Program: WeArtFamily: Painting

This subject, divided into three courses, takes you through the various stages of realizing a painting, from the mystery of inspiration, to the completed work of art. WeArtFamily takes you inside the studio of a great Italian maestro who has decided to reveal all the secrets he has developed in over sixty-five years of constant artistry.


Course: Basic Painting with Ercole Pignatelli

Lead InstructorErcole Pignatelli
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This course looks at problems commonly associated with drawing and painting: confronting a blank sheet, getting around not having a dedicated space, having to afford the expense of obtaining materials, and overcoming the fear of 'not being good at drawing'.  Free yourselves from these concerns, leaving space only for creativity: let's start!  In this course we will approach Artworks on paper (pencil, charcoal, ink, watercolor and tempera) emphasizing the importance of drawing as an instrument of self-analysis and as a source of inspiration.
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Course: Intermediate Painting with Ercole Pignatelli

Lead InstructorErcole Pignatelli
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This course covers painting on small and medium-sized canvases. The Maestro concentrates on the relationship between light and color. This intermediate course covers a more traditional type of painting where attention to detail is revealed in all its complexity in order to show how the flat surface of the canvas can represent the tri-dimensionality of the subject. This course serves as a bridge to the advanced course, allowing you to pass from traditional painting to more expressive painting.
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Course: Advanced Painting with Ercole Pignatelli

Lead InstructorErcole Pignatelli
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This advanced course reveals all the secrets discovered by The Maestro in a career spanning more than 65 years: the materials, tools and equipment that give an extraordinary enhancement to the creativity of the Artist. This course reveals the procedures and the means which to attain the greatest liberty of expression. The lessons concentrate on the development of your own artistic identity: "Don't paint like me. Instead, use my way of painting in order to discover your own. During this phase don't be afraid of making mistakes because it's only by making errors that you will find the uniqueness of your own Art".
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Course: WeArtFamily: Believe in your Creativity!

Lead InstructorErcole Pignatelli
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The following videos express the philosophy of WeArtFamily: if you believe in your creativity everything around you changes your perspective. Your creativity is very important to make our vision of the world more positive, interesting, and full of surprises.
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