It's almost inconveivable to write this, but Geoffrey Humphries has been teaching our students Life Drawing for over fifty years!...

not only do we get to visit the extraordinary basilica at night after it's closed (and have the wonderful Patrick Craig sing for us) but...

We ended our first week with the inimitable Nigel McGilchrist and his fantastic practical demonstration of the technique of Egg Tempera...

The delighful Patrick Craig #pazzeck siungs Handel for us in Basilica San Marco as the lights come on. Stunning!

halfway through our first week in Venice and we are still bathed in glorious sunshine! We set of for our second 'Walkabout' which is...

This is a bit of a mad dash through the first two weeks of #jhv2025 and with gorgeous sunshine and a cheerful group ready to get...

Thanks a million Eliza! This is a really brilliant film that sums up our time in Italy!

So great to be in Rome! With an extra day sneaked into the itinerary we were able to spend a day in Trastevere, from the Fontanone to...

The pulse quickens, the temperature is perfect, sun (so far) and we began our week after dinner with an evening stroll through the...

As the rain cleared away to be replaced with glorious sunshine we visited more fantastic sites in the city A morning visiting...

We left our tearful fellow-students in Venice and, wiping away a few of our own tears, and even slightly stoic, we headed down to...

On the 60th edition of the course a group of alums from the 1965 course gathered (as they do) in Venice to celebrate how much their...

Our final trip away from Venice was to visit two of the most glorious villas designed by Andrea Palladio, Villa Emo and Villa Barbaro....

Marika, who used to work in respected kitchens in New York and Venice, hosted our groups for a series of entertaining and educational...

With half term beckoning, and a few of the group already on the slopes in Klosters, Cortina etc the remainder headed out for an...

A fairly early start, with a few people deciding to stay in bed and enjoy a lie-in (yes, we know who you are!)...we began our visit in...

This, our second week in Venice, the group visited The Accademia Gallery, The Frari, San Zaccaria and Salute churches and Palazzo...

Some of us started pretty early, but after a pretty packed first week it took a bit of effort and dedication to get to a visit to...

Settled in to life in Venice, we had glorious sunny cold weather and enjoyed the excellent presentations from Rebecca Darley on...

On a bright, sunny cold morning everyone visited the Doge's Palace - the seat of power, justice and government in Venice for over a...