Course Archives
2024
Spring
Open Day – January 27th
Group Courses in Person
Intensive Workshops
- Painting the Portrait Using Sight-Size with Nick Chaundy
- Figures and Composition with Daniela Astone – RESCHEDULED
- Synthesizing the Landscape with Charles Weed – RESCHEDULED
Summer
Group Courses in Person
TBD
Renaissance Retreat
- Castello di Postignano
June 23 – 27
Intensive Workshops
TBD
Fall
Group Courses in Person
TBD
Intensive Workshops
TBD
2023
Spring
Group Courses in Person
- The Fundamentals: from Drawing to Oil Painting
- The Portrait from Life: from Drawing to Oil Painting
- Life Drawing
- Botanical Watercolor
- Drawing and Painting the Classical Figure
- The Portrait from a Photo: a Study of Masses
- Painting the Cast from Life in Grisaille
- Painting the Cast from Life in Color
- Painting the Portrait alla Prima
Group Courses Online
- Painting the Self-Portrait
Intensive Workshops
- Synthesizing the Landscape with Charles Weed
April 24 – 28
Summer
Group Courses in Person
Renaissance Retreat
- Castello di Postignano
May 30 – June 5
Intensive Workshops
- Painting the Self-Portrait with Nick Chaundy
June 19 – 23
2022
Spring
Group Courses in Trastevere
Summer
Group Courses in Trastevere
- Figure Drawing: Open Studio
- The Portrait from Life: Open Studio
- Painting the Portrait in Oil: 5-Day Workshop
Group Courses Online
- The Art of the Finish: Thoughts on Completing a Painting
- Friday Night Critiques
Fall
Group Courses in Person
2021
Spring
Group Courses Online
January 11th to February 5th, 2021
Series 7: Painting the Still-Life: Glass, Wine & Gold, Part II
March 8th to May 7th, 2021
Series 8: Painting the Portrait: Head, Hands and Greek Myth
Summer
Group Courses Online
Series 9: Summer Seminar 2021 – to preview the Summer Seminar 2021 course, you need to be a member of PADASOR. For details, please visit the website.
Fall
Group Courses Online
September 20th – December 16th, 2021
Series 10: Examining Velázquez – a Painting Expedition
2020
Spring
Group Courses
January 21st to May 21st, 2020
- The Fundamentals
- Figure Drawing–One Pose, Two Hours + Open Studio
- Painting the Oil Portrait
Group Lessons Online
Summer
Group Courses Online
June 22nd to July 17th, 2020
Series 3: Painting a Portrait – Flavia
July 28th to August 26th, 2020
Series 4: Summer Seminar:
– Using Bargue Plates
– Painting Jewelry: a Survey of Some Past Masters
– Conceptual Color vs. Local Color
– Connecting Inherent Values of Pigments to a Grey Scale
Fall
Group Courses Online
September 28th to October 30th, 2020
Series 5: Studying the Male Head
November 23rd to December 18th, 2020
Series 6: Painting the Still-Life: Glass, Wine & Gold, Part I
2019
Spring
Group Courses
January 15th to May 25th, 2019
- The Fundamentals
- Figure Drawing–One Pose, Two Hours + Open Studio
- Advanced Painting
- Painting the Portrait in a Landscape
Special Workshops
Drawing in Studio and Painting En Plein Air: Masterclass with Charles Weed
April 9th to April 12th, 2019
Summer
No Workshops or Courses in Summer 2019.
Fall
Group Courses
September 14th to December 14th, 2019
- The Fundamentals
- Figure Drawing–One Pose, Two Hours + Open Studio
- Advanced Painting – Caravaggio & Cabinet Making
- Painting the Portrait – Caravaggio & Cabinet Making
Special Workshops
Renaissance Retreat
October 6th to the 13th, 2019
Drawing Masterclass with Charles Weed
November 26th to 29th, 2019
2018
Spring
Group Courses
January 11th to May 12th, 2018
- The Fundamentals–Drawing the Still-Life
- Figure Drawing–One Pose, Two Hours + Open Studio
- Advanced Painting
- Painting the Portrait in a Landscape
Special Workshops
Fall
Group Courses
September 4th to December 15th, 2018
- The Fundamentals–Drawing the Still-Life
- Figure Drawing–One Pose, Two Hours + Open Studio
- Advanced Painting
- Painting the Portrai
Special Workshops
2017
Spring
- Figure Drawing – Long Poses
- The Fundamentals, Parts I & II – Drawing and Painting the Still-Life
- Figure Painting
Course Review: The Providence of Fundamentals
Spring – May 3 to 6
Painting Workshop with Charles Weed – “The Continuity of Light”
Workshop Review: The Continuity of Light and How to Capture It
Summer
No Workshops or Courses in Summer 2017.
Fall
- Figure Drawing – Long Poses
- Painting the Portrait in a Landscape
- Figure Painting – Figures in the Landscape
- The Fundamentals – Drawing the Still-Life
2016
Spring
- Figure Drawing Workout: Short Poses with Charcoal & Long Pose with Water-Soluble Graphite
- Portrait Painting – Alla Prima
- Figure Painting – Form, Fabric and Ambition
Summer
- Figure Drawing for Beginners
Fall
Septebemer 15th – December 17th
- Figure Drawing Workout: Short Poses with Charcoal
- Portrait Painting in Imagined Landscapes
- Figure Painting – The Male Nude
2015
Spring
- Figure Drawing: Short Poses with Charcoal & Long Pose with Water-Soluble Graphite
- Portrait Painting – The Turbid Medium Effect
- Figure Painting – Form and Fabric
Fall
- Figure Drawing Workout: Short Poses with Charcoal & Long Pose with Water-Soluble Graphite
- Portrait Painting – Deciphering the English Treatises
- Figure Painting – Form, Fabric and Ambition
2014
Spring
- Life Drawing Workout
- Spheres and Flesh Tones
- Figure Painting alla Prima with the Palette of Apelles
2013
Spring
- Open Studio Life Drawing: 1 Pose for Two Hours
- Open Studio Life Drawing: Multiple Poses
- Painting the Flemish Portrait
- Open Seminar – Multi-Figure Compositions
- Open Studio Painting from Life: 1 Pose for 3 Hours
Fall
- Open Studio: Life Drawing with Multiple Poses
- Open Studio: Portrait Painting
- Open Studio: Figure Painting
2012
Spring
- Blue Smoke: Life Drawing in Charcoal and Pastel on Blue Paper
- Velazquez Revisited: Portraits alla Prima
- Caravaggio Part I: Flesh Illuminated
Summer
No Workshops or Courses in Summer 2012.
Fall
- Open Studio: Painting from Life
- Open Studio: Drawing from Life
- Oil Painting for Absolute Beginners
- Drawing the Figure from Start to Finish
2011
Spring
February 1 to April 7
2010
Fall
October 21 to November 11
