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Cost of courses can range from €25 to €40 per lesson depending on the time. The fee does include the model fee (if applicable) but does not include materials. For all details, please visit the "Courses" page on our website: http://www.americanartistinrome.com/the-painting-and-drawing-art-studio-of-rome/courses/ If you prefer, private lessons are also possible: http://www.americanartistinrome.com/the-painting-and-drawing-art-studio-of-rome/private-lessons-in-oil-painting-and-drawing/

I’ve been using Michael Harding paints for as long as I can remember–close to two decades–and when I teach I insist that my students use the same as well. My preference for Michael Harding pa…

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Happy Birthday, Rembrandt!
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/stories/themes/rembrandt/stories/story/self-portrait-rembrandt-young-man?utm_campaign=uitnodiging&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20210715_-_Stories_-_EN

You are young and rearing to go! Rembrandt was 22 and would prove to be a very talented artist. This was already clear when he painted this experimental self-portrait.

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Excellent three-part interview with Michael Harding on Jackson's Art Blog. Watch Part II for a great explanation of 'fat over lean' and watch Part III for some insight into his new oil primer. Has anyone out there had experience with this? I'm anxious to try it.

https://www.jacksonsart.com/blog/2021/06/28/in-conversation-with-michael-harding/?utm_campaign=2198129_Blog_Newsletter_29_06_2021_6pm&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Jackson%27s%20Art%20Supplies&dm_i=42I2,1B435,2I1TDQ,4QCWF,1

Michael Harding discusses his journey as an oil paint-maker, his favourite pigments, and how a winning lottery ticket set him on the path to success.

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New catalog available online. See details below.

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A look at how they've taught a computer using 'neural networks' to approximate Rembrandt's painting style. In doing so, they re-present the composition as it once was.

I'm sure some might take issue with such tinkering, but I think having an understanding of the original composition is invaluable. Compare the two and what do you see?

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/stories/operation-night-watch/story/night-watch-the-missing-pieces

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Proud of my Drawing students at The American University of Rome...!

View the Exhibition: Drawing I at The American University of Rome. Created by Aur art department. Student work from the 16-day Summer I Drawing I course.

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