Art Toscana Painting Holidays in Italy – Yes we were in London for New Year. This is the stairwell at Tate Britain where Chris Ofili has painted his tribute to the artist Khadija Saya called Requiem. Saye was a victim of the Grenfell Tower disaster where he died at the age of 24.
The barrel cellars of the Santa Sofia vineyard, where their wine is aged, are located in the ancient cellars of a medieval monastery. The winery produces the classic Valpolicella and Amarone wine: our favourite here at Val di Pozza, Art Toscana Painting Holidays in Italy. At Art Toscana painting Holidays in Italy our guest also
It was far too cold in Verona to run an Art Toscana Painting Holiday in Italy. Shivering in front of an easel like Turner wrapped up in thermal underwear, gloves and a woolly hat would not appeal to our Art Toscana Painting in Italy guests. Did Turner wear a woolly hat? I don’t think so.
Here is Georgie, our Golden Retriever, who is now sixteen months old, posing for his Christmas photo shoot, rather appropriately on the red sofa. He is an absolute favourite of our guests at Art Toscana Painting Holidays in Italy. He loves everybody; he is a Golden Retriever!! Say no more!!
A Roman centurion posing outside the famous amphitheatre in Verona where we are hoping to run an Art Toscana Painting Course in Italy in 2027.
Our guests at Art Toscana Painting Holidays in Italy would love this scene of the crystal reindeers twinkling in the evergreen park not far from the famous amphitheatre in Verona. Art Toscana Painting Holidays in Italy may very well run a course in Verona in 2027.
Lucca’s 2025 Christmas tree and quite spectacular. Lucca is a 35 minute train ride from Barga and a favourite for our guests here at Art Toscana Painting Holidays in Italy.
We have a large wood burning stove to heat the house here at Art Toscana Painting Holidays in Italy. You may think this is a lot of wood but it will probably only last until March when we will have to cut some more depending on the early spring weather. When our guests at Art
We were in Lucca last week Christmas shopping of course.This is the town most of our guests, at Art Toscana Painting Retreats, visit on their free day. Every shop was so beautifully decorated with baubles, tinsel and Christmas lights. Shoppers were wrapped up in hats and scarves enjoying the carols and nativity displays, sipping aperitifs
Here is Georgie again. He is 15 months old. A very big puppy now. We took a picture of him in the very same spot this time last year when he was a little puppy. You can’t really go wrong with a Golden Retriever. That is what our guests at Art Toscana Painting Holidays in