The Cotswolds Plein Air Painting Workshop with Lori McNee
Join me on a luxurious plein air painting adventure in the breathtaking Cotswolds, England!
May 2025 in England with Lori McNee
Follow in the footsteps of the legendary John Singer Sargent, May 11-17, 2025! I'll lead a unique outdoor painting workshop designed for seasoned artists and beginners who want to capture the magic and beauty of the English countryside and charming historic villages en plein air.
Highlights:
- Iconic Locations: We will paint at some of the most picturesque spots in the beautiful English countryside! Be inspired by rolling green hills, and charming villages gleaming with golden limestone buildings. We'll visit Broadway, the former home of artist John Singer Sargent, and paint in one of England's most stunning gardens, Hidcote Manor, a National Trust garden surrounded by fields, pastures, and thatched-roof houses. We'll set up our easels at additional scenic Cotswold locations personally selected by me, Lori.
- Expert Guidance: I'll provide personalized instruction and insights, helping you to enhance your painting skills. With nearly 15 years of leading international workshops and over 25 years of teaching experience, I am recognized globally for my expertise. You will learn a lot about composition, design, color mixing, the power of limited palette thumbnail sketches, notan design, and more. Discover more about Lori McNee.
- Inspiration Everywhere: You'll capture the charm of honey-colored cottages, vibrant wildflowers, English gardens, pastoral landscapes with sheep and cows, castles, and historic market squares.
Immerse yourself in the same stunning landscapes that inspired John Singer Sargent, while honing your skills and connecting with fellow artists. This workshop is perfect for painters of all levels looking to enhance their craft in a serene and inspirational setting.
What's Included:
- Daily Sketching and Painting Sessions: With me, Lori McNee.
- Accommodations: Six nights in elegant, handpicked hotels, including The Manor House Inn in Moreton-in-Marsh and the luxurious Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel in London.
- Meals: Daily English breakfasts and two traditional English dinners with French wines.
- Cultural Experiences: Visits to Broadway, Chipping Campden, and stunning gardens like Hidcote Manor.
- Non-Painting Activities: Perfect for non-painter friends, photographers, and spouses with plenty of local attractions and activities.
- Extras: Optional morning pleasure walks, outdoor markets, and more!
Pricing:
- Early-Bird Discount: $5,975 (shared room, payment in full by Dec 15, 2024)
- Regular Price: $6,475 (shared room, after Dec 15, 2024)
- Private Room: Additional $1,600
Space is limited to 15 participants. Reserve your spot now for this inspiring artistic journey!
For more details and to book your tour, visit Cotswolds Painting Tour with Lori McNee.
For inquiries, call 626.616.3448 or email tomharter@walkeurope.com.
Don’t miss this opportunity to paint, learn, and explore the enchanting Cotswolds in England!
Testimonials:
"Lori is such an amazing teacher. She has a unique ability to convey complex techniques in a way that is both accessible and inspiring. Whether we were painting the picturesque countryside or the charming streets of Lucca, Lori's guidance and encouragement helped me grow as an artist." – Cindy Gugliemo.
"You can't imagine how much I miss all of you! It seems like a dream, filled with some of the greatest people I have ever met. Top that off with a common passion for art and painting... there's no way to express what this experience meant to me! This is the second workshop I have taken from Lori. The first one was in Giverny, France. Lori is a gracious and talented teacher who shares everything she knows. This has been a life-changing experience." – Harmony Kellogg.
“Lori created such a safe environment for her students attending her summer plein air painting course, that it promoted bravery, creative expression, and rhapsodic moments while painting.” – Mark Reitinger
“As an instructor myself, I enjoyed the ease with which Lori engages each participant. She really strives to make a connection with everyone. Her feedback was always on point and helped me to see what I needed to improve. She is genuinely concerned with each student's participation and satisfaction with their progress. Her generosity and willingness to share was inspiring.” – Jeff Olson.
"The trip was not just about painting; it was about connecting with fellow artists, sharing experiences, and finding inspiration in the world around us. Lori fostered a sense of camaraderie and creativity that made the journey unforgettable. I returned home with a deeper appreciation for plein air painting and a renewed passion for my art. Lori McNee's expertise and enthusiasm have left an indelible mark on my artistic journey, and I am grateful for the opportunity to learn from such a remarkable artist." – Cindy Gugliemo.
"Lori's Tuscany workshop was one of the best decisions of my life. Everything about it was incredible. Lori is a great teacher and gives every student individual attention. She's so good at bringing out each painter's personal style. I highly advise signing up early because her past students might fill up next year’s workshops before anyone else gets a chance!" – Romona Youngquist.
"I've been here for two incredible painting workshop sessions. I am a totally untrained beginning painter. Lori has shown me everything from brushstrokes to sky holes. I want to come back next year!" – Diana Citrit.
"You are so generous with your information and your kind spirit shows through in all of the work you do on behalf of artists everywhere. I tell everyone they should be following you." – Alyson Stanfield.
“Lori McNee is one of my favorite people in the art community. Lori has boundless creative energy as well as real business smarts. She never fails to impress with her incredible attitude and knowledge.” – Carolyn Eglund.
Plein Air Painting in Sun Valley, Idaho with Lori McNee & Royal Talens NA, August 2020
Landscape painters!
I’m thrilled to announce a very special summer plein air painting workshop in my own beautiful hometown, Sun Valley, Idaho!
AUGUST 17-21, 2020
Join my sponsors, Royal Talens North America and me, for a week of plein air painting in the majestic Idaho Rocky Mountains.
Royal Talens North America has generously offered to co-host this special workshop and they will also be attending! "Home base" will be at my newly built art studio and the spectacular Sun Valley area, I am excited to share it with you.
"Last Light" 60x40
oil on canvas
Open to all levels, we have a fun-filled, informative week planned ahead. Traditional oil, water-mixable oil, acrylic and gouache painters are welcome. I will be painting with Cobra solvent-free oils. This will be a great time to try "Solvent-free with Lori McNee!" (Click here to find out more about me, Lori McNee)
Reserve your spot now! BUY NOW $350 Non-Refundable deposit.
Some of the things YOU WILL LEARN:
- 5 days filled with studio & outdoor instruction and demonstrations.
- How to organize your painting palette.
- The benefits of a limited palette.
- Understanding a split-primary palette.
- How to create thumbnail sketches and value studies.
- How to mix beautiful colors.
- How to build a successful painting with strong design and composition.
- How to develop the point of interest in your painting.
- The use of edges, interesting brushwork and texture.
- How to create atmosphere and mood in your paintings.
- The interplay between warm and cool colors.
- The pros and cons of using reference photos.
- And more!
Each day, I will guide you through simplified steps to create a successful landscape painting. You will be taught an approach that will help you create your own successful paintings.
DAILY ITINERARY (subject to change)
Monday
- 9AM Morning Breakfast Reception at Lori's Studio
- 10AM Classroom Instruction
- 12:30PM Box Lunch Provided
- 1:30-5PM Painting Excursion to one of Sun Valley's iconic areas
- 7PM Pizza Dinner at Lori's House
Tuesday
- All Day Painting Field Trip to Redfish Lake and Stanley, Idaho
- NOON Lunch Dutch Treat
- 5PM Return to Sun Valley
- Free Evening
- Optional Evening Painting
Wednesday
- 9AM - 1PM Painting Excursion
- 1PM Lunch Break/Free Time
- 3PM Sun Valley Association Gallery Tour with Lori (visit our world class art galleries!)
- 5PM - 6:30PM Private Reception at Kneeland Gallery (hors d'oeuvres and cocktails provided)
- Free Evening
- Optional Evening Painting
Thursday
- 9AM All Day Painting Excursion to a beautiful location near Sun Valley
- NOON Box Lunch Provided
- 4PM Return to SV
- Break
- 7PM Dinner BBQ at Lori’s
Friday
- 9AM - 2PM Painting Excursion Half Day near Sun Valley
- 2PM Break
- 7PM Royal Talens North America Farewell Dinner (TBD)
Please click the images below to enlarge the beautiful photos of the Sun Valley area...
*Sun Valley, Idaho is a famous resort town, “Where the winters bring you and the summers keep you!” The name is Sun Valley for a good reason. We have an average of 250 days of sunshine a year! Most people associate “Sun Valley” with world-class skiing, but summer is our best kept secret! Lonely Planet calls Sun Valley, Idaho an idyllic playground, a “rugged land of crenelated mountains, and cascading rives that harbors more wilderness than anywhere in the Lower 48.”
I look forward to showing your around my Sun Valley Idahome! ~Lori
Cost: $675 per person (Please read Terms & Conditions)
Non-Refundable deposit:$350
Cost: $575 for returning students who have joined me on an International workshop
Balance of $325 due: May 15, 2020
Reserve your spot now! Limited space is available. (Your deposit affirms your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions) Questions? email lori@lorimcnee.com
*Travel Logistics:
- Airfare NOT included.
- Airport Options:
- Friedman Memorial Airport in Sun Valley (nonstop flights on Delta, United & Alaska)
- Twin Falls Airport (1.5 hours drive to Sun Valley)
- Boise Airport (2.5 hours to Sun Valley)
- Car rentals available at the Sun Valley airport
- Lodging Suggestions: (all within a few miles from my home.)
- Tamarack Lodge: offering us a 25% discount rate
- Best Western Kentwood Lodge: offering us a 10% discount rate
- Best Western Tyrolean Lodge
- Sun Valley Resort Lodge & Inn: an upper end experience!
- Camping is available in the Sun Valley area.
Questions? email lori@lorimcnee.com
A few testimonials:
"Lori is a great teacher and gives every student individual attention. She’s so good at bringing out each painters personal style.
I highly advise signing up early because her past students might fill up next years workshops before anyone else get a chance lol." Romona Youngquist
"I honestly could not have imagined a better beginning to my learning to oil paint journey! Lori is a wonderful talent and wonderfully passionate about painting! More importantly her enthusiastic, positive teaching style and her wonderful communication skills create such a great learning/growing painting environment for all skill levels! highly recommend the experience and certainly hope to attend many more of Lori’s workshops in my plein air painting future!" Chris Staurovsky
"Lori is a gracious and talented teacher who shares everything she knows. This has been a life changing experience.” ~Harmony Kellogg
“The most incredible workshop class I have ever taken! I have learned so much including composition and value. Every minute of this trip was enjoyable.” ~Linda Thompson
Landscape Painting Workshop in Sun Valley, Idaho with Lori McNee & Royal Talens NA
Plein air landscape painters, I’m so excited to announce a very special summer plein air painting workshop in my own beautiful hometown, Sun Valley, Idaho!
"Last Light" 60x40
oil on canvas
AUGUST 17-21, 2020
Join my amazing sponsors, Royal Talens North America and me, for a week of plein air painting in the majestic Idaho Rocky Mountains.
Royal Talens North America has generously offered to co-host this special 5 day workshop and they will also be attending! "Home base" will be at my newly built art studio and the surrounding Sun Valley area. I am thrilled to share it with you. (Click here to read about me, Lori McNee)
Open to all levels, we have a fun-filled, informative week planned ahead. Traditional oil, water-mixable oil, acrylic and gouache painters are welcome. I will be painting with Cobra solvent-free oils. This would be a great time for you to try, "Solvent-free with Lori McNee!"
Reserve your spot now! BUY NOW $350 Non-Refundable deposit.
Each day, I will guide you through simplified steps to create a successful landscape painting. You will be taught an approach that will help you create your own successful paintings.
Here are some of the things YOU WILL LEARN:
- 5 days filled with studio & outdoor instruction and demonstrations.
- How to organize your painting palette.
- The benefits of a limited palette.
- Understanding a split-primary palette.
- How to create thumbnail sketches and value studies.
- How to mix beautiful colors.
- How to build a successful painting with strong design and composition.
- How to develop the point of interest in your painting.
- The use of edges, interesting brushwork and texture.
- How to create atmosphere and mood in your paintings.
- The interplay between warm and cool colors.
- The pros and cons of using reference photos.
- And more!
DAILY ITINERARY (subject to change)
Monday
- 9AM Morning Breakfast Reception at Lori's Studio
- 10AM Classroom Instruction
- 12:30PM Box Lunch Provided
- 1:30-5PM Painting Excursion to one of Sun Valley's iconic areas
- 7PM Pizza Dinner at Lori's House
Tuesday
- All Day Painting Field Trip to Redfish Lake and Stanley, Idaho
- NOON Lunch Dutch Treat
- 5PM Return to Sun Valley
- Free Evening
- Optional Evening Painting
Wednesday
- 9AM - 1PM Painting Excursion
- 1PM Lunch Break/Free Time
- 3PM Sun Valley Association Gallery Tour with Lori (visit our world class art galleries!)
- 5PM - 6:30PM Private Reception at Kneeland Gallery (hors d'oeuvres and cocktails provided)
- Free Evening
- Optional Evening Painting
Thursday
- 9AM All Day Painting Excursion to a beautiful location near Sun Valley
- NOON Box Lunch Provided
- 4PM Return to SV
- Break
- 7PM Dinner BBQ at Lori’s
Friday
- 9AM - 2PM Painting Excursion Half Day near Sun Valley
- 2PM Break
- 7PM Royal Talens North America Farewell Dinner (TBD)
Please click the images below to enlarge the beautiful photos of the Sun Valley area...
*Sun Valley, Idaho is a famous resort town, “Where the winters bring you and the summers keep you!” The name is Sun Valley for a good reason. We have an average of 250 days of sunshine a year! Most people associate “Sun Valley” with world-class skiing, but summer is our best kept secret! Lonely Planet calls Sun Valley, Idaho an idyllic playground, a “rugged land of crenelated mountains, and cascading rives that harbors more wilderness than anywhere in the Lower 48.”
I look forward to showing your around my Sun Valley Idahome! ~Lori
Cost: $675 per person (Please read Terms & Conditions)
Non-Refundable deposit:$350
Cost: $575 for returning students who have joined me on an International workshop
Balance due of $325: May 15, 2020
Reserve your spot now! Limited space is available. (Your deposit affirms your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions) Questions? email lori@lorimcnee.com
*Travel Logistics:
- Airfare NOT included
- Airport Options:
- Friedman Memorial Airport in Sun Valley (nonstop flights on Delta, United & Alaska)
- Twin Falls Airport (1.5 hours drive to Sun Valley)
- Boise Airport (2.5 hours to Sun Valley)
- Car rentals available at the Sun Valley airport
- Lodging Suggestions: (all within a few miles from my home.)
- Tamarack Lodge: offering us a 25% discount rate
- Best Western Kentwood Lodge: offering us a 10% discount rate
- Best Western Tyrolean Lodge
- Sun Valley Resort Lodge & Inn: an upper end experience!
- Camping is available in the Sun Valley area.
Questions? email lori@lorimcnee.com
A few testimonials:
"Lori is a great teacher and gives every student individual attention. She’s so good at bringing out each painters personal style.
I highly advise signing up early because her past students might fill up next years workshops before anyone else get a chance lol." Romona Youngquist
"I honestly could not have imagined a better beginning to my learning to oil paint journey! Lori is a wonderful talent and wonderfully passionate about painting! More importantly her enthusiastic, positive teaching style and her wonderful communication skills create such a great learning/growing painting environment for all skill levels! highly recommend the experience and certainly hope to attend many more of Lori’s workshops in my plein air painting future!" Chris Staurovsky
"Lori is a gracious and talented teacher who shares everything she knows. This has been a life changing experience.” ~Harmony Kellogg
“The most incredible workshop class I have ever taken! I have learned so much including composition and value. Every minute of this trip was enjoyable.” ~Linda Thompson
2020 South African Landscape Painting Safari with Lori McNee
SOLD OUT!
Join Lori McNee on her most exciting painting workshop adventure yet - a 10 day South African Landscape Painting Safari, September 10 - 20, 2020!
Join me, Lori McNee and Workshops in SA, for a trip of a lifetime!! I am truly thrilled to offer this amazing experience to you. Space is limited to only 12 people.
Please read on to discover more about this opulent, yet affordable South African landscape painting retreat...
FIRST HALF OF THE WORKSHOP
Your authentic African experience beings in the Cape Winelands in the breathtaking Stellenbosch landscape. September is springtime in South Africa!
Dive into your art while enjoying the region's renowned wine and food set against a backdrop of stunning mountains, blossoms, tender leaves, and singing birds. Stellenbosch is home to some of the most prestigious wineries and beautiful landscapes on earth, with centuries old architecture, and awe-inspiring food.
REGISTER NOW
During the first half of the trip, you will have structured Master painting classes with plenty of one-on-one attention, as well as free time for painting, relaxing, photography, and other activities including outdoor markets, vineyard tours, and wine tastings.
Please visit www.LoriMcNee.com to view my paintings.
We want your workshop retreat to be the best experience possible. Below is a list of amenities provided by Workshops in SA:
- 5 STAR ACCOMMODATIONS
- WINE TASTINGS
- DAILY PAINTING
- MENTORING
- CULINARY EXPERIENCE
- SHUTTLE FROM THE AIRPORT
- NEW FRIENDS
- PLANNED ITINERARY SHOPPING
- 2 MEALS PER DAY
- (Airfare NOT included)
SECOND HALF OF THE WORKSHOP
The second half of our exciting itinerary is spent on safari at a private, luxurious game preserve (to be announced soon). Here, you will have the opportunity to safely view the Big Five (lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and Cape buffalo) in their natural habitat.
THE BIG FIVE
Learn More About It!
*We will stay at a 5 Star Hotel called Lanzerac in Stellenbosch. Painting excursions will take you to the breathtaking surroundings. In the Winelands, you will experience top quality and reward winning dining and wine tastings with food pairing.
To make things just a little extra special you will be spending time at Aquila Game Reserve. This promise to be a memorable experience. They just recently hosted the Prince of England and his gorgeous family.
REGISTER NOW
With guides by your side while on safari, you will safely explore the South African bush and its myriad of wildlife. Sightings of the Big 5 are possible here, along with giraffes, hippos, antelope, and 170 bird species. You can even take a horseback safari if you desire!
There will be time for painting, and time for awe. With all the beauty, culture, majestic animals and stunning sunsets and you will be filled with inspiration to last a lifetime!
Our 4 Star safari accommodations are truly stunning, complete with an African spa featuring natural products, 2 large heated indoor pools, steam room, sauna, nail bar, 10 treatment rooms, a couples or group treatment room and an outdoor pool! Please visit Workshops in SA for more details.
Relax and paint in a safe and artistic environment while enjoying delicious wines and viewing majestic animals and sunsets in some of the most beautiful landscapes on earth!
I am being honest when I say, I have friends who have paid thousands and thousands of dollars more per person for an African retreat like this. I am so thrilled and honored to offer this amazing 10 day South African Landscape Painting Safari at an affordable cost. ~Lori
All of this for only $5,500 USD. (Airfare not included). Non-painting companions are welcome at a special price. Please contact Workshops in SA for more information.
Tel: +27 84 400 2753
Email: info@workshopsinsa.com
Address: 152 Dorp Street, Stellenbosch. South Africa, 7400
WANT TO GO WITH ME?
October 2019 Autumn Landscape Painting in Tuscany with Lori McNee
Landscape painters, I am happy to announce my third annual workshop, "Autumn Landscape Painting in Tuscany with Lori McNee" in beautiful Italy - October 20 - 27, 2019! (SOLD OUT! Please email
lori@lorimcnee.com to be added to the waitlist or with questions.)
*****
Eight lucky painters will join me (Lori) for an exclusive painting adventure of a lifetime in the beautiful Tuscan countryside of Lucca, Italy! This year, I am offering a one week workshop session October 20 - 27, 2019. ( We already have sold a few spots!) I am thrilled to be returning to Casa Berti to lead another amazing workshop. This experience is beyond description. But, I hope the following information give you a taste of our time in Tuscany.
*This workshop is open to all levels from beginner to professional. In October 2018, I had two total beginners who had never painted before PLUS two professionals along with intermediate painters - all in the same session! It was wonderful. The following photos are from my October 2018 workshops.
The villa where we stay was featured in 2018 Veranda Magazine! Follow the link in the comments section below to discover more about this incredible painting trip filled with plein air painting, photography, new ideas, art business tips, excursions, authentic Italian cuisine, wine tasting, homemade olive oil, fresh baked bread, music, dancing, laughter, new friends and much more!
Autumn in Tuscany is a spectacular time of year! The crowds are gone and the weather is perfect for plein air painting - not too hot and not too cold. Late October is the beginning of olive harvesting season because the weather is warm and therefore perfect for outdoor painting!
The sunrises and sunsets are truly breathtaking. I took the following video one morning at Casa Berti...
Where You Will Stay:
Once again, I am conducting this fabulous workshop at Casa Berti http://www.casaberti.com/ in the beautiful countryside above Lucca, Italy. This will be my third consecutive October workshop at Casa Berti! The estate is spacious, comfortable and quiet with modern conveniences including newly remodeled ensuite bathrooms. There is the main villa and the old 12th century farmhouse right next door where I like to stay!
Meet Casa Berti owner, Ben Gooder...
Casa Berti is a peaceful hideaway in the Italian countryside, only minutes from the historic walled city of Lucca. Lucca was founded by the pre-Roman Etruscans and it is surrounded by thick and high fortifications that date back to the Middle Ages. The jagged walls that encircle Lucca designed by the famous artist and architect, Leonardo Da Vinci. Lucca is a vibrant city with a labyrinth of narrow streets which are filled with great shopping, wonderful cafes, and historical sites. I love Lucca!
"Lori’s Tuscany workshop was one of the best decisions of my life. Everything about it was incredible. Lori is a great teacher and gives every student individual attention. She’s so good at bringing out each painters personal style. I highly advise signing up early because her past students might fill up next years workshops before anyone else get a chance lol." ~Romona Youngquist
Casa Berti is a beautiful 16th century estate and a working olive farm owned by my dear friend, Ben Gooder an expat from England. Olive oil is often called the liquid gold of Tuscany and Casa Berti produces some of the finest!
This year you will spend 7 restful nights, and 6 busy days plein air painting under the autumn Tuscan sun! Each day you will be surrounded old olive orchards, charming vineyards, a swimming pool, wildflowers, magnificent villas and picturesque buildings. For more information about Casa Berti visit http://www.casaberti.com/. Or email Lori with any questions lori@finearttips.com :)
"I've been here for two incredible painting sessions. I am a totally untrained beginning painter. Lori has shown me everything from brushstrokes to sky holes. I want to come back next year!" ~Diana
"You can’t imagine how much I miss all of you!! It seems like a dream! Magical Casa Berti, filled with some of the greatest people I have ever met. Top that off with common passion for art and painting…there’s no way to express what this experience meant to me!! This is the second workshop I have taken from Lori. The first one was in Giverny, France. Lori is a gracious and talented teacher who shares everything she knows. This has been a life changing experience." ~Harmony
What You Will Learn:
- You will improve your painting skills.
- 6 days filled with classroom lectures, studio & outdoor instruction and demonstrations.
- Each day, I will guide you through simplified steps to create a successful landscape painting.
- You will discover the fundamentals of design, value, edges, color mixing and harmony, as well as brushwork and texture.
- You will be taught an approach that will help you create your own successful paintings.
The objective of this workshop is to have fun, relax, come with an open mind, and a willingness to try new things.
I will be demonstrating with water-mixable, solvent-free oil paints. Traditional oils, watercolor, and acrylic paints are welcome, but this is a great time to try solvent-free with Lori McNee! Learn more about me here and visit my popular art blog, www.FineArtTips.com.
Ben, Debs and I will take very good care of you!
Casa Berti's grand art studio is absolutely stunning. The large picture window fills the space with natural light as it overlooks the Tuscan landscape. The studio is equipped with French easels, but participants are welcome to bring their own pochade boxes. (A full supply list to follow after registration)
"The most incredible workshop class I have ever taken! I have learned so much including composition and value. Every minute of this trip was enjoyable." ~Linda
Example Workshop Itinerary: (subject to change)
Day 1, Sunday, Oct 20
Pick up from Lucca train station at 3pm
Orientation meeting and welcome dinner at Casa Berti
Day 2, Monday, Oct 21
Breakfast
9:30am-12:30pm: Introductions, handouts, Our first working day! Q&A, equipment prep, canvas prep, setting up palette.
Lunch
2pm-5pm: Thumbnail sketchbook work, value sketches in the field, monochrome painting studies
5pm-8pm: Optional studio time
8pm: Dinner
After dinner: Optional studio painting
Day 3, Tuesday, Oct 22
Breakfast
9am-12:30pm: Color mixing basics: discuss limited palette plein air painting, low versus high horizon design.
Lunch.
2pm-5pm: Limited palette or extended palette option plein air painting, focusing on design and edges.
Day 4, Wednesday, Oct 23
Breakfast
7am-10:30am: Optional morning-light plein air painting.
11am-4pm: Excursion! Shopping and Lunch in LUCCA!
5pm-8pm: Optional plein air painting or studio time
8pm: Dinner
After dinner: Art business night! Bring your tablets/laptop and notebook
Day 5, Thursday, Oct 23
Breakfast
9am-12:30pm: Using color harmony to enhance your paintings.
Lunch
2pm-4:30pm: Plein air painting, or studio painting.
4:30pm-7:30pm: Optional sunset/nocturne plein air painting
8pm: Dinner
After dinner: Movie night
Day 6, Friday, Oct 25
Breakfast
10am: Excursion!
Lunch during excursion
8pm: Dinner
Day 7, Saturday, Oct 26
Breakfast
9am-12:30pm: Painting at Casa Berti
Lunch
2pm-4:30pm: Plein air painting at Casa Berti, or studio painting. Finishing up pieces.
5pm: Group critique
8pm: Farewell dinner, Brick oven authentic PIZZA PARTY followed by after dinner social party in the studio!
Day 8, Sunday, Oct 27
Breakfast
10:30am: Goodbyes
11am: Departure, transfer to Lucca train station
Cost:
$3400.00 USD per participating workshop student.
$2200.00 USD for non-participating spouses, friends or partners.
*Cost for returning students $3200.00
$950.00 non-refundable deposit at registration. (Please review the Terms & Conditions agreement.)
Or you can mail your $950.00 deposit via cashier's check or money order to:
Lori McNee
Po Box 10098
Ketchum, ID 83340
What's Included:
6 days of instruction and 7 nights accommodation, all on sight meals including, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and wine. Meals are prepared by our talented chef / hostess "Debs" who uses the freshest local ingredients.
Our host, Ben Gooder will provide the transfers to the Lucca train station on the first and last day of the workshop. You can contact Ben with any questions regarding travel to Casa Berti. I suggest flying into Pisa or Florence and taking the train to Lucca. It's an easy trip from either airport. Others may opt to rent a car or hire a private car.
*Authentic Italian cooking lessons and relaxing private onsite massages are available upon request at an extra cost.
Our Special Tuscan Excursions!
To add to you well rounded Tuscan immersion, Ben will be taking us all on a few fabulous optional excursions!
Here are some excursion ideas! (All within an easy drive)
1) The Walled city of Lucca. Get lost exploring the Roman town. (This is approximately a 10 minute drive from Casa Berti)
2) The coast; from super chic Forte dei Marmi where the fashionable set of Milan spend their summer to the wilderness nature reserve at Migliarino. Here river meets sea and the wildlife is abundant. (This was a spectacular day trip!)
3) Pietrasanta - home to the artists. Galleries, artist studios, materials, exhibitions, cafes and chic shopping. (I loved the art galleries, museums, and the shopping! Michelangelo spent a lot of time in this city.)
4) Carrara - visit The marble quarries when Michelangelo selected his stone and which still operate today. Dramatic scenery and amazing views of the Mediterranean
5) Cinque Terre- A day trip to the famously picturesque Ligurian villages that cling precariously between mountain and sea.
6) A short hike in the Garfagnana- follow marked trails up into Alpuan alps and enjoy amazing scenery far off the beaten tourist track.
7) Wine tasting at a famous Lucca winemaker
8) Renaissance villas- spectacular palaces nearby open to the public by special arrangement. Incredible Renaissance Gardens. Villa Reale, Villa Oliva and villa Torrigiani...
"I honestly could not have imagined a better beginning to my learning to oil paint journey! Lori is a wonderful talent and wonderfully passionate about painting! More importantly her enthusiastic, positive teaching style and her wonderful communication skills create such a great learning/growing painting environment for all skill levels! The Lucca, Tuscany setting is simply incredible and inspiring! In short, Paint in Tuscany with Lori McNee was epic! I highly recommend the experience and certainly hope to attend many more of Lori’s workshops in my plein air painting future!" ~Chris
My 2017 & 2018 Tuscan workshops filled very quickly and it even had a waiting list. (Please refer to our Terms & Conditions agreement before booking). I highly suggest purchasing travel insurance. BOOK NOW below...
Cost:
$3400.00 USD per participating workshop student.
$2200.00 USD for non-participating spouses, friends or partners.
*Cost for returning students $3200.00
$950.00 non-refundable deposit at registration. (Please review the Terms & Conditions agreement.)
Or you can mail your $950.00 deposit via cashier's check or money order to:
Lori McNee
Po Box 10098
Ketchum, ID 83340
Click the BOOK NOW button below to reserve your spot! (Please refer to our Terms & Conditions agreement before booking).
Skill level: Beginner to Professional
Includes: tuition, accommodation, on-sight meals, excursions, transfers
Location:
Casa Berti
Via di Mastiano e Giuliano
5007, Lucca, Italy
Questions?
Contact Ben:
IT: +39 347 346 5078
UK: +44 7973 393 682
Contact Lori:
lori@lorimcnee.com
(208)720-3724
A non-refundable deposit of $950.00 USD is required to be paid at the time of registration. Your place is confirmed once the deposit is received. The remaining balance is due 10 weeks prior to the start of the workshop. If you are booking less than 10 weeks from the scheduled start date, the full fee must be paid at the time of registration.
Lori McNee is a professional artist, instructor, and an internationally known art blogger, art-marketing expert, and the owner of FineArtTips.com. Lori’s broad spectrum of artwork includes landscape, plein air, still life, and wildlife paintings in oil or encaustic wax. She is an exhibiting member of Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionist Society, and is a popular demonstrator and faculty member at the Plein Air Convention. Lori's paintings are in private and corporate collections throughout the world as well as the Gilcrease Museum and the permanent collection of the Encaustic Art Institute in Santa Fe.
Lori shares her online success secrets to artists, businesses, and organizations around the world. She has been featured in The Wall Street Journal Online and The Huffington Post, and writes for publications including Artist’s Magazine, Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market, Photographer’s Market. Her own book, “Fine Art Tips with Lori McNee: Painting Techniques & Professional Advice” is available on Amazon.
Your Host
Ben Gooder is an award-winning feature film script writer and documentary film producer. He divides his time between Italy and the UK. He discovered Casa Berti 20 years ago and realized a long held dream when he purchased the property from his family two years ago. Since then he has embarked on a development program to improve the buildings and land. He is proud to have restored Casa Berti and made it a Centre for excellence and self fulfillment. He takes great pleasure in sharing his love of this place with visitors from all over the world.
I look forward to seeing you in Lucca for "Landscape Painting in Tuscany with Lori McNee" at Casa Berti - Ciao! ~Lori
Paint Tuscany Oct 2018 with Lori McNee
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Back by popular demand, "Paint Tuscany with Lori McNee." Join me (Lori) for an exclusive workshop adventure into the beautiful Tuscan countryside of Lucca, Italy!
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Now is your chance to go plein air landscape painting under the Tuscan sun...in October 7-13 or 14-20 2018!
***BOTH SESSIONS ARE FULL (Hope to see you next year!)
Last October 2017, I led an amazing Italian painting adventure at Casa Berti in Tuscany. The weather was warm and perfect for outdoor painting.
My 2017 "Plein Air Painting Under the Tuscan Sun" workshop filled very quickly and it even had a waiting list. So, for 2018 we are offering TWO amazing sessions.
When?
First session: October 7 – October 13, 2018
or
Second session: October 14 – 20, 2018
Sign up for one session, or sign up for two! (Please refer to our Terms & Conditions agreement before booking). BOOK NOW below.
Spend 6 nights, and 5 days plein air painting under the autumn Tuscan sun! Each day you will be surrounded by olive orchards, vineyards, villas and picturesque buildings.
Where You Will Stay: You will be staying in Casa Berti, a 17th Century Tuscan estate located in the countryside above the historical Renaissance city of Lucca. Lucca was founded by the pre-Roman Etruscans. An ancient Etruscan ruin is only a short walk from Casa Berti with plenty of painting opportunities.
The estate is spacious, comfortable and quiet with modern conveniences including newly remodeled ensuite bathrooms.
Casa Berti's grand art studio is absolutely stunning. The large picture window fills the space with natural light as it overlooks the Tuscan landscape.
The studio is equipped with French easels, but participants are welcome to bring their own pochade boxes. (A full supply list to follow after registration).
The beautifully landscaped grounds with a swimming pool, flowers, fruit trees, and olive gardens of Casa Berti are bordered by the countryside with picturesque plein air painting locations nearby.
Benham Gooder, the owner of Casa Berti is a true English gentleman. Ben will be our host and tour guide for the week.
Ben will be offering a few excursions including but not limited to a day trip into Lucca, a plein air painting day at a local vineyard ending with wine-tasting, plus an authentic Tuscan pizza night!
What You Will Learn: Improve your painting skills during 5 days of classroom lectures, studio & outdoor instruction and demonstrations. Each day, I will guide you through simplified steps to create a successful landscape painting.
You will discover the fundamentals of design, value, edges, color mixing and harmony, as well as brushwork and texture. You will be taught an approach that will help you create your own successful paintings.
The objective of this workshop is to have fun, relax, come with an open mind, and a willingness to try new things.
I will be demonstrating with water-mixable, solvent-free oil paints. Traditional oils and acrylic paints are welcome, but this is a great time to try solvent-free with Lori McNee! Learn more about me here.
What's Included: 5 days of instruction and 6 nights accommodation, including all on sight meals including, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and wine.
Dinners are prepared by a chef using the freshest local ingredients. Please advise us of any special dietary requirements.
Our host, Ben Gooder will provide the transfers on the first and last day of the workshop.
Non-participating traveling partners:
You are welcome to bring a partner or friend who is not participating in the course. The cost includes accommodation, transfers and all meals. We will gladly assist in planning activities during the days for your partner; such as vineyard tours with wine tasting, guided tours of Lucca, Second World War battle site tours and guided walks in the Garfagnana (a very beautiful, mountainous area of northern Tuscany).
Cost:
$750.00 non-refundable deposit at registration.
$2600.00 USD per participating workshop student.
$2000.00 USD for non-participating partners.
Click the BOOK NOW button below to reserve your spot! (Please refer to our Terms & Conditions agreement before booking).
Here are a few words about possible 'excursions' from our host, Ben Gooder: "Although there are plenty of vistas and details to inspire artists on the grounds of Casa Berti itself, there is also a wealth of local sights easily accessible by foot or a short car drive. The vineyards and olive groves at Colle Verde, for example, where a day's painting can be pleasantly rewarded with a wine tasting of the fattoria's excellent product.
Just 1 km away is the pretty medieval church of Mammoli, or a short walk through the woods brings you to the ruined monastery of Montecatino. Paint the picturesque town of Lucca from the vantage point of the handsome walls or Roman piazzas." ~Ben Gooder
Workshop Itinerary: (subject to change)
Day 1 Oct 7th/second session, Oct 14th
Pick up from Lucca train station at 4pm
Orientation meeting and welcome dinner
Day 2 Oct 8th/Oct 15th
Breakfast
9:30am-12:30pm: Introductions, handouts, Q&A, equipment prep, canvas prep, setting up palette.
Lunch
2pm-5pm: Thumbnail sketchbook work, value sketches in the field, monochrome painting studies
5pm-8pm: Optional studio time
8pm: Dinner
After dinner: Optional studio painting
Day 3 Oct 9th/Oct 16th
Breakfast
9am-12:30pm: Color mixing basics: discuss limited palette plein air painting, low versus high horizon design.
Lunch.
2pm-5pm: Limited palette or extended palette option plein air painting, focusing on design and edges.
7pm: PIZZA NIGHT! Learn to make Italian pizza from scratch.
Day 4 Oct 10th/Oct 17th
Breakfast
7am-10:30pm: Optional morning light plein air painting.
10:30am-12:30pm: plein air painting or optional break
Shopping and Lunch in LUCCA!
5pm-8pm: Optional plein air painting or studio time
8pm Dinner
After dinner: Art business night! Bring your tablets/laptop and notebook
Day 5 Oct 11th/Oct 18th
Breakfast
9am-12:30pm: Using colour harmony to enhance your paintings.
Lunch
2pm-4:30pm: Plein air painting, or studio painting.
4:30pm-7:30pm: Optional sunset/nocturne plein air painting
8pm: Dinner
After dinner: Movie night!
Day 6 Oct 12th/Oct 19th
Breakfast
9am-12:30pm: Reviewing basics, design, value, colour, edges
Lunch
2pm-3:30pm: Finishing touches on paintings.
3:30pm-5pm: Group discussion, Q&A, and sharing
8pm: Farewell dinner, followed by after dinner social
Day 7 Oct 13th/Oct 20th
Breakfast
Departure, transfer to Lucca train station at 10am
Summary
Session One Starts: October 7
Ends: October 13, 2018
Session Two Starts: October 14
Ends: October 20, 2018
Skill level: Beginner to Advanced
Includes: tuition, accommodation, meals, transfers
Location:
Casa Berti
Via di Mastiano e Giuliano
5007, Lucca, Italy
Questions?
Contact Ben:
IT: +39 347 346 5078
UK: +44 7973 393 682
Contact Lori:
lori@lorimcnee.com
(208)720-3724
A non-refundable deposit of $750.00 USD is required to be paid at the time of registration. Your place is confirmed once the deposit is received. The remaining balance is due 8 weeks prior to the start of the workshop. If you are booking less than 8 weeks from the scheduled start date, the full fee must be paid at the time of registration.
Lori McNee is a professional artist, instructor, and an internationally known art blogger, art-marketing expert, and the owner of FineArtTips.com. Lori’s broad spectrum of artwork includes landscape, plein air, still life, and wildlife paintings in oil or encaustic wax. She is an exhibiting member of Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionist Society, and is a popular demonstrator and faculty member at the Plein Air Convention. Lori's paintings are in private and corporate collections throughout the world as well as the Gilcrease Museum and the permanent collection of the Encaustic Art Institute in Santa Fe.
Lori shares her online success secrets to artists, businesses, and organizations around the world. She has been featured in The Wall Street Journal Online and The Huffington Post, and writes for publications including Artist’s Magazine, Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market, Photographer’s Market. Her own book, “Fine Art Tips with Lori McNee: Painting Techniques & Professional Advice” is available on Amazon.
Your Host
Ben Gooder is an award-winning feature film script writer and documentary film producer. He divides his time between Italy and the UK. He discovered Casa Berti 20 years ago and realized a long held dream when he purchased the property from his family two years ago. Since then he has embarked on a development program to improve the buildings and land. He is proud to have restored Casa Berti and made it a Centre for excellence and self fulfillment. He takes great pleasure in sharing his love of this place with visitors from all over the world.
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October 2018 Paint Tuscany
Back by popular demand, "Paint Tuscany with Lori McNee." Join me (Lori) for an exclusive workshop adventure into the beautiful Tuscan countryside of Lucca, Italy!
Now is your chance to go plein air landscape painting under the Tuscan sun...in October 7-13 or 14-20 2018!
***BOTH SESSIONS ARE FULL (Hope to see you next year!)
Last October 2017, I led an amazing Italian painting adventure at Casa Berti in Tuscany. The weather was warm and perfect for outdoor painting.
My 2017 "Plein Air Painting Under the Tuscan Sun" workshop filled very quickly and it even had a waiting list. So, for 2018 we are offering TWO amazing sessions.
When?
First session: October 7 – October 13, 2018
or
Second session: October 14 – 20, 2018
Sign up for one session, or sign up for two! (Please refer to our Terms & Conditions agreement before booking). BOOK NOW below.
Spend 6 nights, and 5 days plein air painting under the autumn Tuscan sun! Each day you will be surrounded by olive orchards, vineyards, villas and picturesque buildings.
Where You Will Stay: You will be staying in Casa Berti, a 17th Century Tuscan estate located in the countryside above the historical Renaissance city of Lucca. Lucca was founded by the pre-Roman Etruscans. An ancient Etruscan ruin is only a short walk from Casa Berti with plenty of painting opportunities.
The estate is spacious, comfortable and quiet with modern conveniences including newly remodeled ensuite bathrooms.
Casa Berti's grand art studio is absolutely stunning. The large picture window fills the space with natural light as it overlooks the Tuscan landscape.
The studio is equipped with French easels, but participants are welcome to bring their own pochade boxes. (A full supply list to follow after registration).
The beautifully landscaped grounds with a swimming pool, flowers, fruit trees, and olive gardens of Casa Berti are bordered by the countryside with picturesque plein air painting locations nearby.
Benham Gooder, the owner of Casa Berti is a true English gentleman. Ben will be our host and tour guide for the week.
Ben will be offering a few excursions including but not limited to a day trip into Lucca, a plein air painting day at a local vineyard ending with wine-tasting, plus an authentic Tuscan pizza night!
What You Will Learn: Improve your painting skills during 5 days of classroom lectures, studio & outdoor instruction and demonstrations. Each day, I will guide you through simplified steps to create a successful landscape painting.
You will discover the fundamentals of design, value, edges, color mixing and harmony, as well as brushwork and texture. You will be taught an approach that will help you create your own successful paintings.
The objective of this workshop is to have fun, relax, come with an open mind, and a willingness to try new things.
I will be demonstrating with water-mixable, solvent-free oil paints. Traditional oils and acrylic paints are welcome, but this is a great time to try solvent-free with Lori McNee! Learn more about me here.
What's Included: 5 days of instruction and 6 nights accommodation, including all on sight meals including, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and wine.
Dinners are prepared by a chef using the freshest local ingredients. Please advise us of any special dietary requirements.
Our host, Ben Gooder will provide the transfers on the first and last day of the workshop.
Non-participating traveling partners:
You are welcome to bring a partner or friend who is not participating in the course. The cost includes accommodation, transfers and all meals. We will gladly assist in planning activities during the days for your partner; such as vineyard tours with wine tasting, guided tours of Lucca, Second World War battle site tours and guided walks in the Garfagnana (a very beautiful, mountainous area of northern Tuscany).
Cost:
$750.00 non-refundable deposit at registration.
$2600.00 USD per participating workshop student.
$2000.00 USD for non-participating partners.
Click the BOOK NOW button below to reserve your spot! (Please refer to our Terms & Conditions agreement before booking).
Here are a few words about possible 'excursions' from our host, Ben Gooder: "Although there are plenty of vistas and details to inspire artists on the grounds of Casa Berti itself, there is also a wealth of local sights easily accessible by foot or a short car drive. The vineyards and olive groves at Colle Verde, for example, where a day's painting can be pleasantly rewarded with a wine tasting of the fattoria's excellent product.
Just 1 km away is the pretty medieval church of Mammoli, or a short walk through the woods brings you to the ruined monastery of Montecatino. Paint the picturesque town of Lucca from the vantage point of the handsome walls or Roman piazzas." ~Ben Gooder
Workshop Itinerary: (subject to change)
Day 1 Oct 7th/second session, Oct 14th
Pick up from Lucca train station at 4pm
Orientation meeting and welcome dinner
Day 2 Oct 8th/Oct 15th
Breakfast
9:30am-12:30pm: Introductions, handouts, Q&A, equipment prep, canvas prep, setting up palette.
Lunch
2pm-5pm: Thumbnail sketchbook work, value sketches in the field, monochrome painting studies
5pm-8pm: Optional studio time
8pm: Dinner
After dinner: Optional studio painting
Day 3 Oct 9th/Oct 16th
Breakfast
9am-12:30pm: Color mixing basics: discuss limited palette plein air painting, low versus high horizon design.
Lunch.
2pm-5pm: Limited palette or extended palette option plein air painting, focusing on design and edges.
7pm: PIZZA NIGHT! Learn to make Italian pizza from scratch.
Day 4 Oct 10th/Oct 17th
Breakfast
7am-10:30pm: Optional morning light plein air painting.
10:30am-12:30pm: plein air painting or optional break
Shopping and Lunch in LUCCA!
5pm-8pm: Optional plein air painting or studio time
8pm Dinner
After dinner: Art business night! Bring your tablets/laptop and notebook
Day 5 Oct 11th/Oct 18th
Breakfast
9am-12:30pm: Using colour harmony to enhance your paintings.
Lunch
2pm-4:30pm: Plein air painting, or studio painting.
4:30pm-7:30pm: Optional sunset/nocturne plein air painting
8pm: Dinner
After dinner: Movie night!
Day 6 Oct 12th/Oct 19th
Breakfast
9am-12:30pm: Reviewing basics, design, value, colour, edges
Lunch
2pm-3:30pm: Finishing touches on paintings.
3:30pm-5pm: Group discussion, Q&A, and sharing
8pm: Farewell dinner, followed by after dinner social
Day 7 Oct 13th/Oct 20th
Breakfast
Departure, transfer to Lucca train station at 10am
Summary
Session One Starts: October 7
Ends: October 13, 2018
Session Two Starts: October 14
Ends: October 20, 2018
Skill level: Beginner to Advanced
Includes: tuition, accommodation, meals, transfers
Location:
Casa Berti
Via di Mastiano e Giuliano
5007, Lucca, Italy
Questions?
Contact Ben:
IT: +39 347 346 5078
UK: +44 7973 393 682
Contact Lori:
lori@lorimcnee.com
(208)720-3724
A non-refundable deposit of $750.00 USD is required to be paid at the time of registration. Your place is confirmed once the deposit is received. The remaining balance is due 8 weeks prior to the start of the workshop. If you are booking less than 8 weeks from the scheduled start date, the full fee must be paid at the time of registration.
Lori McNee is a professional artist, instructor, and an internationally known art blogger, art-marketing expert, and the owner of FineArtTips.com. Lori’s broad spectrum of artwork includes landscape, plein air, still life, and wildlife paintings in oil or encaustic wax. She is an exhibiting member of Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionist Society, and is a popular demonstrator and faculty member at the Plein Air Convention. Lori's paintings are in private and corporate collections throughout the world as well as the Gilcrease Museum and the permanent collection of the Encaustic Art Institute in Santa Fe.
Lori shares her online success secrets to artists, businesses, and organizations around the world. She has been featured in The Wall Street Journal Online and The Huffington Post, and writes for publications including Artist’s Magazine, Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market, Photographer’s Market. Her own book, “Fine Art Tips with Lori McNee: Painting Techniques & Professional Advice” is available on Amazon.
Your Host
Ben Gooder is an award-winning feature film script writer and documentary film producer. He divides his time between Italy and the UK. He discovered Casa Berti 20 years ago and realized a long held dream when he purchased the property from his family two years ago. Since then he has embarked on a development program to improve the buildings and land. He is proud to have restored Casa Berti and made it a Centre for excellence and self fulfillment. He takes great pleasure in sharing his love of this place with visitors from all over the world.
2012 Autumn Plein Air Painting & Social Media Workshop with Lori McNee
SOLD OUT!
Announcing! Autumn Plein Air Painting & Social Media Workshop with Lori McNee
October 3, 4, 5, 2012 (9AM - 4PM daily)
Location: Sun Valley, Idaho
Sponsored by Fine Art Tips and Royal Talens
*This workshop is limited to 12 people worldwide. Normally this workshop would cost $450, but because of the short notice this workshop is only $350
Join internationally acclaimed artist, Lori McNee for a special 3-day plein air landscape painting workshop. Using her art studio as home-base, paint on location with Lori in beautiful Sun Valley, Idaho, and discover why Ernest Hemingway loved it here…
On a warm autumn day in 1939, Ernest Hemingway stood in the Sun Valley Cemetery and methodically read aloud a eulogy for his friend, a publicist for the Sun Valley Resort. Many believed this to be one of Hemingway’s finest works of prose.
“He loved the warm sun of summer and the high mountain meadows, the trails through the timber and the sudden clear blue of the lakes. He loved the hills in the winter when the snow comes,” Hemingway said. “Best of all he loved the fall … the fall with the tawny and grey, the leaves yellow on the cottonwoods, leaves floating on the trout streams and above the hills the high blue windless skies. He loved to shoot, he loved to ride and he loved to fish.”
Much like the alps, Sun Valley, Idaho is nestled below its famous ski mountain, Bald Mountain. In October, the days are warm, nights are cool, it's our favorite time of year. To read more about autumn in Sun Valley, please read Sunset Magazine's article, "Sun Valley's Golden Season".
Surrounded by magical autumn colors and fellow artists, this informative workshop will balance classroom instruction, painting in the field, demonstrations, personalized critiques, and as a bonus, Lori will share her social media secrets.
You will learn:
- How to compose and design a successful outdoor painting
- The importance of value and tone
- How to use warm and cool colors to strengthen your paintings
- The importance of edges
- How to mix believable landscape color, and greens!
- How to add light and atmosphere to your paintings
- Some mixed media techniques
- How to use your plein air study and reference photos to create a successful studio landscape painting.
- Tips to use water-soluble Cobra oil paints by Royal Talens (Lori is a proud ambassador for Royal Talens worldwide)
…and much more!
During this workshop, Lori will teach you her social media branding and marketing tips! Lori is one of the Top 100 Women on Twitter, and the top working-artist in social media. She was named a TwitterPowerhouse by The Huffington Post, has been a talk show host for Plum TV, featured in the Wall Street Journal, many art magazines, and has written for publications including Artist’s Magazine, Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market, Photographer’s Market, and Zero to 100,000: Social Media Tips & Tricks for Small Businesses.
You will learn:
- How to drive traffic to your website or blog
- The benefits of using social media
- How tweet and what to tweet
- How to effectively use Facebook to boost your art business
- Branding and marketing tips using Youtube, Google Plus, Pinterest
- Blogging tips for artists
…and much more!
This workshop is open to painters of all levels. Oil paint, or water-soluble oil paint is recommended, but acrylic is acceptable. I will be sending a supply list.
*This workshop is limited to 12 people worldwide. Normally this workshop would cost $450, but because of the short notice this workshop is only $350.
Sign Up Below: If you are interested in taking your art and art business to the next level, sign up now by clicking the BUY IT NOW button. Or, mail a money order or cashier's check for the amount of $350 to...Lori McNee artist, PO Box 10098, Ketchum, ID 8334o
Accommodations: There are many lodging choices, but I do have a block of rooms reserved at the Best Western Tyrolean Lodge:
http://bestwesternidaho.com/hotels/best-western-tyrolean-lodge
Queen non smoking room @ $89.00 per night plus 10% tax
Double Queen Room contains 2 queen beds in room @ $99.00 per night plus 10% tax
Click here for more lodging options.
Got questions? Email Lori, lori@lorimcnee.com
Hope to see you there,
Lori :)