PLEIN-AIR & PORTRAITURE

9 June – 4 July 2025

Introduction

This workshop has two segments: Plein-air and Portraiture painting. The first two weeks of the workshop are dedicated to plein-air and the second two weeks to portraiture.

This course offers a unique and culturally enriching experience while staying in the heart of Tuscany - Florence. Painting in this city, the cradle of the Italian Renaissance, offers a dynamic environment for developing artists, unleashing their creativity. It is a wonderful location in which one can evolve professional skills and educational knowledge, whilst enjoying the delights of this beautiful city.

Plein-air painting objectives

Learning about rules of perspectives, proportions, “clean” color palette, and aerial perspective
Understanding how to apply cold and warm colors and create subtle color transitions
Mastering the techniques and methods of oil paint application in Alla Prima technique
Developing a broader coloristic vision and elaborate implementation of all aspects

Portraiture painting objectives

Learning about the compositional arrangement of the canvas
Understanding proportions of the big form and small forms of the head
Deepening anatomy analysis and its application in the drawing and painting process
Refining details of the face (nose, eyes, lips and etc.)
Developing a broader coloristic and tonal vision and elaborate implementation of all aspects
Revealing physiological complexion of model's character

Schedule: Monday to Friday (3 hours per day: includes two hours of instruction and one independent assignment hour)

Please note, the workshop is not a separate course but is a part of our full-time program. It means that when you take the course you join the existing group of the students of a long-term program. However, as we valued 1 to 1 teaching and individual follow-up, each workshop student will receive the same amount of feedback and necessary assistance from the professor.

If there is a tour of the museum organised, the entrance fee is paid by the student, while professional guidance of the teacher is included in tuition. There is no class on days of Italian public holidays.