Rossnaree Art School - Florence Art School,Rosnaree, Slane, Co. Meath, Ireland

Summer Courses

July to September

The Russian Academy Approach to Painting and Drawing

Course Description Dates Times Tutor Fees
Course program
3 practical tasks offered:
  1. Plaster head cast
  2. Still life with flying objects
  3. Architectural detail
20th - 25th August inclusive
3rd - 7th September inclusive
Morning Sessions
09.30 - 13.00
Afternoon Sessions
14.30 - 16.30
Nadezhda Molugova €420 (with Student and Unemployed Discounts,please apply )
  • Art course covering Plaseter head casting
  • Art course covering flying objects
  • Art Course covering Architectural detail

History of Art

Course Description Dates Times Tutor Fees
3 DAY Series of Lectures and Life drawing the Human Body in ART from Early Art through to the Renaissance. Spectacular bodies: the image of the human body from the Primitive Art to Picasso August To be confirmed Stefania Lapenta €210

Masterclass in Classical Figurative Painting and Drawing

Course Description Dates Times Tutor Fees
Molly Judd intensive five-day course in life-drawing and painting applies specific techniques towards three finished pieces; a drawing, a life-painting and a portrait study.
Teaching Methods and techniques will be Classical 8
Evening 1: Film Screening
Evening 2: History of Art Lecture
13th - 18th August inclusive Morning Sessions
09.30 - 13.00
Afternoon Sessions
14.30 - 16.30
Molly Judd 1 Week €420(UE and students discounted rate)

Monochrome / Grisaille Drawing & Painting

Course Description Dates Times Tutor Fees
Sam Horler will teach, using specific monochrome exercises, a bold and efficient approach to drawing and painting.
Step by step demonstrations and critiques will be inspiring with the use of a stunning collection of reproductions by various artists throughout art history, all of which will also be available for each student to consult and learn from.
Evening 1: Film Screening
Evening 2: Life-drawing
Evening 3: Life-drawing
23rd - 28th July inclusive Morning Sessions
09:30 – 12.30
Afternoon Sessions
13.30 – 16.00
Evening Sessions
20.00 – 22.00
Sam Horler 1 Week €420 (UE and students discounted rate)

Landscape Painting

Course Description Dates Times Tutor Fees
Joe Dunne’s sessions will be taking place mostly outdoors; students will be helped in selecting views and constructing arrangements which convey their responses to the environment with strength and subtlety.
Evening 1: Film Screening
Evening 2: Life-drawing session
3 days in August to be confirmed Morning Sessions
09:30 - 12.30
Afternoon Sessions
13.30 – 16.00
Evening Sessions
20.00 – 22.00
Joe Dunne 3 days €220 (UE and students discounted rate)

Painting & Cast-Drawing

Course Description Dates Times Tutor Fees
Gearoid Hayes will be teaching a painting and cast-drawing course, which focuses on the drawing and painting techniques of the old masters while promoting the importance of contemporary themes.
Evening 1: Film Screening
Evening 2: Life-drawing session
22 - 26 August inclusive Morning Sessions
09:30 - 12.30
Afternoon Sessions
13.30 – 16.00
Evening Sessions
20.00 – 22.00
Gearoid Hayes 1 Week €420 (UE and students discounted rate)

Landscape Painting

Course Description Dates Times Tutor Fees
Dan Scott’s landscape program gives students a comprehensive grounding in observational drawing technique. During the course, Dan will teach all the fundamental principals of drawing, such as perspective, measuring and proportion.
Evening 1: Film Screening
Evening 2: Life-drawing session
27 September – 2 October Morning Sessions
09:30 - 12.30
Afternoon Sessions
13.30 – 16.00
Evening Sessions
20.00 – 22.00
Dan Scott 1 Week €420 (UE and students discounted rate)
All courses will include Evening Sessions as listed above.
Lunches available and refreshments throughout the day @ 35 Euro per week.
Accommodation: Newgrange Lodge: @ 25 Euro per night.
All materials can be purchased from the Rossnaree School of Art.
(For more detailed information see course descriptions on the Curriculum page or Contact us.)