Georgie with his Orangutan
Georgie has now had his first season at Art Toscana Painting Courses in Italy. He loves the guests, and they love him. Who couldn’t love Georgie?
The Mountain Yet Again
Yes, I am obsessed with this mountain especially in the morning when I open the shutters and am faced with its beauty. Always such a joyous start to the day. The mountain was the main reason I fell in love with Val di Pozza. It was some time after that we decided to run our
TWO PHEASANTS ON OUR TRACK
Here are two pheasants on the track going up to Val di Pozza, home of Art Toscana Painting Holidays in Italy. I know our painting guests would love to see them when they are here on their Art Toscana Art Vacation in Italy. Maybe not if they come from the UK as pheasants are not
The Windmill on the Saline Menu
I love this photo because of the windmill’s shadows in the background. It is the menu at the restaurant at the salt pans on the west coast of Sicily where our Art Toscana Painting Holidays in Sicily guests have lunch when painting at The saline. As you can see, there is a delicious choice of
The Zingaro nature Reserve by Boat
On the free day of the Art Toscana Art Courses in Sicily, we take a boat from Castellammare del Golfo along the Zingaro nature Reserve stopping off for several dips in the sea. Entering the dark caves with lapping waves and looking up, you can see sleepy bats hanging from the stalagmites. Our Art Toscana
The Salt Pans at The Saline
This picture of the salt pans on the west coast of Sicily is another one of our venues for our Art Toscana Painting Vacations in Sicily. The photo hasn’t caught the real colour of the water which has a pinkish hew due to the pink plankton which live there. The resident flamingos feed on the
The Harbour at Castellammare Del Golfo with Art Toscana Art Courses in Sicily
This is the harbour view off Castellammare del Golfo, one of the painting venues for our Art Toscana Art holidays in Sicily. The name can be translated as ‘Sea Fortress on the Gulf’. Everywhere you look there is a spectacular view to be painted from the boats in the harbour, the fishermen loading and unloading
A Walk Through the Eucalyptus Wood
This is the path leading down to the beach through the Sicilian eucalyptus wood. Our guests at Art Toscana painting Holidays in Sicily often take a walk through the woods in the early morning for a quick dip in the sea. Even though there is a swimming pool at the hotel, the serious swimmers choose
Art Toscana Painting Vacations in Sicily
This is the trunk of a eucalyptus tree in the eucalyptus wood at the end of the lane by the Petruso Resort where we stay with our Art Toscana Painting in Sicily groups. A short walk and you are looking at the sea on a beautiful secluded beach that stretches for miles.
Art Toscana Painting Vacations in Sicily
This is the bark of the eucalyptus tree in the woodland near the Petruso Resort where we stay with our guests on our Art Toscana Art holidays in Sicily. A saunter through the woodland and you are on a beautiful secluded beach that stretches for miles.