Overview
Treat yourself to this fantastic opportunity to paint watercolours in the beautiful renaissance city of Florence - the perfect landscape for artists to become inspired and improve their skills.
2024 dates
27th April - 2nd May
1st June - 6th June
29th June - 4th July
31st August - 5th September
12th October - 17th October
Treat yourself to this fantastic opportunity to paint water colours in the beautiful Renaissance city of Florence. It doesn’t really get any better than this for artists. Soak up the ambience and culture of this famous historical city and allow your experienced tutor to guide you around from one inspirational backdrop to another.
Learn to paint quickly with impressionistic flair through expert tuition from your Academy trained tutor. Whether you’re into the illustrious facades of the ancient cathedrals and palazzos or the grand spaces of Florence’s many piazzas, you really couldn’t be in better hands.
With this tour, you will learn to compose interesting urban scenes with famous landmarks as your focal points which will wow your friends and family alike! Locations may include the Ponte Vecchio, Santa Croce, Il Duomo, The Boboli Gardens and views of the Arno.
Water colour can be both a challenging medium and an exciting one that offers huge scope for experimentation and unusual effects. Many techniques have been around for centuries and still form the foundation of water colour work.
These need to be mastered first- without knowing how to lay a wash or work, wet-in-wet for example, little progress can be made. But it does not take long to become familiar with these processes and then the enjoyable part of experimentation can begin.
A typical daily schedule:
Every morning, breakfast will be served from 7:30-9am.
Everyday, your instructor will meet you at the reception at 9am and walk you to the painting location of the day. All the painting material you need will be supplied, but you may need to take spending money for coffee breaks etc, some sunscreen and appropriate clothing for the day.
At 12pm, you will end your morning workshop – however you may wish to continue working or return to B&B.
At 1pm lunch is at a local trattoria and is included within the course, with the exception of free day and when on location in the Boboli Gardens, when a packed lunch or picnic will be provided.
From 3-5pm you will continue your workshop at the morning location, or if you’ve finished, your instructor will provide you with a new project.
At 7:30pm, you will have dinner at the restaurant.
