Italy

Essence of Tuscany with Barbara Hack

With Barbara Hack

At Lucca, Tuscany - Villa Vistosa

11 April - 21 April 2026

4799 Euro

I am so thrilled to have this incredible opportunity to paint with you in the culturally rich area of Tuscany. Join me for 10 amazing days in Beautiful Tuscany, focused on portrait painting, food, wine, and history in one of Italy’s most inspiring regions.

Essence of Tuscany with Barbara Hack featured image

Experience Highlights

Instruction by Barbara

Excusion to most beautiful corners of Tuscany

Specialy selected activities

Accomodation in beautiful Tuscan Villa

Private Villa Chef

Gallery

Essence of Tuscany with Barbara Hack Gallery

Day by Day

Workshop Schedule

Day 1

Arrival day. Group pickup from Pisa airport or Lucca Station at 4:00pm, settle into Villa Vistosa, welcome gathering with Barbara and Karolina, dinner, and homemade limoncello.

Day 2

Recovery day with breakfast at 9:00am, first instructional session with Barbara, lunch under the pergola, rest time, afternoon studio session, and dinner at 7:00pm.

Day 3

Lucca day with breakfast at 8:30am, guided Lucca tour, free time for exploring and shopping, return home around 5:30pm, and chef-prepared dinner.

Day 4

Home day with breakfast at 8:30am, studio time with Barbara, lunch at 1:00pm, rest time, another class session, and dinner by the chef.

Day 5

Florence day trip with guided walking tour, private time for shopping and exploring, Uffizi group visit at 3:00pm, return home at 5:30pm, and dinner at home.

Day 6

Home day with breakfast at 8:30am, studio time with Barbara, lunch at 1:00pm, and a 4:30pm cooking class with Chef Karolina followed by dinner.

Day 7

Breakfast at 8:30am, session with Barbara, lunch at 1:00pm, post-lunch excursion for biodynamic wine tasting, and dinner at home.

Day 8

Day trip to Portovenere with time to explore, shop, and relax independently, lunch on your own, return home at 5:30pm, and dinner by the private chef.

Day 9

Lucca day vol. 2 with breakfast, session with Barbara, lunch, time to relax, final shopping and exploration in Lucca, Puccini concert, and dinner in a local restaurant.

Day 10

Final working day with breakfast, time to finish artwork, lunch, packing and rest, a casual gallery showing with spritz and spuntini, and a glamorous gala dinner with homemade limoncello.

Day 11

Departure day with breakfast at 8:30am and transfer to Lucca train station or Pisa airport.

The Experience

What to Expect

About Artist:

I have always held a great passion for the figure as an ongoing reflection on people and their emotions. My subject matter reflects my love for figurative work and the challenge of realistic portraiture.

Working predominantly in painting mediums, I aim to push beyond realism and capture resonant moments in time. The paintings pursue figures from the pasts, showing both their moods and contexts. Seven years ago, I made the decision to pursue this love for painting full time. Since then, numerous galleries, including the MEAM Museum, Salmagundi Club, Rehs Gallery, Abend Gallery, and the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, have exhibited my paintings, as well as magazines, such as Fine Art Connoisseur, International Artist and Artists Magazine. In addition, my work also received recognition as a finalist in the ARC, one of ten chosen for Outstanding Artists over 60 and most recently a top 20 finalist in Portrait Society of America’s international portrait competition.

I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in drawing and painting along with an intensive study in Europe and additional training in New York. My various career paths have challenged me with alternative contexts for figurative artistry, and in a variety of mediums, including graphite, pastels, color pencil and oils. Besides my full time art I continue to teach fine art classes and lessons. Please join me for this wonderful experience in Tuscany!

10 day workshop in Tuscany includes:

• Intensive painting instruction by Barbara

• Painting supplies such as easel, stool and bag

• Outstanding Italian food during entire stay with best local wines

• Day trip to Portovenere (Gulf of Poets), Liguria

• Cooking lesson with personal chef

• Lucca town tour

• Florence day tour

• Biodynamic wine tasting

• Glamorous Tuscan farewell dinners and wine

• Pizza festival

Excludes: Flights and 3 lunches (Lucca, Florence, Cinque Terre)

This workshop is being arranged through followtuscany.com. Karolina will follow up on all questions about the workshop, accommodations, activities, coordinate arrivals and departures, food issues and all other details. Karolina will handle all booking arrangements, all enquiries, and receive the payments of deposit and balance from the students directly.

To book we require a 1000 Euro security deposit.

Single bedroom occupancy supplement charge of £850

Your Instructor

Barbara Hack

Barbara Hack’s work is an ongoing reflection on people and their emotions. Working predominantly in painting mediums, Barbara relishes the challenge of realistic portraiture, and her subject matter reflects her love for figurative work. But she pushes beyond realism, as well, in her desire to capture resonant moments in time. Her work pursues figures from the past with their moods and their contexts. Ephemeral figures are momentary presences that are nonetheless powerful enough to make lasting, even shaping, impressions. Barbara attempts to understand these figures and their ephemerality and to share that understanding with others. Barbara received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drawing and painting after intensive study in Europe and additional training in New York. Since then, she has continued to harness her artistic talents to drive her professional career. Work in portraiture, fashion illustration, and as a courtroom artist have all allowed Barbara to challenge herself with alternative contexts for figurative artistry, and in a variety of mediums, including graphite, pastels, prismacolor and oils. Barbara teaches fine art classes to teens and adults. Her love of art and her desire to create quality art for herself is a wonderful influence on her students.