Our virtual tour of the Watermill’s bedrooms, named after famous Italian artists, arrives today at Botticelli. The delightful little video above, by Ella McCready, gives you a flavour of its ambience
Of all the painters we celebrate, Sandro Botticelli needs least introduction. His painting The Birth of Venus is an artistic icon, instantly recognisable. His paintings seldom come on to the market – and if they did, they would be worth millions. So, we are sorry to say we have no Botticelli’s on the walls of the bedroom named after him, but we do have some alluring original pictures by modern masters (mistresses?)
As you come into the bedroom you will see two delightful collages by Susan Winfield, which we purchased many years ago and which still causes us to smile every time we entered the bedroom. You can see one of them above.
And then there is the extraordinary painting on silk of Venice, by our friend Annabel Collis:
This started life as a silk scarf, commissioned by Bill as a birthday present to Lois, but she liked it so much that she didn’t want to wear it, but rather had it framed. The colours are wonderful.
Just some of the delights of the Botticelli bedroom, which also has views from the balcony over the Watermill walled garden and the Apennine mountains beyond. Another perfect setting for a Watermill creative week.
We’d be delighted to welcome you here for one of our caring and inspiring creative holiday weeks – painting, creative writing, knitting and Italian language. Come and choose your favourite bedroom. You can find out more about all our fun-filled, sun-filled, inspiring creative courses by clicking here.