5-day workshops in Valleriana, Tuscany, Italy in 2020:
This is actually a series of workshops so that you may plan your preferred time to visit Valleriana.
Our Tuscan hills are located between Florence and Lucca, with Pescia being the closest town with rail and bus stations. We can meet you there.
Art instructor is Kelly Borsheim.
Day 1: Discussion of composition, with emphasis on Notan and emotional design; a bit about taking photographs for reference; Afternoon: start touring in Valleriana with cameras/phones
Day 2: More Tuscan touring in our old villages and the surrounding woods. A 2-hour (maximum) tour of our Museum of Paper, featuring the Magnani Italian paper that we will use in class.
Day 3: Morning tours; afternoon studio time to sort, edit, and choose each student's photographs to use for painting composition
Day 4: Studio day starting paintings with your own images of your visit in Valleriana
Day 5: Continue painting
Each 2020 Workshop is from Friday to Tuesday, with 6 hours minimum daily. [I chose these days of the week since it is often more economical to travel during the week. Also, many art museums, in Florence/Firenze for example, are closed on Mondays. If you choose to extend your stay in Tuscany to hit the cities, everything should be open and available to you after (or before) the workshop.]
Dates for EACH 5-day workshop in 2020, your choice:
May 22-26
June 26-30
July 17-21
August 07-11
September 04-08
October 09-13
Included: basic art materials, such as Magnani Italian hand-made paper, and your choice of pastels, charcoal, or watercolor.
Not included: food [although we have lovely restaurants in the area to let each experience our local Tuscan foods], and lodging [but I provide a list of local places to stay, and can help you make arrangements, no extra cost], art supplies if you choose to paint with acrylics or oil.
Bring: What makes you happy, but also comfortable shoes for the season you choose. Will will be walking in forests and old villages. The cobbled stones and a few uphill stairways entice shoes that support well.
Price of workshop at $490, with optional extra painting day: $95 [you may decide on extra day during the workshop if you like]
Early Bird savings: $400, if order by February 29, 2020, with a NON-REFUNDABLE deposit of $50.
For more information on this area of Tuscany (and see the "Where to Stay"link), please visit:
http://pleinairvalleriana.blogspot.com/p/whowhere.html
We look forward to sharing with you this little paradise. Come paint, learn, and breathe the clean air of our Tuscan hills. Situated between Lucca and Florence (Firenze). Pescia is the closest town with a train and rail station.
This is actually a series of workshops so that you may plan your preferred time to visit Valleriana.
Our Tuscan hills are located between Florence and Lucca, with Pescia being the closest town with rail and bus stations. We can meet you there.
Art instructor is Kelly Borsheim.
Day 1: Discussion of composition, with emphasis on Notan and emotional design; a bit about taking photographs for reference; Afternoon: start touring in Valleriana with cameras/phones
Day 2: More Tuscan touring in our old villages and the surrounding woods. A 2-hour (maximum) tour of our Museum of Paper, featuring the Magnani Italian paper that we will use in class.
Day 3: Morning tours; afternoon studio time to sort, edit, and choose each student's photographs to use for painting composition
Day 4: Studio day starting paintings with your own images of your visit in Valleriana
Day 5: Continue painting
Each 2020 Workshop is from Friday to Tuesday, with 6 hours minimum daily. [I chose these days of the week since it is often more economical to travel during the week. Also, many art museums, in Florence/Firenze for example, are closed on Mondays. If you choose to extend your stay in Tuscany to hit the cities, everything should be open and available to you after (or before) the workshop.]
Dates for EACH 5-day workshop in 2020, your choice:
May 22-26
June 26-30
July 17-21
August 07-11
September 04-08
October 09-13
Included: basic art materials, such as Magnani Italian hand-made paper, and your choice of pastels, charcoal, or watercolor.
Not included: food [although we have lovely restaurants in the area to let each experience our local Tuscan foods], and lodging [but I provide a list of local places to stay, and can help you make arrangements, no extra cost], art supplies if you choose to paint with acrylics or oil.
Bring: What makes you happy, but also comfortable shoes for the season you choose. Will will be walking in forests and old villages. The cobbled stones and a few uphill stairways entice shoes that support well.
Price of workshop at $490, with optional extra painting day: $95 [you may decide on extra day during the workshop if you like]
Early Bird savings: $400, if order by February 29, 2020, with a NON-REFUNDABLE deposit of $50.
http://pleinairvalleriana.blogspot.com/p/whowhere.html
We look forward to sharing with you this little paradise. Come paint, learn, and breathe the clean air of our Tuscan hills. Situated between Lucca and Florence (Firenze). Pescia is the closest town with a train and rail station.
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2 comments:
Wow!! I would so Love to do this!! If you have a sheet written down with the places to stay and the costs, I could look into it. It sure would be nice to see you and Tuscany, for sure!~ Carol
Thank you, Carol! It would be great to have you here.
Some of the places to stay can be found on the site I wrote for English-speakers visiting Valleriana, especially this page.
http://pleinairvalleriana.blogspot.com/p/where-to-stay.html
There are others. If you need help, send me an e-mail or message here and tell me which dates you are considering and I will help you find what suits you.
Saluti,
Kelly
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