Week 1

Meet at JCU Art Studio, Largo dei Fiorentini 1. Introduction to course, materials required and initial drawing exercises. 

Week 2

 Meet at the Campidoglio (the piazza of the Capitoline Hill,
up the big stairs to the south of P.za Venezia.) Entry fee if bad
weather.

HW: 3 sketches of objects concentrating on shadow and light/contrast.

Week 3

 Meet in the middle of Circo Massimo. Lesson devoted to mark-making and quality of line.

Week 4

 Meet at Santa Sabina on the Aventino. (From school walk to the
other side of the river at Tiber Island, then continue south past Sta.
Maria in Cosmedin; after the main street leading to the Circo Massimo
turn left up a little pathway called the Clivio di Rocca Savella leading
from the river to the Aventine hill. Past the famous orange grove you
will find the big parking lot of Sta. Sabina. Wait there.) No bare
shoulders or shorts in this or other churches.

HW: 3 sketches of architecture with 3 different medium (e.g. watercolors, color pencils, ink, marker, etc.)

Week 5

 Meet at JCU Art Studio - lesson devoted to exploring tonality. 


Week 6

 Meet at Piazza Mattei (the “Turtle Fountain”). Lesson devoted to exploring the figure.

HW: 3 sketches of famous ancient roman scultures; concentrare on shadows and light.

Week 7

 MID TERM DRAWING EXERCISE. Meet at Ponte Sant’Angelo, under the Castel Sant'Angelo. 

Week 8

 Mid term: meet at the studio – Group critique. 

Week 9

 Orto Botanico; meet at Guarini entry, and we walk from there. Entry fee 4 euros. Lesson devoted to exploring natural form.

HW: 3 sketches with central perspective view

Week 10

 Meet at JCU ARt Studio.  Lesson devoted to exploring perspective and Roman Baroque at Via della Conciliazione.

Week 11

 Meet at Guarini entry, and we walk from there to Tiber Island.
Lesson devoted to problems in cityscape, landscape, riverscape, water
and atmosphere.

HW: 3 sketches of two point perspective

Week 12

 Meet at JCU Art Studio; we’ll go up the Gianicolo. Lesson devoted to depicting city-scapes. 

Week 13

 TBC – students must collectively research and decide a location within 15 min walks from campus to draw.

HW: 1 big and complete sketch of a Roman venue of your choice (concentrate on perspective, contrast and details)

Week 14

 Final meeting at JCU Art Studio, Largo dei Fiorentin, 1. Group
critique. Appointments made for individual meetings that take the place
of a final exam.