ITALY Tuscany
October 13-20
Tuscany is truly the heart of Italy! Panoramic landscapes, ancient walled cities, olive groves and vineyards stretching rhythmically to the horizon and capped, of course, by the glorious cities of Florence and Siena. As with all Horizons trips aesthetics of our lodging and wonderful food are a bottom line! We’ll alternate workshop days with excursions to Florence and Siena, with the special experience of seeing each city with a pre-eminent art historian, giving you an insider’s view of these 2 legendary locales. Lodging for the first part of our trip in two charming country inns located in the heart of the wine district of Tuscany. Lodging our last night will be in Florence at the gorgeous Loggiata del Serviti hotel, in the midst of the most historic part of the city. Rooms double occupancy, private baths. October coincides with the wine harvest.
Register by March 1• Save $100 • Tuition, Accommodations, Meals & Excursions: $2485
PHOTOGRAPHY: Italian Visions & Digital Dimensions
JO YARRINGTON, Instructor
The Italian landscape in the Tuscan hills is a vision one wants to remember forever. A workshop designed to do just that through the versatility of digital technology. Digital cameras and home printers have become state-ofthe- art in the last few years; this workshop is an opportunity to maximize their possibilities! (We’ll even have a mini-printer with us to give us instant feedback.) Expand your mind’s eye in a country whose architecture, small street scenes, villages and expansive countryside are renowned for their charm, history and great beautify.
TUSCAN LANDSCAPES: Painting &Drawing
LISA BARTOLOZZI, Instructor
The beauty and breadth of the Tuscan landscape fires the imagination! Here’s a chance to expand your creative experiences, working closely with Lisa in whatever medium you most enjoy (watercolor, gouache, acrylics, pastels, charcoal, oils)….all in a small group setting. A class designed so you set your own goals, pace and work in your own style, with lots of approaches to color media and plenty of opportunity to experiment. Throughout we’ll refer to masterpieces of painting to give you artistic awareness with an historical perspective. For all skill levels!
Books, Paper, Journals – An Adventure into Italian Paper Arts
REGINA ST. JOHN, Instructor
Florence has been known for fine books, exotic papers, embellished journals and illustrated manuscripts – all inherent in the Italian aesthetic tradition. Here’s a chance to expand your creative experiences! A synthesis of old and new, with “books” bound in both paper and fabric, the pages and covers embellished with marbling and paste paper techniques – all approached in an imaginative fashion. No special skills….all you need is a sense of discovery!
HIGHLIGHTS
- Private tours of Florence & Siena with 2 of the cities’ most noted guides
- Special visit to San Mineato church with its spectacular view of Florence and where lovely Gregorian chants are sung each day at dusk
- Private tour of the Bargello Museum
- Private tour of Santa Croce, Italy’s equivalent of Westminster Abbey
- Lodging at a “fattoria” that produces its own wine and olive oil, not to mention tantalizing dinners
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