Tuscany, Italy Sept 21 to 28, 2012
Dates:
September 21-28 2012
Price: (Estimated costs/euro exchange rate varies)
Artist Workshop fee: $350.00, Companion/Non painter fee: $200.00
Spannocchia membership fee: $45 per person or $70 per family
Room and board (for week): inquire for rates according to currency exchange. Private Bathrooms with Villa rooms.
All meals and wine included…..the food is locally raised and grown….wine and olive oil from the estate.
(Estimated @ 1.35 exchange rate, dollars to Euro):
Auto rental and travel costs not included.
[Last year we forum flights Boston to Florence at $900+ depending on travel ‘deals’…..]
We rented a van and split the fee for our trips to the cities and airport pickup and drop off….
Program Website:
www.dorisrice.com
Program Coordinator:
Doris Rice
Address:
155 Atlantic Avenue
North Hampton, NH 03862
Telephone:
603-964-9254 cell:603-724-7779
E-mail:
dorisrice@comcast.net
Preferred method of contact:
email
Description:
Come join me for a painting experience in beautiful Tuscany! We will work on location, learning the fundamentals of watercolor and capturing the many moods of Spannocchia. We will have a grounds tour, where our hosts will introduce us to the facilities as well as the wonderful work that the organic, historic gardeners are dedicated to.
Previous painting experience is not necessary. You can acquire skills as you paint! The lessons will include a daily demonstration, painting lesson: ‘subject of the day’ and an evaluation/critique each afternoon. We can travel into nearby Siena and any other agreed upon local areas for day or ½ day painting explorations. You will complete at least one work each day, and maybe a few!
This is a ‘destination vacation’ where you will soak up the culture, the food, the historic surroundings as you work on your skill development with painting in watercolor! Tours of vineyards, wine making, cooking Tuscan style, heritage gardens, heritage line of pigs and the famous proscuitto….all at your fingertips.
Coordinator Biography:
Doris B. Rice, watercolor artist – Doris’ studio is the great outdoors. Painting on location is her inspiration. She is a graduate of Moore College of Art in Philadelphia. Since relocating from Philadelphia to North Hampton, NH years ago, she has focused on plein air [on location] work, traveling to study with various master painters. She is a past president of Seacoast Artist Association and a member of NHAA. Doris teaches adult classes and workshops across the USA and Europe as well as artist in residency projects for youth. For information on workshops, classes and paintings, look her up: www.dorisrice.com.
