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26th June - 2nd July 2020

Cinque Terre, Italy

7 Days in the stunning Cinque Terre. 5 days guided painting.

duo

Come join Richard Robinson and Scott Hamill on this once in a lifetime plein air workshop adventure!

$4500usd

Includes transfer from Florence to Monterosso, Train Passes within Cinque Terre, Accommodation, Meals and Painting Tuition.
Does not include flights.

Price is for sharing a double room. $3500 for non painting partners.

Required skill level: Absolute beginners to advanced painters are all welcome.

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We will be painting at a variety of locations around the 5 villages along the coast. This is quite literally a painter's paradise! The instructors will help you to improve your plein air paintings with a focus on simplifying the scene and creating strong design with value structure. Other topics of instruction will include color mixing strategies, brushwork, edge control and improving your outdoor painting efficiency.

 

Um, Where's the Cinque Terre again?

Click the Map or here to see the live google map. We'll be staying in La Cabana Hotel.

cinque_map

 

Daily Schedule

The first day is arrival day. Just get here, relax and enjoy. The workshop plan is liable to change due to weather so we're keeping it flexible and will update everyone daily. We'll try to paint in the morning to get the best light and avoid the crowds and heat and leave you with the afternoon to rest and explore. There will be a rest day after 3 days of painting, then two more days painting. It's entirely up to you how much you paint. You might just enjoy watching our demo's and then take a swim or a wander around a village taking photos. We'll be sure to visit a few different villages by shuttle, train or boat.

 

Mediterranean_Harbour

 

Travel

Get to Florence anyway you like, where our bus will be waiting to take you to our accommodation in Monterosso. (Or get to Monterosso your own way). Then, relax! From there it's a 20 minute walk down the hill to the beach but we will have a shuttle available to take us down there (and back) or to the other villages, though we can use the train or boat as well, and those tickets are included. 

 

Cancellation Policy

Workshop bookings cancelled more than 1 month prior to the workshop receive a 60% refund.
Workshop bookings cancelled less than 1 month prior to the workshop receive a 20% refund.


That's the fine print to protect our own obligations, but obviously if you cancel your booking and someone else steps in to fill your place I wouldn't need to charge you anything and you would get a full refund, no problem.

No refunds will be given for poor weather. There is provision for indoor painting if the weather is not suitable for outdoor painting. Let's keep our fingers crossed though.

If we have to cancel the workshop for any unforeseen reason you will of course get a full refund.

 

Got some questions you'd like to ask?

Please do your homework first - read all the info above to learn more and if you can't find your answers there please do contact Richard here.

 

  

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What to bring

Bring your own art supplies.
Richard and Scott will Demo in either Acrylics or Gouache. The brand of paint is not really important so long as they are artist grade paints. You get what you pay for.

Richard's Colors

Titanium White
Cadmium Yellow Light (or Lemon Yellow)
Cadmium Orange
Alizarin Crimson
Cadmium Red (or Scarlet)
Ultramarine Blue
Phthalo Blue
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna

Scott's Colors
Titanium white
Cad lemon
Cad lemon pale
Gold ochre
Cad red medium
Permanent rose
Ultramarine blue
Phthalo blue

Portable folding easel.

At least 6 painting panels ranging in size from 8x10" to 12x16".
Wet panel carrier. www.raymarart.com
Long flat bristle or synthetic brushes No. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.
For instance the Richard Robinson Brush Set
Liner brush No. 0.
Palette.
Palette knife.
Pencil.
Black Tombow Dual Brush Pen.
Painting medium - gloss medium varnish for acrylics.
Paper towels or tissues (for cleaning palette knife and drying brushes).
Pen and pad (if you would like to take notes during demonstration).
Several plastic bags for holding dirty tissues.
Lightweight painting umbrella - optional.

Sunscreen
Insect Repellant
Hat
Long sleeved painting top
An apron if you're a messy painter
Water bottle.

Flying with Paints
Print out the Safety Data Sheet for Airline Luggage Inspectors: Click here.
Include this printout in your checked in luggage with your art gear.
Do NOT carry any of your painting gear in your carry on luggage.
Note that you cannot carry turps or any other solvents on an airplane, even in checked in luggage.

Contact me if you have any questions.