Faculty Information:
Program Instructors:

Louise Freshman Brown is a painter and mixed medium artist whose works have been featured in the United States and Europe. Solo exhibits include the Everson Museum, NY, Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art, FL, DeLand Museum of Art, FL and the Monique Goldstrom Gallery, NYC. Recent exhibits include galleries in Italy, Sweden and Florida. Her works are in over 500 private, public and corporate collections including the Voorhees Museum, NJ, Queensborough Museum, NY, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, AL, The Federal Reserve, The Cleveland Clinic, and the Haskell Collection to name a few.

Freshman Brown is a Professor of Art at The University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL where she has been regularly awarded for excellence in teaching. She received her B.F.A. in Painting and M.F.A. in Painting/Printmaking from Syracuse University. For the past 25 years she has conducted workshops and lectures nationally and internationally.

Other Activities:
In addition to painting, some of the other activities will be:

- Excursion to the island of Capri
- Visit to the archaeological ruins of Pompeii
- 1/2 day excursion to Amalfi and the spectacular hilltop town of Ravello
- Tour of local food producers: cheese, limoncello, wine, etc.

Facility Information:
Setting and Accommodations:

One of the most interesting parts of this program is where we will be staying. Villa Romano, a 17th century palazzo in Piano di Sorrento, is still owned by the original family who will be our hosts. Filled with family antiques and artwork, the villa conveys a sense of living the noble life in the south a century ago. There are 3 kitchens, a working pizza oven and a rooftop terrace. The dining room opens out onto a large private garden and the whole house revolves around a traditional large open central courtyard. The entire home will be reserved for our group and we will live there for the week like a family. The villa is 10 minutes from the center of Sorrento and across the bay from Naples. All rooms shared doubles. Four shared modern bathrooms.

The area of Sorrento is one of the most beautiful places in Italy. Just south of Naples and at the head of the Amalfi Coast and under the silhouette of Vesuvius, Sorrento is scenically stunning, rich in history and has the most sensual food and wine of all of Italy. We are centrally located across the bay from Naples, near the Roman Emperors' retreat of Capri, the archaeological cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the beach resorts of Positano and Amalfi and Ravello - the sky high repose of the rich and famous. There will be ample time during the week for exploring the area independently. All of these places mentioned are easily accessible by local transportation.

Notes:
Price Includes:
- Shared double or single room in Villa Romano, with breakfast
- 6 dinners prepared by our personal chef, including wine
- 1 dinner at seaside restaurant
- Daily class with Louise
- Excursions to Pompeii, Capri and Amalfi
- Optional visit to local food producers.

Price Excludes:
- Airfare
- Lunch
- Art supplies
- Independent meals and sight-seeing.

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