Caravaggio I’m currently reading Andrew Graham Dixon‘s excellent, well researched book “Caravaggio A Life Sacred and Profane”. I recall being totally enthralled and inspired by the stunning exhibition of Caravaggio’s paintings at the National Gallery in London back in 2005 and wished that I’d had a deeper understanding of the Christian symbolism that is at […]
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Painting Holiday in Umbria
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 […]
Painting Holiday, Italy
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, […]
Painting Holiday In Umbria
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 […]