{"id":38113,"date":"2025-11-20T17:33:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themesh.art\/?post_type=learning&p=38113"},"modified":"2025-11-20T17:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:33:56","slug":"amy-dury-the-unfinished-portrait-portrait-painting-in-mixed-media","status":"publish","type":"learning","link":"https:\/\/themesh.art\/en\/taller-curso\/amy-dury-the-unfinished-portrait-portrait-painting-in-mixed-media\/","title":{"rendered":"AMY DURY The Unfinished Portrait – Portrait Painting in Mixed Media"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Workshop Overview<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dates:\u00a011-17 June\u00a02026<\/span><\/p>\n

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Price:\u00a0<\/span>From\u00a0\u20ac2140 – \u20ac2990<\/span><\/p>\n

Includes: 22% VAT, 5 days tuition, 6 nights accommodation, all meals & drinks (including wine), evening events, transfers, life models, easels & solvents<\/span><\/p>\n

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Location:\u00a0<\/span>Villa Fontallorso<\/span><\/p>\n

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Medium:\u00a0Mixed Media<\/span><\/p>\n

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Class size:\u00a018<\/span><\/p>\n

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Painting Experience:\u00a0All levels welcome<\/span><\/p>\n

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Languages:\u00a0English<\/span><\/p>\n

Se avete bisogno di una traduzione in Italiano, inviaci una e-mail<\/span><\/p>\n

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Workshop Description<\/span><\/p>\n

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Join us for an all-inclusive week of painting in the Tuscan countryside with Amy Dury:<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n

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During this art retreat we will be encouraged to ask ourselves questions as to \u2018When is the portrait finished?\u2019, \u2018Am I allowed to stop now?\u2019, \u2018How can I make portrait paintings as fresh as a quick life drawing?\u2019, \u2018Should I put more paint on to make it more valuable or can it hold its own as is\u2026does it look strong as is?\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

It will aid us in exploring what is of most importance to us.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Instead of chasing perfection we celebrate the allure of incompleteness – where the magic lies in the journey rather than the final product. We will look at techniques by renowned artists who intentionally left their portraits incomplete. Learning the power of suggestion and exploring personal interpretation.<\/span><\/p>\n

We will commence the course with a variety of exercises designed to ignite our creative exploration of the live sitter\/model. We will be both drawing and painting as we generate new approaches and spark new ideas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As with all taught sessions, this course is more about learning what can be integrated into practice, rather than showing what we can already do. Learning to record the most useful information about our subject, discovering something about seeing the structure of the head. Learning ways of describing. It’s more about succumbing to being a student and being open to discourse, intervention, and learning, so that we can then make informed choices about what is useful to us and incorporate this into regular practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

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During this all-inclusive art workshop, meals will be home-cooked by our wonderful Chef Giovanna, and eaten together in our large dining room, or outside with a panoramic view of the stunning landscape. After class you’ll have free use of the Villa and grounds to explore. During the week we will host some evening events; such as pizza night using our outdoor pizza oven, yoga and sound bath in the ball room, and a night of live music. Many of our evenings will be spent around the fire, under the stars. If you need to unwind after class you can use our sauna, steam room and jacuzzi. Or if you prefer to explore you can wander through the woodland, walk, cycle or take the bus into town. \u200bAnd of course you are always welcome to continue practicing your art, sketching outside, or continue painting in our studio, which is always open.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is a chance to focus on you and your art, you’ll be living and working together among many other creatives, and alongside Amy, with the opportunity to dive deep into each other’s knowledge and experience – building relationships, whilst making the most of the surrounding nature in this beautiful Tuscan setting. This is a place where you can learn from some of the world’s most inspiring contemporary artists, without judgement or competition, in a beautiful environment, so that your primary focus can be to learn, create, whilst enjoying your time on this planet.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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