We arrived yesterday afternoon and fought the jet lag to stay up late enough in the evening to "reset" ourselves. We had a light dinner of fresh pasta and salad at one of our favorite restaurants and a good night's sleep. Today we spent the day driving some of the back roads to scout our shooting locations. Although the Tuscan scenery changes … [Read more...]
Tuscany 2011 and more…
We're now booking our 2011 Villages of Tuscany workshop! It will be a unique cultural and visual journey. Visit some previous posts to get an idea of what we do. The dates are 14-21 May, 2011*. As always, we include 7 nights accommodation, in-country transportation, many wonderful meals, wine tasting, and much more! We're really excited for … [Read more...]
Provence Workshop and the Euro
After doing an art show within days of our return from Europe, I think we'll take a day off! Then, this will be our week to "catch up." In this post is a mid-day shot of our home base village for our Villages of Provence workshop in September. In fact, the view from our hotel is very similar to this- pretty spectacular! They have a wonderful … [Read more...]
That’s Pecorino!
This is where Pecorino comes from! Pecorino is tasty sheeps' cheese that the village we stay in is famous for... I took this photo just outside of town under the watchful eye of a Great Pyrenee (large white dog), who keeps the sheep from being eaten by predators. He (or she) took the job very seriously! We also visited a nearby village with … [Read more...]
Market Day
We went to a great market Wednesday in a nearby village. These are a couple of Joel’s snapshots. Of course we HAD to buy some of these olives- amazing! So many olives, so little time... The classic Citroën was too cute to pass up. We had the most amazing lunch at one of the restaurants scheduled for our September workshop. As usual, it looked … [Read more...]