Category: Workshops

San Clemente Workshop: Earth, Sea, and Sky

San Clemente Workshop: Earth, Sea, and Sky

Now that I’m home from Florida, I’m gearing up for my next teaching trip. I’ll be in San Clemente, California, in February for a 3-day workshop entitled “Step-by-Step Watercolor: Earth, Sea, and Sky” followed by a 1-day plein air sketching workshop. The plein air workshop is full, but I wanted to let you know that […]

Catching Up

Catching Up

Have you missed me? I’ve been AWOL for the past month or so, squirreled away in my studio working on commissioned paintings that needed to be done in time for Christmas. I just finished up the last one and I’m feeling a giddy sense of accomplishment! I promise I’ll share everything with you eventually, but […]

2016 Tuscany Workshop

2016 Tuscany Workshop

Imagine yourself wandering through the cobblestone streets of this medieval hilltop village in Tuscany. You stop at a sidewalk cafe for a cappuccino and pull out your sketchbook to begin drawing an ancient stone building across the way. Sip…….look……..paint……..see.  This is the way we experience Tuscany, taking the time to meander and explore, or to […]

Day Trip to San Gimignano and Saying Goodbye to Tuscany

Day Trip to San Gimignano and Saying Goodbye to Tuscany

It had been a fantastic week at Fattoria Bacio and our final days gave us more of the same. The sunrise Thursday morning was spectacular… and the skies cleared by breakfast time, forecasting a perfect day for our trip to San Gimignano. But as we ate our breakfast, a stealthy fog began to fill the […]

A Vineyard Tour and a Visit to La Meridiana

A Vineyard Tour and a Visit to La Meridiana

I’m back from Europe safe and sound, and I can’t wait to tell you all about Cornwall, but first, let me continue with the story of my week teaching at Fattoria Bacio in Tuscany…. After a morning spent painting at the villa on Wednesday, we enjoyed an afternoon tour of the Fattoria Bacio vineyards. Alberto […]

Hanging Around the Villa

Hanging Around the Villa

After a full day in the bustling city of Siena, it was nice to have some time to relax at the villa on Wednesday. Wednesday morning, and every morning, when I woke up and looked out my window, I just had to smile…I was in Italy! One of my sketches of the view from the […]

Certaldo – A Hilltop Gem

Certaldo – A Hilltop Gem

The medieval town of Certaldo is just a few miles down the road from Fattoria Bacio. It’s so perfectly preserved that visiting it is like stepping back in time. Certaldo is a lesser-known Tuscan hill town, so we almost felt like we had it to ourselves yesterday when we visited. We spent hours wandering about, […]

Fabulous Fattoria Bacio

Fabulous Fattoria Bacio

We’re happily ensconced at Fattoria Bacio now and loving every minute of our time in this beautiful place. The villa is perched on top of a hill, surrounded by vineyards, olive groves and hilltop homes. It couldn’t be prettier and the amount of visual stimulation for an artist is almost overwhelming! I feel like I’m […]

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