Escursions and landscape drawing and painting in the most beautiful french places where old masters choosed to live for the quality of the light like Picasso, Renoir, chagall, Matisse... you will also visit their houses and museums. Located at the border of French Cote d'azur and the Italian Riviera, you will feel the best of the two worlds with sunshine all year long (The charm of an authentic Italian village, nightlife of Monte Carlo, French old villages). You will create in a seaview studio, do escursions and landscape paintings.
These courses are for beginners as well as advanced. All classes can be taught in English,Italian and French. We also offer stone and wood carving classes around the year. No prior experience necessary. Learn techniques of this time-honored art form using the variety of tools and stones. Enjoy working outdoors, in front of the Mediterranean, sculpting stone into forms of almost any size and shape; share with others European sculptors your creative experience and most of it, live in an authentically village at the border of the French Riviera. A little paradise!
Art in the Italian Riviera.from dede swizerland
September, 2009: I choose the medium of charcoal on paper to
focus on for my week with Nicole Durant in Mortola, Italy. When I arrived, Nicole
presented a plan for the week that included many options for learning, but as
each day unfolded the original plan changed. I was able to try the lessons that
seemed most appealing to me on any given day. Nicole began by taking me through
art exercises that gave me an understanding of the fundamental principals of
drawing for perspective, color and shape. Â For example, in one lesson, I practiced drawing human
anatomy, as I was focused in particular on portraiture and life drawing. We also
took the lessons outside of the classroom to the hillsides of the Italian and
French Riviera, drawing from an easel on the slopes of a mountainside overlooking
an Italian Village that was nestled above the shoreline. From that hillside I
learned the concept of perspective and how to bring the layers of the village
out in the picture. I also learned about nature and the principal of the golden
ratio. Nicole also explained the fundamentals of art while we looked at
sculptured pieces in the urban setting of Nice. And, she recommended art
galleries and museums across the Riviera for me to visit. Midway, I had decided
that I would like to try another medium and Nicole suggested sculpture. Nicole integrated
me into two of her classes; one at the art school in Menton, and the other in
her Italian Villa setting. The artists were supportive and inspiring in their
dedication and focus. I was never self-conscious for my lack of experience and
Nicole shepherded me every step of the way. I left with a clay bust I produced that
sits in my living room, as a reminder of this week. I feel that I not only have
a greater appreciation of art, but I also a better understanding of the
parameters for what makes art good.
Faculty Information:
Nicole Durand, international artist has been teaching in school of fine arts in Switzerland, France and Italy. She also teach art therapy and sculpture.
Other Activities:
We provide cooking lessons, food and wine testing, museums visits. Here are a list with excursions - optional tours:
- Picasso's museum in Antibes, 40 minutes by train from Menton train station.
- Renoir's private house In Cagnes sur mer, Transportation also possible by train.
- Matisse and Chagali musems in Nice 10 minutes from each other, walking distance, only half an hour from the studio closest train station.
All excursions are possible by train (one hour maximum from Menton train station). With possibility of visiting old towns and having lunch. Possibility of car rentals also.
Facility Information:
Nicole Durand organizes housing for each student, close to the studio. Accommodations are based on each student requirement. Accommodations are possible in one of the guestrooms or in a separate apartment. The simultaneous use of the facilities by several colleagues is possible. For special housing situations, we will assist you in finding the type of accommodations required.
Member discount:
10% discount for InfoHub customer. Request a free gift certificate.
Notes:
Special group prices, give us your dates!
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