DOMINIQUE MEDICI
Professional Artist and Teacher

Dominique is a figurative artist specializing in both Egg Tempera and Oil Painting. She studied in London and has exhibited internationally, including The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Art in Action and Christies Young Artist Exhibition. Medici has received awards from The Portrait Society of America, Art Renewal Center, Oil Painters of America, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club among others. Dominique has undertaken numerous portrait commissions and her work in displayed in many private collections throughout the US and Europe, Dominique has a passion for teaching and has taught extensively both privately and publicly.

Here's what other students are saying about Dominique Medici’s classes.

“Dominique expertly guides you through a process to dramatically increase your drawing skills, focusing on proportion, value (shading), and edges.  Through her demos and kind critiques she helps you:  1) see what she sees, 2) break down drawing subjects into simple, manageable shapes, and 3) learn effective ways to correct errors.  I cannot recommend her classes highly enough.” --Lisa Johanson

“Dominique provided exceptional value in her online portrait painting class (May, 2021): comprehensiveness, clear communication, demonstration, helpful critiques of student work, and effective-economic use of time.  Not to mention her enviable skill and painterly style!  A great class for painters of all levels.  I will be back for more, thank you.” --Ted Kutscher

“I have so enjoyed this class. Dominique is an excellent teacher and a gifted artist.  Her explanations are clear;  the right pace and done with just a bit of humor.   Never slow or boring.  Her demonstrations are amazing.  She listens to students questions and answers in a thoughtful way.  The critiques are incredibly instructive.  I highly recommend Dominique Medici for learning portrait painting.” --Pamela N.

“I have been taking Dominique's on line oil painting classes for 5 months. Dominique is a clear, calm, complete communicator, who knows how to break down a process, show how it indeed works.  She reinforces the lesson, then compresses the steps, and varies approaches, to demonstrate how make the best use of the time you have available.  It is great fun, and very engaging.  Even better, her students' results are successful, unique, and fascinating.”  --Janice Lengenfelder

“Dominique’s class. “ Portrait and Figure Painting with a Limited Palette” meets weekly for 3 hours and offers different but connected segments each month. I have been enrolling monthly for over a year because each week I am learning skills and techniques that are improving my art. That, coupled with the opportunity to practice the skills she models and receive helpful critiques makes this a learning experience you do not want to miss. Dominique’s class is a highlight of my week!” --Jill Jacoby

“If you’d like your art to tremendously improve, you should take Dominique’s classes. She’s an excellent teacher (and a very talented artist, which is very inspiring)! She explains everything very clearly and can really simplify the drawing process. She demonstrates live on classes and explains her thought process, and it’s extremely helpful. I’m taking Dominique’s drawing class online and it has really taken my drawings to the next level!!! I’m definitely going to take her painting classes as well.” --Tal Tamir

“Dominique's Limited Palette class has been a wonderful introduction to the realm of oil painting. I love the 4 step process she uses to structure the lesson. I did this course online via ASL, and it felt like we were in studio together. She has a soothing voice also, which is very pleasant to listen to. It doesn't feel rushed but it covered a lot in a limited period of time.” --Jenny Mikulski

“Dominique breaks down the elements of color, composition, and the painting process into clear steps/parts, and this process has helped clarify my thinking and seeing.  Her critiques are wonderful, never judgemental, and I learn from each artist’s work. Domenique’s passion, as well as her calm, infuse her teaching.” --Jennifer Addas

“I would not hesitate to recommend Dominque Medici's oil painting instruction.  She is generous with her vast knowledge and is able to meet students on their level: emerging painters as well as those very experienced. Her teaching pace and vocabulary are excellent. She has a superb command of the technical aspects of online instruction.” --Deedle Whitcher

“Taking online drawing classes with Dominique has been a joy. I have seen my work improve over these past months thanks to her careful instruction and the natural ease she has as a teacher. Dominique's classes and her passion for the creative process have rekindled my love of painting and drawing after spending many years in the more commercial side of the art world. I am looking forward to this summer's Plein Air painting course with Dominique.” --Joan Elliot

“I have been very impressed with Dominique's teaching. I am now taking my 3rd class with her. She is very organized, and uses state of the art technology in order to present her lessons. Her teaching method breaks down the techniques into simple, manageable steps, so that one can really learn and gain control over the elements of perspective, value, color, and edges: all the components of making a great painting. I highly recommend studying with her!” --Sylvia Vigliani