watercolor in rome
with THOMAS W. SCHALLER
5-DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP | 6 HRS PER DAY | GUIDED MUSEUM TOURS | MEET ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
MAY 18 TO MAY 24, 2025
LIMITED TO 18 PARTICIPANTS
$1550
Register Today with a 50% deposit! Deadline for registration and final payment: March 31, 2025
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
Rome Art Residencies is very excited to have Thomas join us in May 2025! Thomas will be offering five days of highly enjoyable but intensive instruction in drawing and watercolor painting - both plein-air and in studio - in a supportive, creatively energizing and immersive environment. Follow Thomas as he navigates participants through his favorite city and deploys his remarkable skill with watercolor.
This course includes a total of five days painting with Thomas in Rome, supplemented by group tours to museums, churches and historical sites. Each day is spent making art, socializing with your fellow artists and enjoying the cultural treasures of Rome.
On May 18 at 1 PM there will be a brief orientation and group meeting to get acquainted. Painting begins on Monday, May 19. Final group dinner on May 24. Each day will be a full experience from morning to night!
"In many ways, why we paint is more important than what or how we paint. What we create is more than just something we do, it expresses who we are. My work is a study in contrasts: light and dark, vertical and horizontal, warm and cool, the real and the imagined, and elements of the past, present, and future. I design with conflicting elements - allowing them to find balance and resolution on the surface of the paper in unexpected and expressive ways. I try never to paint just what I look at, but rather how I interpret my responses to the world I see around me and within. The results are reflections of my attempt at becoming more fully present in the creative process. And I invite you to take part in this process - not to listen to any potential narrative of mine, but to help you to find and develop the artistic voice that is yours alone. Thank you all for spending some time with me. Tom"
Studios are located at Palazzo Velli Expo in Trastevere, Rome.
Address: Piazza di Sant'Egidio 10, 00153 Roma
Thomas W. Schaller
BIO:
Thomas W. Schaller is an award-winning artist, architect, and author based in New York City. As a renowned architectural artist, he received a Graham Foundation Grant and is a two-time recipient of the Hugh Ferriss Memorial Prize. He has authored three books; the best-selling, and AIA award winner, Architecture in Watercolor (VNR – McGraw Hill) The Art of Architectural Drawing (J.Wiley and Sons), and Thomas W. Schaller, Architect of Light : Watercolor Paintings by a Master - a retrospective of his recent artwork released by North Light Books / F+W Media and now Penguin / Random House, NYC in 2018. He is in demand worldwide as a speaker, exhibitor, author, instructor, and juror. Artist Network Television has produced two best-selling series of instructional Videos and DVDs of his technique. Creative Catalyst / Streamline Video published a full length video of his process in 2020. In October 2021, he has released a first of its kind interactive online curriculum Design and the Power of Imagination with Terracotta LLC
Instagram: @thomaswschaller
Please note that if the course is canceled due to COVID-19, all course fees will be refunded, minus credit card or PayPal transaction fees.
Accommodations: Housing is not included in the workshop fees. If you wish to share housing with another participant, please check the box upon registration and we will coordinate the communication with others seeking the same arrangement. It is recommended that participants arrive the day before the course begins, and depart no sooner than the day after the course ends.
PAYMENT: FULL PAYMENT OR MINIMUM 50% DUE ON REGISTRATION, REMAINING BALANCE DUE BY MARCH 31, 2025.
PAYMENT: FULL PAYMENT OR MINIMUM 50% DUE ON REGISTRATION, REMAINING BALANCE DUE BY MARCH 31, 2025.
IF THE WORKSHOP IS FULL, YOU CAN REGISTER TO THE WAIT LIST
The workshops fill up quickly but sometimes last minute spots open up. Once the workshop is filled, a form will be available here for the Wait List.
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Trip Cancellation (total cost of trip, including course fees)
Medical Evacuation ($50,000 minimum)
Emergency Medical Coverage ($25,000 minimum)
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