ONLY 2 SPACES REMAINING As we enter our eleventh year in Bagno Vignoni, Tuscany, we continue to produce a plein air-painting program that will engage the artist with respect to the landscape and planned painting exercises. The artist will come away from this experience well versed in landscape painting techniques and will have also seen the very best Tuscany has to offer. Our guests will stay in Pope Pio II’s summer Villa built in the 15th century and which is now a charming three star hotel serving incredible Tuscan food. All rooms have private baths. There are not a lot of tourists; it truly is an artist’s retreat.
Constructive critiques are held daily and a final critique of all paintings occurs on the last day of the Workshop. We only take 10 to 12 painters at a time allowing for a more personal approach to your painting experience. Of course, those newly discovered artists receive a little more guidance.
Your Itinerary:
Day 1, Saturday: 9:15 am - All artists are collected at a central point in Rome and transported by private minibus to Bagno Vignoni Tuscany, about 2 hours north of Rome. After our lunch, Sam will do a demo and Artists paint.
Day 2, Sunday: Sam does a demo in the morning; Paint all day in Bagno Vignoni. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the hotel.
Day 3, Monday: Sam will demo in the morning in the hilltop village of Montichiello, about 5 kilometers from our hotel. Lunch is on your own today; choose a lovely little restaurant looking over the valley. Tonight dinner at our hotel.
Day 4, Tuesday: Sam demo in the morning; Paint in Bagno Vignoni. Lunch, and dinner at the hotel.
Day 5, Wednesday: Off to the vineyards for special wine tasting and an olive oil tasting. Lunch at another location in Tuscany. Dinner at the hotel.
Day 6, Thursday: Today, paint in Pienza, the model Renaissance city built by Pope Pio II. Enjoy lunch at any of the excellent restaurants in Pienza. Painting Demonstration.
Day 7, Friday: Sam does a demo in the morning. Lunch, and dinner at the hotel. Line up of work, critique of week's accomplishments 4:30pm. Farewell Dinner
Day 8, Saturday Check-out: Everyone transported back to Rome to the airport, make sure all flights to the US are in the afternoon.
Faculty Information:
Sam D'Ambruoso of Middlebury, CT has been professionally painting landscapes and portraits since 1972. His artists' workshops in the United States and in Italy, begun in 1997, have been acclaimed by past participants many of whom return year after year.
Mary Ann D'Ambruoso is the Workshop Coordinator. Since 1997, Sam and Mary Ann have hosted International Art Workshops concentrating on Italy and New England. In 2006 a new program was added which presents travel opportunities focused on Italian Culture and Cuisine. She began her hospitality career in 1979 and took her culinary training in NY City at the Professional Culinary Arts Center, The New School for Social Research.
Other Activities:
Our Program Includes:
- 7 nights, 8 days at a three star hotel. All rooms with private baths. Our hotel, the summer Villa of the fifteenth century Pope Pio II, has an elevator
- Daily Breakfast, 5 Lunches & 5 Dinners during your stay at the hotel. Family style dining
- 7 days of Art Instruction, Demonstration & Critiques; oil painting, pastels, and watercolors; all levels
- Special Day trip to vineyards for special wine and olive oil tasting
- Painting in the hill towns of Montechiello and Pienza as well as Bagno Vignoni
- Private coach transfer from Rome to our location in Tuscany & return to the airport or hotels in Rome
Facility Information:
Cypress, umbrella pines, and the rolling landscape all bathed in the glowing Tuscan light present world class vistas to challenge the out-door painter. Join us for our 11th year in the beautiful village of Bagno Vignoni, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany.
Notes:
October Workshop Price: $2,950 for the artist and $2,650 for non-painting guest. Single supplement charge: $375. Non-instruction art workshops in Tuscany as low as $2,300.
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