The Etruscan Places Workshop presents an integrated approach to landscape painting that integrates both technical and historical aspects of the genre. It recognizes the problems unique to outdoor painting and aims through a clear and structured presentation of material to provide participants with a method of composing, developing and completing a painting in a short period of time. The intensive one week program consists of two 3-4 hour painting sessions per day. Two half days will be dedicated to field trips with museum lectures in Siena and Volterra. The concepts and techniques presented are reinforced with evening slide presentations and daily reviews of art reproductions.
Instructors are present for ALL painting sessions.
Group critiques are held regularly. The workshop is designed primarily for the medium of oil paint, but participants have worked in acrylic, watercolor, and pastel. We understand that it is important to travel lightly so we ask participants to bring ONLY paints, brushes and palette knives. We work outside, on location, all the time, rain or shine, and have the necessary equipment to do so. Participants with ALL levels of artistic experience from absolute beginners to advanced are encouraged to join us.