The portrait - modeling week in Ticino

Portrait studies, heads, we know them as images of famous personalities and stand in awe of them. It takes a lot of practice to approach this art form and there are various aspects to consider and learn. During this week, you will have the opportunity to work intensively on creating a head/portrait in clay. The focus will be on naturalistic and figurative portrait studies.
"The portrait"

This course offers the opportunity to work intensively on the study of the head according to the model, for which various people are available. On the first day, small, relaxed posture and proportion studies as well as technical preparations of the framework are carried out. The focus will be on naturalistic portrait studies, formal and stylistic questions will be suggested and discussed. Suggestions can be taken from the observation of works by well-known sculptors. We will be working in clay, the cast is not part of the course, but outside the course times there is the opportunity to create a plaster negative of a portrait independently. It is advisable to bring a camera to document the heads.
Basic sculpting skills and experience in working with clay are a good prerequisite for this course.

Additional model costs of CHF 40 per person will be charged at the end of the course.

Course language is German

Language skills of the course leader: FR / EN

Photo series of the course week

Ambience of the houses
If you rent a room in one of our course houses, you will be staying with the other participants in one of the old Ticino houses in the area. The original furnishings are charming and the atmosphere around the open fire is very cozy...
Costs:
Double room for 1 week: 200.- CHF
Single room for 1 week: 300.- CHF
Please bring your own towels, bed linen is provided.
Hotel rooms or a rustico (Ticino vacation home) can also be rented as accommodation, we will be happy to help you arrange this!

Breakfast and lunch will be organized by the participants themselves and can be arranged freely, in the evening there will be a meal together in one of the accommodation houses in Prato Sornico.

Various chefs are happy to cook for our course participants and offer dinner in the Ex-Osteria Mignami during the week (Mon-Fri). Dinner costs CHF 26 including starter/main course/dessert (drinks such as wine, beer etc.) can be purchased from them by the bottle.

Arrival: Sunday meeting point 5.15 pm, organizational matters, setting up the studio, moving into the accommodation and eating together, if desired.
Working hours: Monday to Friday: 8.30 am to 12 noon, 2 pm to 5 pm.
In addition, you can work freely.
Departure after the end of the course, possible until 10 am on Saturday.

Arrival is by car or public transport.

Arrival by car via Gotthard (A2) / San Bernardino (A3 / A13) or Chiasso (A2) / exit "Bellinzona Sud/Locarno" direction Locarno (main road) / tunnel Locarno / exit "Vallemaggia/Centovalli/Onsernone" (DO NOT leave Locarno!) continue direction Vallemaggia (from the end of the tunnel 40 km to Peccia)

Coming from western Switzerland and Valais: Simplon route to Domodossola / Centovalli / Ponte-Brolla, then turn left into Vallemaggia (from here 35 km to Peccia)

Arrival by public transport from Locarno SBB station. Take the "Vallemaggia" bus to Bignasco, then change to the Postbus to the "Peccia Paese" stop.

Arrival in Peccia: Turn left towards Piano di Peccia, after 30 meters there is a bridge over the river, here you can park your car on the left. The sculpture school is located directly on the river opposite the former stone processing company Cristallina S.A.