Painting Workshop 
                                                                                                         with Eva Bovenzi

This workshop is aimed helping painters develop their skills and vision through hands-on tutorials, image presentations on painting, one-to-one instruction, and group discussions. Participants should have some experience in painting, but no one should feel intimidated by his/her skill level.  The course material will be tailored to the level of the individual student. Since the workshop is only one week in duration, the instructor's emphasis will be on growth, and in people gaining knowledge and understanding to take home.  If you want to intensify your relationship to painting, develop your skills, define or develop your imagery, or just plain paint for a week in beautiful surroundings, this course is right for you.

The workshop will use the town of Vittorio Veneto to make short morning excursions that explore its historic art, architecture, public places and surrounding countryside.  Students are free to use these excursions as source material for their paintings, or to continue to explore their own imagery, be it representational or abstract.  Days will be punctuated by delicious meals prepared at the Palazzo Galletti, a restored 14th century palace, where people will be housed. As is typical of Italy, the week will be both stimulating and sybaritic!
Instructor
Eva Bovenzi is an artist and art educator living in San Francisco, California.   She received an M.F. A. in painting from the California College of the Arts and has exhibited her work in the United States, Europe and South America.  Her work is represented in many private collections, as well as in several museums, among them the Oakland Museum, the Long Beach Museum, and the San Antonio Museum.  She has been the recipient of artist’s residency awards at the Djerassi and Ucross foundations, and Oehme Graphics in the United States, and at Fundacion Valparaiso and Casa Manilva in Spain.

Ms. Bovenzi has taught painting and drawing in the San Francisco Bay Area for many years, offering courses at the University of California Berkeley, the San Francisco Art Institute, the California College of the Arts, and San Francisco State University, among others.  
To see her work, please visit: www.evabovenzi.com

Day by Day Agenda
Saturday.
Recommended departure from US for the Venice Marco Polo Airport or Treviso A. Canova Airport with next morning arrival
Day 1. Sunday.
We will meet you at the Venice Marco Polo Airport or Treviso A. Canova Airport between 12-1pm and drive you to the studio and bed & breakfast in Vittorio Veneto.  There will be a short evening introduction to the course. Welcome Dinner at Palazzo Galletti.
Day 2. Monday.
A morning walk and tour of the historic centre of Serravalle. Image presentation by the instructor on an aspect of painting: gesture, genre, composition, color etc.  Individualized consultations with each student on their goals are for their work. The
afternoon will be spent painting.
Day 3.  Tuesday. 
The morning will be devoted to a field trip to the outlying countryside.  Image presentation by instructor.  Students may respond to the landscape in their work or continue with their own imagery.
Day 4. Wednesday. 
Morning excursion to the church of the Pieve di San’Andrea di Bigonzo.  Image presentation by instructor.  Students may respond to the morning excursion in their work or continue with their own imagery.
Day 5.  Thursday.  
Full day of painting in the studio.  Image presentation by instructor.  Opportunity for extended individualized instruction.
Day 6. Friday.    
Image presentation by instructor.  Full day of painting with a group discussion of all the paintings completed during the week in the late afternoon. 
A prosecco celebration to wrap up the week!
Day 7. Saturday. 
Final discussion and departure to your destination. 
​Complimentary Group Transfer To Airport.
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The workshop includes 
  • 5 full days of instruction & painting with Eva Bovenzi
  • 6 nights stay and daily breakfast
  • A guided tour of Serravalle in Vittorio Veneto
  • Meals, including daily wine tasting opportunities, coffee/tea and snacks
  • Local transportation
  • Group Pick-up (on Sunday 17th around noon)  and drop-off (on Saturday 23rd) at Marco Polo Venice International airport or Antonio Canova Treviso airport with a comfortable van;            Other travel departure transport not included.

​Accommodation ​             on first come first served basis, or in the nearby hotel

Upcoming Workshop
​2019_ please contact Eva Bovenzi or Alma Ortolan
Testimonials
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