I’ve been painting “en plein air” in Italy since 1991 when Susan took me to Venice. I fell in love with its architecture, the light, atmosphere and culture. However, it was not until our first visit to Umbria in March 2002 that I started to make sketchbook studies of olive trees. We were staying in […]
Chiesa del Carmine We have just returned from another successful Painting Holiday in Umbria, Italy. Six of our guests from our Painting Holiday in 2014 joined us again this year and all nine guests hope to return in 2016. The venue this year was the recently restored church Chiesa del Carmine, a building that was […]
As you drive up the busy winding road to the Relais il Canalicchio in Umbria, Italy you will be struck by this typical small Umbrian village named Casalalta perched on a smaller hill below you.
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Original Watercolour Painting of Vicenza, Italy
Vicenza, in the Veneto region of Italy, is a beautiful Italian City. Andrea Palladio designed many of the cities landmarks, including the Basilica seen here in the light of a November dawn.
On the morning when I researched the reference for this painting, I borrowed my friend’s bike and attempted to cycle up Monte Berico. I had to dismount early on and push the bike to the top. The views however, were well worth the effort.
The long winding road of this typical Italian scene in Umbria that takes you up to the hotel Relais il Canalicchio has some breathtaking views, and this is one of them.
I sat by the side of the road and painted a small watercolour sketch of Casalalta on the spot which formed the basis for this larger studio work.
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There are only 2 double rooms and a single room left on our Painting Holiday in Umbria, Italy 9-16th May 2015. Pienza, Tuscany I’m really looking forward to what promises to be a lovely time of painting “en plein air” in and around a beautiful part of Italy. Guests will have a fabulous opportunity to brush up […]
There are still a few places available for our Painting Holiday, Italy May 2015. This year we’ve booked the luxurious 5* Chiesa del Carmine set in a picturesque valley in Umbria. Susan and I first stayed in this stunning valley at Casa San Gabriel (which boasts commanding views looking towards Assisi) back in 2004. The owners, […]
We’ve just returned from a weeks Painting Holiday in Italy where we took 10 guests to stay at the luxury accommodation Villa Capanne in northern Umbria. Whilst five of the guests were producing paintings of Italy, the others were happy to enjoy the visits to nearby towns such as Cortona, Assisi, Spello and Perugia and of course […]
We’ve just returned from a weeks painting holiday in Umbria, Italy where we took 10 guests to stay at the luxury accommodation Villa Capanne. Five of the guests were painting, the others were happy to enjoy the visits to nearby towns such as Cortona, Assisi, Spello and Perugia and of course to sample the local […]
Residential painting holiday in the heart of Italy with professional watercolour artist Alan Reed Painting in Umbria is a delight. We’ve rented a luxury villa for our painting holiday. The accommodation sits on the 1,000-hectare private Antognolla estate, amid gentle rolling hills and centuries old Cypresses. stands at the top of the Antognolla Valley, looking […]