ABOUT CANALETTO ART
At Canaletto Art, we teach children from age 6, teenagers and adults. At 47 Łukowska Street, each student works on their own painting with guidance from an instructor.
OUR STORY
Canaletto Art was founded in Lublin by Eliza Dudek-Wójcicka, a graduate of Lublin’s art secondary school and the Graphic Arts programme at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. For nearly two decades, the studio has brought together people who want to learn to paint or return to a former passion.
Today, Eliza and Mateusz teach the classes. Both demonstrate techniques with practical examples so students can try them straight away in their own work.
HOW WE TEACH
We work in groups of up to 10. The subject and difficulty are tailored to each student, so the paintings on neighbouring easels can look completely different. We usually start with acrylics on canvas. We show you how to sketch, plan a composition, mix colours and build up layers of paint.
Painting is our main focus. Drawing helps students practise proportions, perspective, light and shade. Instructors show what to adjust at each stage and how to solve problems as they come up.
WHO IT’S FOR
After-school classes give children time to experiment with paint and see their ideas through. We adapt activities to their age. A favourite animal, character or landscape can be a starting point for learning the basics of colour and composition.
We help students prepare for art-focused secondary schools and university art programmes. Depending on your goal, we work on observational drawing, composition and painting. We also discuss which work to include in a portfolio and what to practise next.
Come with an idea of your own or start with the basics. We run mixed-age groups and adults-only morning classes with Eliza on Thursdays and Saturdays. Mateusz’s groups also offer instruction in English.
OUTSIDE THE STUDIO
We organise exhibitions where students can share their work with family and the public. Preparing an exhibition gives them a chance to choose their own paintings, reflect on their progress and talk about their work. In June 2019, young Canaletto Art artists exhibited easel paintings at Bolesław Chrobry Primary School in Lublin.
See student artworkWe organise outdoor sessions so students can paint from observation away from the studio. Light and shadows shift as you work, making it easy to see how the time of day changes colours. Our archive includes an invitation to a June 2019 outdoor painting session at the Lublin Open Air Village Museum.
Canaletto Art exhibition and outdoor painting archiveYOUR FIRST VISIT
We accept enquiries all year. Regular classes run from September to the end of June, and we offer week-long painting workshops during the summer and winter holidays. You only need to buy a canvas for the first session. The rest of the materials are available at the studio.
Our studio is at ul. Łukowska 47, 20-723 Lublin. You can select several suitable times in the form. We’ll check which groups have space and get in touch.
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