“The Portrait and Beyond” – Oil Painting Retreat in Le Marche, Italy

Description - This retreat will focus on painting beautiful portraits from life, and incorporating environmental elements in our paintings. We will warm up with head studies and some of the basics of traditional portraiture, and gradually work towards painting the figure in a landscape or interior setting. With such a beautiful venue to host us, there will be many opportunities to compose dynamic paintings that include architecture, trees and gardens, and of course, the figure. Students may wish to work with the instructor’s chosen media, but they are also welcome to paint with the medium of their choice. There will also be opportunities for plein air painting and critique sessions. Anna will walk you through everything from color mixing and creating an accurate block-in, to creating harmony in your painting and beautiful edges. Because Anna combines both traditional techniques with an alla prima painting style, students will find that there is never a dull moment in one of her workshops. Included in the price: • All tuition fees • 7 nights accommodation in luxury air-conditioned, en-suite rooms with: see our rooms here – Luxury bedding – High quality, 100% natural, Italian toiletries: shampoo, shower gel, body lotion and hand gel – Daily servicing of the rooms – Mid-week linen and towel change – 100% cotton waffle robes and slippers • All meals including breakfast, buffet lunch and a choice of up to 4 courses from our daily changing gourmet evening menu • A ‘pizza-giro’ evening at a local trattoria within a few minutes walk of the hotel • Delicious local wine with lunch and evening meal • Private group transfers to and from either Ancona airport or Pedaso (station or bus stop) • 5 days painting tuition including demonstrations and one-to-one advice and guidance • 3 days’ excursions to specially selected stunning locations • Private transfers to and from painting locations • hands-on pasta making masterclass with three generation of the same family – Nonna, her son and her granddaughter – who will all teach you how to make tagliatelle and ravioli from scratch • Experience the community and culture on a “Taste of Le Marche” full day experience visiting three local, family run, artisanal food & wine producers with a tour and tasting at each • Unlimited use of air-conditioned studio • full-time staff on-site including concierge service