Nicola Vigini: Trompe l'oeil / Grisailler
3 Day Workshop | $1095
Cincinnati | August 26-28, 2009 | 9am-5pm
If you want to learn the basics of trompe l'oeil or need to freshen up your skills, this is the workshop for you. This is a traditional workshop focusing on the principles of "fool of the eye". It is designed to clarify a certain painting style and expand technical skills by practicing the fundamentals of grisaille, three-dimensional depth and illusion of architectural elements, and shadow and light.
The class begins with charcoal molding studies. The theory of shadow and light will be clearly demonstrated through essential brush exercises and enriched with an historical slide presentation of photos taken on many travels through Europe.
Students will complete four 2' x 18" panels on embedded and distressed backgrounds ranging from molding studies, a grisaille frieze, a capital, to a fully framed classical rosette.
Born and raised in Rome, Nicola Vigini has become a well respected decorative artist in the United States. During high school, he attended the specialized Liceo Artistitico which focuses on perspective, architectural rendering, still life and figure drawing, and sculpture. He continued his studies at the University of Rome in Art History and Philosophy and completed internships in restoration in Assisi and in other historical locations in Umbria. Nicola transferred to the University of Paris and began his career in decorative painting at the Institute Superieure de Peintre Decorative in Paris where he studied under two of the most respected names in the industry, Yannick Guegan and Christian Martincourt.
In March of 1987, Nicola moved to Seattle, Washington where he worked for a furniture manufacturer and took on a few jobs with decorative painters, broadening his skills. After a short time, he was working for himself.
Nicola eventually began working for Vandelae Studios as the head instructor for advanced workshops. Nicola and his wife Leslie began Vigini Studios, Inc. 1998 and both continue contracting and teaching in the US and abroad.