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Course Offerings and Calendar—September 15th to December 17th, 2016

Latest News from A.P.S. PADASOR

  • Intensive Workshop with Charles Weed: April 24 – 28, 2023 January 8, 2023
  • The Art of the Finish: from Theory to Practice September 22, 2022
  • PADASOR in Romeing Magazine July 1, 2022
  • Caravaggio and ‘Cabinet Making’ April 16, 2022
  • Presenting PADASOR: the New Online Atelier of the Painting and Drawing Art Studio of Rome January 20, 2021
  • Learn Oil Painting Online with Interactive Lessons May 5, 2020
  • Masterclass in Drawing with Charles Weed: May 4-7, 2020 January 24, 2020
  • Renaissance Retreat Highlights from October 2019 November 17, 2019
  • The Fundamentals – A Gallery of Student Work September 18, 2019

Figure Drawing Workout

Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

  • Thursday, September 15th to Thursday, December 15th, 2016
  • Time: Thursdays from 17:00 – 19:15
  • 13 lessons total with one break on December 8th.
  • Cost: €25 per lesson and one-time registration fee of €50 OR €30 per lesson and no registration fee.
    Model fee included / Materials not included.

Please note: the registration fee guarantees your place at an easel for the duration of the course… with the understanding that you will be attending most if not all of the lessons.  The registration fee is non-refundable.

Join us for two hours every Thursday for a life drawing session divided into two parts:

  • From 17:00 to 18:20 we will do short poses using 60 x 80 cm drawing paper and charcoal to warm up;
  • From 18:20 to 19:00 we will work on one long pose.
  • From 19:00 to 19:15: group critique.

Recommended Materials

  • Vine charcoal
  • 60 x 80 cm sketch pad
  • Kneaded eraser
  • Clips
  • Masking Tape
  • Wet-wipes

Please fill in the form below to register.

Painting the Portrait in Imagined Landscapes

Level: Beginner, Intermediate

  • Saturday, September 17th to Saturday, December 17th, 2016
  • Time: Saturdays from 11:00 – 14:00
  • 14 lessons total, though schedule may be subject to change.
  • Cost per lesson €35 with one-time registration fee of €50 OR €40 per lesson.
    Model fee included / Materials not included.

    Please note: the registration fee guarantees your place at an easel for the duration of the course… with the understanding that you will be attending most if not all of the lessons.  The registration fee is non-refundable.

After last semester’s focus on portrait painting ‘alla prima’, with a new portrait painted nearly every weekend, we’ll go back to spending the entire time on one portrait.  We’ll begin with the drawing and composition, transfer the drawing to the canvas, then develop the portrait set in an imaginative landscape.  To accomplish this, we’ll take inspiration from painters like Hans Memling and Leonardo da Vinci, paying careful attention to the play between the cool tones of the landscape and the warm tones of the flesh.

Required Materials

  • Wood Palette
  • 1 Palette Knife
  • Linseed oil
  • Tintorsetto (this is a substitute for turpentine.  Normal solvents are NOT ALLOWED in the studio.)
  • Medium Cup or Jar
  • Brushes:
    • 3-4 Bull Hair (Sizes 6 to 10, Filbert)
    • 3-4 Wide Short-Handle Hog Bristle (Sizes 0 to 3)
    • 3-4 Synthetic Hair (Sizes 6 to 10, Various)
  • Oil Paint:
    • Titanium White
    • Ivory Black
    • Raw Umber
    • Raw Sienna
    • Burnt Sienna
    • Cadmium Red Light or Vermilion
    • Alizarin Crimson
    • Yellow Ochre
    • Ultramarine Blue
    • Sap Green
  • Paper Towels
  • Wet Wipes
  • Paint Rag (an old T-shirt works great)

If you need assistance in purchasing your materials, please speak with Paola, Francesca, Raul or Matteo at La Bottega dell’Artista.

Please fill in the form below to register.

Figure Painting – The Male Nude

Level: Intermediate, Advanced

  • Saturday, September 17th to Saturday, December 17th, 2016
  • Time: Saturdays from 15:00 – 18:00
  • 14 lessons total, though schedule may be subject to change.
  • Cost: €40 per lesson and one-time registration fee of €50 OR €45 per lesson and no registration fee.
    Model fee included / Materials not included.

Please note: the registration fee guarantees your place at an easel for the duration of the course… with the understanding that you will be attending most if not all of the lessons.  The registration fee is non-refundable.

There will be one model/pose for all 14 lessons.

For the first time in over a year we’ll return to the nude figure, this time with the model Daniel.  The focus of this class will be three-fold:

  1. Drawing of the figure.
  2. Using a limited palette.  For those who dare: my palette will be: Mars Black, Lead White, Venetian Red, Juane Brilliant and Brown Ochre.  We’ll start the painting on white canvas using Transparent Oxide Brown.
  3. Painting the flesh while thinking more about temperature than color.

Final note: I’d like each participant to bring with them a favorite painting of a male nude that might help serve as a point of reference.

Recommended Materials

  • Wood Palette
  • 1 Palette Knife
  • Linseed oil
  • Tintorsetto (this is a substitute for turpentine.  Normal solvents are NOT ALLOWED in the studio.)
  • Medium Cup or Jar
  • Brushes:
    • 3-4 Bull Hair (Sizes 6 to 10, Filbert)
    • 3-4 Wide Short-Handle Hog Bristle (Sizes 0 to 3)
    • 3-4 Synthetic Hair (Sizes 6 to 10, Various)
  • Oil Paint:
    • Titanium White
    • Ivory Black
    • Raw Umber
    • Raw Sienna
    • Burnt Sienna
    • Cadmium Red Light or Vermilion
    • Alizarin Crimson
    • Yellow Ochre
    • Ultramarine Blue
    • Sap Green
  • Paper Towels
  • Wet Wipes
  • Paint Rag (an old T-shirt or pair of socks works great)
  • Large Linen Canvas. Recommended size: 2 x 1.2 meters.

If you need assistance in purchasing your materials, please speak with Paola, Francesca, Raul or Matteo at La Bottega dell’Artista.

Please fill in the form below to register.

Attend the Introduction to the First Portrait Painting Class for Free

  • Saturday, September 17th, 2016 – 11:00 – 12:30

Not sure if the portrait painting course is for you?  Attend the first half of the course for free: listen to the introduction and watch the first demo.  If you like what you see, you are welcome to stay and we can easily outfit you with the materials you need.

Lecture: One-Point Perspective Requires More than One Point

  • Saturday, September 17th, 2016 at 15:00
  • Free and open to the public

Join me for a slideshow and discussion on perspective and how it impacted the evolution of my painting “Earthly Possessions”.

Please RSVP on Facebook

The PADASOR Plein Air Club Starts Sunday, September 18th!

Come out for some plein air painting!  It is free to join and a great way to get to know other painters in Rome.

The first spot will be along the Tiber on the ‘Historic Center’ side, facing the Castel Sant’Angelo.

  • Start time: 10:00 AM
  • Sunday, September 18th, 2016

Please RSVP on Facebook.

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  • Presenting PADASOR: the New Online Atelier of the Painting and Drawing Art Studio of Rome January 20, 2021
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The supreme misfortune is when theory outstrips performance.

– Leonardo da Vinci

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