What the Students say about Master Artist Mariano & their personal art sessions learning classical art.
Jalaria P. > Windsor, April 8/2022 Mariano has been my art teacher for many years now. He is skilled across mediums, knowledgeable in the history and techniques of the masters, and above all else, consistently attentive towards his students. His traditional art lessons are motivated not by financial incentive but wholeheartedly from a place of passion.
If you are a serious artist of any age with a genuine drive to further your abilities, regardless of the direction you wish to take, Mariano is the teacher with the qualifications to make it happen.
ART LESSONS Windsor Private or Small Group with a Master Artist
Call 519-977-0729 to schedule your art lessons, catering to your personnel schedule.
Learn to render (draw) and paint in oils in the grand tradition. Learn to paint in other mediums, acrylic, water colour, gouache and ink. If you are a budding artist and are serious about learning the grand tradition. Mariano offers private lesson in sessions for a fee.
If you've drawn or sketched before and want to learn more. I offer private one on one lessons or small groups as we start from the basics, step by step. Rendering in graphite, charcoal or conte is the foundation to excellent painting. How to measure, perspective, value scales, proportion and good composition.
Learn about compositional balance, design, observation, multi-point perspective, colour harmony, "Chiaroscuro" light and shadow effects. "Houding" - tonal and spatial organization of the picture as a whole, glazing, artistic licence and portraiture.
Learn to use the raw materials to make your own oil ground emulsions, stretch canvas and build panels. Learn about art equipment, oils, mediums and pigments, archival practices, brushes and documenting your artwork.
Discover how to under paint, understand the chemistry of paint, glazes, varnishes and painting mediums, drying indexes. Learn to master the fine art of oil painting techniques in the grand tradition.
Call 519-977-0729 to schedule your art lessons, catering to your personnel schedule.
Xuefeng H. > Windsor, April 10/2022 My daughter Grace has been learning art the past four years with Mariano since she was four years old. Mariano is a great master artist and wonderful teacher. He teaches in a fun way to make my daughter joyful. Grace is not only learning about drawing or painting, she also learns about art history, art materials, art techniques and how to draw step by step. We are very thankful that Mariano teaches my daughter and make her to think and draw like an artist.
Shanshan L. > Windsor, April 11/2022 Mariano is a master artist with a lot of knowledge and experience in teaching with young children. The learning experience for my daughter Sarah with him is enjoyable. Mariano not only teaches drawing skills but also very rich art history, art materials, and art techniques. Mariano teaches in a very friendly style with sufficient interactions, demonstrations for young children to engage and understand challenging art concept. The experience and the skill set obtained from Mariano would benefit my daughter in her life.
Christopher I. , Windsor April.16/2022 We are thrilled with our (7 year old) Carina, our daughter's experience at Master Artist Mariano's art lessons. In just a short conversation with Mariano in our first meeting, I could feel the enthusiasm he has for art and for teaching art. He's not just teaching his students how to produce a piece of work, he teaches art history, a wide variety of techniques, and about all the tools of the trade. Mariano has a genuine passion for teaching art as he wishes to inspire a love for art in those he teaches. He has an ease and patience which allows students to feel encouraged and safe to challenge themselves with more advanced techniques. His passion for his craft has definitely inspired his students and we can see the impact it has had on our daughter as she is excited to share her work and everything she learns each week in his class. Thank you to Mariano for providing opportunities for young artists to explore their creativity and grow their love of art.
Niksha V., Windsor June,6/2022 I’ve been a student for little less than a year – however I’ve learnt so much in that time Attending structured art lessons with Master Artist Mariano. I’ve learnt all about values, shading, perspective, pigments, painting and drawing techniques, true color theory and how to mix pigments and colors. Mariano sits right next to me while I draw or paint instructing me step by step with various techniques and providing positive feedback on how to improve. Mariano is extremely knowledgeable and has lots of experience and is easy to learn with, did I mention he is also funny while being a gifted artist.
Mariano has shown me a variety of excellent art materials and how to use them in many mediums – including quality watercolors, gouache, oil paints and other dry media. The importance of proper substrates and their qualities for paper, canvas and wood panels.
I have also learnt a lot about art history in terms of how a particular famous artist worked with their paints, methods and techniques - most importantly Mariano articulates the science behind the techniques.
Mariano has been creating artworks for over 50 years, as he passes down that knowledge to the next generation – he has been deemed by many as a “modern master”
I’ve learnt on how to apply many techniques and the knowledge behind them in a variety of mediums in a very short time – learning from his experience and I have improved my art skills one hundred fold. It is a pure joy to learn and I recommend Mariano to any serious art student.
Spencer Y. , Windsor April 17/2022 Every week, I look forward to taking art lessons with Mariano. He not only teaches me how to draw, but he also provides many useful art techniques used by renaissance artists for drawing and painting that makes an art piece come to life.
Since early 2019 onward, as we began, he taught me in an interesting but efficient way, so that in a short amount of time, I was able to progress from almost no experience in art to being able to draw complicated still life and learn the process and techniques of painting.
His Mona Lisa recreation painting reveals the passion he has for art. It is placed in his gallery of many paintings, which he uses to show the techniques to students like me. Not only is he extremely skilled and doing and teaching art, but he is also great at woodworking, since he makes most decorated frames for his own paintings.
I'm lucky to have met such a great art teacher to help me improve my art skills, expand creativity, and help me understand the true meaning of art.