RON HICKS
Tapping into Your Inner Voice - Portrait Painting with Abstraction
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Details
Dates: 17-23 September 2023
Price: From €1835 - €2550
Includes: 22% VAT, 5 days tuition, 6 nights accommodation, all meals & drinks (including wine), wine tour & tasting, cooking class, transfers, easels & solvents
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Non-Participating Partner: €650
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Location: Antico Borgo La Torre
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Medium: Oil paint
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Class size: 12-16
Painting Experience: Intermediate-Advanced
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Languages: English
Italian translation available (email us)
Workshop Description
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Join us for an all-inclusive week of painting in the Tuscan countryside with Ron Hicks. This will not be a regular art workshop, the intention is not to learn to paint like Ron. The purpose of this workshop is to aid you in finding your path, and to open up dialogue, exploring creative ways to meet this challenge. It’s about feeding the soul, and finding out who we are as artists - allowing that discovery to play a dominant role in what we intuitively express in our artwork. During the week you can expect to paint from life models, as well as reference material. Ron will give one-on-one feedback throughout the week. Designed for intermediate to advanced students, this class is open to all levels of experience.
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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 participants 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.
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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.
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See photos and more details about the venue here
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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 - Easels & Solvents
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Prices
€1835 Shared Twin Bedroom with private bathroom (shared with one other participant of the same gender)
€2290 Private Bedroom with a double bed and private bathroom
€2550 Private Apartment with a double bedroom, bathroom and private living room/kitchen
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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).
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Materials list, itinerary & more information
We will send you an information pack with the full materials list and more details about the retreat.
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Bring a partner or friend - €650 all-inclusive
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.
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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.
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The €650 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.
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Participating Partner - €1380 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. €1380 all-inclusive rate for your travel companion!
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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 or the full workshop fee. You can choose to pay via credit card or bank transfer. If you would like to pay by deposit, choose 'offline payment' when you check out, and from there you can pay the €750 despot via bank transfer. If you require a different payment plan email us for details.
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Review our terms & conditions of booking here
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Questions? See our FAQ's page here
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Ron Hicks
Ron's career began as a representational artist with a traditional approach that closely resembled the style of the 19 th Century masters. His current body of work is a blend of all disciplines, marrying abstraction with realism, drawing on experiences and emotions to galvanize his thoughts, then transferring the collection of these to his substrate. Hicks uses texture, abstract passages and emotive movements to strike an emotional response and allow the viewer to derive at his or her own inference.
For more than 25 years, Ron has enjoyed a successful career with several sold-out exhibitions. He currently resides in Denver, Colorado with his wife Sharon and his work is represented and collected throughout the United States and abroad.
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You can see more of Ron's work here:
Website: www.ronhicks.com
Instagram: @ronhicksart
