Fall Session, 2012
Some exciting changes have come to The Painting and Drawing Art Studio of Rome: same location, bigger space!
Please find below the course schedule for Fall 2012.
If you are unable to attend any of the group courses, I also offer private lessons.
| Open Studio - Painting from Life | ||
| Level / Cost | Time / Duration | Description / Materials |
| Intermediate and Advanced €300 for all 11 sessions (save 20%) or €35 per session, space permitting. 8 places available. Note: If you wish to secure your place, you must purchase all 11 sessions. Register for this course | Saturday Afternoons 14:00 - 17:00 11 Sessions, 33 hours total Starts September 29th; Ends December 8th. | Open Studio - Painting from Life is for those interested in: - working from the model on a single pose for multiple sessions; - Sharing with others their challenges and solutions; - Participating in a critical analysis of the work at the end of each session. The same model will be present for all 10 sessions. The model fee is included in the cost. Materials are not included in the cost. |
| Open Studio - Drawing from Life | ||
| Level / Cost | Time / Duration | Description / Materials |
| All Levels €200 for all 10 sessions or (save 20%) €25 per session, space permitting. 12 places available Register for this course | Thursday Evenings 17:00 - 19:00 10 sessions, 20 hours total Starts October 2nd Ends December 4th | Open Studio - Painting from Life is for those interested in: - working from the model to improve their drawing; - Sharing with others their challenges and solutions; The same model is not guaranteed from session to session; The model fee is included in the cost. Materials are not included in the cost. |
| Caravaggio Part II: The Craft of Composition and Narrative | ||
| Level / Cost | Time / Duration | Description / Materials |
| All Levels €100 for all 5 lectures OR €50 for those also participating in any other Fall Course or Open Studio. 12 places available Register for this course | Saturday Mornings 11:30 - 13:00 5 Lectures, 7.5 hours total Starts September 29th Ends October 27th | Caravaggio was a master of composition in many ways. Not only did he carefully create his designs in terms of pictorial space and illusional space, but he would also give great importance to location (where the painting was intended to hang) and almost always used compositional devices as a means of enhancing–and in some cases, subverting–the implied narrative. This course is made up of five lectures: Lecture 1 Introduction to the Craft of Composition and Narrative + an examination of Caravaggio's Crucifixion of St. Peter. Lecture 2 Excursion to see and sketch the Madonna di Loreto; return to the studio for an analysis and discussion of the composition. Lecture 3 The Calling of Someone at the Table: a look at the Contarelli chapel paintings. Lecture 4 The Conversion of Saul and a Game of Wit and Subversion Lecture 5 Beheadings! David and Goliath and the Beheading of St. John the Baptist. Materials are not included in the cost. All attendees are encouraged to bring a pencil and notebook. |
| Oil Painting for Absolute Beginners | ||
| Level / Cost | Time / Duration | Description / Materials |
| Beginners €180 8 places available Register for this course | Saturday Mornings 11:00 - 13:00 6 Lessons, 12 hours total Starts November 3rd Ends December 8th | Oil Painting for Absolute Beginners is for those interested in: - understanding the basic materials of oil painting, including oil paint, medium and brushes; - recognizing the importance that drawing and composition play in the making of a painting; - examining and utilizing the core formal qualities of a painting: line, mass, value and color. The principle subject of the course will be the Still-Life Materials are not included in the cost. Students should plan a budget between 50 and 80 euros to cover paints, brushes, medium and canvas. |
| Drawing the Figure from Start to Finish | ||
| Level / Cost | Time / Duration | Description / Materials |
| Beginners €350 8 places available Register for this course | Tuesday Evenings 17:00 - 19:00 10 Lessons, 20 hours total Starts October 2nd Ends December 4th | Drawing the Figure from Start to Finish is for those interested in: - learning "gesture drawing." - understanding how to adapt the proportions of a figure to scale. - learning how to develop a figure drawing beyond the gesture thinking in terms of proportions, mass and value. The model fee is included in the cost. Materials are not included in the cost. Students should plan a budget of 50 euros for charcoal, sketch pad and erasers. |
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