Force, Italy
Ctr San Taddeo 12
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+39 3349034401
The Painting, Cooking and Yoga course at the Retreat was a real TREAT. Upon my retirement, I picked up painting using oil and acrylic paints to produce large abstract paintings. Looking for a medium to be easily used while traveling led to me to consider watercolors. The Retreat came up in a web search. I was attracted by its remote location. The unspoiled hill towns and the open vistas in the Marche seemed to offer a terrific setting for outdoors watercolor painting. The Marche and the Retreat have exceeded my expectations. Outdoor painting is in John’s DNA. He is a terrific teacher who enjoys sharing his theory on outdoors painting and the effective use of watercolors. His painting demonstrations have provided me the foundations needed to pursue the newly chosen medium. The Retreat is a renovated farmhouse that offers modest but authentic country environment to relax, to learn and to enjoy Jana’s backing and cooking, as well as the local wine. The atmosphere created by the family and their numerous pets made it difficult to leave
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This painting holiday experience was nothing like that portrayed on The Retreat web site. The accommodation in a 2 star enovated\ farmhouse was so far removed from luxury it was ridiculous.the squeaky bed came complete with hard mattress, the linen was old and washed out and the shower had no soap holder and little water spray that went cold while you were showering if someone used the water elsewhere. For this I was charged sole use rate when sharing with non painting partner... So much for non painter discount. Beware this is highly deceptive web site even to the fact that the teacher showed no evidence of a style that is close to the bright painting displayed on the site and which attracted me to spending 2,100 for 7 nights it is totally overpriced and second rate.
is this an art gallery showcasing paintings of Italy during WW2?
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