March 1, 2022
Nothing gets the creative juices flowing more than being inspired by new surroundings. Let your eyes wander and picture what you want to paint. Being somewhere new not only poses challenges, but can lead to wonderful new discoveries.
Painting & Art
Top 10 Famous Italian Artists and Painters
February 15, 2022
Italy’s impact on art has been incredibly substantial! Find out more about the top 10 most famous Italian artists, many of whom you already know and love!
Painting Inspiration – a painting tutor’s favourite Italian locations to paint
February 12, 2021
We spoke to one of our fantastic painting tutors to discuss his favourite spots in Italy for painting inspiration. With wonderful painting holidays to Italy, there are so many stunning landscapes, scenes and locations to inspire our guests – so it was no small task to narrow it down!
An Interview with Jenny Eclair: On Painting, Art Courses and Turning 60
September 15, 2020
Stand-up comic and author, Jenny Eclair, is best known for her television appearances on Grumpy Old Women and Loose Women. She was the first woman to win the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 1995, and her most recent book, Older and Wider – A Survivor’s Guide to the Menopause, is a Sunday Times…
The Definitive List of the Top 10 Masterpieces of Italian Art
June 1, 2020
With its decadent architecture, many extraordinary remains of the Roman Empire, a dramatic and often turbulent history, and stunning natural scenery, it’s really no wonder that artists, poets, philosophers and writers have turned to Italy for centuries to inspire and create. Widely recognised as the birthplace of the Renaissance, as well the Baroque and Neoclassicism,…
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Who goes on a Flavours holiday? Interviewing our painting guest, Vicky
March 19, 2018
Vicky was nervous about her first painting holiday. Three Flavours Holidays later, Vicky tells us why she keeps coming back for more. What sort of painter are you? ‘Keen amateur’ would sum me up quite well, I think. I painted quite a lot in my youth, then for one reason or another stopped…
Interview with our painting holiday guest Charlotte: It’s incredibly empowering – and great, great fun along the way!
July 10, 2017
Charlotte had never been abroad without her husband or children before. How would she enjoy her first Flavours painting holiday, travelling solo to Tuscany and Amalfi? Were you nervous? My first Flavours Holiday to Tuscany was the first time I’d ever been abroad without the family as a solo traveller, so I was pretty…
Our pick of the best Italian art exhibitions: Michelangelo & Sebastiano
March 22, 2017
One of this year’s most anticipated exhibitions ‘The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Michelangelo & Sebastiano’ is now open at the National Gallery. We’re delighted to speak to Ellie, an art historian from View From The Gallery, about Michelangelo’s most famous paintings, where they were inspired from and why it is great to paint in Italy. Until the…
The Top Museums To Visit In Tuscany
February 24, 2017
Tuscany is not only known for its stunning scenery and fantastic cooking, but the region is also famous for being the cradle of the Renaissance. Every town in Tuscany has a museum to proudly recount their history and also showcases the works of the sculptors and painters who helped shape Europe’s most influential artistic movement….
Interview with Flavours painting tutor Michael Gahagan
February 10, 2017
We caught up with Flavours painting tutor, Michael Gahagan, to discuss why Italy is an artist’s paradise and why he passionately believes that we can all draw. Michael also shared some of his favourite moments from our painting holidays and what else he enjoys the most on a Flavours holiday other than painting. …
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What are the advantages of painting in a group setting
December 28, 2016
We caught up with one of our Flavours painting tutors, and we chatted about the advantages of painting in a group setting. You can find and regain your confidence Why is it that so many people are reluctant to explore their secret desire to learn how to paint? – That’s easy, lack of…
5 of the Best Art Galleries in Sicily
June 14, 2016
The Mediterranean is a goldmine for history and culture, and Sicily is no different as it offers a rich and diverse mixture of art collected over the centuries, influenced by different visiting civilisations. We have put together a small guide into the island’s best art scenes to find the most innovative and contemporary art around….
Painting in Sicily: A day trip to Marzamemi
May 31, 2016
Flavours painting tutor, Robert Nelmes recalls an inspiring day trip to Marzamemi – a little fishing village in the south-east of Sicily Why Marzamemi? On my first painting holiday as a tutor with Flavours, I went to Sicily. As part of the holiday, we visited the old tuna port of Marzamemi which lies on the…
On the da Vinci trail in Italy
May 24, 2016
Where to find da Vinci in Italy Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the greatest talents to emerge from the Italian Renaissance. Not only was he hugely influential as an artist and sculptor, he was an inventor, mathematician and engineer. Of course, he is most remembered for the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and…
Botticelli And The Art of Florence
March 5, 2016
One of the most highly anticipated exhibitions of 2016 opens in London, March 5: Botticelli Reimagined. As one of the great Renaissance painters, Sandro Botticelli and his masterpiece The Birth of Venus (pictured above) has wowed art lovers and inspired artists for centuries. Botticelli Reimagined, at London’s V&A Museum, brings together over fifty of Botticelli’s artistic works rarely seen in…
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