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Learning to paint with step by step, personalised instruction from your professional art instructor will give you confidence to continue your art journey at home.
Understanding all of the principles and materials necessary to paint your own masterpiece is a fun experience.
Your instructor is a professional artist and teacher.
With Laura's guidance and instruction you will learn the full process, from start to finish, of creating your own oil painted still life.
Our studio is a welcoming environment in a beautiful, light-filled palazzo in the historic centre of Florence.
It is the perfect art setting to learn new skills.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
We will greet you at the studio/school at Borgo ss Apostoli 18 (note: there are two of every number in Florence and we are the black number 18-not the red) We are about halfway down the street at the edge of a tiny square called Piazza del Limbo. The door buzzer reads our studio name.
What to expect
You will learn all of the fundamental principles, materials and techniques needed to paint an oil painting still life of your own.
This workshop is great for beginners but is also suitable for more advanced students and instruction is personalised for each student.
The process taught for your painting experience will include:
1-5 mornings 3 hours per day (total 15 hours)
2-A lecture and demonstration of materials and methods and colour mixing
3-Setting up a simple still life with available objects/props here at the studio
4-Drawing the still life using a method known as Sight Size (most notably used by John Singer Sargent)
5-Transferring the drawing to an oil primed linen panel
6-Painting a tonal underpainting to establish values -contrast of light and dark shapes
7-Painting in full colour
8-Finishing details
We will pack your painting for easy transport home with you.
NOTE: You may choose to start on any weekday.
We teach Mondays to Fridays so if you, for example, choose to start on a Tuesday then your last day would be the following Monday.
We know travelers have busy schedules so we offer the option to choose your start date.
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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