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Charles H. Cecil Studios

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A private atelier in Florence offering a rigorous training in the practice and tradition of drawing and painting from life.

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‘Lilly’ I’m happy to announce that my painting ‘Lily’ will be in the New Classical Art exhibition this year from the 20th August - 28th September at Fullham Palace. @newclassical.art - If you can make it, there will be fantastic paintings I’m exhibiting alongside.This painting of Lilly was made entirely from life, to the scale of life and under natural light (always). #sightsize #fromlife #portrait#oil#leadwhite by @charlescecilstudios

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Instructors Isabella Watling - @isabellawatling - and Emily Rogers - @emilyrogersart - painting the portrait of Yasmina Zanasi - @yasminazanasi - in our Advanced Painting Studios at Piazzale Donatello in Florence this autumn term. In these 19th century, purpose built studios the sight-size method is correctly used to create a portrait to the scale of life, viewed from a great distance under natural light. Working daily alongside students, our instructors demonstrate the shared method and visual philosophy passed to them from Charles, who received his training in turn from the students of the Boston School of painters and J. S. Sargent. We consider applications to study with us all year round. To learn more about our courses and how to apply please go to the link in our bio or email directly to info@charlescecilstudios.comThanks to Rominha Loayza for the film. 🎥 @latebiosa ...#charlescecilstudios #charlescecilstudio #sightsize #sightsizemethod #ateliertraining #portrait #portraiture #oilpainting #painting #paintingfromlife #greatwomenartists #artstudio #limitedpalette #oldmastertechnique #artteachersofinstagram #artstudent #learntopaint #arteducation #studyabroad #artoftheday #contemporaryrealism #classicalrealism #creativeuprising #isabellawatling #emilyrogersart by @charlescecilstudios

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Portrait of ‘Zoe’ by founder Charles H. Cecil, 60x50 #charlescecilstudios #sightsize #portraiture #fromlife by @charlescecilstudios

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From the beginning of the Charles H. Cecil Studios July Portrait Painting workshop last week. Assistant director Sam Good - @samgoodart - gave a brief materials lecture before principle instructor Olivia Arts - @liv_arts - gave a live painting demonstration of our ‘alla prima’ technique and the correct way to use #sightsize from life, to the scale of life. The workshop students will now spend the rest of the month getting to grips with our visual language and techniques, aided by Olivia and principle instructor @alastairdunstan who work on paintings alongside during the whole process just like on the full-time program. Grazie mille to portrait model Francesco Cappellini - @francescoartstyle2.0 Camera work by our man Andrea Fontani - @drfonzarelli 🎥 To find out more about studying with us and how to apply please follow the link in bio or email directly to info@charlescecilstudios.com #charlescecilstudios #atelier #tradition #learntopaint by @charlescecilstudios

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Portrait of Chiara, recently completed @charlescecilstudios. It was a joy to work with you, @mercuryo___ 🌟 thank you! Painted from life, to the scale of life, under natural light. by @charlescecilstudios

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The final lecture of our academic year - the later portrait work of John Singer Sargent in Britain and America and his connection to his Bostonian contemporaries - our teacher’s teacher’s teachers. @charlescecilstudios 25/06/26#sargent #bostonschoolpainting #sightsize #portraiture by @charlescecilstudios

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Emiliooil on linen55 x 65 cm#oiloncanvaspainting #sightsizeportraiture #italianmodel #firenze #naturallight by @charlescecilstudios

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The 1st year students @charlescecilstudios start their first portrait paintings this week so it fell to me to give a 2 hour demo of our #allaprima technique and it fell to long suffering 2nd year student and all round inspirational guy @alexsartattack to sit for it. Jump in and drown kiddos! #charlescecilstudios #sightsizemethod #portraiture #fromlife by @charlescecilstudios

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Thank you to everyone who came to support the inauguration of the fifth edition of Un Volto e i suoi Sguardi V. It is a privilege to host the talented artists of @charlescecilstudios ❤️ The exhibition remains open until June 6th, all are invited to view the display of portraits and walk the gardens of Il Palmerino. by @charlescecilstudios

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Congratulations to the exhibitors of this year’s annual Charles H. Cecil Studios Summer Show at Il Palmerino - Un Volto e i suoi Sguardi V. Here are some pics - the best ones by @margotgillespieart - from the opening event this weekend. Thanks to all who attended - and to the creative writers who came to interpret the work at our event the following day. Grazie Mille to Federica and all her team for letting our raggle taggle mob into paradise for another year. And thanks, of course, to Charles - great to see you back up at chez Vernon Lee! A landscape painting day will be held @ilpalmerino this weekend. The show will be on and open to the public until Saturday 6th of June when we will most likely have another little party. See you there. Exhibitors: Liv Arts - @liv_arts Sam Good - @samgoodart Margaret O’Hare - @margaretkohare Alastair Dunstan - @alastairdunstan Rosanna Webb - @rosannawebb_art Gabriel Lewis - @gabriel.j.lewis Poppy Harris - @poppyharris.art Alice Leng - @alicelengart Margot Gillespie- @margotgillespieart Rowan Fullerton - @rowanfullertonart Alice De Pelet - @alicedepelet_art by @charlescecilstudios

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Charcoal portraits of Nino @nrg_p and Amza @santo.falafel from my first year as a student @charlescecilstudios when we were all kids. 2012 / 13.#sightsize #portraiture #fromlife #atelier #tradition by @charlescecilstudios

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New oil painting@kavinyamonthe @charlescecilstudios #portrait #classicalart #oilpainting #portraitpainting by @charlescecilstudios

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