It pays to be an Early Bird (see below).
The charming and talented watercolourist from Northern Ireland, Grahame Booth, is tutor for our painting course this week and he chose for his first demonstration the massive millstones and decorative demijohns in the mill courtyard. The millstones were used to crush olives to a paste before they were squeezed to make delectable Lunigiana olive oil, while the demijohns were used in the wine-making process. Lois made a short video of the maestro’s Work in Progress, which you can see above.
And below is the finished demonstration picture. We liked it so much, we bought it, and it will hang in the art gallery in the Watermill, the communal sitting room.
We have 10 painters and two non-painting partners on Grahame’s week. Today we visit the imposing castle of Verrucola before a tasty traditional lunch in the village trattoria.
Graham will be back with again in 2023 so if you’d like to enjoy inspiring teaching, warm hospitality, spectacular settings, delicious food and wine and, of course, the convivial company of like-minded people come and join us next year.
Don’t forget our Early Bird discount offer: £75 (English pounds) off if you book Grahame’s, already one of our 2024 creative courses before the end of this year.
Grahame Booth
7-14 October 2023
Watercolours
To learn more about Grahame and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile page