Thursday, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm, from 4 October 2018 to 23 May 2019
- With Matilde Dolcetti, Sergio Bigolin and visiting guest artists
- Cost of the complete course (30 classes – 120 hours) € 960.00
- Cost of one month (4 classes – 16 hours) € 154.00
- Cost of one month (3 classes – 12 hours) € 115.50
- Cost of one-afternoon class (4 hours) € 40.00
The Watercolor Course is divided into eight parts of three or four classes each. Classes meet on Thursdays in the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica’s classrooms, 2pm – 6pm. You may attend the complete program, one or more parts of three or four classes, or just one-afternoon class. After having selected your preferred option, you may pay your classes with credit card online, via bank transfer, or in the front office at the Scuola.
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Course Calendar
October 2018
Still life with shapes and objects
4 classes from 4 to 25 October, from 14:00 to 18:00
October 4th
• Introduction to materials
• Looking at Morandi
• Studies of light and shadow
October 11th
• Still life with and without preliminary drawing
• Format and composition
October 18th
• Visiting guest artist Daniela Bettella
October 25th
• Teamwork
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November 2018
Still life with vegetation
4 classes from 8 to 29 November, from 14:00 to 18:00
November 8th
• The floral subject and its interpretations in History
November 15th
• Research work on different types of paper
• The pen sign
November 22nd
• Visiting guest artist Nives Stocco
November 29th
• Teamwork
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December 2018
Landscape studies
• 3 classes from 6 to 20 December, from 14:00 to 18:00
December 6th
• Work from examples of Art History
• Monochrome studies
• Watercolor and pastel
December 13th
• Visiting guest artist Adriana Ederle
December 20th
• Teamwork
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January 2019
Portrait and figure
4 classes from 10 to 31 January, from 14:00 to 18:00
January 10th
• Basic rules on proportions
• Copy from gesso and mannequins
January 17th
• Moving figure
January 24th
• Visiting guest artist
January 31st
• Teamwork
• Self-portrait
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February 2019
Experimentations on different papers, glue, chalk, texture
4 classes from 7 to 28 February, from 14:00 to 18:00
February 7th
• Watercolor on thin papers
• Application with glue on cardboard
February 14th
• Preparation of dark paper with acrylic plaster
• Textures
February 21st
• Visiting guest artist
February 28th
• Teamwork
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March 2019
Watercolor monotype
4 classes from 7 to 28 March, from 14:00 to 18:00
Thursday 7 March
Watercolor on polycarbonate and aluminum matrices / Paper wetting and printing with the press
Thursday, March 14th
Plates in cardboard and acrylic gesso / Texture and varnishing / Printing by hand and with the press
Thursday, March 21st
Reworked images with subsequent prints / Possibility of limited variable editions
Thursday, March 28th
Group edition
April 2019
Studies on Venice
3 classes from 4 to 18 April, from 14:00 to 18:00
Thursday 4th April
From Canaletto to Sargent, suggestions from paintings of Venice / The full and the empty, skyline and composition
Thursday 11 April
Perspective and styles of architecture / Buildings between sky and water, windows, bridges, boats / characteristic details and stereopites to avoid
Thursday 18 April
Work on leporelli / Preparation of carnets with different types of papers
May 2019
Venice en plein air
4 classes from 2 to 23 May, from 14:00 to 18:00
Thursday 2 May
Introduction in the Studio / View of San Geremia from the Grand Canal
Thursday 9 May
Castello: a Venice without tourists / View of the Bacino San Marco from Sant’Elena / Open spaces, islands between sky and water
Thursday May 16th
View from the Redentore: Giudecca Canal, Salute, San Marco and San Giorgio / work on sheets to be collected in carnets
Thursday 23 May
Work en plein air in Cannaregio and conclusion of the projects in the Studio, at the Scuola
