Apr 11, 2013 | Italy, La Romita News
Webster’s defines serendipity as a “happy accident” or “pleasant surprise”. Obviously accidents can’t be predicted and surprises lose their punch if you know they’re coming, so we can’t really promise serendipity as part of the program at La...
Oct 23, 2012 | Artist Interview, Italy, La Romita News
[Editor’s Note: Kenneth O’Connell has taught at La Romita four times in the last 8 years, and this year led the workshop Sketchbooks in Italy in early September. He is a Professor Emeritus from the University of Oregon, and is also President Emeritus of...
Oct 23, 2012 | Artist Interview, La Romita News
[Editor’s note: Austin-based calligrapher Sharon Zeugin led the the 2012 “Painting Umbria with Words and Images” La Romita session this year, her second workshop hosted by La Romita. Find more of Sharon’s work, and read her blog, at...
Jul 25, 2012 | La Romita News
It has been a hot summer in central Italy (the Earth?), so the cool air in our studio chapel and in the dining area have been a popular addition to the La Romita experience. Kay Russell and her followers from the San Francisco area were here followed by Susan Elliott...