STUDY CLASSICAL DRAWING & PAINTING

• Meeting You on Eye Level - No matter if you are a beginning, intermediate or advanced student, you will receive instruction tailored to your own specific needs and interests. Whether you would like to study drawing, painting or both, I will gladly listen to your wishes.

• Assessment & Feedback Online - You will receive in depth live video tuition from me, during which I will review the projects we will be working on together. Just like my in person tuition my online lessons are also fuelled by a stimulating exchange of ideas on eye level.

• Assessment & Feedback in Person - You will receive multiple critiques on your work each day, guiding you towards successful results and guaranteeing an enriching learning experience. Questions and discussions are highly encouraged to stimulate an active reflection on the lessons being taught.

• Flexibility & Collaboration - It is important to me to listen to my students’ needs, so I can adapt to them during our lessons and thereby create a collaborative learning experience.

• Constructive Method - This approach emphasises the simplification of complex forms, promotes a conscious consideration of proportion and perspective and demands a certain understanding of anatomy within the realm of figurative work. With a rich history dating back all the way to the Renaissance, this method has enabled artists to create some of the finest artistic achievements of all time.

• Sight-Size Method - This approach is of very visual nature and has been refined to perfection by artists from the 19th century. Following this method, one places the easel right next to the subject and focuses on the direct translation of visually striking shapes from life onto the drawing or painting, hence this method lends itself particularly well to the production of rather impressionistic works.

• Complementary Approach - When combined, the two methodologies introduced above offer maximum versatility, hence enabling oneself to adapt to any subject matter and to depict it with utmost sensitivity. What matters above all is the successful realisation of one’s own artistic vision. One should never be too rigid about any given method, so an understanding of as many different techniques as possible is desirable in order to achieve the greatest form of artistic liberty.

Where You Will Study - If you come to study with me in Florence, you will have the chance to draw and paint in the very heart of this historic city, only a few steps away from some of its most important sights, such as the church of Santa Croce, the Duomo, the Uffizi Gallery, and more, which we will visit together occasionally on the weekends. Vacation apartments and hotels can be found in closest proximity as well as all other essential services.

• €37,00 per hour - The standard lesson duration is 3 hours long.

• 10% Discount - Book 1 week (5 lessons, Monday through Friday) of in person tuition for just €500,00! Each following week will be billed at the same rates.

• Bring A Friend - If you decide to participate in my classes in Florence together with a friend, you will pay only €450,00 each per week!

• Student Discount - If you are 20 years or younger or currently enrolled as student in another art program, you will pay only €450,00 per week even when you come on your own!

• Evening Classes - If you are busy during the day yet would still like to study with me in person, you can attend my private evening classes. The rates remain at 37,00€ per hour, yet the lessons usually last for 2 hours only.

• Model Fees & Materials - If students decide to work with a life model, they must cover all potential model fees in addition to their tuition. Materials are not included yet can be acquired at one of the local art stores nearby the studio at a 10% student discount. A detailed list of materials will be provided upon enrolment.

• Intensive Program - €200,00 per month - You will receive 2 live video sessions with me every week, each one 40 minutes long, and up to 1 written feedback in between our lessons if requested. Ideal for those who are able to dedicate all or the vast majority of their time to their artistic practice and already are or want to become professional artists.

• Semi-Intensive Program - €100,00 per month - You will receive 1 live video session with me every week, each one 40 minutes long, and up to 1 written feedback in between our lessons if requested. Ideal for those who are able to dedicate at least half or the majority of their time to their artistic practice and consider turning it into a profession eventually.

• Part-Time Program - €50,00 per month - You will receive 1 live video session with me every other week, each one 40 minutes long, and up to 1 written feedback in between our lessons if requested. Ideal for those who are only able to dedicate part of their time to their artistic practice and want to pursue it just as a hobby.

• 10% Discount - Sign up for 12 months ahead of time and receive this discount on your course of preference!

• 20% Student Discount - If you are 20 years or younger or currently enrolled as student in another art program, you are eligible to receive this special discount on your course of preference when enrolling in my online mentorship program for 12 months!

• Materials - Students are required to buy their own materials. These may potentially include plaster casts, which can be acquired at a discount online when enrolled in one of the programs. A detailed list of materials will be provided upon enrolment.