Classical Portrait Drawing: The Renaissance Man’s Method
About Me
A course by Michele Bajona , Contemporary Figurative Artist
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this lesson, I will tell you how classical art has influenced my artistic career and helped me create a unique way to express myself. ”
In this video lesson Michele Bajona addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Classical Portrait Drawing: The Renaissance Man’s Method. Learn to cultivate active curiosity while exploring Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing techniques to create a classical portrait drawing with materials used in the Renaissance era.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me Welcome to my course. In this lesson, I'll tell you about my love and passion for drawing and visual arts. My name is Michele Bajona and I come from Vicenza, Italy. I have a formal education in architecture and an artist career that is strongly influenced by the great masters of the past. My first art mentor is Otello De Maria. He was active in Vicenza during my early years. He received a formal education in Florence with Pietro Annigoni, and teachers such as Graziosi and Carena. I remember my first day with him. I had to copy a cast sculpture with a sanguine or red chalk pencil an...”
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Course summary for: Classical Portrait Drawing: The Renaissance Man’s Method
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching

Michele Bajona
A course by Michele Bajona
Michele Bajona is an architect-turned-painter whose artwork has been exhibited throughout America and Europe. He attended the Art Student League in New York City and is a member of Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc in Barcelona. He currently resides in Mexico City, where he continues to paint and teaches art. He has given masterclasses at Museums and cultural institutions.
In addition to solo and collective exhibitions across the globe, he won the first prize for best video documentary at the 54th Venice Art Biennial, Padiglione Italia.
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