2025 Summer Painting Intensive with Marco Corsini

5 day Summer Painting Intensive Course with Marco Corsini

Level: Beginner / Intermediate

Ages: This workshop is designed for adults, and ages 16 upwards

• Date: Monday 20 – 24 January, 2025
• Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm (6.5 hrs x 5 days)
• Location: MAC Union Studio (Level 1, 85 Union Street, Armadale)
• Course fee: $850 inc. GST

MAC Founder Marco Corsini will be offering an enriching and comprehensive oil painting course designed specifically for begginer to intermediate painters. In this course, Marco Corsini will impart his expertise and guide budding artists through the fundamental stages of creating captivating oil paintings.

During the course

Students will delve into a wide range of oil painting techniques, gaining hands-on experience. By working from various subjects, including still life compositions, photographic images and plaster casts. Marco Corsini’s teachings will provide a holistic understanding of the art form, covering not only the practical aspects but also the historical developments, diverse styles, and intricate technical facets of oil painting.

One of the highlights of the course is the exploration of classical underpainting and of glazing techniques. These traditional methods have been favoured by renowned painters throughout history, and Marco will help students grasp the nuances and secrets of these time-honoured techniques.

This oil painting course is a unique opportunity for artists to hone their skills and gain insights into the rich world of oil painting. With Marco’s guidance, students will produce unique artworks and develop a deep appreciation for the art’s heritage and diverse styles.

Whether aspiring artist or simply passionate about the art of oil painting, this course promises to be an educational and inspiring journey. Join us and let Marco be your mentor.

Materials can be provided but feel free to bring your own if you prefer.

About Marco

Marco Corsini (B.Ed. MCA UniMelb/VCA) is a landscape and figure painter and the founder of Melbourne Art Class. He has exhibited in both Australia and Europe. He has been a finalist in several awards including the Rick Amor Drawing Prize. He was the Chief judge for the 2021 Camberwell Art Prize. He has taught in the Victorian school system and is engaged to regularly teach in schools. Marco has run workshops and creative programs for companies such as the Coles group and Officeworks. He is an instructor for Google worldwide.

More about drawing

This course will incorporate some drawing principles as a foundation for painting however you may want to consider the following one day workshop beforehand, which will take place on Melbourne Cup Day, 2024.

Drawing Bootcamp with Marco Corsini