Sketching by the sea in Porto Recanati, possibly expressing the joy of a seafood lunch
Sketching by the sea in Porto Recanati, possibly expressing the joy of a seafood lunch
£1500 – private room (£200 of which is a deposit paid on booking)
£900 – non painting partner
NB These courses tend to fill quite quickly, please book early
NB These courses tend to fill quite quickly, please book early
£1500 – private room
£900 – non painting partner
You can experiment with watercolour, pencils, gouache, watersoluble pen, permanent pen, acrylic, pan pastel and ink sticks etc – and discover for yourself which medium most helps your creativity.
During this holiday you will make your own traveller’s journal. You don’t need to be an accomplished artist, everyone’s journal is individual, using drawings, words and image transfer singular to themselves. Artisitic tuition is always on hand to help build confidence, your jounal will be about an artistic as well as an actual journey.
We travel around with a variety of materials, looking at ways to capture the essense of a place and time. We work on loose leaf paper, so no need to fear the blank page, there is always another one. On the last day we string them all together to form a concertina journal. You can leave out anything you don’t like, chop them up and rearrange them. Its up to you. Extra points for making me laugh.
During this holiday you will make your own traveller’s journal. You don’t need to be an accomplished artist, everyone’s journal is individual, using drawings, words and image transfer singular to themselves. Artisitic tuition is always on hand to help build confidence, your jounal will be about an artistic as well as an actual journey.
We travel around with a variety of materials, looking at ways to capture the essense of a place and time. We work on loose leaf paper, so no need to fear the blank page, there is always another one. On the last day we string them all together to form a concertina journal. You can leave out anything you don’t like, chop them up and rearrange them. Its up to you. Extra points for making me laugh.
You can experiment with watercolour, pencils, gouache, watersoluble pen, permanent pen, acrylic, pan pastel and ink sticks etc – and discover for yourself which medium most helps your creativity.
Even Pinturicchio’s angels enjoy a spot of journaling
Often considered one of Italy’s hidden jewels, Spello is built out of pink marble which glows at sunset. It is famous for it’s intricate little lanes (lovely to draw) and stunning Pinturicchio frescos of the life of the young Jesus.
We go for a gentle walk, stopping every now and then to draw a page of fauna/flora/villages/hills/mountains, literally taking a line for a walk
A beautiful, although relatively unknown pilgrimage town. In the centre of the ornate basilica you will find a tiny Palestinian house. Apparently the very house where the annunciation occurred. It was flown to Loreto by angels during the crusades. Loreto is the spiritual home of the Italian Airforce. Genius Logic. Plenty to journal about there!
We drive around, stopping every now and then to capture the views amongst the craggy hills
A charming little fishing town, with boats and seafood,
A short trip (morning) to three different castles within a 10 minute drive of the house.
Torre del Parco – a basic, and very early ‘we are not coming out, and you are not getting in’ kind of no frills castle.
Rocca d’Ajello – the perfect size castle for a family.
Rocca Varano – the symbol of Camerino, this is a real ‘come on if you think you are fit enough’ castle, and the seat of the Dukes of Varano.
You just can’t mention Fabriano without Paper. For many years the pope held the patent for papermaking and with Fabriano having all the prerequisites (hydro power, gelatin from the leather industry) it remained the centre of the paper industry for centuries. For those of us fond of drawing the occasional cog it is a foil to all the renaissance splendour of castles.
A bustling market town bristling with chuches and abbeys. It is arranged in 3 tiers, Abbeys, museums and convents at the top, town square and civic centre in the middle – trade very much at the bottom
Even Pinturicchio’s angels enjoy a spot of journaling
Often considered one of Italy’s hidden jewels, Spello is built out of pink marble which glows at sunset. It is famous for it’s intricate little lanes (lovely to draw) and stunning Pinturicchio frescos of the life of the young Jesus.
We go for a gentle walk, stopping every now and then to draw a page of fauna/flora/villages/hills/mountains, literally taking a line for a walk
A beautiful, although relatively unknown pilgrimage town. In the centre of the ornate basilica you will find a tiny Palestinian house. Apparently the very house where the annunciation occurred. It was flown to Loreto by angels during the crusades. Loreto is the spiritual home of the Italian Airforce. Genius Logic. Plenty to journal about there!
We drive around, stopping every now and then to capture the views amongst the craggy hills
A charming little fishing town, with boats and seafood,
A short trip (morning) to three different castles within a 10 minute drive of the house.
Torre del Parco – a basic, and very early ‘we are not coming out, and you are not getting in’ kind of no frills castle.
Rocca d’Ajello – the perfect size castle for a family.
Rocca Varano – the symbol of Camerino, this is a real ‘come on if you think you are fit enough’ castle, and the seat of the Dukes of Varano.
You just can’t mention Fabriano without Paper. For many years the pope held the patent for papermaking and with Fabriano having all the prerequisites (hydro power, gelatin from the leather industry) it remained the centre of the paper industry for centuries. For those of us fond of drawing the occasional cog it is a foil to all the renaissance splendour of castles.
A bustling market town bristling with chuches and abbeys. It is arranged in 3 tiers, Abbeys, museums and convents at the top, town square and civic centre in the middle – trade very much at the bottom
Traveling is very precious and fleeting, and most tourists make it less precious and more fleeting by speeding from site to site, snapping photos…. Mediating one’s experience in a foreign land through a tiny camera screen is sinful, so I do my best to translate the fascinating things I see through my eyes, mind and hand. By letting the experience of a foreign land flow through you, it resonates in your memories in ways unavailable to the average tourist. When you spend three hours drawing the majestic expanse of the Roman Forum, you leave with a visceral recollection – the smell of the breeze, the shine of the marble, the murmur of thirty-odd languages intermingling.
Illustrator Seamus Hefferman
We provide all the materials and equipment that you will need to enjoy your painting or drawing holiday
For working in the studio we have studio easels and for work around the property and on trips out we provide portable easels and stools.
We have all the materials and equipment necessary for the major mediums, oil, watercolour, pastel, acrylic and gouache. If there is anything else you like to use, or would like to try, just let us know and I’ll get it in.
You will also receive one of our handmade, monogrammed sketchbooks (it’s a little hobby of mine).
Traveling is very precious and fleeting, and most tourists make it less precious and more fleeting by speeding from site to site, snapping photos…. Mediating one’s experience in a foreign land through a tiny camera screen is sinful, so I do my best to translate the fascinating things I see through my eyes, mind and hand. By letting the experience of a foreign land flow through you, it resonates in your memories in ways unavailable to the average tourist. When you spend three hours drawing the majestic expanse of the Roman Forum, you leave with a visceral recollection – the smell of the breeze, the shine of the marble, the murmur of thirty-odd languages intermingling.
Illustrator Seamus Hefferman
What a wonderful, incredible, inspiring week. Such kindness and giggles and learning to paint. Times I will never forget.
Wonderful tutor, charismatic chef ….. good company, excellent food and amazing journaling! What more is there to say, we totally endorse all other comments,
I had a blast. Staying in your home and doing journaling and sketching will surely be a highlight of my trip! I will never see the world the same again. The yellow in the trees, shadow everywhere and damn perspective everywhere (so get used to it). I didn’t think I could do it but I did. Thanks for the laughs.
Many, many thanks for a fantastic week. Excellent company and fine food. We’ve both learnt a huge amount and hopefully have gained some new skills!
Thank you for an amazing week! People back home will never believe that there is such a gem of a place here in Gorgiano. … I’ll miss the amazing food, views and laughter …. I’ll be awaiting your arrival in Singapore for the next story slam.
Grazie per questa bella esperienza e soprattutt grazie per aver fatto passare le paura del ‘folio bianco’, ho imparato tanto in questa settimana, spero di tornare …
This home has an axolotl, Whose name isn’t Aristotle. It makes him sob, They have named him Bob. They must’ve been on the bottle.
What a wonderful, incredible, inspiring week. Such kindness and giggles and learning to paint. Times I will never forget.
Wonderful tutor, charismatic chef ….. good company, excellent food and amazing journaling! What more is there to say, we totally endorse all other comments,
I had a blast. Staying in your home and doing journaling and sketching will surely be a highlight of my trip! I will never see the world the same again. The yellow in the trees, shadow everywhere and damn perspective everywhere (so get used to it). I didn’t think I could do it but I did. Thanks for the laughs.
Many, many thanks for a fantastic week. Excellent company and fine food. We’ve both learnt a huge amount and hopefully have gained some new skills!
Thank you for an amazing week! People back home will never believe that there is such a gem of a place here in Gorgiano. … I’ll miss the amazing food, views and laughter …. I’ll be awaiting your arrival in Singapore for the next story slam.
Grazie per questa bella esperienza e soprattutt grazie per aver fatto passare le paura del ‘folio bianco’, ho imparato tanto in questa settimana, spero di tornare …
This home has an axolotl, Whose name isn’t Aristotle. It makes him sob, They have named him Bob. They must’ve been on the bottle.
Moira, Australia
Shirley UK
Wish I had done this course before I did the others, I wouldn’t have needed to search further afield.
Karyn, Canada
Rob, UK
Pete, UK
my progress has been so much more than I had hoped for.
Anna, Australia
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Rosemary, UK
Carole & Steve, UK
Sandra, UK
Jan & Anthea, UK
John and Alison, Guernsey
Srinath & Vasanta, UK
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Richard, UK
Jan, UK
Sanni, Finland
Johan, Finland
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Moira, Australia
Shirley UK
Wish I had done this course before I did the others, I wouldn’t have needed to search further afield.
Karyn, Canada
Rob, UK
Pete, UK
my progress has been so much more than I had hoped for.
Anna, Australia
Gera, Australia
Alan , Scotland
Marianne & Bjorn, Norway
Rona, UK
Rosemary, UK
Carole & Steve, UK
Sandra, UK
Jan & Anthea, UK
John and Alison, Guernsey
Srinath & Vasanta, UK
Tricia,NY, USA
Richard, UK
Jan, UK
Sanni, Finland
Johan, Finland
Val, UK
Wijitha, UK
Kirsty, UK
Pat, Canada
Mo, Australia
Deposit £200
