Masterclass in Drawing with Charles Weed: May 4-7, 2020 - The Painting & Drawing Art Studio of Rome

About the Masterclass

For the fourth time in three years, the Painting & Drawing Art Studio of Rome is delighted to welcome back Charles Weed.

The four-day masterclass will run from Monday, May 4th to Thursday, May 7th, 2020 and will be comprised of an intensive drawing class, working from casts in the morning and a model in the afternoon.

The masterclass is limited to only 5 participants.

Cost

€670 + Iva (€817.40)
A non-refundable deposit of €270 + Iva (€329.40) is due at the time of registration
The remaining €400 + Iva (€488) is due at the start of the first lesson

Materials

Canson Mi.- teinte, white
At least 24 sticks of VINE charcoal, NOT willow
A much Kneaded Gum Eraser
Sanding block

Drawing from Casts in the Morning

Time: 10:30 – 13:30

“Our morning will be spent in the studio; we will be drawing from plaster casts in charcoal on white paper. For anyone without a prolonged previous training in drawing this will provide an opportunity to address the most fundamental aspects of drawing: proportions, angles, shapes, contours, edges, etc., without the added elements of color and movement.

Exactly how all of the great artists of the past absorbed these things is open to discussion, but clearly they understood them.

There’s no point in starting further down the line of understanding, regardless of the duration of any course of study.

Without such a basis, however acquired, much of the language of Nature remains indecipherable; talent and creative drive notwithstanding.

Enrollment will be limited, as each student will require sufficient space to assess their work.

There will be demonstrations.”

—Charles Weed

Drawing from the Model in the Afternoon

Time: 15:00 – 18:00

The sessions working from the model will apply the same lessons and materials explored in the morning.