Arniano Painting School, Montalcino, Italy
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Amber Guinness's favourite time of year at Arniano, the Tuscan villa once owned by her late father and now the site of her painting school, co-founded with friend William Roper-Curzon, is autumn. "Things go a little greener, but also more yellow and amber; really beautiful, bright, vibrant colours start coming out, which is gorgeous," says Guinness. "You can have these really lovely crisp but sunny days."
Perfect weather for painting, basically, which is the order of business at Arniano during the week-long retreats Guinness has been holding at the villa for almost a decade. Roper-Curzon, a classically trained painter, handles the artistic side of
