Painting the Still-Life: Examining Chardin
Overview
Curriculum
One of the ‘gold standards’ of still-life painting is Chardin.
In this course we will:
- Begin with an analysis of Chardin’s oeuvre, with a focus on:
– Choice of subject
– Compositional decisions
– Color saturation
– Management of light and space. - Prepare our canvases with a colored ground
- Select and arrange the subjects of our still-life
- Finally, using Chardin as a stylistic point of reference, we will paint our own still-life
Materials
Included in the Cost
Medium: Oil and Solvent
I will provide you with linseed oil, Tintorsetto (odorless solvent) and a medium holder at no additional charge.
Glass Palette
I will lend you a glass palette that you can use to mix and store your paints (covering them with plastic wrap) between lessons.
Included, but Optional
Paint
I insist my students use Michael Harding paints. I’ve used his colors for over two decades and they are still one of the best brands of oil paints on the market. In order to make it easy for students to try these paints without requiring a significant investment, I now include the paint you will need in the cost of the course.
Note: if you choose to use your own paint, you can deduct the €30 from the second payment.
Not Included
Canvas
Each student should buy their own canvas to paint on. I recommend a size that is at least 40 x 50 cm. If you can afford it, choose linen over cotton.
Brushes and Brush Holder
It is best to have an assortment of brushes: flats, rounds and filberts, with some made of hog bristle, and others made from synthetic fibers.
NEW: The shop has available my recommended brush kit.
Once you have had some experience, it is worth adding some sable brushes to your collection.
To ensure proper care of your brushes, I strongly recommend a brush holder.
Rags
Please bring with a worn t-shirt to cut up for use as a rag.
Terms and Conditions
A deposit of 50% is due at the time of registration. The remaining 50% is due on the day of the first lesson.
There is no reimbursement for absences, nor make-up lessons.
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Time-Lapse Demo
Still-Life Subjects
Still-life subjects include:
- Shells
- Ostrich eggs
- Various Fabrics
- Ceramics
- Glass containers
Meet Your Instructor:
Timothy Joseph Allen
Founder and President of the Association of Social Promotion A.P.S. PADASOR (acronym for the Painting And Drawing Art Studio Of Rome), Timothy Joseph Allen is an American professional painter who has been living and working in Rome, Italy for over twenty years. He began his career in 1992, earning a BA in Studio Art at DePauw University and an MFA in Painting at Indiana University, Bloomington in 1998. He has also been teaching at The American University of Rome since 2006.
His medium is oil on canvas and his style and subject matter are principally inspired by the Renaissance and Baroque. Of special importance to his process is painting from life: “I enjoy painting most when the presence of the subject and the limit of time combine to bring a sense of urgency to my analysis, intuition and performance.”
In recent years his work has been pre-selected and/or selected in several international competitions including the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the Mod Portrait competition at the MEAM museum in Barcelona, the Figurativas Painting and Sculpture Competition in Barcelona, the World Wide Kitsch online painting competition, and the BP National Gallery Portrait Competition in London.
To understand best what Tim can teach you, please have a look at his paintings and drawings.
If you would like to take private lessons with Tim, please follow this link.
