Leonardian Drawings & art workshop in Florence

Discover the magic of traditional art in Florence. Join our private workshop to learn, create, and take home your own masterpiece. Suitable for all levels and ages.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Geko Art Studio Florence - Experience a unique blend of traditional Florentine art methods and contemporary techniques! Spend part of your day in our Studio with our expert instructors and choose from the following sessions: 1) Leonardian Drawing Session: Follow the traditional drawing process on paper using sanguine, sepia, or charcoal to reproduce one of the famous sketches by the Tuscan genius; 2) Low Artistic Relief: Create a small relief sculpture using clay modeling; 3) Botanical Plaster Casting Workshop: Make reliefs and drawings with plants, flowers, and sculptures on clay, and take home the plaster mold; 4) Palette Knife Painting Class: Create a small oil painting using a palette knife instead of brushes; 5) Watercolor Class: Learn watercolor techniques by painting naturalistic details like flowers or fruit; 6) Watercolor with Gold Leaf: Apply gold leaf to your watercolor painting; 7) Van Gogh Session: Create a painting using the technique and style of the famous Flemish artist.
What's Included
  • Snacks provided
  • Art supplies for drawing including paper and pencils
  • Sculpture materials including clay and support
  • Painting essentials with canvas and colors
What's Not Included
  • for sculpture: casts are excluded
Additional Information

Our artistic atelier has been offering lessons and workshops since 2018. Our artistic experiences are designed for all people who love art and are suitable for all levels and ages. Our goal is to spread traditional techniques in the contemporary panorama, encouraging travelers to rediscover their own essence born in Florence, cradle of Renaissance art. Furthermore, with this type of artistic experience, we intend to offer each participant a unique and educational adventure, which at the same time gives emotions, in order to make their stay in Florence unforgettable. So all you have to do is book your favorite artistic experience and we’ll take care of the rest! NOTE: all our lessons are private, once booked you will be contacted by our office to arrange times based on your needs and the availability of the atelier. Generally 10-13 are available; 2-5pm and 5.30-8.30pm our staff will try to help you!

Location
Geko Art Studio Florence
Via Coluccio Salutati
Our atelier is easily reachable from the city center by bus (nr. 23 direction Bagno a Ripoli / Sorgane get off at the SALUTATI GAVINANA stop and you will find the studio next door), bicycle, taxi and on foot (about 20 minutes from Porta San Niccolò)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Inspiration726192
Jul 31, 2024
Great day out - I had a great day today learning to draw at the Geko studio, we had a private lesson which allowed the instructor to really help me. Very patient and helpful I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys art or just trying something new.
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347dree
Apr 2, 2024
Drawing experience - Great experience ,learned alot ,great teacher ,great company and great food!👍 I really enjoyed the process and plan to use them in my day to day.
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Tonycu2334ij
Feb 5, 2024
Unique Florence Experience - This is such a unique experience. A private art workshop in a working art studio. I am a complete novice, and the artist was kind and generous with his advice and support. And I have a true talking point souvenir to take home. Thank you for taking me into your home and your studio for the morning
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Bklyn_girl07
Jul 17, 2023
Learning from local, contemporary masters - My 19-year-old son is an art student in NYC and really wanted to take a couple lessons locally while visiting Florence. We were lucky enough to find Octavio and Geko Studio to make this happen. He spent two 3-hour sessions with Octavio and another instructor (Diana) learning and drawing under their guidance. He loved the hours spent there and learning new ways of thinking about traditional anatomy-focused drawing. The studio is about a half-hour walk on the other side of the river in a quieter neighborhood which we all appreciated. He’s hoping to one day return to take a formal structured course. This experience was absolutely the highlight of his trip and made Florence a very special place for us all.
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Helenalb3580cn
Jun 27, 2023
Highly Recommended! - I had a very good time at the Geko Art Studio. They were very accommodating, friendly and informative. It was the best interactive activity I did in Florence!
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Dana
Jun 6, 2023
Michaelangelo and frescos - Wonderful! One-on-one art lesson with a professional. I love sketching anyway, so this was a fun add-on. The studio is lovely, and the area we used was perfect. She taught a specific method of sketching and transferring which was used in creating the frescoes of the renaissance. Awesome - and the results were amazing. I will repeat the method at home. The session lasted 3 hours - and time evaporated. We also enjoyed a delicious snack prepared by the owner. I brought my drawing home and will frame and hang when I get time. Great experience with attentive, knowledgeable, interesting people. Highly recommend.
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