Oct 23, 2011 | La Romita News
…and now…the season windup. Charlotte Attebery, a longtime La Romita teacher / friend, and her group of Californians left on October 4th and we began the process of closing up the convent for the winter. Hatches are battened, gates are closed, and gear is stored as...
Sep 29, 2011 | La Romita News
Katherine Brimberry departed about a week ago for home with her group of print-makers. We know that Flatbed Press in Austin is one of the best print-making studios in the country, but we didn’t know how entertaining and inspiring it would be to shake this place up...
Aug 24, 2011 | La Romita News
We continue into August with one of the nicest summers in recent memory…cool evenings and 85 degree afternoons and perfect mornings for exploring the hill towns. Our last group was actually two groups put together: Carol Duchamp and her Bay Area Art Trek painters, and...
Jul 20, 2011 | La Romita News
The weather in Italy is sunny and warm all summer. That’s hardly a surprise. What’s been surprising is how cool it’s been this July – but really, nobody’s complaining. The Carol and Ed Maddox show left on the 7th with smiles on their faces and incredibly heavy...
Jun 16, 2011 | Italy, La Romita News
June is the time of wildflowers in Italy; the colors are often breathtaking. To paraphrase our native Francis of Assisi, the supreme beauty of nature attracts souls as well as bees. Here are a couple of photos I took the other day of a nearby field: After Barry...
May 18, 2011 | La Romita News
For over a decade, Indiana’s Ball State University hosting workshops at La Romita for art students. These sessions provide an excellent opportunity for artists who are just beginning their exploration to experience the cultural and artistic richness Italy...
May 18, 2011 | La Romita News
2011 -the new season has begun! The first group this year hails mainly from Arkansas, following the amazing Barry Thomas, a former Razorback football star, now one of the most popular painters of the new west. His paintings are riots of action and color. When he...
Feb 11, 2011 | La Romita News
While in the states, we try and visit with past and future La Romita participants whenever we can. This winter, Ben and Enza went to Colorado to meet with our Rocky Mountain friends and participants with instructor Arlene Krogstad, who will be leading the workshop...
