I already said that Umbria is a wonderful place to paint.Not only that, but it's full of hidden gems.One of them is a 13th century Franciscan monastery founded by St. Francis of Assisi called La Scarzuola. Now, it's not just a monastery anymore, it's waaay
Now when most plein air painters pack their gear and head to Italy, they're most likely going to paint Tuscany. Why? Because it's beautiful and well manicured, but it's not the only place to paint gorgeous landscapes in Italy. In fact Umbria is one of my favorite places
Well, this is really the question I've been asking myself as we kicked off a week long watercolor workshop here in Umbria: what can I teach to have people create gorgeous landscape paintings in just a few days?The first 3 days have been invaluable to