The Watermill October 21 newsletter is just out, and we are glad to say that the reports life in Posara is at last beginning to feel almost normal.
After our first painting course in ages, at the end of August, we had two more in September and there are four more creative courses planned for this month. Yes, it is beginning to feel a lot more like normal. And about time, too!
Our old friend and watercolour painting tutor Mike Willdridge came to us again early in Septembel. Mike takes his painting seriously but always loves to have fun in his social interaction with his guests. On the left above are three of them waiting for the train to Lucca on our excursion day: see no evil, hear no evil: speak no evil! Mike was followed by a new tutor from the United States, Brienne Brown, who ran a joyous course with American guests. There they are on the right above, watching her paint from the ancient walls of the nearby town of Fivizzano looking down the valley to Posara.
In this month’s newsletter we have stories on:
a friendly ‘paint off’
another delicious recipe for Watermill patrons
fulsome praise which made us Brits blush
details of, and lin
painting tutors of the month: Mary Padgett and Keiko Tanabe
knitting tutors of the month: Norah Gaughan and Louisa Harding
Come and write your memoir with Jo Parfitt
why our Italian language course is ottimo
Read all about it! Just click here to see our news and – more importantly – book your place on one of our 2022 creative courses, in painting, writing, knitting and Italian language. Come and enjoy our normal inspiration and relaxation amid the beauty of rural Tuscany.
Below is a list of the inspiring and relaxing Watermill creative courses next year.
Mary Padgett
30 April – 7 May 2022
Pastels (and other portable materials) en plein air
To learn more about Mary and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Keiko Tanabe
21 – 28 May 2022
Watercolours
To learn more about Keiko and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Maggie Renner Hellman
28 May-4 June 2022
Courageous Color Workshop’ Your choice: oils, acrylics, pastels and/or watercolour travel sketches
To learn more about Maggie and her course at the Watermill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Ruth Koch
4-11 June 2022
Art journaling
To learn more about Ruth and her course at the Watermill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Randy Hale
11-18 June 2022
Watercolours
To learn more about Randy and his course at the Watermill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Ted Dansey
25 June- 2 July 2022
Watercolours and drawing
To learn more about Ted and his course at the Watermill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Vicki Norman
2-9 July 2022
Oils and watercolours (and other mediums)
To learn more about Vicki and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Carl March
16-23 July 2022
Drawing and watercolour en plein air
To learn more about Carl and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Paul Talbot-Greaves
20-27 August 2022
Watercolours (and acrylics)
To learn more about Paul and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Rebecca de Mendonça
27 August-3 September 2022
Pastels
To learn more about Rebecca and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Mike Willdridge
3-10 September 2022
Watercolours and drawing (also gouache and acrylics, with a special emphasis on drawing on location.)
To learn more about Mike and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Varvara Neiman
10-17 September 2022
Water-based oils, acrylics and watercolours
To learn more about Varvara and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Milind Mulick
17-24 September 2022
‘Colourful watercolours’
To learn more about Milind and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Cynthia Armstrong
24 September-1 October 2022
Watercolours and gouache
To learn more about Cynthia and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Tim Wilmot
1-8 October 2022
Watercolours
To learn more about Tim and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Grahame Booth
23 – 30 October 2021
Watercolours
To learn more about Grahame and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Our wonderful writing course
Jo Parfitt
18-25 June 2022
Watercolours
To learn more about Jo and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Our notable knitting and elegant embroidery weeks
Norah Gaughan
23-30 April 2022
Knitting and la bella vita
To learn more about Norah and her week at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Louisa Harding
7-14 May 2022
Knitting and la bella vita
To learn more about Louisa and her week at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Debbie Abrahams
14-21 May 2022
Knitting and la bella vita
To learn more about Debbie and her week at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Rachel Wright
9-16 July 2022
Embroidered postcards from Posara
To learn more about Rachel and her week at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Our unique Italian Language course
Francesca la Sala
15-22 October 2022
A novel approach to learning Italian
To learn more about Francesca and our unique Italian week at the mill, please click here.