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This is a landscape view at the foot of Monte Falcone. It is the back road from Force to Comunanza. I just liked the sheep and the high note colours that are just central to the Le Marche landscape. Apologies for the photo quality- it's a bit shaky but it's not finished so will hopefully…

Today we went for a stroll with the dogs and Lily to the old chapel ruin at the top of our hill. along the way we collected lots of autumnal forest fruit and leaves, which we used to create these charming little characters. (Andy Goldsworthy - eat your heart out...) There is lots of fun…

Becky painting in the Vines! Rewards at the end of a hard days toils in the vineyard! Becky and Sandra at Cafe Lorenz.

Mary finished the single-stroke mural in 1 and half hours! Well done Mary it's brilliant!

Just taking a moment to post some pictures of Mary Hysong who you may know from Arizona. She is a 'One Stroke' tutor and is about to give a master class in this quick and impressive painting craft here at the Retreat this weekend. She wanted to add a rustic look to the apartment and…

This is one of our favourite courses at the Le Marche Retreat. Painters come from around the world with clothes packed for painting and then frocks and jackets for the Opera. The week kicked of to a flying start with a visit to Ascoli and the Civic Gallery to see the work of the Italian…

New York artist Micky Schon and Israeli Printmaking Artist Hadassah Berry enjoyed a week of Life Drawing at The Retreat working alongside British painter John Skelcher in a variety of Media. The course has been a true inspiration for everyone, professional artists and beginner painters alike. More joint work is planned for the future including…

With ever growing demand for more guest rooms at The Retreat due to so many of our popular courses booking out, we have been working around the clock to provide more guest rooms at The Retreat for this year's summer season. Our light and airy 4th bedroom with en-suite shower room is ready and bedrooms…

Our new 10 day courses are a real success! Our first 10 day course has been a real success and what a fabulous group it was!  For this landscape course guests have come from Canada, the US and as far away as Australia and New Zealand. With so many guests coming from overseas wanting to…