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Traveling Through Watercolors- Tuscany: Oct 23 - 28 2023
JUN-PIERRE ART WORKSHOPS
TRAVELING THROUGH WATERCOLORS – TUSCANY : OCT 23-28, 2023
OVERVIEW
Watercolor painting is an ideal medium for creating images when traveling to a beautiful, new places.
The Traveling Through Watercolors - Tuscany Workshop will be based at the beautiful agriturismo La Ca’ Solare.
The workshop will be five days in the perfect setting for painting in watercolor.
Painting during our excursions will be exciting opportunities to record the beautiful settings we will be visiting.
The workshop will focus on different aspects of watercolor, from initial washes and techniques to
For more information please visit the Traveling Through Watercolors page on the ItalyLab website.
SCHEDULE OF WORKSHOP AND ACTIVITIES
6 October
Breakfast
9:30 – 12:30am Class 7: Personal Expression
1:00pm Lunch in hotel
Additional Lectures: John Singer Sargent o J.M.W. Turner
8:00pm Dinner in hotel
7 October
Breakfast
9:30 – 12:20am Class 8: Personal project from own sketches
1:00pm Lunch in hotel
2:30pm Departure to guided tour of archeological site of Pompeii
Dinner in typical sea fish restaurant
8 October
Breakfast
9:30 – 11:30am Class 9: Studio Time Free/studio time/recreating one of your previous works
3:00 – 6:00pm Class 10: Studio Time/ Critique
Lunch in Hotel
Free Time -Packing
8:00pm Dinner in hotel
9 October
Breakfast
9:00am departure to Naples and guided visit to Museo di Capodimonte
Check in Naples Hotel
Guided tour of the historical center
Return to hotel
8:00pm Dinner in Pizzeria
10 October
Breakfast
Exhibition Set up
Sack Lunch
7:00 p.m Exhibition Opening
Buffet
11 October
Breakfast
Exhibition Day with closing
Free time for visiting
8:00pm Farewell dinner
12 October
Departure
23 October
Arrival at Vesuvian Institute, welcome and orientation
8:00pm Dinner in hotel
24
Breakfast
9:30am - 11:30pm Class 1: Introduction to Watercolor Basics
12:00pm Departure to Sorrento and tour of the city with sack lunch.
Special experience: The Lemon’s Garden
8:00pm Dinner in hotel
30 September
Breakfast
9:00am Special experience: Paths of Gods
5:30 - 7:30pm Class 2: Tone, Drawing and Color
8:30pm Dinner in hotel
1 October
Breakfast
9:30 - 12:30am Class 3: Negative Space and the “Whites”
12:30am Lunch in hotel
Free Time
2 October
Breakfast
9:30am Special Lecture: The Roman fresco
Guided tour of Roman Villas of Ancient Stabiae
1:00pm Lunch in hotel
3:30 - 5:30pm Class 4: Exploring Texture
8:00pm Dinner in hotel
3 October
9:00 - 11:00am Class 5 Composition through landscape
Departure to Amalfi Coast and guided tour of Positano and Amalfi with sack lunch
8:00pm Dinner in hotel
4 October
9:30am Departure to Sant’Agnello
Arrival at WWF OASIS with sack lunch
Dinner in Hotel
5 October
Breakfast
9:30am Departure to Gragnano. Special experience: How to make the original Neapolitan pizza
Lunch in Pizzeria
4:00 - 6:00pm Class 6: The Figure
8:00pm Dinner in hotel
Dinner in Hotel
ACCOMODATION
The Vesuvian Institute complex overlooks the enchanting Bay of Naples, not far from Ercolano, Pompeii, Paestum, Sorrento, Amalfi, Positano and the Isle of Capri. The RAS Foundation established the Vesuvian Institute in 2007. It facilitates research by making available educational resources to include: auditoriums, study halls and a theatre. Located in Southern Italy, the unique complex collaborates with schools, foreign and Italian Universities, cultural groups and researchers of the Vesuvian area. Additionally, it offers travellers and groups the opportunity to enjoy Italian culture in a relaxing atmosphere.
Sept 28-Oct 2, 2018
PROGRAM FEE: 2.200 €
PROGRAM INCLUDES: Course Instruction, Lodging, All Meals, Guided Tours, Daily Activities and Excursions, Transportation, Final Exhibition in an art gallery in the city center of Naples
THE FEE DOESN’T INCLUDE: Flight Ticket and Transfers from and to the Airport
