We had to reblog the story of Shirleyann Brough, an artist of Studio Italia. Undoubtedly, Refus Global or Total Refusal is one of the most important texts written in Canada. This anti-establishment and anti-religious manifesto, written by Paul-Émile Borduas and...
Approach your painting with your senses Many years ago, during a trip to Florence, I discovered the luminous paintings by the Macchiaioli at the Gallery of Modern Art in the Palazzo Pitti and immediately felt connected to their painting approach. Since then, I always...
What does Studio Italia offer that you cannot find on the Internet? OK! During the last few days, we have received a few phone calls and emails asking the same question about our painting workshops in Tuscany: “do you teach the following techniques…?” or “I want to...
Learning perspective drawing online Do you feel confident about your perspective drawing skills? Since the pandemic, we have been offering live online perspective drawing classes via Zoom and we love it! It is true that they are more challenging than the usual...
We can’t wait to see you again! Painting the landscape in Italy, now it is the time! Travelling to Italy to paint and eat! This is what we want! We are optimistic about our upcoming art workshop in Tuscany, Studio Italia 2021 (October 1–10). So far, the...
2021: Time for novelty, surprise, harmony, parsimony, and empathy. Is it possible to link neuroscience and art? This is the question that French neurobiologist Jean-Pierre Changeux addresses in his beautiful book La Beauté dans le Cerveau (Odile Jacob, 2016); The...
