Dates and Prices 2010

29 May - 4 June 2010

16 - 24 June 2010

23 – 30 July 2010

15 – 22 October 2010

July at San Donato

Workshop fees
(In EUROS) 

In Double Occupancy*  with private bath at the San Donato farm: 1695 Euros** per person.

For non - painters: 1495 Euros (painting lessons excluded).
Single room with private bath: 390 Euros extra. 

*Room mates will be assigned if available, otherwise single occupancy rate applies.

Non-painters are invited to join us for daily excursions, meals and evening art appreciation course.

Workshop fee is including:

Cocktail the first evening, 7 nights in a double room at the farm, 7 breakfasts, 4 light snacks at lunch time, 7 dinners (wine included), 6 days of lessons, acrylic colors (for our lessons) , brushes, paper (for the first day), canvases 5, use of painting boards, French easels and chairs included), evening art appreciation course with slide lectures, numerous excursions listed below.

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If you prefere a 4 star hotel, we can book you a room in the nearby San Gimignano hotel. The workshop fee for a 4 star hotel is from 2350 Euros in a double room. Single room supplement is from 600 Euros. For non - painters: 2100 Euros or (painting lessons excluded).

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Including painting and art history excursions:

- a whole day excursion across little towns of Tuscany, a visit to a museum with Tuscan paintings in the town of Sienna: Piccolomini Library inside the Cathedral with frescos of Pintoricchio, visit of ancient fortified town Monteriggioni, where we will paint in the afternoon.

- an afternoon excursion to San Gimignano, visit of the old city center with the fortress, entrance to the Cathedral where we will see  frescos of Barna di Siena, Benozzo Gozzoli, Bartalo di Fredi, Ghirlandaio...

- a whole day painting excursion to Volterra. Visit of the most important Italian Etruscan Museum.

- one whole day trekking painting excursion to Castel Vecchio a city abandon in the 13st century in the middle of the woods.

- afternoon trekking excursion to Montauto, an ancient hill town on the Frachigena road.

Great Italian Cuisine is big part of the great experience that will be offered to you. It is impossible to visit Italy and not to taste all the wonderful dishes. For dinners we will go to local farms and restaurants. Most have a 3 course menue, some have a 4 course menue with wine. We will have a typical Italian pizza evening one day. All the dishes are local Tuscan cuisine. For lunch Tjasa will get you fresh lunch every day. She will go shop every morning before the start of the lessons and she will buy: salamis, cheeses, fresh vegetables, typical Tuscan breads...

Application forms must be accompanied by a deposit of 700 Euros (900 Euros per single room). 
Acceptable methods of payment are , personal check or bank money order PAYABLE TO TJASA IRIS  or Tjasa's company VILLA FLORA in SVET. Final payment must be received no later than 45 days before departure date.

As the workshop is limited to only 8 participants, I encourage you to send your enrolment form with deposit as soon as possible.

SPECIAL OFFER: Tjasa just bought a 1820 Villa Flora in the Wine Country of Slovenia, 90 min drive from Venice. In a stunning part of Central Europe, out of the bitten tourist paths. She just opened a Bed & Breakfast and an Artist Retreat there. All participants will receive a 10 % discount for a vacation stay to use in 1 year time. It is also transferable to family and friedns. See the Villa Flora web site: http://www.villaflora.si

Villa Flora Bed & Breakfast and Artist Retreat, Branik village, Castle Rihemberk on the mountain above Villa Flora, local wine cellar, Vogarscek dam, bicycle rental for guest

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