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General Description

With Florence as its backdrop, the fall landscape painting course brings students to the squares, gardens and surrounding hillsides of one of the world’s most picturesque and beautiful cities. The academy’s expert instructors guide students through the concepts and process of landscape painting from life. In the morning, weather permitting, students paint outdoors on site.

In the afternoon the group will do a series of master copies at FAA’s main campus. These exercises help students deepen their understanding of the techniques and concepts they will be working ‘en plein-air’.

Painting 1 – 3 days in each location, students learn to observe and record directly from nature: working with linear and atmospheric perspective to produce a convincing sense of the landscape’s structural rhythms and design. They learn how to select a motif and create a composition, and are introduced to basic information about the plein-air oil painting process: organizing the palette, finding and mixing color values, and ways of applying paint.

Beginning – Intermediate – Advanced levels welcome.

Maximum enrollment 12 students.

Additional Info

WORKSHOP CREDITS: 1.5 per session

Please note: The Florence Academy of Art expresses workshop coursework in credits to the equivalent of 1 credit for 20 hours of completed study. Academic grades are not awarded and there are no exams. Please see each course for total hours of study. Any final acceptance or recognition of hours of study or credits for workshop (external activity) is at the discretion of the Home University or institution in question and in accordance with each institution’s transfer policy.

Medium & Materials

Oil paint

Students receive a list of materials required for the workshop in their acceptance email. Unless indicated, materials are not included in the tuition fee and may be purchased in advance and at a discounted rate directly from the Florentine art supply store, Zecchi. Students will find their supplies waiting for them in their studio upon arrival in Florence.

Estimated cost of materials: EUR 250 – 300

What’s Included

  • 30 hours Instruction in English
  • Individual critiques
  • Access to the on-campus FAA Cafe where students may purchase breakfast, lunch and enjoy an afternoon aperitivo
  • Extended Access to the studios and school facilities after class until 9 pm
  • Discounted art supplies
  • List of housing recommendations

Faculty

Andrew Waller was born and raised in East Hampton, New York. He studied illustration at The Fashion Institute of Technology, earning a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree. Andrew then studied painting at various ateliers around New York City. In 2019 he enrolled at The Florence Academy of Art, and in 2022 was selected as a Graduate in Residence. Andrew is the Director of the 1-year Foundation Program and a Principal Instructor in the Drawing & Painting Certificate Program. He is also a valued member of the academy’s workshop faculty.

The Florence Academy of Art reserves the right to assign or reassign faculty as needed, based on scheduling and availability. While we strive to maintain consistency in our instructional team, specific instructors may change at any time. You will be contacted by the FAA Office should a change occur.

Location

ADDRESS: Via Aretina 293, Florence, Italy

* If the workshop or session is fully booked you may apply to be placed on our waitlist. Should we have a cancellation or a place becomes available, we will contact you.