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LA ROMITA UNINSTRUCTED

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

GET OUT AND PAINT!
(or sketch, or write, or whatever feeds your soul!)

La Romita is pleased to offer an uninstructed workshop, for artists of any stripe who wish to enjoy the best we have to offer but who aren’t interested in specific instruction.

For 7 days you’ll have freedom to follow your own process, with daily opportunities to go offsite. Head out to Spoleto, San Gemini, Orvieto –  or wherever our bus is going that day.

$2000

SKETCHBOOKS IN ITALY with Ken O’Connell

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

Sketching with Ken is an adventure in seeing the world with fresh eyes. You will learn to work portably, quickly, and with an eye towards capturing fragments of wonderful experiences. The sketchbook is your portable studio and your portable history. The spirit of the rough sketch is to see simply and to learn to draw […]

Retrospective Online – with Ken O’Connell

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

Drawings, sketchbooks, paintings, prints, photography, animation, and ceramic works, dating from 1963-2020 This summer Ken finally responded to a growing chorus of requests to mount a retrospective of his work. It opened with a quite limited public July 3rd at the Karin Clarke Gallery in Eugene Oregon. In order to make his opening available to […]

$25

Art for a Travel Journal

Online Workshop

Tuesdays, October 27, November 10, and November 17 From 10 am till noon (Pacific time) Penelope Youngfeather is offering an online class Art for a Travel Journal, an opportunity to learn, have fun and enliven any sketchbookor journal, past, present or future. Penelope carries a sketchbook at all times, admitting  “I might not sketch wherever […]

$105

Art for a Travel Journal

Online Workshop

Tuesdays, February 9, 16, 23 From 10 am till noon (Pacific time) Penelope Youngfeather is offering an online class Art for a Travel Journal, an opportunity to learn, have fun and enliven any sketchbookor journal, past, present or future. Penelope carries a sketchbook at all times, admitting  “I might not sketch wherever I am but […]

$105

SKETCHBOOKS IN ITALY with Ken O’Connell

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

Sketching with Ken is an adventure in seeing the world with fresh eyes. You will learn to work portably, quickly, and with an eye towards capturing fragments of wonderful experiences. The sketchbook is your portable studio and your portable history. The spirit of the rough sketch is to see simply and to learn to draw […]

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DRAWING IN THE BEAUTY OF UMBRIA – with Sharon Zeugin

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

Drawing is about learning to see. Seeing allows one to connect more deeply with their surroundings. As travelers, in our rushed scramble to see everything or to get somewhere else, we can miss the beauty of our surroundings. Sharon Zeugin’s workshop will pursue ‘depth over breadth’; with simplicity and mindful attention; slowing down as you […]

$3300

PERSPECTIVE, VALUE, and COLOR: FROM THE SKETCH TO THE WATERCOLOR – with Benno Philippson

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

Eyes for light, nose for smell, ears for sound, touch for texture – be young again with all senses ready to enjoy and capture the beauty around you. Surrounded by history and Umbria’s beautiful living practices, Benno Philippson will lead a workshop to explore how three crucial elements – Perspective, Value, and Color – are […]

$3600

EXPRESSIVE & EFFECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL SKETCHING – with Tom Pajdlhauser

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

Join Tom on an immersive field sketching adventure in the towns, villages and country sides of Umbria. You’ll work directly in your sketchbook, documenting 10 days’ worth of travel experiences in Umbria with pencil, pen, and watercolor, filling your sketchbook with everything from the landscapes and townscapes you visit, to the folks you meet and […]

$3650

PAINTING THE GREEN HEART OF ITALY: UMBRIA! with Nancie King Mertz

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

Nancie's goal, as an instructor, is to help you create dramatic, expressive paintings. Examine space, perspective, and design through practical hands-on lessons that help you build confidence. While the villages and villas located in one of Italy’s most picturesque regions provide the perfect point of interest in landscape work, the drawing must be right to […]

$3750

Have Fun Creating an Art Travel Journal – with Darla Bostick

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

Each year a group accompanies Darla Bostick for her Art Adventure Abroad to a new destination – and in 2023 it will be to La Romita! Simply put, Darla’s Art Adventures are just that – a group of artists (and interested non-artists) who wish to experience the culture, sites, foods of another country. Anyone who […]

$3750

FREE YOUR CREATIVE SPIRIT IN MIXED MEDIA ART JOURNALING – with Melissa Grace Young

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

Join Melissa Grace Young as she shares her infectious enthusiasm for techniques designed to encourage freedom and spontaneity in your work. The hill-towns of Umbria will be the backdrop – and inspiration - as you explore a variety of techniques to capture your creative spirit in journal. Each day will include a lesson and discussion, […]

$3800

THE CREATIVE JOURNEY: SKETCH YOUR UMBRIAN ADVENTURE! with Leslie Fehling

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

This ten-day immersive tour to the heart of Italy promises to be the sketching adventure of a lifetime, and La Romita is thrilled to be partnering with Leslie for her first Umbrian workshop. Leslie’s classes are as unique as her style of journaling. A dazzling array of page layouts, lettering styles, borders, and design ideas […]

$3750

Journaling Across Umbria – with Rita Carpenter

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

“Art creation is a way to give myself a voice without speaking.” Rita Carpenter is passionate about art and travel, always taking the opportunity to capture, express - and teach! - the excitement of being abroad through travel journaling. Since 2018 she has been organizing art-travel trips where artists can share the joy of creating. […]

$3600

PAINTING THE GREEN HEART OF ITALY: UMBRIA! with Nancie King Mertz

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

Nancie's goal, as an instructor, is to help you create dramatic, expressive paintings. Examine space, perspective, and design through practical hands-on lessons that help you build confidence. While the villages and villas located in one of Italy’s most picturesque regions provide the perfect point of interest in landscape work, the drawing must be right to […]

$3750

THE ART OF DISCOVERY- SELF-EXPRESSION AT THE CROSSROADS OF POETRY AND ART – with Melissa Grace Young and Emily Ransdell

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

Taste the richness of Umbria while opening to the spirit of creative self-expression. Envision a travel and journaling experience where poetry and art merge with ample opportunities for hands-on exploration and experimentation. Imagine La Romita as your home base, on the site of our monastery, and your studio in a church built in the 1500s […]

$3800

INNER AND OUTER VIEWS – with Carol Ivey

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

This workshop explores the expressive choices of the artist, focusing on composition, space, and color. The group will take inspiration from artists like Bonnard, Hockney, Van Gogh, Morandi, and Klee. The workshop is designed for artists of all experience levels, combining sketch-book and plein air mixed-media techniques. On-site and studio sessions will focus on composition, expressive color use, and basic drawing techniques. Carol will work with you to refine your personal vision, aiming to develop skills and explore new expressive pathways.

$3750

THE ITALIAN INTENSIVE VI – with Katherine Brimberry and Suzi Davidoff

La Romita School of Art Terni, Italy

Piano Per Favore! Slow Down Please - Mindful Drawing and Printmaking In these times of instant everything, Katherine Brimberry and Suzi Davidoff's sixth Italian Intensive Printmaking and Drawing workshop invites you to slow down and appreciate the world around you.  This session will include direct polymer gravure etching – using the sun to help etch […]

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As La Romita School caters to multiple levels of instruction and various forms of the arts, prices will vary by session, season, instructor, and offerings.

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