ART - POLI
Painting on Location International®
ITALY ©1998-2024
Classes, Tours, Excursions, RT Airfare and Housing all Included
Painting, Drawing and Art History On Location
The object of the course is for students to experience Florence, Italy and its art on their own terms learning the techniques of painting and drawing on location. This course will provide a foundation in the fundamentals of painting
and Italian art history. Using various outdoor locations as our classroom students will sharpen their artistic vision and perception. They will observe, study, paint, draw and photograph Florentine landscapes, sculptures and classical paintings in and outside museums. Students will work to create unity through architectural organization of space, light and develop realistic rendering of one, two, and three point perspectives in detail. Short and longer gesture exercises explore methods for achieving a likeness of the subject its contour, value, color, design, composition and texture. Sessions will be augmented with classical traditions as well as the creative process.
Students will work in pencil, charcoal, acrylics or watercolor. Photography will also be incorporated into the course. Students will be responsible for creating a portfolio of combined images of drawings, paintings, photography or a journal that represent Florentine art and culture. They will also be responsible for creating a theme in photographs that represent the city. Sessions will end with an informal critique.
ART - POLI CULINARY PROGRAM - OPTIONAL
ART - POLI offers Culinary Studies in Florence, Siena, Rome, Venice, Paris, Malta, Spain, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, India, New York and South America.
ALL programs include cooking classes with a renowned chef of the area, PLUS classes in a professional kitchen workspace. Students make their own signature dishes and organize a dinner of their own ingredients for a professional tasting. ALL students have food design and will be required to present a finished portfolio of a personal signature dish. Students are exposed to local wines and learn how to pair regional dishes with them. ALL participants learn the food vocabulary to the region and language of the ingredients.
FOOD AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM
Fall / Spring /Summer
Learning the art of organic farming from planting to market production. Program also includes classes and workshops in agriculture, arboriculture, horticultural and medicinal plants.
ART - POLI OUTDOOR PLEIN AIR PAINTING SESSIONS WITH COOKING LESSONS
Carlotta Conti is a native of Emilia - Romagna, in Italy.
She has been cooking the dishes of her region for many years.
Her recipes are inspired by her grandmother.
Carlotta's experience, menus, vast food selection and environment is a perfect fit for an authentic Florentine cooking class experience.
Claudia Canilli is from Bassano del Grappa. She is known for her culinary Florentine dishes.
Her personality and culinary skills add to the experience of learning to create unique and delicous meals.
CLAUDIA CANILLI
Claudia Canilli is from Bassano del Grappa.
She is know for her culinary Florentine dishes. Her personality and culinary skills adds to the experience of learning to create unique and delicious meals.
