Wednesday - Arrival/Check-in Cortona
12:30p - departure of Group travel from Florence airport to Cortona
6:30p-Welcome reception
7:30p- Dinner
Thursday –Cortona
9:00-1:00 -Session 1
Introductions
Discussions: History; Safety; Subtrates/Supports/Materials; Tools- do’s and don’ts; Prepping panels and workspace
1:00-2:30p Lunch
3:00-7:00p- Session 2
Demo of fusing
Demo sample works/ variety of techniques
Making your own colored wax
Layering, imbedding, incising
Individual work time
7:00p-Aperitifs
7:30p- Dinner
Friday-Cortona
9:00-1:00p-Session 3
Exploring color and composition
Mark-making/stenciling techniques
Individual work time
1:00-2:30p- Lunch
3:00-7:00p- Session 4
Additive vs. subtractive methods
Collage/mixed media techniques
Individual work time
7:00p-Aperitifs
7:30p- Dinner
Saturday- Day trip to Siena
Bring your cameras and an eye for composition, design and texture! Let’s capture the landscape of this beautiful country and incorporate it into our encaustic paintings.
7:00p-Aperitifs
7:30p- Dinner
Sunday- Cortona
9:00-1:00p- Session 5
Demo/Image Transfer Methods
Incorporating Photography with Encaustic
Individual work time
1:00-2:30p- Lunch
3:00-7:00p- Session 6
Demonstrations/Hands On Practice-
Watercolor underpaintings with encaustic
Oil paint sticks, charcoal, and inks with encaustics
Individual work time
7:00p-Aperitifs
7:30p- Dinner
Monday- Montepulciano (morning)
Let’s travel to Montepulciano and explore the possibilities of found objects, materials and tid bits that can be used to layer, mark or embellish our paintings with!
Afternoon session
5:45p-depart for hands-on Tuscan cooking class & dinner!
Tuesday-Cortona
9:00-1:00p- Session 7
Individual Work time
Photos of Artists and their works
Discussion Packing and shipping of encaustics
1:00-2:30p-Lunch
3:00-7:00p -Session 8
Individual work time
Critique/Review/Share
7:30p-Final Dinner
Wednesday-Cortona
8:00a Morning check out/ good byes
9:00am Departure of Group travel to Florence airport (approx. arrival at 10:00a)
Note: Toscana Americana reserves the right to alter this itinerary. All times are approximate.
Note: Transfers are provided only for programmed meals and activities away from the hotel.
Note: All guests are responsible for handling their own luggage/baggage....we suggest to pack light.
Note: No refunds are given for any unused aspects of the itinerary or for any activities outside the above itinerary.
