Putting figures into a painting or drawing really helps it to come alive. Yet many people find painting them rather daunting and their efforts sometimes look a little wooden. Mike Willdridge’s next live, interactive, online session with us will be full of useful tips to help you to put lifelike figures into your work. It’s on Thursday 13 May at 3:30 pm Italian time, (2:30 pm UK time. We know Continue Reading
Paint wonderful pictures with Randy
As I mentioned before, our American watercolour painting tutor Randy Hale has not yet been to the Watermill. But that hasn’t stopped him painting half a dozen beautiful pictures of the mill and Posara. And he has just sold the one above to an American collector, who says: “It’s a wonderful picture!” It certainly is. Randy will be painting more of them when he comes (at last) to tutor his Continue Reading
Our legendary script writing tutors are raring to go
As infection rates fall and vaccination rates rise, we are at last able to plan our Watermill Great Creative Reawakening from July onwards – and, among other inspiring courses, give you an opportunity to kick-start your scriptwriting career with two of Britain’s most successful drama and comedy writers. Our scriptwriting course with our friends and ‘living legends’ Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran Continue Reading
Come and join us for the Watermill’s Great Creative Re-awakening
We are almost there! Coronavirus infection rates are coming down all over Europe and the politicians and bureaucrats are now beginning to work out the best way safely to open up the continent to tourists. Italy is gearing up to welcome back European travellers in the second half of June, according to our Prime Minister, Mario Draghi. Being cautious and conscious of the concerns of our guests, Continue Reading
Latest spring update for our Watermill patrons
Here’s a little teaser -- a short trailer for a fun video that Lois has made exclusively for our wonderful Watermill patrons. It’s a celebration of the fact that, despite our current problems, Spring Cannot Be Cancelled*. We would like to persuade you not just to view the teaser video but also to become a Watermill patron yourself, and play your part in the creative community of like-minded Continue Reading
Stay home; paint in Italy online with Tim
There is still time to join the crowd and paint an ancient Watermill in Italy from the comfort of your own home. Come and join paint along with Tim for convivial company and inspirational teaching. The subject of this week’s interactive online Watermill painting session is the inside of a 19th-century we are restoring here in Posara. You will be painting along with renowned English Continue Reading
An ingenious new Colosseum floor will let you feel like a gladiator — or lion food!
I was intrigued by a story in The Times of London today, demonstrating yet again the ingenuity of Italian architects in adding new touches to the ancient buildings. The newspaper reports: “The Colosseum in Rome is about to get its floor back after 1,500 years, allowing visitors to stand on the spot where thousands of gladiators met a gory death.” The good news is that they will not be Continue Reading
Capturing memorable moments in your sketchbook online with Mike
There was a highly emotional response to Mike Willdridge’s latest interactive, online session in which using a sketchbook was the theme. Mike is a great believer taking a sketchbook with you everywhere to provide a personal record of life fleeting moments, as well as a sourcebook for artistic ideas and experiments. Nearly 100 people took part and here are a few of the comments from our guests: Continue Reading
Another top painting tip exclusively for Watermill patrons
The latest exclusive video for Watermill patrons is a top tip from pastellist Rebecca de Mendonça, demonstrates how you can get amazingly different effects by changing the pressure on your pastels stick. Yet another reward when you join the creative community of convivial like-minded people who have become Watermill patrons. Patrons receive regular exclusive videos keeping them up to date on Continue Reading
A new boxed set of videos from our second ‘virtual’ online week –and a new reward for Watermill patrons
As part of our series of interactive online sessions with Mike Willdridge we created special ‘virtual’ online painting weeks, where participants painted along with Mike for a couple of hours each day for seven days, at the Watermill and in the surrounding stunning scenery of unspoiled rural Tuscany. The response was overwhelming. As one of our ‘virtual’ guests said: “It was a fabulous week and Continue Reading