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Details
Dates: 29 Sept - 5 Oct 2024
Price: From €1935 - €2650
Includes: 22% VAT, 5 days tuition, 6 nights accommodation, all meals & drinks (including wine), wine tour & tasting, transfers, canvases, oil paints, brushes, easels & solvents
Non-Participaing Partner: €750
Location: Antico Borgo La Torre
Medium: Oil Painting
Class size: 12-17
Painting Experience: All levels welcome
Language: English (Lo also speaks Mandarin)
If you need Italian translation email us
Workshop Description
Join us for an all-inclusive week of oil painting in the Tuscan countryside with artist Lo Chan Peng, Grand Prize Winner of the 2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. This workshop is open to all levels of artist who would like to learn a unique approach to portrait painting in oil. During this workshop, Lo Chan Peng will demonstrate his process and approach to portraiture with painting demonstrations, giving participants one-on-one feedback throughout the week. Participants will learn the "Pixel Glazing" painting technique, which incorporates artistic acheivements from ancient masters, and Lo Chan Peng has developed as a way of capturing the unique texture of skin. Working from photographic references, students will create a portrait using a glazing technique, which uses multiple layers of rendering throughout the week, inorder to create luminous skin texture and a lifelike portrait with depth and expression.
During this all-inclusive art retreat, meals will be home-cooked and eaten together in our large dining room, or outside when the weather is nice. In the evenings particiapants will have free use of the grounds to explore, including the swimming pool, woodland, lake and olive groves. There is also a volleyball net, and a games room with table tennis and table football. During the week we will host some evening entertainment which everyone is welcome to join, such as a wine tour, cooking class, and pizza night!
Materials for the class: Canvases, oil paints, and brushes will be provided by Lo Chan Peng, and solvents and easels will be provided by Art Escape Italy, participants will only need to bring brushes and a palette.
The Venue
This workshop will take place at Antico Borgo La Torre, a converted farmhouse and winery located in Chianti, 25km from Florence.
Originally a medieval tower, the structure dates back to the middle ages. Now an agriturismo, Antico Borgo La Torre produces it's own wine and olive oil. It is made up of 32 hectars of land, which include olive groves, vineyards, woodland, orchards, walnut trees, and a swimming pool.
See photos and more details about the venue here
What's included?
22% VAT - 5 days tuition - 6 nights accommodation - Arrival & departure transfers - Breakfasts, lunches, dinners & snacks - Tea, coffee & soft drinks - Alcohol (wine grown & produced at the venue) - Wine tour & tasting - Extra activities - Laundry - Swimming Pool - Wifi - Canvases, Oil Paints, Brushes, Easels & Solvents for painting
Prices
€1935 Shared Twin Bedroom with private bathroom (shared with one other participant of the same gender)
€2450 Private Bedroom with a double bed and private bathroom
€2650 Private Apartment with a double bedroom, bathroom and private living room/kitchen
€750 Non-Participating Partner to share a private bedroom or private apartment with you
The Food
All meals will be made up up of delicious, home-cooked Tuscan cuisine, and will take place in our beautiful dining hall or outside whenever the weather is nice. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options will be available, please let us know in advance if you have any dietary requirements (dietary needs rather than preferences).
Materials list, itinerary & more information
We will send you an information pack with the full materials list and more details about the retreat. See airport and transfer information on our FAQ's page here
Bring a partner or friend - €750 all-inclusive rate
If you book a private bedroom or apartment then you are very welcome to bring along a travel companion with you who will not be participating in the workshop. Partners will be very welcome to join all of our meals and activities, and become a part of our group.
We will happily assist in planning activities during the days for your partner, such as bike tours, trips to local towns, and walks around the surrounding countryside. Equally, your partner is very welcome to relax by the pool and enjoy the beautiful countryside. We recommend bringing a car so that you can travel around freely, however, it will also be possible to call a taxi at any time to take you to the local train station.
The €750 fee for non-participating partners includes: 22% VAT - 6 nights accommodation - Arrival & Departure Transfers - Breakfasts, lunches, dinners & snacks - Tea, coffee & soft drinks - Alcohol (wine grown at the venue) - Wine tour & tasting - Laundry - Swimming Pool - Wifi.
Participating Partner - €1420 all-inclusive
Bring a partner or friend who will attend the workshop with you. If you book a private bedroom or apartment you are welcome to bring along a a travel companion who will participate in the workshop with you and share a bedroom with you. €1420 all-inclusive rate for your travel companion!
Booking information
To book a place on this retreat click Book Now below and you'll be taken to a separate page where you can choose your bedroom option, register and pay. To confirm your place on this retreat you will need to pay a €750 deposit. You can choose to pay the deposit via credit card or bank transfer, the full reamining balance must be paid by bank transfer. When paying by bank transfer choose 'offline payment' when you check out, and from there you will be given our bank details. If you require a different payment plan email us for details.
Review our terms & conditions of booking here
Questions? See our FAQ's page here
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Lo Chan Peng
Born in 1983 in Taiwan. Lo Chan Peng works primarily with oil paint, ink, and mixed media. He has received several major art awards both domestically and internationally, such as the 2023 Beautiful Bizarre Global Grand Prize across all media, and the Portrait Honors Award from the Art Renewal Center USA (2020). His works are collected by the ESMoA in Los Angeles, the Hoki Museum in Japan, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, and many private collectors both domestically and internationally. Lo Chan Peng's artworks primarily focus on portraits, in his work he often explores themes of time, history, and the boundary between life and death. A prominent feature of his art is the indescribable expressions of the figures, both profound and mysterious. You can see more of Lo Chan Peng's work here:
Website: www.lochanpeng.com | Instagram: @lochanpeng
