Course Description
This 5 day workshop will focus on how to paint a mural, from the beginning design stages through completion. We will take inspiration from our daily local adventures through the Tuscan countryside, Florentine churches, and architecture. A variety of methods will be explored from custom stenciling, faux finishes, the doodle grid, and plein air painting, in order to create a collaborative mural on site at Rignana Estate.
In addition, we will learn how to mix our own paints from raw pigments. With these paints, we will create a smaller, individual piece during this workshop to be taken home.
This workshop is open to guests of all skill levels. People are encouraged to embrace this week as an opportunity for expression and personal growth as we not only explore what it means to be an artist, but also what it means to be an artist of life.
Materials you are required to bring: All materials are included in tuition. We will provide paint, stencil material, and individual canvases. Please bring your favorite brushes and sketchbooks if you desire.
Course Outline
Saturday 3rd
16:00 - Check in & Estate Tour
18:00 - Welcome aperitivo followed by dinner at Rignana Estate
Sunday 4th
08:30 - 9:30 - Italian breakfast
10:00 - 13:00 - Mural design. We will begin with our collaborative design session and planning for our on site mural at Rignana. This session will focus on custom finishes for our background, as well as custom stencils for border work and decorative design.
13:00 - 14:00 - Woodfire pizza making by the pool with fresh ingredients from our garden and local farmers
14:30 - 16:30 - Mural painting. We will begin with some plein air sketching guidance as we gain inspiration from the surrounding countryside. From our sketches, we will move back to the big wall and start placing our subject matter. (doodle grid technique may be employed as well)
18:30 - Aperitivo followed by dinner at Rignana Estate
Monday 5th
08:30 - 9:30 - Italian breakfast
10:00 - 13:00 - Badia a Passignanao Monastery tour - €10 to be paid on site
13:00 - 14:00 - Farm to table lunch at Rignana Estate
14:30 - 16:30 - Continue Mural Painting. We will focus on employing light successfully in our mural.
18:30 - Aperitivo followed by dinner at Rignana Estate
Tuesday 6th
08:30 - 9:30 - Italian breakfast
10:30 - Badia a Coltibuono Cooking class, tour and lunch - €160 to be paid on site
18:30 - Aperitivo followed by dinner at Rignana Estate
Wednesday 7th
08:30 - 9:30 - Italian breakfast
11:00 - Ultimate cheese and olive oil tasting and tour at Fattoria Corzano e Paterno - €40 to be paid on site
14:30 - Resume mural and begin individual painting to take home.
19:00 - Dinner at famous country restaurant La Cantinetta di Rignana
Thursday 8th
08:30 - 9:30 - Italian breakfast
10:00 - 13:00 - Work on painting to take home and finish mural.
13:00 - 14:00 - Farm to table lunch at Rignana
14:30 - 16:30 - Painting Continues
18:30 - Aperitivo followed by dinner at Rignana Estate
Friday 9th
08:30 - 9:30 - Italian breakfast
10:00 -Check out
14:00 - 17:00 - Optional history and culinary tour of Siena with local guide - €20 to be paid on site
Accommodation & Inclusions
What's included
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6 nights accommodation
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Daily Italian breakfast
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3 lunches and 5 dinners
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Daily Aperitivo
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Pizza making experience
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Painting materials
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Transfers
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Towels & linens (one towel change per stay)
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Infinity pool
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Tennis court
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Wifi
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Laundry facilities
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VAT tax
What's not included
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Wine Tours
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City tax (€2.50 per person per day to be paid in cash on arrival)
Small bedroom shared bathroom:
Single occupancy: €1,500
Double occupancy: €1,920
Bedroom with shared bathroom:
Single occupancy: €1,970
Double occupancy: €2,970
Bedroom with ensuite:
Single occupancy: €2,220
Double occupancy: €3,220
Superior bedroom with ensuite:
Single occupancy: €2,480
Double occupancy: €3,480
