Painting Watercolor Memories of Lake Como with painter/instructor Sandy Delehanty October 5-12, 2016 Geogria Mansur Santorini, Greece September 28-October 5, 2011
Limited spaces for this workshop! Enroll NOW to ensure your participation!
With Jill, an experienced plein air painter, there will be daily opportunities to study the breathtaking views around the Greek Island of Santorini. This workshop will combine the adventure of exploring a new landscape, with the skills needed to translate your impressions into painted memories. Your art-spirit is sure to be inspired through enlightening discussion, instructive demonstration of palette knife painting, encouraging critique, and the camaraderie of fellow artists.
Emphasis will be on: ~ Seeing as an Impressionist. ~ The Foundation of Composition.
~ Building Texture to Entertain the Eye.
Jill paints and demos in oils, but welcomes anyone wishing to increase their artistic vision & appreciation.
During the week we will visit the towns and villages of Verenna, Tremezzo & it Villa Carlotta, Menaggio, Lenno & of course the famous Bellagio!!!. We will travel during the week by ferry as we visit the various villages along the shores of Lake Como!
And, in true Toscana Americana Workshops style, we will explore the local Lake Como culture, cuisine and wines while dining in local restaurants!
This is bound to be a wonderful week with plenty of opportunity to paint in a relaxed and inspirational setting!
See Itinerary & "What to bring" below...
Picture Yourself...
painting among the sights and sounds of beautiful Lake Como: Crystal blue water, centuries-old buildings, narrow winding streets, bold color and vibrant sunlight...all in the shodow of the Swiss and Italian Alps!!!
Feel Yourself...
in the warm ambiance of northern Italy's Lake Como, almost unchanged for centuries, one of Italy’s jewels.
Experience...
the joy of learning and gaining plein air skills and confidence with the expert instruction of an acclaimed plein air painter and the camaraderie of a small group of learners.
Enjoy...
great Italian food, delightful regional wines, new friends, breath-taking vistas, history and the hospitality of the people of Lake Como.
Workshop is open to painters of all levels. Whether you are a novice just learning to mix color, or a professional needing advanced problem solving, Jill's individualized instruction will address needs at your level and push you to the next step in your personal development.
*All-inclusive standard plans are Hotel Nissos Thira plans only. **Hotel Nissos Thira or equivalent. Based on availability ***Included with "All-inclusive" plans only All guests are responsible for handling their own luggage/baggage... ...we suggest to pack light.
DeLuxe accommodations
Hotel Atlantis
based on availability. See enrollment page for details!
Jill Berry is one of the contemporary painters most representative of traditional Impressionism. Her talent for harmoniously playing with color and light has earned her many awards. Berry at the early age of 13 found art to be her life's passion and throughout her lifetime she remained connected to the arts by teaching art privately throughout the U.S. In Berry’s words her path is: “Learning to SEE... and FEEL with my sense of vision … to transform a blank canvas into a relatable experience”. In each canvas, she paints the ever changing light resulting in a small intimate painting of atmospheric perspective captured in time. Overwhelmed by the beauty of the land, sky, sea, Berry weekly grabs her canvas, brush, paint, knife, easel and heads out to honor the tradition of painting directly from nature. In each outdoor, adventurous painting Berry studies, examines, and visually dissects nature, creating one of a kind journals of color and light.
October 5 Saturday - Arrival/Check-in Verenna
12:30p - departure of Group travel from Malapensa (Milano) airport to Verenna 6:30p-Welcome reception 7:30p- Dinner
October 6 Sunday – Verenna
9:00-12:30 -Session 1
12:30 -1:30p Lunch
2:00-5:00p- Session 2
7:00p-Aperitifs
7:30p- Dinner
October 7 Monday-Tremezzo & Villa Carlotta
9:00-12:00 -Session 1
12:00 Lunch
1:00-4:00p- Session 2
7:00p-Aperitifs
7:30p- Dinner
October 8 Tuesday- Menaggio
9:00-12:00 -Session 1
12:00 Lunch
1:00-4:00p- Session 2
7:00p-Aperitifs
7:30p- Dinner
October 9 Wednesday- Bellagio
9:30-12:30 -Session 1
12:30 Lunch
1:30-4:30p- Session 2
7:00p-Aperitifs
7:30p- Dinner
October 10 Thursday- Lenno
9:30-12:30 -Session 1
12:30 Lunch
1:30-4:30p- Session 2
7:00p-Aperitifs
7:30p- Dinner
October 11 Friday- Bellagio & Verenna
12:30 Lunch
7:00p-Aperitifs
7:30p- Dinner
October 12 Saturday- Verenna to Malpensa airport
8:00a Morning check out/ good byes
9:00am Departure of Group travel to Malpensa/Milan airport (approx. arrival at 10:30a)
NOTE: Toscana Americana reserves the right to alter this itinerary. All times are approximate. NOTE: Walking is required to all 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
Santorini...
Santorini is one of the cycladic islands, created by the eruption of the volcano 1500 B.C. (thought by some to have brought about the end of the Minoan civilization and speculated by some as the famous island of Atlantis). Due to this, the island offers a versatile landscape with on the one hand steep darkish rock formations and on the other hand beaches and small white villages. Besides that, there are several interesting monuments and the active volcano of course. Thira offers, besides remnants from several eras, ruins of the old Roman baths, theatres and markets.
Santorini is a group of islands in a circle about 10 KM across - the rim of a large volcano that is still producing small islands in the center. Steep slopes lead to the central area and gentle slopes lead to the sea that circles the island. It's really a group of islands even though it is usually discussed as if it were one. Settlements are scattered around the island as a series of small villages.
The famous white buildings are huddled close to one another on and over the cliff of the central caldera. Hiking paths and trails lead all over the island, but a charming time can be had walking the paths that interconnect the settlements and exploring the shops. Visitors can take ferry boats to the central island(s) to visit the new land and soak in hot springs.
