Painting and drawing in the monastery of Sant. Andrea in Italy

You get into your creative flow with ease, get out of your everyday hamster wheel and can simply enjoy and create. On this drawing and painting journey, you will learn to immerse yourself and focus on your drawings and paintings. But you will also learn to work big, small and new, according to nature and also completely freely. Marina Buening, an experienced art lecturer at various universities, will be at your side with help and advice, tasks, impulses and valuable knowledge.

The focus of this art trip is on drawing and painting: Learning to draw, learning drawing techniques, dealing with color in drawing. We also paint with watercolors and acrylics.

We will deal with concrete drawing techniques such as sketching from nature, but we will also draw and paint very freely and integrate both. Due to the small group size, you will be accompanied in your very personal process so that you can find your artistic expression and leave your comfort zone on the one hand, but also discover your personal style and preferences.
The former monastery of Sant'Andrea in Collevecchio as a course location, with the old cells as single or twin rooms with a common dining room, a charming, shady courtyard, an outdoor terrace and a large chapel, which today serves as a course room or studio is something very special! It is nestled in a hilly landscape with wonderful views of the Tiber valley, olive groves and the village.

A former monastery of Sant'Andrea in Collevecchio as a course location, with the old cells as single or twin rooms with a shared dining room, a charming, shady courtyard, an outdoor terrace and a large chapel, which now serves as a course room or studio.

If we get too hot during the creative process, we go to the nearby village pool. The participants live in the monastery in the former monastery cells. That's why there are also a few single rooms at no extra charge. A supplement is required for single occupancy of the double rooms.

All rooms are lovingly but very simply furnished.

Important:
Accommodation and meals are payable directly to the monastery and cost € 695

We are catered for and pampered on site. Always with fresh products from local producers, if possible. The food is always freshly cooked for us by a professional chef, vegetarian and mostly organic. The cuisine is light and delicious, based on the principles of Mediterranean cuisine. No wishes will be left unfulfilled. Meals are included in the price of the accommodation! Meals are included in the price for the monastery (695€) not in the course price!

The art course lasts 6 hours per day under the professional guidance of artist and art lecturer Marina Buening: on six days (the dates always refer to the day of arrival and departure). We work for 3 hours in the morning and then another 3 hours after a long lunch break. In the morning, the day is planned and the tasks of the day are described and instructed. In the afternoon, you will continue to work intensively on your own projects with the support of the course instructor.

During the course we also go on short excursions and walks. Here you can draw and get to know the surroundings.
We will start with drawing to warm up, gain confidence and then move on to larger projects. Then we will slowly move on to color and painting. We will paint with both watercolor and acrylic. But there will also be completely free exercises where you paint more abstractly or draw with unusual tools. This mixture of nature and free work helps to discover completely new dimensions and to get out of the ordinary. Each individual is accompanied very individually, so it is also possible for advanced students to participate. Please note that the arrival and departure is on Sunday.

The best way to travel from Germany is by plane. From Fiumicino, one of the airports, there is a train that goes directly to Collevecchio. From Ciampino it is a little more complicated but there is also the possibility to take this train. Of course it is also possible to arrive by car or train. More information is available after registration. We pick up from Collevecchio station. Collevecchio is about 70 km north of Rome. You could also combine your stay with a trip to Rome. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.