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General Description

Simple objects are made transcendent by exquisite stagecraft and technique. Still life painting is a unique genre in its own right with a long history of richness and variety as well as being a training ground for other forms of painting.

The workshop covers the issues of composition, drawing, values and color through the vehicle of making a modest scale still life painting in oil. Studies are executed in both charcoal and oil paint. Students work in an environment of natural north light, utilizing the methodology of the Florence Academy to create a uniquely individual Still Life developed in a step by step approach: selection of material, composition, charcoal sketches, value and color studies, preliminary painting and final paintings. Students also learn about supports for painting, pigment selection and the fundamentals of color mixing, the use of mediums, the sight-size method of drawing, and the use of basic tools for drawing and painting. Aside from general information, all instruction and critiques will be on an individual basis.

Beginning – Intermediate – Advanced levels welcome.

Maximum enrollment 14 students.

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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
Charcoal

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 200

What’s Included

  • 30 or 60 hours Instruction in English
  • Individual critiques
  • Welcome Party in the gardens of the Budini Gattai Palace in Florence on the first Thursday of the month, to meet fellow students and faculty
  • Guided museum visit to the Bargello Museum with the Academy’s resident Art Historian to view major works by Renaissance sculptors
  • Summer Exhibition to view the latest work by FAA faculty
  • Access to the on-campus FAA Café 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

Hannah Sutton is an Australian figurative realist painter based in Florence, Italy. Upon receiving her diploma in Painting from The Florence Academy of Art, she was awarded a year of specialized study as Graduate in Residence. Hannah is now a Principal Instructor at the FAA. Born and raised on a farm in isolated rural Australia, she established herself professionally in Melbourne, Australia after completing a Bachelor of communication design at RMIT. Years later, she moved to Florence to train in more classical academic methods of painting and drawing to appreciate & assist recovering the styles of the old masters.

See more of Hannah’s work at www.hannahsutton.art and @hannahsutton

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.