Muses and Mirrors: Painting the Oil Portrait

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Course Update, October 10, 2011

2 places remain.

Muses and Mirrors is a variation on the previous oil portrait course and is designed for those who have never painted a portrait before… but have always wanted to learn.  This course addresses the following principles: universal proportions of the head, scale, composition, edge, color value, color temperature and the modeling of paint to create a three-dimensional form on a two-dimensional surface.  The subjects are a bust of the muse Thalia and you (yes, a self-portrait).

Course Synthesis

  • Level: Beginners
  • Medium: Oil on Canvas
  • Total Number of Hours: 20
  • Total Number of Lessons: 10 lessons, 2 hours each
  • Dates: To Be Determined… please see below
  • Number of Students: max 5
  • Language: English and Italian
  • Location: Via Cardinale Merry del Val, 18 at La Bottega dell’Artista (Trastevere)
  • Cost: €280 + materials*.

*Materials

The list of materials will be published the week before classes begin and will be available at The Bottega dell’Artista.  I would budget between €70 and €120 for materials.

Before taking this course, here’s what you need to know:

  • 1. 40% of the cost guarantees your place, the remaining 60% is to be paid the week before the start of the course.  The cost is non-refundable.  If you should not be able to continue the course after starting, the best solution is to find someone to take your place.
  • 2. There are no “make up classes.” If you miss a lesson, you miss a lesson.

To sign up or to ask further information, please fill out the form below or call either of the following numbers: 347.2631033 or 340.5600356.

Note:  In order to optimize the size of the courses, please indicate your availability and interest by checking any and all of the following days, times and courses.  We will then contact you to better organize the final schedule.  Courses will begin the first week of October.

Cheers,

Tim

Free Workshop: Painting the Landscape Alla Prima

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Join me for a free workshop on landscape panting Saturday May 14th and/or Sunday May 15th from 3:30 to 6:30 pm.

Prior to the workshop, I will hold an open studio from 12:30 to 3:30.  See this page for more info.

Now, I bet you are asking yourself a few questions:

What’s the catch?
None at all… but you do need to bring your own materials.

What materials should I bring?
Well, I’ll take with me the following:

  • – French Easel;
  • – Oil Paints;
  • – Walnut Oil (medium)
  • – Brushes;
  • – Canvas or a canvas stretched over a board (I’ll probably have the latter);
  • – Wet wipes – great for cleaning brushes and hands!
  • – A hat
  • – An umbrella (for rain or shade!)

Where will we paint?
We’ll leave from my studio at 3:30 and walk up to a beautiful park just two minutes away.

Where is your studio?
I thought you’d never ask!  It’s Via San Cipriano 14 in Balduina, just across from the Appiano station.  (Google Map below the contact form…)

How do I sign up?
Easy, just send the form below indicating which dates you will attend.

Please do RSVP.  I look forward to seeing you in May!

Cheers,

Tim

Studio ApertoOpen Studio

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Per discutere insieme di pittura…e non solo…ti invito a visitare il mio nuovo studio nei seguenti giorni:

  • Sabato 14 maggio 2011: dalle 12:30 alle 15:30
  • Domenica 15 maggio: dalle 12:30 alle 15:30
  • Lunedi’ 16 maggio dalle 17:00 alle 19:00

Nei giorni 14 e 15, dopo la visita allo studio, seguira’ un workshop gratuito di pittura ad olio del paesaggio aperto a TUTTI (principianti, intermedi ed avanzati). Se sei interessato a partecipare al workshop, iscriviti subito!

Altrimenti, unisciti a me lunedi’ 16 per trascorrere del tempo in studio e gustare insieme un aperitivo.

Come raggiungere lo studio

L’indirizzo e’ Via San Cipriano 14 (zona Balduina), appena di fronte alla stazione Appiano (vedi sotto la mappa Google).

Quindi, se sali sul treno metropolitano FR3 (Roma Ostiense-Cesano-Viterbo) che da Ostiense va a Trastevere e poi a San Pietro e ancora Valle Aurelia…Appiano e’ la stazione successiva!

Oppure, prendi l’autobus 990 e scendi alla fermata Appiano-Lattanzio.

Domande o ulteriori informazioni?

Chiamami pure al numero 347 263 1033.

Ti aspetto!

Cheers,

Tim

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You are cordially invited to visit my new studio on any of the following days:

  • Saturday May 14th: 12:30 to 15:30
  • Sunday May 15th: 12:30 to 15:30
  • Monday May 16th from 17 – 19

The open studio times on Saturday and Sunday are a pre-cursor to a free landscape painting workshop.  If you would like to participate in the workshop, please visit the following page to sign up.

Else join me Monday for an aperitivo.

How to get to the studio?

The studio address is Via San Cipriano 14, in Balduina, just across from the Appiano train station.  (Google Map below.)

So, if you can jump on the train FR3 (Roma Ostiense-Cesano-Viterbo) that runs from Ostiense to Trastevere to St. Peter to Valle Aurelia… Appiano is the next stop!

Else, catch the 990 until you pass the Appiano station.

Questions?

Feel free to call me at 347 263 1033.

I look forward to seeing you!

Cheers,

Tim

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Course “The Principles of Drawing” 2011

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Course Availability Update

Jan. 20, 2011: 2 places remains.

Ingres said it best: Drawing is the Probity of Art. The “Principles of Drawing” tackles the challenges of Line, Mass, Composition, Proportion and Value; the building blocks for any determined draftsman; the foundation necessary for any aspiring painter. Lessons are held in-studio and the subjects of study range from a still-life to the human head. Course Synthesis

  • Level: Beginners
  • Medium: Varies from graphite to charcoal.
  • Total Hours: 20
  • Total Number of Lessons: 10 lessons, 2 hours each.
  • Date: from February 1st to April 5th, 2011
  • Day and Time: every Tuesday from  17:00 to 19:00.
  • Total Number of Students: Max 5
  • Language: English and Italian
  • Location: Via Cardinale Merry del Val, 18 presso La Bottega dell’Artista (zona Trastevere)
  • Cost: €320 + materials*.

*Materials

  • 1 Cretacolor “Artino Grafite” Kit;
  • 1 Cretacolor Pencil Sharpener;
  • 1 Cretacolor Kneaded Eraser
  • Rives BFK, 1 sheet;
  • 1 Small Exacto knife.

Before taking this course, here’s what you need to know:

  • 1. 40% of the cost guarantees your place, the remaining 60% is to be paid the week before the start of the course.  The cost is non-refundable.  If you should not be able to continue the course after starting, the best solution is to find someone to take your place.
  • 2. There are no “make up classes.” If you miss a lesson, you miss a lesson.

To sign up or to ask further information, please fill out the form below or call either of the following numbers: 347.2631033 or 340.5600356.

Course “Drawing the Nude” 2011

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Course Availability Update

Jan. 20, 2010: 2 places remain.

“Drawing the Nude” is a course for those interested in the following:

  1. Train and develop their hand at figure drawing;
  2. Share with others their challenges and solutions;
  3. Participate in a critical analysis of the work at the end of each session..

A model is present for the duration of the course. Course Synthesis

  • Level: Beginner and Intermediate
  • Medium: Varies
  • Total Number of Hours: 20
  • Total Number of Lessons: 10 lezioni di 2 ore ciascuna
  • Dates: From February 3rd to April 7th, 2011
  • Day and Time: Every Thursday from 17:00 to 19:00.
  • Total Number of Students: max 5
  • Languages: English and Italian
  • Location: Via Cardinale Merry del Val, 18 at the La Bottega dell’Artista (Trastevere)
  • Cost: €350 which includes the model fees and most of the materials.

Before taking this course, here’s what you need to know:

  • 1. 40% of the cost guarantees your place, the remaining 60% is to be paid the week before the start of the course.  The cost is non-refundable.  If you should not be able to continue the course after starting, the best solution is to find someone to take your place.
  • 2. There are no “make up classes.” If you miss a lesson, you miss a lesson.

To sign up or to ask further information, please fill out the form below or call either of the following numbers: 347.2631033 or 340.5600356.

Painting the Classical Figure 2011

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Course Availability Update

Dec. 19, 2010: This course is now full.

“Painting the Classical Figure” offers the intermediate and advanced painters the opportunity to tackle one of the principle challenges for a figurative painter: painting a full-standing nude.  In addition to composition, proportion and flesh tones, we will consider the role of the figure as allegory and look at examples through the ages.

Course Synthesis

  • Level: Intermediate and Advanced
  • Medium: Oil on Canvas
  • Total Number of Hours: 30
  • Total Number of Lessons: 10 lessons of 2 hours
  • Dates: From February 5th to April 9th, 2011
  • Day and Time: Every Saturday from 16:00 to 19:00.
  • Total Number of Students: max 4
  • Languages: English and Italian
  • Location: Via Cardinale Merry del Val, 18 at the La Bottega dell’Artista (Trastevere)
  • Cost: €450 + materials*.

*Materials

The list of materials will be published by mid-January, 2011.

Model

A model will be present the duration of the course.  The model fee is included in the cost.

Before taking this course, here’s what you need to know:

  • 1. 40% of the cost guarantees your place, the remaining 60% is to be paid the week before the start of the course.  The cost is non-refundable.  If you should not be able to continue the course after starting, the best solution is to find someone to take your place.
  • 2. There are no “make up classes.” If you miss a lesson, you miss a lesson.

To sign up or to ask further information, please fill out the form below or call either of the following numbers: 347.2631033 or 340.5600356.

Other courses that may be of interest for Spring 2011:

Cheers,

Tim

Painting the Oil Portrait: From Julius Caesar to the Self-Portrait

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Course Availability Update

Dec. 19, 2010: 5 places remain for each section.

Painting the Oil Portrait is designed for those who have never painted a portrait before… but have always wanted to learn.  This course addresses the following principles: universal proportions of the head, scale, composition, edge, color value, color temperature and the modeling of paint to create a three-dimensional form on a two-dimensional surface.  The subjects are a bust of Julius Caesar and you (yes, a self-portrait).

Visit this page to view student work from the Spring of 2010.

Course Synthesis

  • Level: Beginners
  • Medium: Oil on Canvas
  • Number of Students: max 5
  • Language: English and Italian
  • Sede: Via Cardinale Merry del Val, 18 presso La Bottega dell’Artista (zona Trastevere)

Duration – Time – Cost

Two different sections of this course are offered:

Corse 1:
20 hours		Corse 2:
30 hours
Number of Lessons10 lessons of 2 hours10 lessons of 3 hours
Day and TimeEvery Monday
from 17:00 alle 19:00		Every Saturday
from 11:00 alle 14:00
Start and End DateFrom January 31st to April 4th 2011From February 5th to April 9th 2011
Cost€280,00 + Materials*€360,00 + Materials*

*Materials

The list of materials will be published by mid-January, 2011, but the following is an idea of what will be used:

  • – Paper: Rives BFK, 1 sheet;
  • – Paper: Graphite, 1 sheet;
  • – Paper: Tracing, 1 sheet;
  • – Cretacolor 4b graphite pencil
  • – 2 Linen Canvases 30 cm x 40 cm;
  • – 5 brushes: 2 JF bull hair, 2 hog bristle, 1 sable Da Vinci.  I also recommend a bamboo brush holder;
  • – Palette and medium dish (double dish with plastic tops);
  • – Schmincke Mussini oil paints: ivory black, titanium white, ultramarine blue, burnt sienna, raw umber, yellow ochre, vermilion red tone, alizarine, naples yellow.

Before taking this course, here’s what you need to know:

  • 1. 40% of the cost guarantees your place, the remaining 60% is to be paid the week before the start of the course.  The cost is non-refundable.  If you should not be able to continue the course after starting, the best solution is to find someone to take your place.
  • 2. There are no “make up classes.” If you miss a lesson, you miss a lesson.

To sign up or to ask further information, please fill out the form below or call either of the following numbers: 347.2631033 or 340.5600356.

Other courses that may be of interest for Spring 2011:

Cheers,

Tim

Disegno del Nudo: Carboncino e Gessetto

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Sono molto lieto di presentare una nuova serie di corsi di disegno del nudo dal vero. Ogni serie prevederà l’utilizzzo di una tecnica diversa. Partiremo con il Disegno del Nudo: Carboncino e Gessetto.

Questo corso di disegno è stato ideato per un gruppo di persone che siano interessate a:

  1. Svilluppare seriamente la tecnica del disegno;
  2. Condividere con gli altri le loro sfide e soluzioni;
  3. Analizzare criticamente, alla fine di ogni lezione, il lavoro svolto ed i progressi conseguiti.

Il Corso “Disegno del Nudo: Carboncino e Gessetto” avrà una durata di 4 lezioni di 2 ore ciascuna. Gli ultimi 30 minuti di ogni lezione saranno dedicati alla critica del lavoro. Per ogni lezione, è prevista la presenza di una modella.

Il prezzo del corso è di €120 INCLUSI i materiali (tutti di ottima qualità) e il costo della modella. In più, la fase di critique sarà accompagnata da un aperitivo offerto da me! Cosa aspetti ad iscriverti?

Il corso inizia il 21 ottobre e c’è posto per 6 persone.

Scheda sintetica del Corso

  • Livello: Principianti ed Intermedi
  • Tecnica: Carboncino e gessetto su carta
  • Durata complessiva: 8 ore
  • Numero di lezioni: 4 lezioni di 2 ore ciascuna
  • Date: dal 21 ottobre al 11 novembre 2010
  • Frequenza: ogni Giovedì dalle 17:00 alle 19:00.
  • Numero di studenti: massimo 6
  • Lingue: Italiano e Inglese
  • Sede: Via Cardinale Merry del Val, 18 presso La Bottega dell’Artista (zona Trastevere)
  • Costo: €120 inclusi materiali e costo modella.

Per iscriverti o per richiedere maggiori informazioni, ti invito a compilare il form sottostante o a contattarmi telefonicamente ai numeri 347.2631033 oppure 340.5600356.

Cheers,

Tim