UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sam Clayden: A Kaleidoscope of Portraits
In this 5 day workshop, participants create a new alla prima portrait each day, using a different palette. On the first day, Sam demonstrates the value of monochrome painting, focusing on brushwork, tonal values, and brushstrokes. On the second day, participants work with the Zorn palette, introducing color through this traditional, highly reduced selection. On the third day, they work with a fully chromatic palette, delving deeper into color theory, color mixing, color harmony, and the interplay of light, color, and form.
This course is suitable for all experience levels. Each day builds upon the skills learned the previous day. The fourth and 5th day will be dedicated to elaborating on the portrait techniques of the previous days. Some experience in drawing and painting is recommended.
Through live demonstrations, discussions and individual feedback, Sam helps participants to paint three portraits while further developing their own artistic voice.
We work from a model every time.
Luca Indraccolo: The Classical Portrait
Early Bird Special 5% off before April 30
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Early Bird Special 5% off before April 30 〰️
5 days
6 hours a day
10h- 13h 15h-18h
485€
In this course, you will learn a structured, reproducible approach, starting by blocking in big shapes and then gradually moving to the details, from creating a monochrome “drawing” in paint, to the finished layered painting. You will gain confidence in tackling this complex subject and improve your observational skills along the way.
This five-day workshop is ideal for beginner, intermediate and advanced artists who would like to gain experience in painting the portrait from life in oils.
You will learn:
How to create a portrait painting from start to finish
The importance of gesture and anatomy in portraiture/figure.
The importance and principles of drawing, values, edges and colours
How to mix colours and paint realistic flesh tones
Which brushes to use when, and how
Luca Indraccolo was born in Naples and left Italy at the age of 19 to start his advertising career, ending up as a creative director for Saatchi & Saatchi in London. His work led him to live in several countries, including Germany, England and the US, where he began his training in drawing. Realising that fine art was his true calling, he moved first to Florence to pursue his academic training, then to London and, most recently, to Malta where he is based working as a painter.
Tony Valadés: The Figure as Landscape
Early Bird Special 5% off until April 30th
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Early Bird Special 5% off until April 30th 〰️
5 days
6 hours a day
10h- 13h 15h-18h
485€
This intensive course focuses on painting the human figure, with special emphasis on the nude, explored through light, value, and colour.
We approach the body as a pictorial landscape—studying planes, temperature shifts, rhythms, and subtle transitions. The goal is not simply to paint what we see, but to understand how light and color give form and presence to the figure.
Participants will work directly from a life model, developing a deeper, more conscious, and expressive approach to figurative painting.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for students with prior experience in drawing or painting who wish to expand their practice and strengthen a more pictorial and thoughtful understanding of the human figure.
Born in Extremadura, Spain, Tony studied Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca, specializing in drawing. Later, he entered the Barcelona Academy of Art, where after completing his training, he joined the teaching staff. After a brief stint at the Academy of Art Germany, in Bad Homburg, Germany, he returned to Catalonia, where he currently teaches drawing and painting at the Estudi Artístic de Barcelona. His personal work, inspired by Impressionism and characterized by a naturalistic approach, delves into the intersubjective relationship of the body with others and its environment as a vector for consideration and analysis of the paradoxes and tensions that permeate the contemporary individual.
Past Workshops
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The Portrait in Trois-Crayon
December 2025
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Sam Clayden - The Portrait using the Zorn Palette
July 2025
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Thomas Lapine - From Graphite to Grisaille, the Figure
July 2025
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Tony Valadés Parra - The Alla Prima Portrait & Beyond
July 2025