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Elizabeth Cochrane

Elizabeth CochraneElizabeth CochraneElizabeth Cochrane

Painting in Tuscany - Watercolour classes - Commissions

Painting in Tuscany - Watercolour classes - CommissionsPainting in Tuscany - Watercolour classes - Commissions

About Elizabeth

a woman in a blue blouse sitting down

Education and awards

After leaving school, Elizabeth did a Foundation Course in Art and Design at Manchester Polytechnic. She then did her degree in Fine Art at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, where she won both the John Christie Prize for Painting and the Oliver Hicks Memorial Prize. She  worked at a photographic library and studio for several years before she organised her first painting holiday in Tuscany.

The move to Tuscany

A perfect painting environment

A perfect painting environment

Montisi panorama painting

Elizabeth has always loved painting landscapes and in 1995, she returned to Tuscany to  paint the region’s extraordinary landscape. Whilst there, she organised her first classes and workshops in the town of in Cortona.


In 1997, Elizabeth decided to settle in Tuscany and she has been painting and exhibiting in the region ever since. She now lives in Montisi, part of the Comune of Montalcino in the Siena area. You can visit her studio  in the centre of the village.

Her classes and workshops

A perfect painting environment

A perfect painting environment

A perfect painting environment

painting of clouds on the horizon

Tuscany is a land of contrasts, with its rolling hills and olive groves, hilltop towns and medieval cities. I finds the combination of its light and rhythms an ideal inspiration for my work. The colours change during the seasons and every time of day.

 In my watercolours, I seek to depict fleeting moments – sunsets, rolling clouds, misty sunrises and the effects of light. And in my oils, I like to portray the rich textures, colours and shapes of the Tuscan landscape, described by dark shadows and intense light.’


Visit the online gallery to view a archive of Elizabeth’s work and  home to see some of the latest available paintings for sale.

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Contact details

Contact Elizabeth if you want to schedule a painting class at one of many beautiful locations  or book a bespoke holiday painting experience.

Elizabeth Cochrane

Address: Via del Castello 37, Montisi, Montalcino, 53024 SI, Italia

Email address: liz@elizabethcochrane.com Phone number: +39 338 3875128


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