Painting holidays in the beautiful Tuscan-Emilia National Park - 0039 331 759 2333    artholidaysinitaly@gmail.com

If you are looking for an art vacation or painting workshop which also offers the opportunity to use all sorts of artistic techniques such as water-colour, oils, water based oils, acrylics, pastel, mixed media, photography, even sculpture, then this is also ideal for you.

Pheona can teach you all these techniques. 

Offering all inclusive value-for-money (£1,500), painting vacations throughout the year... There are no single person supplements and no hidden charges. Our holidays can be customised to suit your dates, your creative abilities, and your dreams of a perfect Italian art holiday.

We meet you at Bologna airport...and then you are on holiday!

Your accommodation is spacious, luxurious and full of art work. This means you also learn about the history of art when you are here. There are beautifully landscaped gardens around the house, which is set in a wonderful rural location, surrounded by mountains, rivers, fields of wild flowers, orchards and grape vines.

Casa Appennino has been designed as a homage to Italian artists, with life-sized copies of famous paintings by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Caravaggio and others. So, you will also learn a bit about the history of art in a very informal way.

There is a large fully equipped studio which is open all day for your use. 

There are two large gazebos as 'classrooms/work areas' and other intimate areas in the garden to work in. 

Some people want to paint all day, every day, whilst others prefer a mixture of painting and walking, excursions, or a little immersion into Italian village life.

Sometimes we paint close to the house but also out in the landscape or the village.

It is your holiday and it is important that you spend it just the way you want to.

Pheona Kerr is your host and tutor. 

She is an excellent teacher with over 40 years experience and gives lots of practical demonstrations and personal tuition...She is available all day, every day (more or less!).

Usually the group size is about 6 which is ideal to give everyone plenty of space in the house and plenty of opportunity for individual tuition.  It is an ideal environment to relax, be inspired, be encouraged, be creative, and to meet friends from all over the world.

You can learn or improve in many different media and subjects. See 'our courses' for an idea of the range of skills covered.

There is plenty of subject matter to inspire you; the beautifully landscaped gardens with lots of little places of tranquility and colour, stunning landscapes with patchwork fields, vineyards and little hilltop villages. There is also rustic Italian architecture - weathered and ancient, or well maintained and pretty. 

So many times there is the magical feeling of being in a fairy tale!   Life is just as it was 100 years ago;  man and nature respect and thrive, one with the other.

The local people are friendly and welcoming so you can practise your italian language skills.

There are beautiful rivers and rock pools... stunning mountains and castles........ all far away from tourist traps and cities.

Non painters are very welcome and will find many things to do especially if you are a nature lover. 

You can go for lovely walks from the house, even to the local town which is only 15 minutes walk away.

We can also arrange excursions, cookery lessons, horseriding, or other local activities.  You can visit a Parmesan cheese dairy and many other things.

This area is called 'the gastronomic capital of Italy' and is famous for it's many culinary gems such as parmesan cheese, Parma hams, truffles, porcini mushrooms, balsamic vinegar, wines and so on. You will be eating the finest of foodstuffs which are locally grown or produced.

The evenings have a lovely ambience. The clear night air, the scents of the garden flowers, the delicious local food, the sound of the cicadas in the field, the abundant wines, candlelight, and new found friends....

On Sunday evening we will go out to a local pizzeria for a typical Italian evening meal.

'Things to see & do'