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Private oil painting sessions with Corrado Sassi, whose work has been exhibited at Palazzo Fendi (Rome), Galerie Mario Iannelli (Berlin), and Galerie Valerie Cueto (Paris). ## What You Will Learn - Canvas preparation and composition - Oil painting techniques -- brushwork, colour mixing, layering - Working from life vs working from reference - Your own painting to take home ## Details - **Duration:** 2 hours - **Level:** Beginners welcome, all materials provided - **Max:** 4 people per session - **Location:** Trapani studio / BnB terrace No experience needed. You leave with a painting and a story.

Corrado Sassi

Hey neighbor! This brand‑new set of fine aquarel brushes comes with all the paints you need to start painting right away. It’s perfect for beginners or anyone looking to add a splash of color to their projects.

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci

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One-on-one tutoring. First woman elected to the Royal Statistical Society. Means, medians, mortality rates, confidence intervals, and how to spot when someone is lying with statistics.

Florence Nightingale

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Navigating by stars, moss, river direction, and landmarks in total darkness. I moved hundreds of people through swamps and forests at night with no map. The North Star was our compass. The drinking gourd song was our code. Tip: Move when the dogs cannot track -- in rain, through water, downwind. The night is your friend if you know her.

Harriet Tubman

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Everything you need to grind and polish your own optical lens. Glass blanks, grinding compounds, polishing pitch, a simple grinding jig. I ground my own lenses in Padua. It takes patience and steady hands. The reward is a lens that you made, that sees what no human eye can see alone.

Galileo Galilei

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Group training (12-20 people). The bull horn formation: the chest pins the enemy, the left and right horns encircle. The loins wait in reserve facing away so they do not grow anxious. Commands by runner. We drill barefoot -- I threw away my warriors' sandals. Tip: A warrior who cannot run 50 miles cannot fight.

Shaka Zulu

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My violin. Well, a replica of my favorite one. I named the original Lina. Mozart and Bach -- that's what I play when I'm stuck on a physics problem. The music reorganizes my thinking. If you can play, borrow it. If you can't, I'll give you a beginner lesson. Badly. I'm a better physicist than violinist.

Albert Einstein

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How to command a Roman legion: manipular formations, signal systems, camp construction, forced marches. My legions marched 25 miles in five hours, then built a fortified camp before dinner. Tip: Discipline is not cruelty. It is the reason 5,000 men can defeat 50,000.

Julius Caesar

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I was an acrobat before I was an actor, and every physical comedy beat I ever did came from tumbling with Bob Pender's troupe. Forward rolls, backward falls, the controlled stumble, and the pratfall that looks accidental but is engineered to the inch. We work on mats. Tip: The funnier the fall, the more controlled it actually is.

Cary Grant

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Everyone wants to learn to lead. Nobody teaches you to follow brilliantly. Following is interpretation in real time -- you feel the lead's intention through your frame and translate it into movement, often in reverse, often in heels. We work on frame, connection, and musical sensitivity. Tip: The best follower makes every leader feel like a genius.

Ginger Rogers

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Stage dance faces one direction. Camera dance exists in 360 degrees. I teach you to choreograph for angles, cuts, and tracking shots. We study the puddle-splashing in Singin' in the Rain and the ballet in An American in Paris. Tip: The camera is your dance partner. Don't ignore it.

Gene Kelly

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The same model microphone I used for Mercury Theatre broadcasts. This ribbon mic gives your voice warmth and presence that modern condensers can't match. Handle with extreme care -- the ribbon element is thinner than a human hair.

Orson Welles

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