IT IS AS WELL A CULTURAL TOUR. YOU WILL LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE CULTURE, ART, HISTORY, CUISINE AND WINE OF THE COUNTRY THAT YOU WILL BE VISITING.
Tjasa Iris is an European painter. She is an internationally acclaimed artist. She studied and lived in different European countries: Italy, England, Holland, France as well as Lake Tahoe Area in US. Speaks 5 languages. She spends summers in Venice and at her Villa Flora (which is also a Bed & Breakfast and Artist Retreat) in the Wine Country of Slovenia. And winters she lives in Paris.
Had chosen the most inspiring painting locations for you:
- PUGLIA, Southern Italy at Masseria Salamina 17th-century fortified castle.
- PROVENCE, Southern France. Painting in the places of Van Gogh.
- TUSCANY near San Gimignano. We will be staying at a farm that is producing wine and olive oil and we will travel and paint great part of Tuscany.
- VENICE, Italy. The eternal city, the most magical city of the world. Tjasa lived there for 7 years, she knows all the secret corners of it.
- SLOVENIA, You can also join us on fresh alpine air in the beautiful country on the "sunny side of the Alps". Designed for more adventurous people! Or at Tjasa's Villa Flora B&B and Artist Retreat in the Wine Country of Slovenia near Italian border. We will paint in both Slovenia and at the Italian Coast.
Landscape painting workshops with art appreciation course & cultural excursions to such venues as museums, castle gardens & small towns.
Number of Programs/Year
15
Program Length
1 week
Group Size or S:T Ratio
2-8:1 max
Program Focus
Collage, Drawing, Painting
Faculty
Tjasa Iris lives in Slovenia, Venice & Paris; studied in Florence, England & The Netherlands; has exhibited in Slovenia, Italy, France, South Africa & The Netherlands; has taught painting workshops for 11+ yrs.
Costs
From $1,595 for Slovenia to $1,865 for Tuscany, Provence & Castle in Southern Italy; includes lodging, all or most meals, excursions.
Global Locations
France (Arles and Saint Remy, Provence)
Italy (San Gimignano, Sienna, Volterra & Venice)
Slovenia (Wine Country, the Alps, Italian Coast)
