I teach painting classes in english/spanish for beginners/ advance adults students in reduce groups at my Art Studio location in Midtown Miami. Also I have a visiting program teaching the classes in the location where the students are.
Teaching is individual according with the student level and goals. Classes are 3 hours long, one or twice a week. Usually materials are not included because i recommend the students work at home too, but they can be provided with an extra fee. I have a variety in my schedule that includes morning classes, early afternoon and evenings in different days of the week and also Saturday afternoon.
I have also a program for children classes organize in different groups according with the age of the kids focusing in painting, drawing, collage and mixed media.
I am an artist and an art instructor. Art and express myself through painting is my passion. I like to share that feeling with my students guiding them to make their personal journey. I facilitate the tools for them to know and doing what they want in art. Like a house you need to have a solid foundation to build the rest. This is what I am offering with my classes: A solid basic knowledge that allows my students to express themselves making good quality artwork, mastering composition and all the techniques they need for that goal.
My classes are ideal for the beginning or intermediate student-artist who wants to improve their painting skills. Individual instruction, demonstrations and exercises will cover the fundamentals of painting with acrylics or oils, such as: Color combination, color contrasts, form, value, shape, texture, composition, balance and use of brushes and other painting tools assist you in developing a body of work and a personal vocabulary..
Students are encouraged to experiment with paint, learning how to paint abstract paintings or still-lifes, landscapes and portraits that express their personal style exploring all painting classic techniques. Through a series of exercises they will learn how to prepare surfaces, paint mixing, selecting and organizing your color palette, and brushwork.
I am teaching some Painting classes at the Art Center South Florida in South Miami Beach and privately in my art studio during the last 20 years.
1989: Designated Professor's Assistant of Painting in the Department of Fine Arts, UNLP, Buenos Aires, Argentina, accepting this position for four years.
1990: Received Master's in Fine Arts with concentration in Painting at Facultad de Bellas Artes, National University of La Plata. The Master's Thesis was presented in the form of an individual exhibition in the Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1991: Received scholarship award in Fine Arts, Painting Section, through competition on a National level awarded by the Fondo Nacional del las Artes.
1991-92: Worked as Professor of Painting in the Escuela Municipal de Arte de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1993: Study-Oriented travel throughout Europe and North Africa, with extended stays in Roma, Italy,. and Madrid, Spain.
1994-96: Lived and -worked in New York City.
1998-06: Moved to Miami Beach, and accepted as a Resident Artist in the Art Center South Florida, also working as Art Instructor in Painting classes.
1998-2017: Working as an Art Instructor uninterruptedly in several Art classes and workshops at the Art Center South Florida.
1998 -2006. Work as an Art instructor in the Summer Art Camp at the Art Center South Florida.
1998 -2006. Work as an Art instructor in the Art Adventures Education Program with children of elementary schools at the Art Center South Florida.
1998 -2006. Work as an Art instructor in the Art Edge Education Program with selected students from High Schools at the Art Center South Florida.
2006- Moved to Wynwood Art District, Miami, where he was teaching several private painting classes for adults and children.
2010-15: Accepted as a Resident Artist, second term, in the Art Center South Florida.
2010 -2012. Work as an Art instructor in the Summer Art Camp at the Art Center South Florida.
2012 – Teaching One year Art Classes in a Visiting program for Elderly students at The House in South Miami.
2012 – Teaching Eight weeks Painting Classes in a Visiting program for Elderly students at Key Biscayne Public Library sponsor by Miami Dade.
2015 -2016. Work as an Art instructor teaching an after school art program at Cushman school for children in Elementary school.
2016 – Teaching a Two weekends Color Theory workshop for adults at the Art Center South Florida in Miami Beach.
2016 – Teaching a Two weekends Abstract Painting workshop for adults at the Art Center South Florida in Miami Beach.
Pablo has been one of the most amazing art instructors I have ever had. He had provide invaluable advice and guidance throughout my development as an artist.
Pablo's classes were the perfect plattform to develop my artistic passion. His constant encouragement together with his kind and wise advice guided me to explore and find my own expressive language consolidating my technique. Thanks to Pablo i became an abstract artist and was able to find and developed my own style of painting.
Had a amazing experience! Very humbe and knowledgeable teacher. Can feel the positivity in the classroom. Would definitly recommend to others.
My timing in coming to Pablo's class was perfect. His enthusiasm and constructive/positive critique of my work gave me the right amount of impetus, inspiration and confidence to help me "fly off" and advance my development to a whole new level. He created a very stimulating environment in his studio space for everyone, no matter how advanced, or not, to feel a certain degree of confidence and comfort to be able to continue advancing in one's evolutionary artistic path. I give him my highest marks and acknowledge his influence in helping me to continue attaining the goals I set for myself in my creative endeavors. Thank you Pablo!!!!!
Pablo is a wonderful instructor. His classes are fun and he adapts to your level of skill and experience. In just one course I learned so many new techniques that I never knew about. He also works well with your schedule and allows you to come to a class at another time if you can't always make it at the same time. His guidance helped me a lot with my artwork and enabled me to develop new and exciting skills. I am actually planning to take another one of his courses.
It is a great fortune to have Pablo Contrisciani as my painting teacher, he is a very brilliant artist who shares with his students his knowledge and experience with great generosity and dedication. Pablo is a great motivator that allows you to express your abilities and talents with freedom, makes each of your classes a great step in the development of your learning and leads you to challenge you to manifest your creative potential to the maximum. With Pablo you will not only have the best teacher but a great friend, he will always be aware of your development even after you have finished his classes, he will support you so that you continue to advance and joyfully share your successes. I attended my first painting workshops with Pablo in 2004 at the Art Center South Florida, and still today I continue to consult him. Pablo Contrisciani has been a fundamental pillar in the development of my vocation and my development as an artist.
Great professor... inspiring, challenging, caring. Amazing artist!!! Lucky to have the opportunity to learn from him. Even luckier to now call him a friend.
I have been a student in Pablo's classes for many years and I am delighted to give him my full endorsement as a fine teacher. He has always been supportive, present and a booster of my confidence as an artist.
Wonderful Venice trip. Pablo is not only an informative teacher but encourages you to expand your reach .
Pablo is extremely talented artist & is inspirational in his teaching strategy.
As a beginning artist, I am really enjoying my acrylic and oil painting lessons with Pablo Contrisciani. He teaches you the all-important skill of blending colors and guides you in picking progressively more difficult subjects, then stands back as you tackle these challenges by offering instruction and guidance. In this way, I feel he let's the student develop their own style. I highly recommend his classes!
I have known Pablo since 2009 when I was taking his Monday night class. I can say with absolutely honesty that Pablo is an Incredible professional, an innovative artist, a patient teacher and a sweet person.
I've studied with Pablo for 2 years. He is a terrific teacher with a wonderful eye and sense of color. But most importantly he is a wonderful person. He helps each student find their own artistic sense. He's helped make my retirement more fulfilling.
It is an amazing class for new learners and people with advanced skills. Pablo encourages you to learn not just the techniques but truly develop your own style. It's a very relaxed & fun class and and you meet the most wonderful people. You become a part of the artist community through this class and Pablo's classes don't end even when they do - he will keep you engaged by letting you know of all the fun events happening in the art world and just check how you are doing and if you created any new art work. If you are looking to learn how to paint or paint with friends or just relax and have fun - this is the best class ever.
I moved to miami in 1998 and for many years I didn't paint. When I found out about Pablo's classes I was super exited and started right away! For a couple years it was my distraction and therapy every week and I learned new techniques and styles ! Every week I was excited about the class ! Today I can say that I am a better painter that I like my paintings every day more and everything thanks to Pablo. Looking forward to come back to the classes anytime soon !!!
It is a blessing to be in Pablos ' classes, he teaches with love and most important he teaches how to explore through colors,shapes and connect to your essence through art!! I love it!
My clases with Pablo have always been terrific . Pablo gives me the freedom to express my art at the same time that guides me accomplish my vision.... Thank you Pablo, you are The best!
I'm happy with paiting classes. Pablo corrects the errors in each class. I learn every day. Thank you.
I've always loved art and everything that it includes. My daughter had taken a class from Pablo many years ago and thought he was great. So when I moved to Miami, I decided to take a painting class. It was so inspiring, I continued with more sessions. Pablo is not only an amazing artist, he is an extraordinary teacher. He brought out the inner artist in me which I didn't even know was hiding. I've continued to paint and have had offers to buy some of my work which to me is the absolute greatest compliment....all because of Pablo!
It was a great experience, I helped a lot in my purpose to learn new techniques and the teacher was very kind and patient.
I have been going to Pablo Constrisciani's classes for about two years and loving them. Pablo does all the right things for me. He is instructive, supportive and enthusiastic. The people in the class are a great group to be with and a terrific experience in all.
Pablo is an amazing instructor who helped me with exploring different art materials and experimentation in general. He was very knowledgeable about the area he was teaching and facilitates the student to bring their best out.
Pablo is a wonderful, inspiring teacher. Although my mother was a good artist, I never had painted before, nor taken any art lessons other than Art History! But Pablo was very patient and encouraging, and I actually was able to produce some likeable paintings! I recommend his classes wholeheartedly. He also had very advanced students and they were also very pleased with his instruction.
My art has improved considerably after having completed several classes and workshops with Pablo. I plan to continue learning with him. Pablo's upbeat energy motivates me and the classes are always fun.
I think Pablo is an excellent teacher, I learned a lot in just two sessions and plan to continue next session. He encourages everyone to work with their respective abilities and does so with numerous exercises that really took my painting further. You know it's a good class when every time it ends, you're not ready to leave. I hadn't painted in years and with Pablo's guidance, it felt like yesterday.
I took bunch of classes with Pablo. He is great teacher and extremely talented artist. He pays a lot of attention to me and other students. He is seeing unique style in every student and supports it! Highly recommend!
I had a wonderful experience. In the short time I took lessons I painted two acrylics . Pablo Contrisciani know how to teach. He is warm, understanding and knows how to get the most out of his students to create their art.
I have been an artist for 50 years. However I had not painted in 20. A dear friend Jodi, said she was taking lessons from Pablo Contrisciani and wanted me to join her pleeeeeaaaasseee...she begged. So after 20 years I dusted off my paint boxes. I join my friend at Pablos Studio for a lesson!! And it was a GREAT LESSON! He was terrific. I was most impressed, (which is hard to do) After chatting with me for a while, Pablo suggested I paint a face. He wanted to see where I was in my skill. SO he provided me with a Photo of and abstract face. I had a great time. Pablo was giving instruction to others in the Studio while passing by me too. I could see then that he was a good INSTRUCTOR, because he INSTRUCTED!!! He did not do it for you. He instructed you, explain, and helped, but he taught you. Either mixing your paint to achieve the correct skin tone. Pablo was there to help. Anyone will benifit from taking lessons from Pablo. I did!
I consider Pablo a valued mentor. He has taught me so much as an artist. Especially color, values, depth, perspective and so much more. He is one of the most caring and nicest person I know. His patience and encouragement of my talents always lessened any of my fears of failure. Pablo played a crucial role in helping me find myself as the artist I am today!
Pablo demonstrates best practices, provides options while inspiring, and helps you see the big picture whenever you are stuck. He is wonderful and a delightful teacher.
My first class with Pablo was my first art class ever! He actually was able to teach me to paint. Encouraging and teaching me discipline I am still painting a year later. I have produced at least ten paintings with his expertise. He is an excellent mentor and knows his craft well‼️ I highly recommend a beginner or seasoned artist to take his classes.
I introduce myself and explain the concept of art and painting as a discipline to express oneself.
I start asking why the student decided to take painting lessons, establish a conversation where I also talk about my own experience and why I decided to be an painter, how I started and how were my first steps in the learning process.
I start asking if the student has a previous painting experience to know in which level he/she is. After that I explain what is the goal of the course for a beginner or an advance student and the plan we are going to use to get that goal.
If its beginner I start with a basic color theory explanation to let the student know how color works, follow by an order for the distribution of the main colors in the palette, this is going to help the student to remember the color’s laws that previously explained, after that I make some demonstration mixing some colors, taking advantage of the order in the distribution of them in the palette, that makes easier to do any color needed.
If the student is advance, I review some of his/her previous artwork to know which elements in the composition have to be reinforce or improving. I have a dialogue with the student to know his/her expectations with the plan I am proposing and the goal of the class.
I got my MFA with specialization is painting at the Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata Buenos Aires, Argentina after 6 years, I got also a professor degree in Visual Arts. My art school has a great level although, in those years, was very academic, I wanted to develop a more free way to work, Color is the main element in my artwork and it has to do with the wish to express emotional states, that’s why I also took some private lessons with the best art instructors and artists searching something out of the academic world, looking for freedom and also a obtain great quality in my artwork.
I won a scholarship, immediately after I finished school and I asked to study with artist Luis Felipe Noé who accepted me as a student. Noé broke rules, in addition to being an artist; he is a theoretician of aesthetics. That experience in his studio was very enriching.
I was designated Professor's Assistant of Painting in the Department of Fine Arts, UNLP, Buenos Aires, Argentina, when I was still a student in the same University, accepting this position for four years. Simultaneously I started to teach some other institutions and some private art classes too.
I teach painting classes in english/spanish for beginners/ advance adults students in reduce groups at my Art Studio location in Midtown Miami. I also have a visiting program teaching the classes in the location where the students are.
Last October I taught a One week Expressive Painting workshop for adults in Venice, Italy at ll Chiostro.
First: Look at the artwork the instructor makes as an artist, to know if it has has quality & looks professional.
Third: Contact the instructor and have a conversation (phone call o email) with him/her explaining what are you looking for to be sure he/she can help you and if really is the teacher you are looking for.
Fourth: If the student have some experience in painting and have made already some artworks, ask the teacher to show them to him/her for a brief critique and evaluation. Ask the teacher also what recommends to improve it and if he/she can make a plan for that goal.
talking to teachers about their needs?
The students should ask why to any explanation the teacher says.
They should ask how their artwork could be improved to the maximum.
They should ask which elements in their painting are well done and which elements should be better and how.
They should ask the teacher to do demonstration of the techniques they want to learn.
They should ask the teacher for a plan for them to work at home between classes.
They should show the teacher images of their favorite artist and ask questions about how the artwork was made.
They should discuss their art ideas with the teacher to know his/her suggestions to success them.
They should show the teacher all artwork they make to have a constant feedback about the its progress and new suggestions to enrich the learning creative process.