When In Rome: Packing For Your Stay

3488027849_4d0af3f046_zWe now have just over four weeks until the start of the 2016 Rome Art Program!!

What to pack is one of the biggest challenges – especially when you are away for a few weeks. Before you try to squeeze your entire life into suitcase it is worth bearing (in no particular order) a few of the following things in mind.

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Plein Air Painting

Artist’s have long painted outdoors however plein air painting was we know it became popular during the mid-nineteenth century. Derived from the french term en plein air (meaning outdoor or in open air), Impressionists took to the outdoors to study and capture the world on canvas, working in natural light and observing the effects of the sun throughout the day. Continue reading Plein Air Painting