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Amalfi Coast, Landscape Painting Workshop offered by supplier M14325 (read about supplier) Key Information: Class Size: 10 - 15 people Destination: Italy   Category: Art and craft workshop Specialty: Drawing, Painting   Season: June Courses Per Year: 2 Course Level: All levels Min Price: 2875 US Dollar (USD) per person Max Price: 3275 US Dollar (USD) per person

Tour Dates for June 22 to 29:

Once again we will be plein air painting on the beautiful Amalfi Coast, a World Heritage Site, which consistently offers a unique artistic challenge and historic perspective on this magnificent region of Italy. Perfectly preserved ancient villages spill down sheer cliffs to the azure sea offering the most spectacular vistas to be found anywhere. It is the perfect venue for a painter!

- 7 nights, 8 days at our seaside hotel, all rooms with private bath, daily breakfast.
- All rooms with a sea view. Breakfast each day and 3 lunches and 5 dinners included
- 6 1/2 days of Art Instruction, Demonstration & Critiques; One-on-one painting & drawing instruction
- Work in oils, watercolors or pastels; all levels.
- Paint in Positano, Ravello, Capri, and Amalfi; We’ll also paint in a private family garden hanging half way between the Sea & Sky & enjoy an exceptional “al fresco” luncheon under the bougainvillea canopy
- Free time to visit the inspiring Villa Cimbrone & Villa Rufolo while in Ravello.
- Private car land transfers to Ravello and to and from the airport.
- Ferry boat transfers to Positano included.

Tour Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrive and check-in at hotel in Amalfi, painting demonstration by Sam D'Ambruoso. The 6 points to consider creating a great painting are discussed. Artists continue to paint after demo. Join us for Cocktails at 7:00 p.m. with dinner to follow.

Day 2: Demo at 8:30 a.m. We paint in Amalfi. Painting objectives will be developed for all artists. Paint all day until 4:30 p.m. Lunch and dinner at hotel.

Day 3: Artists painting day in Amalfi. Lunch at hotel. Dinner on your own to enjoy the many terrific restaurants in Amalfi.

Day 4: Positano. Today we will travel by ferry to spectacular Positano to paint/sketch the excellent locations near the beach. Lunch is on your own at any one of the wonderful restaurants on the beach. Positano is also known for its shopping – just so you know! Dinner at hotel.

Day 5: Ravello. Today we spend our day in a lovely, peaceful private garden high up the towering cliffs above the sea. We’ll paint and then enjoy a homemade luncheon “al fresco”. Continue painting after lunch. This evening we’ll enjoy true Neapolitan pizza!

Day 6: Optional: Capri. For those who wish, take a ferry to Capri and explore this world famous playground on your own. Visit Anacapri, the Villa St. Michele, as well as Capri's own "center of the world" Piazza Umberto and the beautiful Gardens of Augustus overlooking the Faraglioni rocks.

Artists may choose to bring their painting gear or sketchbooks. Enjoy lunch on your own at one of the many wonderful restaurants on Capri. Please note - Capri is very hilly – but public transportation is very good. The ferry is approximately 37 EUR round trip, and the 1 day bus/funicular pass is about 7 EUR.

Day 7: Ravello. We return to this peaceful village to paint all day. Lunch on your own in Ravello. Dinner at Hotel. Optional: Some artists may wish to take some time on their own to visit the medieval Villa Rufulo – and the gardens which inspired Wagner to write his famous opera Parsifal and to visit Villa Cimbrone with its spectacular Belevdere “to eternity” and gardens. Entries to these historic Villas are approximately 8 EUR each. Sam will give the overall painting critique on the works accomplished this week. Tonight our Farewell Dinner.

Day 8: Checkout and departure.

Faculty Information:
As a full-time professional artist, Sam D’Ambruoso brings 30 years of experience to these workshops. He has been concentrating on landscapes and portraits since 1972. His nationally acclaimed artists’ workshops in Tuscany and Amalfi, and Sicily, Italy continue to grow in popularity.

Graduating from Providence College, he studied at the Paier School of Art, Hamden, CT under Joseph Funaro and at Lyme Academy of Art under Dan Gheno. He also studied with internationally renowned landscape painter, Thomas Beuchner of Elmira, New York and also at the Scottsdale Artist School with Skip Whitcomb of Fort Collins, Colorado.

A significant influence in landscape painting for Sam was at the Plein Air Painter’s of America Workshop 2003 in Old Lyme, CT where he studied with Matt Smith and Kevin McPherson. After teaching art in area colleges, he has developed a 10-week program of instruction in landscape painting as well as portraiture. He is an Elected Artist at the Kent Art Association, Kent, CT.

He was chosen by American Artist Magazine as a landscape-painting instructor at the 2004 Art Methods and Materials Show in Pasadena, California. He was also appointed for a two-year term to the State of Connecticut Commission on the Arts and served on its Executive Committee. Current painting projects include original paintings of New England and Tuscany, Italy as well as selected landscape and portrait commissions.

Other Activities:
The Amalfi Workshop Program Includes:
- Sightseeing and painting tours in Ravello, Positano, and Capri
- Free day in Capri, swim, shop, and sightseeing
- Special painting day in private gardens in Ravello; al fresco luncheon on site
- Painting demonstrations, individual art instruction, and daily critiques
- Cooking program available.

Facility Information:
Located in the coastal village of Amalfi, our very special hotel is right on the sea; all rooms with sea view and with private bath. Hotel has its own private access to the sea and is within an easy walk to town.

Member discount:
10% discount for InfoHub customer.  Request a free gift certificate.

Notes:
Prices:
- Artist: $2,975 artist
- Non-painting guest: $2,575
- Single room supplement: $375
- Group rates from $2,475.

Price Includes:
- Transportation to all painting sites
- All gratuities included
- 7 nights, 8 days, hotel located directly on the waterfront in the town of Amalfi (private baths and elevator)
- Breakfast each day at hotel, 3 lunches and 5 dinners included
- Painting demonstrations in oils, individual art instruction, and daily critiques, painting sessions scheduled in Amalfi, Ravello, Positano, and Capri
- Special painting excursion with al fresco luncheon at a private home and garden in Ravello
- Transportation to all painting sites, a combination of ferry boats and private coach
- All gratuities
- Exciting guest cooking program available.

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