Painting in Italy

Where we paint - click on a region

Almost everywhere you turn in Italy, there is yet another view that will have you reaching for your sketchpad. We offer a choice of painting holidays in Italy, to Tuscany and Umbria.

Our Umbrian art holiday, rightly known as Italy's 'green heart', offers a wealth of classic Italian images and we stay in the town of Todi.

Our other art holiday in Umbria, rightly known as Italy's 'green heart', equally offers no shortage of classic Italian images. We stay in the tiny medieval hilltop town of Montecastello di Vibio, close to Todi, with fine views across the surrounding landscape of tranquil river valleys, orchards, olive groves and slow-paced village scenes.

Our Tuscan painting holiday is based in San Quirico d'Orcia, four miles from Pienza, in the heart of southern Tuscany. The images we all share of Tuscany are fulfilled here. Gently rolling green hills defined by cypress trees - surely artfully placed - and crumbling farmhouses, medieval hilltop towns, olive groves, vineyards... when you're painting in Umbria or Tuscany, the images we all know so well from the backgrounds of all those Renaissance paintings are suddenly all around us.

All our tutors are chosen for their professionalism and experience in teaching different media including watercolour, pastel, acrylic, oils, mixed media and drawing. They are extremely committed and friendly and want the best for everyone. They teach for a total of 6-8 hours per day. However, this is a painting holiday - so you are of course free to take as many breaks as you wish!