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Traditionally, Life drawing is the corner stone for all applied art practice. This course is aimed at developing the looking and drawing skills as well as passing on the scale and gauging techniques used by the Renaissance artists. You will also learn more modern “size by sight” techniques used by artists since the Renaissance period. Read the Rest…

This course is a fun process based learning experience. Whether or not you have formal printmaking experience, you will be able to enjoy the opportunity to see your ideas transformed using traditional printing techniques. John, himself tutored by a former Glasgow School of Art lecturer, will introduce you to many of the schools best kept Read the Rest…

This really is a must for anyone wishing to take up painting for the first time. It will also benefit painters who have lapsed from their easels over the years. John will demonstrate the principal techniques in the most popular painting media today. This course covers oil painting, acrylics, water colour, gouache. For Groups: If Read the Rest…

  This is a course dedicated to art practitioners who wish to focus on their specific media of interest. Informal discussions and support will be provided by John with demonstrations in various media. Enjoy sharing your painting experience in the company of like-minded people in truly magnificent locations in the Marchesian hills and surrounding ancient Read the Rest…

Enjoy the beauty of Le Marche’s unrivaled views and tranquil sceneries with it’s many vineyards and olive groves dotted across the wide open landscape. Here, you can paint the romantic images Italy is so famous for. From The Retreat you have stunning views across the region providing plenty of inspiration. Your experienced tutor will help Read the Rest…

Enjoy a truly spectacular week of painting stunning Italian sceneries and hill-top towns during the day and indulging in the delight of Italian Summer Opera at night. We will paint here at The Retreat as well as other magnificent locations during the day and visit Le Marche’s fabulous Lo Sferisterio Open Air Opera in Macerata. Read the Rest…

Enjoy unrivaled views and tranquil sceneries with many vineyards and olive groves dotted across the wide open landscape. Here, you can paint the romantic images Italy is so famous for. From The Retreat you have stunning views across the region providing plenty of inspiration. Your experienced tutor will help you develop your confidence and skills. Read the Rest…

Enjoy the beauty and splendor of the Italian landscape at this colourful time of year. On this painting course, you will be able to paint the vast expanse of fields, beautiful hill-top towns and juicy grapes in the nearby vineyards. This is a truly lovely time of year when the olives start to ripen and Read the Rest…

With so many of our previous guests expressing their interest in attending a Portrait course, we have now put it in the program, We have designed this course to provide figurative artists the opportunity to learn the secrets of creating likeness in your portrait work. Learn first hand from the artist how to convey mood Read the Rest…

Traditionally, Life drawing is the corner stone for all applied art practice. This course is aimed at developing the looking and drawing skills as well as passing on the scale and gauging techniques used by the Renaissance artists. You will also learn more modern “size by sight” techniques used by artists since the Renaissance period. Read the Rest…