Traveling Through Watercolor: Tuscany Oct 19 - 25 2025
Jun-Pierre Art Workshops
TRAVELING THROUGH WATERCOLOR – TUSCANY : OCT 19 - 25 2025
Traveling through Watercolor: Italy
When: October 19 - 25, 2025
Includes 5 days tuition, evening lectures, excursions 6 nights accommodation, all meals & drinks (except on excursions)
Class size: 8 participants maximum
Painting Experience: All levels welcome
Languages: English & French
“The workshop was such a great experience. The instruction, the excursions, the venue was such an amazing time. I met such wonderful people and got to fulfill a lifelong dream: painting through Italy!”
-Lyndsay, Traveling Through Watercolor 2024 Participant
The Traveling Through Watercolors - Tuscany Workshop will be based at the beautiful agriturismo La Ca’ Solare.
The all inclusive workshop will be six days in the perfect setting for painting in watercolor. Painting during our excursions will be exciting opportunities to record the beautiful settings we will be visiting.
The workshop will meet every morning and afternoon for classes, demonstrations and painting sessions. Over the course of six days we will focus on different aspects of watercolor, from initial washes and techniques to more advanced subjects subjects such as landscape, architecture, composition and the figure in the landscape.
Excursions to the Peccioli, San Gimigniano and Pisa are included in the workshop.
Participants will be immersed in the study of watercolor including technique, color, layer, texture and tone. Every full day of the workshop will consist of at least two full instructional lessons. The course will also feature presentations of master watercolorists through history in the evenings.
All the meals will be included in the workshop and will feature traditional Tuscan specialties. All meals served are made from local, farm raised ingredients.
Typical Daily Schedule of Courses and Activites
Breakfast
9:00am – 12:00pm: Watercolor Class
Lunch
2:00 – 5:00pm: Class or Excursion on site
6:00 - 7:00pm: Evening Presentation
Dinner
Accommodation
La Ca’Solare is a converted farmhouse transformed by an Italian-Swedish family as their labor of love. 34 km outside of Sam Gimignano, it offers marvelous views overlooking the Tuscan countryside. The site features a main lodging where participants will stay in their own private accommodation with windows overlooking views of the garden. There are also private cottages available as well. The onsite restaurant features menus with locally produced, farm raised cuisine. The location regularly hosts creative groups and is a welcome refuge for travelers to have the opportunity to enjoy Italian culture in a relaxing atmosphere.
Cuisine
La Ca' Solare offers delicious and healthy meals with organic seasonal and local products and ingredients. Breakfast includes a basket with homemade bread, cheese from Garfagnana or homemade cherry jam, salvia or rose hip tea from the farm, as well as yogurt, ham or salami and local eggs. Lunch and dinners will be shared in the small restaurant that is only for the guests of La Ca’Solare, sometimes in the brick vaulted dining room or in the garden as the sun sets. Dinner features specialties from Tuscany and dishes from all over Italy. There is no menu, but you will be offered what can be produced at the farm. Ingredients come from mainly the farm of La Ca’Solare or from nearby farms and all the ingredients come from Tuscany.
A complete materials list will be sent to participants prior to the workshop. Here is the basic list to have a sense of the supplies needed.
RECOMMENDED MATERIALS
Watercolor Paper (recommended 300g/140lb cold pressed)
Watercolor Paint (in tube or pan)
Paper towels
Palette (a white ceramic plate would do fine)
Pencil
Eraser
Optional
-Masking fluid,
-White gouache
-Ink
-Black permanent ink pen
TRAVELING THROUGH WATERCOLORS – TUSCANY : OCT 19-25, 2025
Workshop fee with private bedroom with a private bathroom: €2400
Payment in two parts: ( €1200 upon registration, second payment to La Ca’Solare)
Program includes: Course Instruction, Lodging, Meals, Daily Activities and Excursions
Fee doesn’t include: Art Materials, Flight Ticket and Transfers from and to the Airport
In signing up for the Traveling through Watercolor: Tuscany Workshop you have agreed to the Waiver of Liability Agreement
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Workshop fee with private cottage: €2650
Payment in two parts: ( €1200 upon registration, second payment to La Ca’Solare)
Program includes: Course Instruction, Lodging, Meals, Daily Activities and Excursions
Fee doesn’t include: Art Materials, Flight Ticket and Transfers from and to the Airport
In signing up for the Traveling through Watercolor: Tuscany Workshop you have agreed to the Waiver of Liability Agreement
€1700 Participating Partner (sharing a private room or cottage)
Payment in two parts: ( €1200 upon registration, second payment to La Ca’Solare)
Includes: Course Instruction, Lodging, Meals, Daily Activities and Excursions
Fee doesn’t include: Course, Flight Ticket and Transfers from and to the Airport
In signing up for the Traveling through Watercolor: Tuscany Workshop you have agreed to the Waiver of Liability Agreement
€650 Non participating Partner (sharing a private room or cottage)
Payment in two parts: ( €175 upon registration, second payment to La Ca’Solare)
Includes: lodging, meals, evening lectures, some excursions
Fee doesn’t include: Course instruction, Flight Ticket and Transfers from and to the Airport
In signing up for the Traveling through Watercolor: Tuscany Workshop you have agreed to the Waiver of Liability Agreement
For cancellations received in writing 2 months before the scheduled workshop, a 500 euro cancellation fee will be applied. Cancellations made after that date may result in the forfeiture of your registration fee if we're unable to fill your reserved seat with a standby applicant from the waiting list
Testimonials
“I was so impressed with the workshop, it exceeded my expectations. Everyone there was so friendly, Jun-Pierre is an excellent teacher, and I learned so much that I will carry with me. Something specific that I appreciated is that when I was having a problem with a painting, Jun would give a very succinct answer that was just what I needed. Now when I paint I try to channel everything I learned from him.”
-Theresa
"Spending a week in a creative cohort is an invigorating part of the experience and of equal value to the instruction. The synergy of our group was marvelous and mutually supportive and the way you gently facilitate and encourage that is a genuine bonus on top of your mad painting skills and patience as an instructor.”
-Paula
“The workshop was such a great experience. The instruction, the excursions, the venue was such an amazing time. I met such wonderful people and got to fulfill a lifelong dream: painting through Italy!”
-Lyndsay
“ I learned so much. I thought that everything was paced at just the right speed, and the amount of time we spent in different subjects was perfect. I’m so glad that I went to this workshop. I feel like my skills in watercolor grew so much thanks to your guidance.”
-Amanda
“I thought that the schedule was perfect: intense but still with loads of opportunities to get individual feedback. The week felt very organic just the right balance of structure and going with the flow.”
-Agnès
“Traveling through watercolors in Tuscany was such a good workshop. Not only the lessons but also a beautiful environment and the food was delicious. Jun-Pierre is a great teacher.
Enthusiastic and with a lot of knowledge. I learned a lot.”
-Jolanda
“This workshop had an amazing mix of instruction, individual support and art lectures. You are so knowledgeable and made every lesson/presentation very enjoyable. Thank you!”
-Lo
“Jun-Pierre is great!”
-Karin
"Jun-Pierre is masterful. It is rare to find an instructor who excels at both his craft as well as a strong passion to teach what he knows in such a motivating and comfortable way. He genuinely honors the varied interests and advances the varied skills levels of each participant. He presents interesting techniques and relevant information in a way that makes art accessible and motivating. His kindness and generosity put me at ease immediately. I am a more comfortable and confident artist because of him."
-Michelle
"Jun is a remarkable teacher, bringing to everything he teaches a breadth of knowledge that meets each student where they are. Whether you are a beginner or seasoned painter he is always able to challenge and encourage and teach to any question that emerges, taking the time to demonstrate technique, construction of an image and beautifully illustrate and underline the necessary skills needed for painting with watercolor and ink."
-Cassie
"Jun is not only an excellent artist, but also an insightful person and instructor. He can make the most out of different personalities from around the world, so they work full time in and outdoors, as if they just enjoy life through their brushstrokes, no matter how mature these strokes can be."
-Eleni
“I am still amazed by the idea that it is possible for a complete beginner like I was (I never painted nor drew before) to learn to get confident with the watercolour and drawing within such a short period.
I give this course my best recommendations.”
—Jona
"Jun's a fabulous artist, a fabulous draftsman and a fabulous teacher (and a great guy too). He guided us step by step through the watercolor techniques. He teaches in a crips clear, well-structured, methodical way. His classes are packed with information, knowledge and inside tips, everything adjusted to the level and demands of the individual student, and at the same time they are great fun. Jun's always going the extra mile and super generous in sharing his skills and experience."
-Anna