
| Payment Types:
Cash, Credit Cards, Cheque, Traveller Cheques, Wire Transfer, PayPal |
| We speak:
Italian, French, English |
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| Inclusions: |
- Cocktail the first evening, 7 nights in a double room, 7 breakfasts, 4 light snacks at lunch time, 7 dinners (wine included), 6 days of lessons, acrylic colors (for our lessons) , brushes, paper (for the first day), canvases 5 , use of painting boards, French easels and chairs included), evening art appreciation course with slide lectures, numerous excursions listed below.
Including painting and art history excursions:
- a whole day excursion across little towns of Tuscany, a visit to a museum with Tuscan paintings in the town of Sienna: Piccolomini Library inside the Cathedral with frescos of Pintoricchio, visit of ancient fortified town Monteriggioni, where we will paint in the afternoon.
- an afternoon excursion to San Gimignano, visit of the old city center with the fortress, entrance to the Cathedral where we will see frescos of Barna di Siena, Benozzo Gozzoli, Bartalo di Fredi, Ghirlandaio...
- a whole day painting excursion to Volterra. Visit of the most important Italian Etruscan Museum.
- one whole day trekking painting excursion to Castel Vecchio a city abandon in the 13st century in the middle of the woods.
- afternoon trekking excursion to Montauto, an ancient hill town on the Frachigena road.
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Emphasis will be put on perception and observation, as the bases to painting. I will help you develop your personal outlook, as well as inspire your imagination in all this magical places and to help you appreciate art to the full. We will paint 4 hours every morning.
You may work on sketches for the first few days, and than proceed to more accomplished works derived from these last. Or you may simply paint two or three works a day. If for some reason, you want to wonder and explore the territory during these days, you are pleased to do so. Hikking trips will be organized for you for two afternoons. Walking the Tuscan land you will be able to get to know better the light and the colors of it. We will do a stop where you will be able to scatch or photograph. Some people do not like to hike, in that case you will have a chance to stay and paint at San Donato. My recommandation is by the swimminpool from where you will be able to see a big part of Tuscany, too. One afternoon we will spend at San Gimignano. And two whole days we will be travelling to other towns in Tuscany as Sienna, Volterra and Monteriggioni. In the evenings we will discuss the work done during the day and see numerous slides of contemporary and modern art.
Color theory lessons. An evening art appreciation course. Many excursions...
Art class is opend to participants of all ages and levels from beginners to advanced.
You will also learn A LOT about culture, art, history, gastronomy and wine of the country that you will be visiting.
Tjasa Iris is holding painting workshops in Italy, France and Slovenia since 1996.
"In 11 years of career I had participants from all 6 continents and from about 23 countries...
...and many who returned second, third and even for the forth time."
Tjaša |
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