WHAT’S INCLUDED

SIX DAYS PAINTING AND SKETCHING INSTRUCTION Your UmbriaN Painting adventure! - PLUS - Your Umbrian Painting Adventure begins on Saturday, September 11, 2021 with EIGHT NIGHTS IN 4 STAR arrival at the Fiucimino Airport. From there we’ll transport you to for a HOTEL glorious week of painting, exploring and adventure. HOTEL BREAKFAST Every day begins with a relaxing breakfast at the hotel (included in fee). From there TRANSPORT TO/FROM each day will be a little different, but will always combine painting and sketching with ROME FIUMICINO touring and enjoying many of the ancient and medieval wonders of . TRANSPORT TO/FROM ALL There will be plenty of free time, allowing you to wander, explore, shop, and eat – not TOURING & PAINTING to mention paint and sketch. LOCATIONS 24 HOUR LOCAL Umbrian adventure ASSISTANCE Experience the enchanting landscapes of “The Green Heart of ” while touring WELCOME RECEPTION mystic valleys and mountains, the highest waterfalls in Europe, ancient and PICNIC LUNCH medieval bridges and buildings and cathedrals. UMBRIAN FOOD AND WINE You’ll have expertly guided tours of some of the most fascinating locations in PAIRING LUNCH Umbria: Spoleto, , , and Trevi. Tours will be conducted by Umbrian ENTRY TO ST. FRANCIS guide and Spoleto native Daniela Cittadoni. BASILLICA, ASSISI and MARMORE WATERFALLS painting adventure PARTICIPANT ART EXHIBIT Painting is always an adventure in a new location, but Umbria is a location like no FAREWELL DINNER other. The combination of clear light, towering hills, and summer greenery will both ALL TAXES AND FEES inspire and challenge.

We’ll sketch on our local tours and focus on more ambitious work back at our ‘home base’ of Spoleto, while absorbing a landscape that has inspired artists for centuries.

COST I hope you can join me on this painting adventure!

Reservations and a non-refundable deposit are due by October 20, 2019. See last page for cost, payment, and cancellation details. $2,595 Per Person – Double Do not hesitate to contact me with questions or for more Single Room-plus $230 info: phone:802 375 5548 email:[email protected] Non-Painting Guest-less $250 Does not include airfare More info online – tonyconner.com/umbria2021 Detailed itinerary

Saturday, September 11: Arrive Rome Fiucimino Airport. 4PM transport to Hotel Gattapone in Spoleto. Evening reception and presentation with apertivo. Sunday, September 12: Relax in the morning before our guide for the week, Daniela Cittiadoni, takes us on a tour of some of the ancient and medieval attractions in Spoleto. Afternoon options include a comfortable walk on “giro dei Condotti” and some informal outdoor sketching to get warmed up! Monday, September 13: We’ll start painting on Monday after breakfast, spending the morning session adapting our palettes and techniques to capture unique Umbrian color and light. Around noon we’ll travel to Monteluco, a holy and mystical mountain with a two thousand-year old oak forest. We’ll picnic together for lunch (included). Afterward we’ll spend time sketching and exploring the beauty and the holiness of the mountain. Tuesday, September 14: We depart for Bevagna after breakfast. A short tour of the medieval town and then a couple hours of sketching before traveling to Dionigi Winery for a winery visit and a lunch, pairing the best Umbrian wines and traditional Umbrian food (included). After lunch, walking and sketching among the vines. Wednesday, September 15: After breakfast, we’ll travel to Assisi, the home-town of St. Francis and one of the most fascinating medieval towns in Italy. Daniela will guide us through the town and the St. Francis Basilica. Lunch is on our own and there may be time for some quick sketching before an afternoon in Rocca Maggiore, to enjoy a breath-taking panorama of the Umbria Valley.

Thursday, September 16: We’ll have a relaxing breakfast in the hotel followed by free time for exploring and shopping in Spoleto. Lunch is on our own. After lunch, we’ll have a painting session to review our work so far, and then paint Spoleto street-scenes. Late in the afternoon we’ll head off to Trevi and visit the 1.700 year-old St. Emilian Olive-tree. A short tour of center of town before dinner in a local restaurant (included). Friday, September 17: A painting session after breakfast for a few hours followed by a trip to Marmore Waterfalls-the highest falls in Europe. There’ll be time to explore, admire and sketch the falls from different panoramic terraces and pathways. Our return trip to Spoleto includes a stop for gelato in , a fascinating fortified village. Saturday, September 18 Our last full day in Italy. After breakfast, we’ll have our last workshop session to review our work and prepare for our Group Exhibit at the Spoleto Public Library. There’ll also be free time to pack or to explore and sketch the town or surroundings. Lunch on your own. In the afternoon, attend our group art exhibit and reception. In the evening, enjoy a final farewell dinner with music (included). Sunday, September 19 Breakfast in Hotel and departure to Rome Fiumicino Airport at 8AM. Cost, payment, cancellation Cost The base cost of our Umbrian Painting Adventure is $2,595 per person, double accommodation. Airfare to and from Rome Fiumicino is not included. See chart below for detailed cost, deposit and balance information. You may request single accommodation for an additional $230. A non-painting, touring only, guest may join the adventure at $250 less. Space reservations require a 50% NON-REFUNDABLE deposit due by January 15, 2021. BALANCE due May 15, 2021.

Cost per person with travel, paint Total cost Deposit due 1/15/21 Balance Due 5/15/20 options Painting Student, Double Room $ 2,595 $ 1,298 $ 1,297 Painting Student, Single Room $ 2,825 $ 1,413 $ 1,412 Non-student, Double Room $ 2,345 $ 1,173 $ 1,172 Non-student, Single Room $ 2,575 $ 1,288 $ 1,287

Reservation and Deposits Firm, guaranteed reservations require payment of non-refundable deposit. Pay online with credit or debit card or using Paypal. Go to tonyconner.com/umbria2020/ Or send check along with name, address, phone, and email address to: Tony Conner, 206 Crescent Blvd, Bennington, VT 05201. Please contact me with any questions, concerns or to learn more about the adventure. Email: [email protected]. Phone: 802 375 5548 Regular mail: 206 Crescent Blvd, Bennington, VT 05201

Cancellation Policy Cancel by July 15, 2021, 50% of BALANCE refunded by August 15, 2021, 15% BALANCE refunded – cancellations after August 15, 2021 are not refundable

Travel and lodging info

Your Umbrian Painting Adventure tour includes transportation from Rome Fiucimino Airport to Spoleto on Saturday, September 11th . Our private van will depart the airport at 4pm from the arrivals concourse. Transportation is also provided from the hotel to Rome Fiucimino Airport on Sunday, September 19th. Our van will depart the hotel at 8am. Our lodging is provided by Hotel Gattapone, Via del Ponte, 6, 06049 Spoleto PG, Italy. It is a 4-Star Hotel and includes breakfast each morning. The hotel overlooks a deep valley and is located on a walkway that leads to the 14th Century Ponte delle Torro bridge. Check out the hotel on the tour webpage here - tonyconner.com/umbria2021/ Use street view to see the hotel and its fabulous location!

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Tony Conner’s energetic approach to teaching and enthusiasm for the watercolor medium are combined to create classes that are both fun and informative. He excels at providing information and insights to individual students-meeting them where they are and helping them get to where they want to go.

Tony is a Signature Member of both the New England and Vermont Watercolor Societies, and an Artist Member of the North Shore Art Association and the venerable Salmagundi Club. He works from his studio in Bennington, Vermont.