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The Scottish School of Classical Art offers a full-time program for the professional artist. Focused on providing dedicated training in realistic painting and drawing. Our skill-oriented course, which imparts representational drawing techniques, has its roots in the great classical painting traditions of Europe. Rather than seeking to recreate the past, our mission is to preserve these timeless skills and traditions while training a new generation of modern masters. If you are interested in advancing your artistic abilities through dedicated training and instruction, we encourage you to enroll in our program.
Why Study with SSCA?
The Scottish School of Classical Art is deeply committed to supporting students of all skill levels in achieving their artistic goals. Our program offers a range of study options, including part-time, full-time, evening, and short- and long-term courses and workshops. Our core program is divided into three levels, each comprising a series of studies that can be completed at the student's own pace with the support of one-on-one critiques. Our adaptable teaching method allows us to accommodate different schedules and needs, ensuring that all students receive the highest quality instruction.
Through our program, students learn to represent the human figure using a range of complex concepts and methods, including gesture, design, hue, chroma, value, and anatomy. They begin by working with materials such as graphite and charcoal and eventually progress to using full color palettes in oil paint. Our constructive approach to drawing, which involves comparative measurement and sight-size techniques, helps students develop the skills and knowledge needed to create believable visual impressions of the figure without relying heavily on the model. By providing manageable steps and a flexible tuition schedule, we empower our students to become expert problem solvers and masters of their craft.








![Alix apparaissant au masque by Tony Robert-Fleury.
(1890)
Description:
Illustration la fin de la scène I de l’acte II de la pièce de théâtre de Victor Hugo “ Les Jumeaux “ où le personnage d’Alix de Ponthieu apparaît au Masque [de fer]. Le peintre modifie la source de la lumière par rapport à la didascalie de l’auteur : « Une femme vêtue de blanc paraît à l’ouverture. C’est Alix. Derrière elle un geôlier qui tient à la main une lanterne dont la clarté se répand dans le cachot. Le Masque, toujours à genoux, contemple cette femme entourée de lumière comme une vision.
English:
Illustration the end of scene I of act II of Victor Hugo’s play “Les Jumeaux” where the character of Alix de Ponthieu appears at the [iron] Mask. The painter modifies the source of light compared to the author’s caption: “A woman dressed in white appears at the opening. It’s Alix. Behind her a jailer holding a lantern whose clarity spreads in the dungeon. The Mask, still on its knees, contemplates this woman surrounded by light like a vision.
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![Alix apparaissant au masque by Tony Robert-Fleury.
(1890)
Description:
Illustration la fin de la scène I de l’acte II de la pièce de théâtre de Victor Hugo “ Les Jumeaux “ où le personnage d’Alix de Ponthieu apparaît au Masque [de fer]. Le peintre modifie la source de la lumière par rapport à la didascalie de l’auteur : « Une femme vêtue de blanc paraît à l’ouverture. C’est Alix. Derrière elle un geôlier qui tient à la main une lanterne dont la clarté se répand dans le cachot. Le Masque, toujours à genoux, contemple cette femme entourée de lumière comme une vision.
English:
Illustration the end of scene I of act II of Victor Hugo’s play “Les Jumeaux” where the character of Alix de Ponthieu appears at the [iron] Mask. The painter modifies the source of light compared to the author’s caption: “A woman dressed in white appears at the opening. It’s Alix. Behind her a jailer holding a lantern whose clarity spreads in the dungeon. The Mask, still on its knees, contemplates this woman surrounded by light like a vision.
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#Scottishschoolofclassicalart #artoftheday #oilpaintings #renaissanceart #classicalart #baroque #neoclassical #oilcolor #oiloncanvas #portraitpainting #portraitartist #portraitartwork #contemporaryportrait #selfportrait #arthistory #arte #masterpiece #artgallery #mask #apparition #victorhugo #hugo #artlovers #artwork #oilpainting](https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.75761-15/505429256_18064245803327666_482310867842741413_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=4_oforvPq1oQ7kNvwFQgmo_&_nc_oc=AdmsxYiU2__M-kN4LrMnlugZSTNij6XR8IhUNxvl7uHe8PQaVqm60wm_kQSBjcXN5lo&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=hLIAKy2d_LCeLfOTEWGKVg&oh=00_AfNFSACl8m014IOeLYhmoo3hxewH8OEDtIP1GT_W9c-gmQ&oe=68564CEB)
![“Jessica” by Thomas Francis Dicksee (1867)
Inscribed and dated ‘Jessica/Farewell: and if my fortune [be not crost]/I have a father, you a daughter lost,/The Merchant of Venice/T.F. Dicksee/2 Fitzroy Square’ (on the artist’s label on the reverse) Oil on canvas, framed as an oval. 14 x 12 in.
« Thomas Francis Dicksee was a portraitist and painter of historical, genre subjects. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1841 until the year of his death. His brother John Robert Dicksee was also a painter, and his children, Sir Francis Dicksee and Margaret likewise became painters.
Thomas Dicksee produced a series of portraits of family members, and also painted idealised portraits, including the Shakespearean characters Ophelia, Beatrice, Miranda and Ariel. He exhibited seven portraits of Shakespearean heroines at the Royal Academy.
This painting shows Jessica, a character in Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice, the daughter of a Jewish moneylender Shylock, who defies her father’s wishes and falls in love with a Christian, Lorenzo. »
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#Scottishschoolofclassicalart #artoftheday #oilpaintings #renaissanceart #classicalart #baroque #neoclassical #oilcolor #oiloncanvas #portraitpainting #portraitartist #portraitartwork #contemporaryportrait #selfportrait #portraitpainter #merchantofvenice #shakespeare #englishstory](https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.75761-15/508012182_18064219949327666_3853132383893755914_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=u4wixDth77QQ7kNvwG3YzHS&_nc_oc=AdnG8bc9xrJBRg-mqXog-PNE_gUonoQgCw7j8IQ60zxPm-5M6yCmHENyIRevta93Xkk&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=hLIAKy2d_LCeLfOTEWGKVg&oh=00_AfNT3kmO0r30TXnRV8LwbJysJNEGWPcRCi6T7YtYy8PNiA&oe=6856523E)
![“Jessica” by Thomas Francis Dicksee (1867)
Inscribed and dated ‘Jessica/Farewell: and if my fortune [be not crost]/I have a father, you a daughter lost,/The Merchant of Venice/T.F. Dicksee/2 Fitzroy Square’ (on the artist’s label on the reverse) Oil on canvas, framed as an oval. 14 x 12 in.
« Thomas Francis Dicksee was a portraitist and painter of historical, genre subjects. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1841 until the year of his death. His brother John Robert Dicksee was also a painter, and his children, Sir Francis Dicksee and Margaret likewise became painters.
Thomas Dicksee produced a series of portraits of family members, and also painted idealised portraits, including the Shakespearean characters Ophelia, Beatrice, Miranda and Ariel. He exhibited seven portraits of Shakespearean heroines at the Royal Academy.
This painting shows Jessica, a character in Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice, the daughter of a Jewish moneylender Shylock, who defies her father’s wishes and falls in love with a Christian, Lorenzo. »
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Link in bio👨🎨
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#Scottishschoolofclassicalart #artoftheday #oilpaintings #renaissanceart #classicalart #baroque #neoclassical #oilcolor #oiloncanvas #portraitpainting #portraitartist #portraitartwork #contemporaryportrait #selfportrait #portraitpainter #merchantofvenice #shakespeare #englishstory](https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.75761-15/508012182_18064219949327666_3853132383893755914_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=u4wixDth77QQ7kNvwG3YzHS&_nc_oc=AdnG8bc9xrJBRg-mqXog-PNE_gUonoQgCw7j8IQ60zxPm-5M6yCmHENyIRevta93Xkk&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=hLIAKy2d_LCeLfOTEWGKVg&oh=00_AfNT3kmO0r30TXnRV8LwbJysJNEGWPcRCi6T7YtYy8PNiA&oe=6856523E)

















































