Summer Workshops 2013

In the Studio of Velazquez

10 days, July 8th - 19th    10:00 - 5:00, one hour lunch break   Cost $1150.00

Instructor: Garrett Vitanza

This class will explore the painting method of Velazquez from his early period in Spain and Italy, to his later period painting for the Spanish court. A lecture series and day to day demonstrations will provide an in depth understanding of Velazquez's technique, painting surfaces, palette choices, and thought process in composing his paintings. With this knowledge students will then produce a master copy from a selection of high resolution images of Velazquez's work. The workshop will also offer demos on stretching and preparing surfaces in traditional methods and other basic technical skill utilized by Velazquez and other old master to provide a necessary understanding of the fundamentals for traditional oil painting.

To learn more, go to:
http://www.academyofrealistartboston.com

To view Garrett's work, go to: 
http://garrettvitanzaart.blogspot.com

Mid Week Peek at Garrett Vitanza's Rubens Master Copy Workshop

The two week Rubens master copy workshop at ARA, Boston began on Monday.



Instructor Garrett Vitanza has spent months researching the methods of the Flemish Baroque painter, Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640). He started the workshop with a lecture on Monday morning, after which students got to work on one of three copies:

Portrait of a Man

Two Satyrs

Study of two Heads





Here are a few shots from the workshop (with more to come!).

A few closer in progress shots:

Garrett is working on a demo in class: