Now that autumn is here at our Tuscan farmhouse, it is the season of beautiful sunsets and colour-filled skies. This is a view from one of the bedroom windows at Art Toscana. Many of our guests say that evenings like this are what make our painting retreats in Italy so special, that mountain range is
Art Toscana Art Holidays in Italy – The banks in the garden, at Art Toscana art holidays in Italy, are covered in crocuses.
Art Toscana Painting Holidays in Italy – The winter garden at Val di Pozza is always so lovely with the little yellow stars of the winter jasmine which has only just finished, the red berries of the holly tree, and the multicoloured pinks of the heather hedge that borders the front flower banks.
Art Toscana Painting Vacations – we are here in the chapel at San Pellegrino again. I have visited it so many times, and every time, I find something new to marvel at. This time it was the chandeliers; elaborate chandeliers in such a simple setting!! –
Art Toscana Art Courses in Italy – The Chapel at San Pellegrino where the dead saints reside is very beautiful in its simplicity. Here are the organ pipes at the far end of the chapel. Usually they would be surrounded with elaborate decorations which detract from the pattern of the pipes.
Art Toscana Art Vacations in Italy – Here they are again; San Pellegrino with his travelling companion San Bianco. You can just about make out their faces; skeletal of course having resided in that encasement for 1300 years. San Pellegrino died in 643AD. They say, he was related to the King of Scotland.
Art Toscana painting Holiday in Italy – Here are the feet of San Pellegrino and San Bianco encased for the last 1000 years, and fully dressed, resting in the chapel at San Pellegrino Alpe. More photos to follow.
Art Toscana painting Vacations in Italy – No these aren’t from the garden. I bought them from the local supermarket. I love blue hyacinths. My garden is full of them planted from indoor bulbs over the years. They are only just pushing up the first of their leaves cautiously waiting for warmer weather to arrive.
Art Toscana Art Retreat in Italy – We very much hope to take our painters to Verona for an Art Toscana Art Retreat in Italy course and undoubtedly we will visit the cathedral of Verona to marvel at the spectacular vaulted ceiling.
Art Toscana Painting Vacations in Italy – This is a very moody picture of the promenade in Hastings where we stayed after Christmas visiting our daughter and her new baby girl. It looks bleaker than it was, in fact, we had a wonderful walk that day, taking in the sea air, and appreciating this beautiful