Category Archives: Painting Holiday In Italy

Mary finished the single-stroke mural in 1 and half hours! Well done Mary it's brilliant!

Just taking a moment to post some pictures of Mary Hysong who you may know from Arizona. She is a 'One Stroke' tutor and is about to give a master class in this quick and impressive painting craft here at the Retreat this weekend. She wanted to add a rustic look to the apartment and…

This is one of our favourite courses at the Le Marche Retreat. Painters come from around the world with clothes packed for painting and then frocks and jackets for the Opera. The week kicked of to a flying start with a visit to Ascoli and the Civic Gallery to see the work of the Italian…

New York artist Micky Schon and Israeli Printmaking Artist Hadassah Berry enjoyed a week of Life Drawing at The Retreat working alongside British painter John Skelcher in a variety of Media. The course has been a true inspiration for everyone, professional artists and beginner painters alike. More joint work is planned for the future including…

With ever growing demand for more guest rooms at The Retreat due to so many of our popular courses booking out, we have been working around the clock to provide more guest rooms at The Retreat for this year's summer season. Our light and airy 4th bedroom with en-suite shower room is ready and bedrooms…

Our new 10 day courses are a real success! Our first 10 day course has been a real success and what a fabulous group it was!  For this landscape course guests have come from Canada, the US and as far away as Australia and New Zealand. With so many guests coming from overseas wanting to…

      This week I have been joined by Edith from Hong Kong and Mark from England for an Italian Landscape Painting course. The week started with a trip to Ascoli to see an exhibition of Giullio Gabrielli's Italian landscape paintings. From here we worked on key features in the landscape, buildings trees, focusing…

          The New painting holidays season 2016 at The Retreat has gone off to a good start. We kick-started the Spring Season with a 5 day Life-drawing course. Painters from the US as well as Europe have enjoyed learning the observation and gauging techniques so vital for any accomplished painter. with…

We've just completed the first of our 2016 course. Kick-starting the season with a Life-Drawing class focusing on the human body. Returning and new guests enjoyed poses supplied by experienced Retreat model Lydia. Everyone enjoyed an opportunity to revisit drawing skills, paying particular attention to placement and gauging techniques. Everyone mastered traditional size by sight…