| Course Code | WC2302051 |
|---|---|
| Tutor | Ilaria Rosselli del Turco |
| Course Dates | Saturday & Sunday, 10th - 11th February 2024 |
| Days | 2 |
| Times | 10.00am – 5.00pm |
| Experience Level | Advanced |
| Fee | £225 |
| Location | Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR |
| Recommend booking before | Friday 26th January 2024 |
This two day portrait course will offer an opportunity for intensive study under the tuition of Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco. The course will allow students the freedom to work from two models. Under Ilaria’s guidance students will work on composition and colour mixture. Each student will be encouraged to work in their own individual way: together you will find strategies and techniques to make progresses. The tutor will also be working alongside the students demonstrating her technique. The class has the benefit of 1:8 model to student ratio, as well as tuition from a talented professional artist. This exciting course is an intensive two days that offers a high level of tutor contact time.
Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco was born in Italy, from a family of Florentine Renaissance painters. She studied illustration and painting in Italy and in London, where she has lived since 1999. Her work has been selected for the BP Portrait Award and the Threadneedle Prize, as well as the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Competition. She shows regularly in UK and Italy and her paintings are also in private collections in US, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands.
What level is this course?
This course is suitable for students at our Advanced level.
Other course levels include:
All attendees must be aged 18 or over.
What should I bring?
An old shirt or apron would be advantageous.
Students should bring a kitchen roll or a couple of rags.
A primed board or some paper for oil paints ( the best is Arches- red pad)
A good size stretched Canvas
Students should bring their own paints, palettes and brushes, below is Ilaria’s palette but she would like everyone to work with the colours they normally use and she will discuss the palette individually with each student
- Cremnitz White or Titanium White,
- Lemon Yellow
- Raw sienna
- Green Gold
- Burnt Sienna
- Purple Madder
- Cadmium red deep
- Kings Blue Deep
- Ultramarine Blue.
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You will need to bring your own painting materials to the class, which you can store at The Art Academy for the duration of the course. If you do not have your own materials, we recommend you order the Painting Pack below, at the time of booking, which will be available when you arrive for your first class. There is also a mini shop in the Academy that supplies the basics such as canvas boards, paints, Zest-it etc. (card purchases only).
The Academy is a white spirit and turpentine free environment and only odourless spirits, such as Zest-it or Sansodor, are permitted on the premises. These can also be recycled on site. If you are using oil paints you must bring 1 small jar with a lid to hold your solvent as this should be reused each week. If you want to dispose of your solvent please speak to your tutor as these cannot be poured down the sink and must be disposed of correctly.
Please also bring an apron or old clothing to wear.
The Oil Pack contains:
A set of bristle brushes, both flat and round
One tear off palette (9”x12”)
One palette knife
One bottle of Zest-it (250ml)
One 10″x12″ canvas board
One 10″x14″ canvas board
Two 12″x16″ canvas boards
Eight Daler Rowney 38ml Georgian oil tubes of Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Ultramarine Blue, Coeruleum Blue and Burnt Umber
Please be aware that depending on the course structure, you might need to purchase extra canvas boards, on top of the ones provided in the pack.
Please note that pack contents are subject to change at the discretion of the Academy at any time.
Please note that The Academy Oil pack is a standard pack and does not contain exactly what Anastasia has listed above.
About Your Tutor
ILARIA ROSSELLI DEL TURCO
Ilaria trained as an illustrator in Italy, then started working as a fine artist after moving to London in 1999.
Her work has been selected for the BP Portrait Award, the Threadneedle Prize, the Lynn Painters Stainers Prize, the New English Art Club and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition.
She shows regularly in galleries in UK, France, Italy and US, and her paintings are in private collections in several European countries as well as in the US and in Hong Kong.
WEBSITE
Location
Mermaid Court
165A Borough High Street
London SE1 1HR
tel: +44 (0) 207407 6969
Nearest Tube/ Rail: London Bridge or Borough (both a 5 minute walk).
Please note that London Bridge has two exits, the most direct route is to follow signs to “Borough High Street”.
Refreshments and Facilities
Students are welcome to use our Common Room/ The Barn during break times, where you can prepare hot drinks and/or food.
You are also welcome to make tea or coffee.
Further Details
- You will need to have paid in full before the first session of your class. Your place is not guaranteed until we have received full payment. Please book early in order to guarantee your place on the course.
- If you purchased a pack online this will be given to you on the first session of your course upon your arrival. Packs can be purchased on our Materials Page or on the individual course page when you make your booking.
- Please don’t wear your best clothes as there is always a chance you will get messy. If possible bring an apron or overalls.
- All artwork MUST be taken home at the end of the course or it will be disposed of. Paintings that need to dry should be collected within a week. For clay sculptures that need hollowing and firing, you will receive a separate email when they can be collected.
- Please ensure that your mobile phone is switched off or is on silent during the class.
- Health and Safety Guidelines will be provided to you at the beginning of your class.
- Sometimes our photographer will pop in to get some images of our classes in progress. We will typically inform you beforehand if photography is taking place during your class; if you do not want to be photographed please let the photographer know!
- To find out more about what’s going on at the Academy follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. If you’d like to share images of your course, your progress or your finished work we’d love to see them! Please bear in mind you must have the permission of tutors, other students and models to photograph them.
- If you would like more information or advice on courses at the Academy please contact shortcourses@artacademy.ac.uk.
- For further details please see our Short Courses: Regulations & Policies page.
Image: Ilaria Rosselli del Turco
