Workshops

Having learned to paint as an adult myself, I have a lot of compassion and patience for adult students. I enjoy spreading the gift that art has been in my life by inspiring and instructing others. I believe it is possible for anyone to learn to paint if they have the desire and are willing to put in the “brush mileage”—practice! I may be teaching art, but my real aim is to enrich lives by having my students appreciate the beauty of the world around them on a deeper level and to experience the magic and joy of painting.  –Pat Fiorello

Check the calendar below for the most current schedule of upcoming classes and workshops.

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Pat working with students

Tuscany workshop 2018

Workshops Course Date Location/ How to register Oil Painting, Let’s Paint Roses Saturday, November 2, 2024 10am-4pm Spruill Center for the Arts Dunwoody, GA https://www.spruillarts.org/ Unlock the Secret to Mixing Colors-  for Oil, Acrylic and Watercolor February 1, 2025, 10AM-4PM Spruill Center for the Arts, Dunwoody, GA Spruillarts.org for registration info for now Painting Under the Tuscan Sun-Cortona & Chianti June 5-13, 2025 For details or to register: https://www.ilchiostro.com/workshops/painting-under-the-tuscan-sun-cortona-and-chianti/?workshopinfo=1 Paint the Romance of Verona and Lake Garda, Italy September, 16-23, 2025 For details or to register: https://ilchiostro.com/workshop/painting-the-romance-of-verona-and-lake-garda-in-all-mediums/ If you can’t attend a workshop with Pat, consider her oil painting video with over 4 hours of instructional content and a full demonstration where she shares what she is doing and why every step of the way.  Available in DVD or streaming formats. Click here to learn more or order.   Supply Lists: Oil Painting Flowers Alla Prima Supply List (updated 2019) Travel Workshops Watercolor Landscapes (updated 2019) Oil Painting- Learning Design and Form With the Still Life (2020) On location in Tuscany Pat and two students on location at Monet's Garden Demonstrating at Monet's Garden Workshop in St. Thomas U.S.V.I. Outdoor class On-Line Learning Pat has taught many zoom classes in oil and watercolor over the past few years. On-Line, Zoom class Recordings of past zoom classes are now available at Video Archives on the Il Chiostro site:  https://www.ilchiostro.com/shop/shop-items/.  You can watch and paint at your own pace and convenience.  Once your painting is completed you can send a copy to Pat via email for a private critique.   Contact Michael Mele at  michael@ilchiostro.com if you have any questions or need help with purchasing a recording. If you’d like to keep posted on upcoming classes, please subscribe to Pat's newsletter at: https://bit.ly/3kU7aEf

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