Mary Jane Cooley, who was with us for Randy Hale’s painting week earlier this month, sent me this charming watercolour of the archway from the courtyard into the Watermill’s walled garden. She says: “ Thank you for one of the highlights of my lifetime during my stay at the Watermill. I’ll be framing it, hanging it […]
Another Watermill painting picture to warm the cockles of your heart
Here is another picture of one of our painting guests rejoicing in the calm beauty of the scenery surrounding the Watermill, enjoying nature and worrying about nothing except how to capture the scene with his brush. This could be you! Our Watermill creative courses (in painting, writing, knitting and Italian language) offer inspiring tuition, spectacular […]
Beat the coronavirus blues: come, paint and relax glorious Tuscany with Brienne
We are delighted to be able to welcome here at last the lovely American watercolourist Brienne M Browne, who will be with us for a week-long course from Saturday 18 September to Saturday 25 September 2021. You can find out more by clicking here. Brienne endeared herself to us in the first email conversations we […]
The etiquette of Italian mask-wearing: more power to your elbow
We Italians (both Lois and I have dual British and Italian nationality) are a sociable lot. So, we are all very pleased that covid restrictions no longer curtail our lives, especially the most important things, like taking coffee, aperitivi, dining and chatting with friends. The wonderful rhythms of Italian life have mostly returned to normal. […]
The flowering star of the Watermill walled garden
This albizia tree (a type of mimosa) is the undoubted up-and-coming flowering star of the Watermill walled garden at the moment. And, as you can see, there are plenty of more buds waiting to burst forth in the next few weeks. We would love you to join us and see its blossoming, too. There are […]
Blooming frustrating!
I can’t remember when I’ve seen the Watermill courtyard and walled garden quite so colourful. Everything is blooming marvellous, as you can see from the picture above. It is also blooming frustrating as bureaucrats dither and the politicians play, um, politics with decisions to allow their citizens to travel from one country to another. Our […]