{"id":18219,"date":"2024-12-06T17:08:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T16:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milanopaintingacademy.it\/?page_id=18219"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:23:24","slug":"expressive-oil-portrait-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.milanopaintingacademy.it\/en\/courses\/expressive-oil-portrait-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressive oil portrait course"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18219\" class=\"elementor elementor-18219 elementor-18218\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2814360 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch banner-full elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2814360\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f1b4db\" data-id=\"5f1b4db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f34e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f34e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent\"><br><\/span><\/div> OIL PORTRAIT COURSE with Pietro Geranzani: the face and the matter<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-167272ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"167272ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31816f53\" data-id=\"31816f53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f0e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25f0e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oil Portrait Course with Pietro Geranzani<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10671386 mpa-div-sec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"10671386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9bc567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9bc567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA hands-on journey to learn oil portrait technique and develop an independent pictorial language. The portrait is the most direct and powerful way to represent a person, translating their features through colour.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc6006f elementor-section-full_width banner-mid-home elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc6006f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-765f87c half-sec-left\" data-id=\"765f87c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f4b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0f4b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What will you learn?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a0160 mpa-div-sec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"87a0160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d592a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24d592a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"course-content-subtitle\">Portrait from Life<\/h4>\nWorking with a live model, we will tackle the construction of the face. Focus will be placed on the rendering of volumes, light, and the chromatic relationships that define the subject&#8217;s physiognomy.\n<h4 class=\"course-content-subtitle\">Palette Study<\/h4>\nIn this phase, students will be guided through the construction of a targeted palette, starting from the fundamental techniques. We will analyse and experiment with different colour combinations, from the celebrated limited palette of Zorn to the more elaborate palettes of Sargent and the Expressionists.\n<h4 class=\"course-content-subtitle\">The Self-Portrait<\/h4>\nSeveral sessions will be dedicated to studying one&#8217;s own face, a method used throughout art history as a constant practice of painting and self-exploration.\n<h4 class=\"course-content-subtitle\">The Lesson of Modern Art<\/h4>\nWe will examine the break that avant-garde painting produced in relation to tradition. Studying this transition serves to discover new solutions in the use of colour and matter, moving beyond the academic framework.\n<h4 class=\"course-content-subtitle\">Development of Style<\/h4>\nEach student will be personally guided in the search for their own pictorial voice. This journey will unfold through ongoing comparison with the technical and compositional choices of the masters of modern and contemporary art.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18e18f7\" data-id=\"18e18f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3249501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3249501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2d0822 elementor-section-full_width banner-mid-home elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2d0822\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f247246 half-sec-left\" data-id=\"f247246\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60033c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60033c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who is it for?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb236af mpa-div-sec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"eb236af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222ab95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"222ab95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The course is open to:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Beginners and advanced artists:<\/strong> Perfect for those looking to learn or refine realistic oil painting techniques.<\/li><li><strong>Art materials enthusiasts:<\/strong> Ideal for those who want to deepen their knowledge of materials and painting techniques.<\/li><li><strong>Creatives seeking new directions:<\/strong> Excellent for those wishing to explore a personal and ever-evolving artistic language.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88c7fa8\" data-id=\"88c7fa8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7431efb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7431efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20fc6bd elementor-section-full_width banner-mid-home elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20fc6bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c699de4 half-sec-left\" data-id=\"c699de4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d02988b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d02988b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Course Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0de31ae mpa-div-sec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0de31ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-982fe45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"982fe45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong>Introduction to oil painting:<\/strong> Its characteristics and potential.<\/li><li><strong>Proportions and head anatomy:<\/strong> Foundations for accurate representation.<\/li><li><strong>Visual composition:<\/strong> Fundamental principles for organizing the pictorial space.<\/li><li><strong>Color:<\/strong> Mixing and thoughtful use to create harmony and realism.<\/li><li><strong>Light and volume:<\/strong> Chiaroscuro techniques to build three-dimensionality.<\/li><li><strong>Portrait and self-portrait:<\/strong> Creating works that capture expression and personality.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e7f483\" data-id=\"8e7f483\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c77411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9c77411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c48029 elementor-section-full_width banner-mid-home elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c48029\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-483e486 half-sec-left\" data-id=\"483e486\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b6d625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b6d625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pietro Geranzani - Instructor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d565ed mpa-div-sec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d565ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792e6ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"792e6ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pietro Geranzani is an internationally renowned artist, born in London in 1964. A summa cum laude graduate of the Ligustica Academy of Fine Arts in Genoa, he has exhibited in prestigious solo and group shows, including the Venice Biennale, with his works featured in museum collections such as MART.<\/p><p>With extensive teaching experience, Geranzani has led workshops and seminars at esteemed institutions such as the Brera Academy of Fine Arts. His artistic practice and career offer invaluable guidance for those wishing to immerse themselves in the art of expressive oil portraiture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a61a936\" data-id=\"a61a936\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f693365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f693365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-114de5fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"114de5fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14c0f7fa\" data-id=\"14c0f7fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f0ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87f0ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practical Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d13bd8 mpa-div-sec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"78d13bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e97133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66e97133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Day:<\/strong> Saturday<\/li><li><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 12 lessons, each 3 hours long<\/li><li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Open to beginners and advanced artists<\/li><\/ul><p>For questions, to request more information or to book your spot, please contact us at: <a href=\"mailto:info@milanopaintingacademy.it\" data-cmp-ab=\"2\">info@milanopaintingacademy.it<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OIL PORTRAIT COURSE with Pietro Geranzani: the face and the matter Oil Portrait Course with Pietro Geranzani A hands-on journey to learn oil portrait technique and develop an independent pictorial language. The portrait is the most direct and powerful way to represent a person, translating their features through colour. What will you learn? 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