with artist/instructor Jim Chapman Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore & Monterosso May 18-25, 2011
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Join master painter and workshop instructor Jim Chapman in the inspiring villages and natural environment of Italy's Cinque Terre region! Add strength to your composition, excitement to your brushwork, and learn to see and mix fresh color in the breathtaking light of the Cinque Terre villages and landscape!.
Jim’s workshops emphasize simplifying subject matter, identifying planes and values, massing dominant and subordinate shapes, and knowing when and how to push color.
Come. Taste the rich atmosphere and paint in a land where other great artists have been inspired for centuries.
Register early. Class size is limited to 15.
All-inclusive* enrollment options include: Instruction on location Escorted group travel from Florence to Vernazza May 18, 2011 Seven nights accommodations in historic Vernazza** Local transportation All meals*** (Italian breakfast, lunch and dinner) Daily wine tasting opportunities A farewell wine tasting dinner **Included with "Hotel" plans only, see details ***Included with "Group Meal Plans" only, see details
*All-inclusive plans are Pensione Sorroso plans only. Air travel is the responsibility of each participant. Florence (FLR) is the suggested arrival and departure airport in Italy. All guests are responsible for handling their own luggage/baggage... we suggest to pack light. Walking is required. Go to Enrollment Form
About this workshop...
Study with Jim and capture the adventures of plein air painting colorful landscapes in the beautiful and picturesque Cinque Terre area of Italy (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). Discover how painting from life helps us to see and observe the affects of light and atmosphere. Learn how to simplify your subject while painting more quickly and accurately, with special attention placed on learning to see masses, as opposed to line, and form, rather than detail. The entire painting process will be covered along with daily demonstrations. Jim will work individually with each student at their easel and guide them at their own level. This workshop is for anyone interested in learning to develop creative, painterly paintings with clean, rich color, mood, and dynamic compositions.
Vernazza
Manarola
Riomaggiore
Itinerary
Wednesday - Travel to Vernazza -11:00a Meet group members in Florence at Santa Maria Novella station -11:27p Depart Florence Santa Maria Novella station -15:33p Arrival at Vernazza and Check-in at Pensione Sorriso -7:00p Wine Pensione Sorriso -8:00p Dinner at IL Baretto
Wednesday – Morning Check-out - Travel to Florence/Santa Maria Novella -08:16a - Morning departure from Vernazza. -11:33a- arrival at Florence Santa Maria Novella
Note: Toscana Americana reserves the right to alter this itinerary. All times are approximate. Note: Travel from Vernazza within the Cinque Terre towns is by train and/or boat. Depending upon weather, timetables, etc.
NOTE: Walking is required to all painting locations, lunches and dinners. No transfers are provided, though guests may pay for taxis and transfers at their own expense. NOTE: No refunds are given for any unused aspects of the itinerary or for any activities outside the above itinerary.
Vernazza
Monterosso
The Cinque Terre Five miles of rocky coast in eastern Liguria, two promontories lie at each extremity, thousands of kilometres of dry walling, cultivated into vineyards, five southerly villages castled up on spurs of stone or disposed in clusters of very small inlets. These are the co-ordinates of the Cinque Terre (Five lands) and the villages of Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso. The area is now a National Park and since 1997 a UNESCO protected territory as a system of naturalistic environmental interest. This zone is characterized by the presence of precipitous slopes which have been cultivated into vineyards by means of fatiguing system of terracing the only evidence of transformation operated by the laborious human activity on the territory. The suggestive type of coastal projections on the sea with sheer cliffs that often overtake the verticality alternated with bays, winding paths and enchanting small beaches between cliffs with a profound back drop, a rich variety of ichthyic (fishing) all of which make this district an authentic natural "opera of art".
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Bring the materials that you are most comfortable with. It’s not about the materials, but about the experience. Generally, I work sitting on available park benches, on the ground or on a stool. Although umbrellas and French easels are handy, I don’t use them, as I prefer ‘blending’ in to better focus on the paintings. But if you use them, by all means bring them.
Paper: Use whatever brand and type you prefer. If you’re a beginner, I’d recommend a watercolor pad or sketchbook (or both). I’ll be using a 14” x 17” Aquabee Super Deluxe Sketch book that comes with 60 sheets. I’ll also use some Fabriano paper, most likely 140-pound rough or cold pressed half sheets. Some good papers are Arches, Fabriano, Lana, etc.
Brushes: I use a number 10 sable most often, as well a 2-inch brush and a rigger brush.
Palette: Use the type you are most comfortable with. I use a small folding palette in the field.
Paints: I use a mix of brands, usually DaVinci, Windsor Newton and others that look interesting. Please feel free to substitute any of the colors below.
Here is my basis palette:
Windsor Yellow
New Gamboge
Raw Sienna
Burnt Sienna
Raw Umber
Ivory Black
Alizarin Crimson
Permanent Rose
Cadmium Red Light
Quinacridone Violet
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Cobalt Violet
Thalo Blue
Thalo Green
Hooker’s Green
Sketching: I use a Prismascolor.5 sepia fine line marker for preliminary sketches before applying watercolor. You may use pencil, or erase the marks after you complete your paintings. If you use pencil, I’d recommend a no. 2 and don’t forget some sort of sharpener.
Hat: Pretty much a mandatory, as abundant light will almost overwhelm an artist here.
