Travelling with meaning : a painting workshop in Italy

More and more travellers from the developed world are looking for meaningful travels. We are aiming for journeys that allow us to learn something new, to deepen our culture, to enhance our lives. Purpose, inspiration and self-discovery are now vital elements in our traveling choices. Probably, this is why our quality painting workshops offered since 1997, have become more and more popular. Continue reading Travelling with meaning : a painting workshop in Italy

Art | Religion | Theory, General

How I see Art (2)

But what makes a work of art “excellent”? There are so many answers and it all depends on the artist’s own “art-world”.[…] My “art-world” is a well-circumscribed territory endowed of its own system of transmission devices needed for the circulation of ideas. Continue reading How I see Art (2)

Art | Religion | Theory

Displacing the Pieta from the Vatican to Menlo Park in the Bay area

“When something becomes useful, it ceases to be beautiful” (T. Gautier) Undoubtedly we are living very interesting times greatly due … Continue reading Displacing the Pieta from the Vatican to Menlo Park in the Bay area

Painting | plein air

After your painting workshop

It always comes to a matter of choice When you return home after one of our painting workshops in Italy … Continue reading After your painting workshop

Art History, General, Painting

Perseverance is the key to all successful artists

The story of Shirleyann Brough, artist of Studio Italia October 2011 Undoubtedly, Refus Global or Total Refusal is one of … Continue reading Perseverance is the key to all successful artists