Art Workshop in Tuscany with Artist Charles White September 19, 2010

American Visions Art Gallery Presents:
Plein Aire Workshop In the Heart of Italy
9 Days - 8 Nights
September 19-27
Enjoy Painting, Wine Tasting & Sightseeing

A Tuscan Adventure
* Plein Aire painting in the countryside and hilltowns of Italy
* Small intimate workshops
* The feel of serene villages
* Opportunities to meet local sculptors and artists
* Experiencing the tastes of Tuscan food and wine
* The sites and sounds of Italy

This fall, well-known landscape artist Charles White will teach the techniques of landscape painting. "Plein Aire" painters work on location to quickly capture the changing light that occurs in nature, giving the artwork the reality that cannot be achieved any other way. The look gives the viewer the feeling and sense of being right there with the artist - right there in the scene. Participants will paint in the near countryside and hill towns of Tuscany near Sienna, Lucca, Florence, Pisa and Santa Ana.

Enrollment is limited to a small number of participants who will spend part of each day painting under the artist's guidance. Guests will enjoy the benefits of a small, intimate group setting by receiving personal, one-on-one instruction from Charles White based on individual skill level. In addition, the painters will escape on short day excursions to classic vistas of villages, hamlets, hilltowns and seascapes.

Participants will have the choice of staying in a historic Tuscan home or at nearby hotels for 9 days/8 nights. There will also be time for sightseeing, shopping, beachcombing and naps. Those not participating in the painting workshops will receive a list of sites, points-of-interest and activities in the area. Local public transportation is available daily to Florence, Pisa and other Tuscan locales.

Workshop Package Includes:
* Lodging for 8 nights in Tuscany
* Dinners for 4 nights at two area trattorias or catered in-house
* Tasting local wines
* Traditional Italian breakfast each day
* Transportation to all painting sites
* Plein Aire painting in the countryside, along the lake, small
villages & quaint hamlets
* Individualized painting instruction
* Transportation to and from the airport
* Opportunities to experience the art and artists of Tuscany

CONTACT the AMERICAN VISIONS ART GALLERY for more information:
718 Sutter Street, Suite 211
Folsom, CA 95630
(916) 351-1623
(800) 548-8446
[email protected]
www.avartgallery.com