'The seller of lightning rods arrived just ahead of the storm. He came along the street of Green Town, Illinois, in the late cloudy October day, sneaking glances over his shoulder. Somewhere not so far back, vast lightnings stomped the earth. Somewhere, a storm like a great beast with terrible teeth could not be denied.'
Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
This week we are happy to share with you a true painter’s lecture!
Originally presented for the Intermediate Painting students at The FAA campus in Florence, Tom Richards, Assistant director of The Florence Academy of Art, explores the concepts of value, and artworks in monochrome or colored portraits in black and white.
From 15th century frescoes to portraits by Rembrandt or Sargent, one of the most valuabl...
2021-02-23 17:11:33 +0000 UTC View Post
A Material review from The Florence Academy of Art faculty featured on The FAA Collective Patreon
We are delighted to present you with the first edition of this exciting new content on The FAA Collective Patreon: material recommendations and reviews! In this article, Matteo Taverna, graduate of and a pri...
2021-02-18 15:59:55 +0000 UTC View Post
We are very excited to present you with our first challenge, a SELF PORTRAIT!
From today FEBRUARY 12TH to MARCH 31ST we will be accepting entries of a self portrait either drawn, painted or sculpted in any medium!
Send a high resolution jpg to <...
2021-02-12 15:47:47 +0000 UTC View PostIf you look closely, what do you see... is it magic?
A room, the studio, sunlight light hitting a door, that falls in a specific way for just a few weeks in the year, my kids absorbed in a game, quietly, in a reality beyond our sight. Fireflies, stars or just specks of dust catching light, a magic key to those that believe, the painting resting on the table that I made last su...
2021-02-03 15:19:43 +0000 UTC View Post
An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
This month we are excited to present you with an art history lecture given by Tom Richards, Assistant Director of the Florence Academy of Art.
Originally presented for students beginning the Intensive Drawing program at the academy, this lecture, titled Art History 101 introduces several influential artists and art...
2021-01-25 14:18:11 +0000 UTC View Post
A Book Review from The Florence Academy of Art faculty featured on The FAA Collective Patreon
We are excited to present you with one of our new types of content available on The FAA Collective Patreon: book recommendations and reviews! In this video Toby Neve, graduate of and a principal instructor at the Florence Academy of Art, recommends The Practice and Science of Drawing by Harold...
2021-01-13 17:59:27 +0000 UTC View PostWe are happy to present you with our first 'Eye on the Community', a newsletter we'll be releasing every couple of months to highlight what our community members are up to - exhibitions, awards, exciting commissions, projects, and more.
Here are a few updates on the exciting recent goings-on within the community of students, graduates, and faculty of
An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your continued support!
This week we are delighted to share with you a highly informative lecture on El Greco, given by Ramiro Sanchez, Director of Advanced Painting, and Tom Richards, Assistant Director of The Florence Academy of Art.
Ramiro and Tom will look deeply...
2020-12-07 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you, as always, for your kind support! This week we are excited to present you with an art history lecture that is a little different. A joint effort between Tom Richards, Assistant Director of The Florence Academy of Art and Ramiro Sanchez, Director of the Advanced Painting pro...
2020-11-17 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
An installment in the Technique related content featured on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support!
This week we are excited to present you with a video featuring Marco Franco, a graduate and Principal Instructor at The Florence Academy of Art. In this video, we follow Franco’s beginning study for a rather large seated portrait oil painting...
2020-11-04 17:13:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
We are happy to announce The FAA Collective 1 year anniversary on Patreon!
Each dollar you gave went directly back into the Collective to create the exclusive and high quality content we shared with you.
During the past year we created over 40 posts that have explored Art History, Art Process, Techniques, and the lives and thoughts...
An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support! This week we are excited to present you with an art history lecture by Tom Richards, Assistant Director of The Florence Academy of Art, focusing on how studio space and light can be used as a creative tool in painting.
Rich...
2020-10-05 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
An installment in The Process related content featured on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your continued support! This week on The FAA Collective Patreon we are excited to share with you a video featuring Nicholas Chaundy, a graduate and Principal Instructor at The Florence Academy of Art.
“Why do we do self portraits?” Recorde...
2020-09-15 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your kind support! This week we would like to present you with an art history lecture given by Florence Academy of Art Assistant Director Tom Richards and Fabio Perino, a graduate of the academy and visual artist based in Turin, Italy. This art history lecture is centere...
2020-09-04 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
An installment in the Technique related content featured on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your continued support! This week on The FAA Collective Patreon we would like to present you with the second video in our series featuring Principal Instructor at The Florence Academy of Art and Painter Tanvi Pathare. The series explores Pathare’s process, techn...
2020-08-25 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support! This week on The FAA Collective we would like to present you with an exciting new Art History lecture featuring The Florence Academy of Art Assistant Director Tom Richards talking about a few selected artworks found in Florence and the surrounding areas. On...
2020-08-14 11:02:09 +0000 UTC View Post
An installment in the Technique related content featured on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your continued support! This week on The FAA Collective Patreon we would like to present you with the first video in an upcoming series featuring Principal Instructor at The Florence Academy of Art and Painter Tanvi Pathare. The series will explor...
2020-08-04 15:58:54 +0000 UTC View Post
An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support! This week on The FAA Collective we would like to present you with a fascinating lecture by The Florence Academy of Art Assistant Director Tom Richards and FAA Director and Founder Daniel Graves on the 17th century Spanish artist Jusepe de Ribe...
2020-07-24 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
An installment in the Technique related content featured on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support!
This week we are excited to present you with a video featuring Per Elof, graduate and former instructor of The Florence Academy of Art. In this video we are guided through the intricacies of how Per Elof sets up and uses his palette in or...
2020-07-14 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your continued support! This week we would like to present you with an art history lecture with Jason Arkles on likeness in portraiture in sculpture!
Focusing heavily on the connection between materials and effect, Arkles expertly guides us throu...
2020-07-02 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
An installment in the Technique related content featured on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support! This week on the The FAA Collective Patreon we would like to present you with a video featuring Vitaliy Shtanko, Principal Instructor at The Florence Academy of Art, explaining his method of how to achieve the effect of gold in painting. Beginning wi...
2020-06-24 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support! This past week we sent out our first batch of art print rewards for certain tiers of subscription to The FAA Collective Patreon. For those of you who qualify to receive them, we hope they arrive safely in your hands soon! In pairing with the much anticipated send off of the prints (A limited edition series of a drawing by Daniel Graves) fulfilled, this week we would like to present you with a video-recorded lect...
2020-06-15 17:16:00 +0000 UTC View Post
An installment in the Technique related content featured on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
This week on The FAA Collective Patreon we would like to present you with a Technique video featuring Eran Webber, graduate of and past principal instructor at The Florence Academy of Art. In this video you will be expertly guided through Eran’s personal method of how to construct a mouth from clay without losing d...
The Florence Academy of Art thanks the Region of Tuscany for allowing art students to return to their studios.
Next Wednesday, June 3, we will open our doors after almost three months of lockdown. Students, faculty and staff will finally leave isolation and get back to work. We will be taking all the necessary precautions.. including the tricky problem of portraiture in masks!
We also wish to thank our students, staff, faculty, trustees and supporters for helping the F...
2020-06-01 17:16:25 +0000 UTC View Post
An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you very much for your support! This week we would like to present you with an art history lecture with Tom Richards, Assistant Director of The Florence Academy of Art. This lecture takes a deep dive into the storied history of Titian’s Portrait of a Lady and Her Daughter. This Veneti...
2020-05-18 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
An Installment in the Art Talk related content featured on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your continued support! This week we are very excited to present you with an Art Talk with Eric J Drummond, a Canadian artist and recent graduate of The Florence Academy of Art. After completing training at The FAA in Spring of 2019, he returned to Canada whe...
2020-05-09 15:59:45 +0000 UTC View Post
An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support! This week we would like to present you with the second part to an art history lecture with Tom Richards, Assistant Director of The Florence Academy of Art. In this lecture we continue to explore the history and many potentials of the genre of portraiture through an anal...
2020-05-01 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
A video feature on FAA's Director of the Sculpture Drawing Program
Dear Patrons,
This week on The FAA Collective we would like to present you with a video featuring artist Mitch Shea.
Mitch is an American sculptor and draftsman born in Augusta, Georgia 1987. He attended the Academy of Art University in Sa...
2020-04-22 14:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support! This week we would like to present you with an art history lecture with Tom Richards, Assistant Director of The Florence Academy of Art. In this lecture, the first of two, we explore the history and many potentials of the genre of portraiture through an analysis of a few se...
2020-04-13 14:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post