LEARN TRADITIONAL ARTISAN TECHNIQUES

ABOUT OUR COURSES

Florenceart.net have been providing art classes and workshops in traditional, historic techniques for over 20 years. We offer a range of courses designed to effectively teach the skills of decorative painting, gilding, mural decoration, painting architectural illusion, trompe l’oeil, historical lime and fresco techniques. 

Our in-person courses are held in Florence and Tuscany in Italy so that you can benefit from the immense wealth of inspiration this area has to offer. We are happy to accommodate beginners to advanced students. We plan your experience with us around giving you the maximum hands-on learning as possible; not just theory, but practice.

We also have some new online classes that you can do to get a taster of what our in-person classes are like. Please see our online classes or keep reading for more information below.

Authentic Teachings

ARTISAN CRAFTS

All our courses are taught by the owner of the FlorenceArt.Net studio, Alison Woolley. Alison is a Scottish born, ex-pat Canadian with more than 20 years experience living and working as a decorative artist in Florence. Her teachings and art are firmly rooted in the Florentine tradition and in the artisan community here.  This combination allows Florenceart.net to offer you real interaction with Italian master artisans and their techniques, while facilitating your stay and responding to your need to feel at “home away from home”. Florence is a truly unique location to learn. It is the cradle of the Renaissance, and the city of Florence today offers the highest concentration of important art and architecture in the western world. In fact, the historic Centre of Florence has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Centre.

For Lovers of Art

CLASSES FOR ALL LEVELS

We believe art can be enjoyed by everyone! Across our courses, we cater for all levels. For beginners, we give step by step instructions, recipes, and make sample frames and panels. You can learn to create painted and decorative effects that you never thought you could in the city that gave birth to the decorative arts. Art lovers and visitors to Florence say that the ‘hands on’ sessions in the workshop led them to a whole new appreciation of the works of art that they see in museums. For advanced students, our courses are for immersing yourself in Italian quality, style and craftsmanship. As professionals, you can add some exciting and genuine quality finishes to your portfolio. We offer you Italian techniques and ways of improving your work, always with an eye on an efficient use of time and a level of quality that will set you apart.