What’s On for Plein Air Italy Workshops in 2014
My Italy workshop schedule has finally been all worked out for this year and I wanted to share what’s coming up and opportunities for us to paint and sketch together for the upcoming year.
Here they are:
Watercolor Sketchbook & General Oil Painting Course at
This 7 day workshop is a treat. In a spacious villa set in the hillside of Umbria this is the perfect relaxed setting to explore either watercolor or oil painting in the landscape.
We will be hand binding our own Japanese style watercolor book and learning the basic principals of painting. Not just for beginners, the daily exercises are geared to instruct for all levels.
We will also take excursions to small local villages where we will paint daily life there.
All meals, accommodation and materials are included in the price and is the ideal place to work while being pampered.
The villa is secluded and surrounded by olive groves and woods. There is also a pool where you can swim anytime morning or evening.
You can find out more about Arte Umbria by going to their website or more about the course and what we will cover here on my website.
I believe that this course is FULL. Please contact Arte Umbria at info@arteumbria.com to be placed on the waiting list
The 5 Principles of Painting Plein Air Oil Painting, Umbria
This 7 day workshop will focus on the 5 principles of painting: values, design (composition), edges, color and putting it all together by simplifying.
View of Montegabbione from Arte Umbria
This is a plein air oil painting course designed for all levels of painters.
In the relaxed environment of a private villa in the heart of the Umbrian countryside where all of your meals, accommodations and materials are provided for you, you can relax and concentrate on both painting and enjoying your time in Italy.
There are still a few places available in this workshop. Find out more about what we will cover here on my website or go to Arte Umbria to learn more about the location and what to expect.
Florence City & Country: A Week En Plein Air
I’m so excited to add this to the list of workshops this year: Florence!
I love Florence as I lived here for 6 years before moving to Rome in 2010 and know all the nooks and crannies of where to paint.
Spring Rain, Ponte delle Grazie. Florence
We also have the honor to stay in a special place called Villa Palmerino.
This villa is just on the edge of the city and reachable by city bus. In 10 minutes we are in the heart of the city while having the luxury to stay and work in the countryside.
In this workshop we will focus on capturing a moment and place in a quick and efficient way, giving you a series of completed plein air painted sketches that you can take away and back to the studio.
We will work on the grounds of the villa as well as take 2-3 days to go into the city to paint. This will be a small group available to painters and their non-painting companions who wish to accompany them.
Jump on this one, it will be a special treat and spots are already filling up.
To learn more about what we will do, see and about the villa itself or put down your deposit to join us, click here.
To learn more about Villa Palmerino click here.
Sketching Rome Tour
Offered all year round, this is my special sketchbook journaling tour and in my mind the only way to see Rome!
The whole family comes on a Rome Sketch Tour
This is a 3-hour sketchbook journaling “tour” of an off-the-beaten-track location in Rome.
Not just for artists, this is designed for anyone interested in seeing and recording their time in the Eternal City in a unique way.
If you’re going to be in Rome I suggest joining me, you’ll be pleasantly surprised and have your own sketches to remember your time by forever.
I provide you with all of the materials, your own sketch kit that is yours to keep in continuing your travels.
Learn more about it here and
I look forward to seeing you and working together in 2014!
Click here to see details about all 2014 Italy workshops
Have a question?
Send me an email at paintings@kellymedford.com