Days of Zen meditation and painting studio at Bellosguardo Bed & Breakfast, October 5-15, 2008. East Asian calligraphy practice and nature sketching will alternate with daytrips to sites of selected architectural, sculptural and painting in Florence, Siena, Lucca, and Pisa, with one free day in the middle. Maximum 8 participants. $1,800, including lodging, two light meals each day, and paper. Lodging and painting retreat will be held at Bellosguardo. Kazuaki Tanahashi has exhibited and taught East Asian calligraphy and brush painting worldwide. See http://www.brushmind.net LIsa Young has a degree in Art History from Vassar College, and has lived in Italy for decades. For more information, please email lisa@bellosguardo.pi.it