July Curriculum
The July Course is designed for those seeking an introduction to the classical techniques of the masters. Charles Cecil supervises the students’ individual progress with the help of studio assistants. Weekly lectures trace the history of the figurative tradition from the Renaissance.
Figure and Cast Drawing Course
Students draw daily from the life model and plaster casts using the sight-size method. During the final week they are introduced to sight-size portrait drawing.
Portrait Drawing and Painting Course
The sight-size method has been used by portrait painters of the first rank like Reynolds, Lawrence and Sargent. Students are first introduced to sight-size portraiture through charcoal drawing and then advance to oil painting.
