Art Toscana Art Courses in Italy – This is one of Chris’ drawings; a demonstration for his online students as part of Unit 2 which centred around Art & Literature. It is the Jabberwocky in the poem by Lewis Carroll.
Art Toscana Art Retreats in Italy – This is a silly GIF that Mari sent me to celebrate Befana which is Epiphany when the witch in the woods invites children to visit her and gives them a present if they have been good all year. It is a big celebration in Italy when groups of
Art Toscana Painting Holidays in Italy. There’s lots of snow on the mountains as you look across the valley from Val di Pozza, here at Art Toscana Painting holidays in Italy. Skiing is definitely calling!!
Art Toscana Art Retreats in Italy. The January theme for the 2026 Art Toscana Online Courses is Urbanization & City Life. Hence the map!!!
Art Toscana Art Courses in Italy – A most marvellous exhibition celebrating 250 years of Turner and Constable; comparing their works and their lives. Here is one of our favourite Turner paintings.
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.
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!!
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 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