|
"A glue so clear, that it appears as crystal" writes Cennini around 1390. Size tempera (made of parchment cutouts) is a painting medium now almost fogotten, yet its radiance and versatility still shine in the works of Dieric Bouts, Mantegna, and Pieter Breughel the Elder.
You will explore the materials, painting techniques and colour combinations of Renaissance artists working in this medium, which can inspire your own practice. You will learn by doing, and produce several studies and one finished work. Three online lessons with a duration of 3hrs each (plus extra time for breaks) are spread over a period of three weeks. You will practise at your own pace and receive detailed individual feedback. Online via zoom link Wednesday afternoons (BST) 30 June, 7 & 14 July 2021. |
Reviews:
"I would like to say just how much I enjoyed the Size tempera online course. I was quite skeptical about doing online studies to start with. Only with you being a very good teacher, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and patient, it seems that I started making sense of the technique. I liked the structure of the course with demonstrations and then time for our own painting and studying. I have found the handouts very helpful, with links to online resources, which are just amazing, all those details one could look at! Also your criticism is very helpful."
T.
"I learned a great deal from your classes about the technical aspects of painting as well as art history - thank you for your generosity in terms of sharing your knowledge and skills, and for allowing me to observe you painting whilst you describe the choices and the mental processes you are experiencing.”
D.
"I learnt a very great deal on the course, as I always do with your classes. You are a mine of information! So you gave both a lot of technical information as well as historical background, the two coming together and complementing each other very well. Along with learning about the glue technique, it was very interesting and valuable to learn how specific paintings had been made, which you talked about as examples whilst you were demonstrating.
The links and information you send are excellent; characteristically very rich in information. You are very generous with your feedback and it is very full and helpful and I am glad to have it."
De.
"I would like to say just how much I enjoyed the Size tempera online course. I was quite skeptical about doing online studies to start with. Only with you being a very good teacher, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and patient, it seems that I started making sense of the technique. I liked the structure of the course with demonstrations and then time for our own painting and studying. I have found the handouts very helpful, with links to online resources, which are just amazing, all those details one could look at! Also your criticism is very helpful."
T.
"I learned a great deal from your classes about the technical aspects of painting as well as art history - thank you for your generosity in terms of sharing your knowledge and skills, and for allowing me to observe you painting whilst you describe the choices and the mental processes you are experiencing.”
D.
"I learnt a very great deal on the course, as I always do with your classes. You are a mine of information! So you gave both a lot of technical information as well as historical background, the two coming together and complementing each other very well. Along with learning about the glue technique, it was very interesting and valuable to learn how specific paintings had been made, which you talked about as examples whilst you were demonstrating.
The links and information you send are excellent; characteristically very rich in information. You are very generous with your feedback and it is very full and helpful and I am glad to have it."
De.
2014-2021 © All rights reserved.