Phil Levine Workshops Inc

Don Sahli
Painting in Tuscany
June 8- 15, 2013

Double occupancy is $2250 per person. single occupancy carries a $400 supplement.

Included is the lodging, Don's instruction and ground transportation.

"Everyone looks for a label. I would like to be known as a painter - one who painted what he saw while wandering around on his journey." Don Sahli

Don Sahli strives to continually expand his horizons and push the limits, presenting and creating his work in ways that are unexpected, fresh and stimulating. Instead of being limited by the technical bounds of painting and the expected response to subject matter, he takes these boundaries and uses them as the jumping off point - the start of something, not the end. And while Sahli's work can be seen as traditional with old world qualities that come from his background in the Russian School of Painting, it can also be seen as modern and contemporary - on the cutting edge in terms of color, design and passion.

Don Sahli made the decision to become a professional artist at a very early age. By the time he was 17 years old, art galleries in Texas and New Mexico were selling his paintings. Sahli has earned his living as a professional artist all his adult life. His work is presently represented in galleries in Vail, and Breckenridge, Colorado; along with Dallas and Midland, Texas. He is quite prolific, producing numerous studio pieces — including public works and corporate commissions — and innumerable sketches and plein air works each year.

 

Here are some photos of the Il Cassero Villa apartments

a local restaurant


We will be lodging in the beautiful il Cassero Villa A seven apartment villa located by the ancient wall city of Lucignano. Click on that link to see a bird's eye web cam of the village. Vacation apartments are ideal for a holiday in Tuscany. The apartments of Il Cassero provide atmosphere and comfort that hotels cannot match! Il Cassero is located only 30 minutes from Siena and 45 minutes from Florence and only 20 minutes to either Montepulciano, Cortona or Chianti. Read some fabulous reviews on TripAdvisor. The villa has a full kitchen and access to some wonderful local restaurants.

Residence Il Cassero is part of a medieval walled city of the 13th century . Authentic architecture has been carefully preserved by the Moriani family, to give each apartment authentic Tuscan atmosphere and charm. Modern conveniences add comfort and convenience to every vacation rental. The stone tower and large Italian style garden will set the stage for your Italian holiday. Our ideal location in the heart of Tuscany will make touring Italy a delight. Click on this link to see a map of Arezzo county - see if you can find Lucignano. We will be painting on the grounds of the Villa, in the town of Lucignano and taking a van ride to some other spectacular landscape locations to paint.

Our very own swimming pool!

Visit Don's website
This was written by our contact at the Villa, Brenda Wagner regarding travel arrangements: "I have been going to il Cassero in Lucignano, Tuscany for the past 14 yrs. and it has been my practice to to fly into Rome and then take the train from the Rome airport to nearby Arezzo until the past few times when I rented a car at the Rome airport and drove directly to Lucignano. I have chosen to fly into Rome because there are more direct and better priced flights JFK/Rome; however, there are two international airports in Tuscany, Peretola (Amerigo Vespucci), Florence and Galileo Galilei, Pisa. Many of the il Cassero guests have used both of these airports. To get to il Cassero, they take the bus from the airport to the city train station and take the train to nearby Arezzo where we make arrangements to pick them up at a discounted price. The other option is for us to arrange to pick them up at the airport for private transfer service to il Cassero, again at a discounted fee"..

Phil Levine Workshops, Inc.
69 Bank Street #102 New York, NY 10014
phone: 212-414-8875 fax: 866-501-6873
e-mail: philiplevine@earthlink.net