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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See videos of Pat’s instruction on her Youtube channel including her newest in the Painting Beautiful Flower Series - Lilacs 

Pat working with students

Tuscany workshop 2018

Upcoming In-Person Workshops Course Date Location/ How to register Paint Sicily June 9-16, 2022 For more information: https://www.ilchiostro.com/workshops/painting-in-sicily/?workshopinfo=1 SOLD OUT Painting Flowers in Oil August 10-12, 2022 The Bascom Center for Visual Arts, Highlands, NC. https://www.thebascom.org/all-events/events-by-medium/painting/paintingflowersinoil2022 How to Paint Luminous Flowers with Fun and Ease (oil painting)  April 26-28, 2023 9AM-4PM The Booth Museum, Cartersville, GA www.boothartacademy.org Painting Villas & Gardens of Italy -Villa Barberino Meleto, Italy May 6-13, 2023 For details and to register: https://www.ilchiostro.com/ 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. There are no classes currently scheduled for this year, but 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. To see a free sample of Pat’s teaching on zoom see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHYVx7sgMH8 If you’d like to keep posted on upcoming classes, please subscribe to Pat's newsletter at: https://bit.ly/3kU7aEf Below: Recent Zoom Class

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Private painting lessons are available. Please contact Pat at patfiorello@aol.com for further information.

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