Students begin by drawing a plaster cast or still life in charcoal, developing their ability to render accurate proportions and value relationships. As students progress, they are introduced to the fundamentals of oil and/or pastel techniques, composition and color.

Ages 9 and Up

Start your child drawing at The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts where they will learn methods for seeing and drawing with information our adult students learn! This program, specially designed for children, moves them through steps to learn how to draw realistically, starting with cartoon characters and progressing to more complex illustrations. This course can be continued just as our adult classes, with students working at their own pace to improve their skills. The use of markers, colored pencils, and paint will be introduced as well as working from a still life. LIMIT 6 children.

Materials: Please bring a sketchpad (printer paper will do), and HB or 2B drawing pencil, and a rectractable mechanical eraser pencil to each class.

One-day figure studies

Students will paint a new study each week working from the figure. Working from a new pose each week will give students many opportunities to study gesture, anatomy, proportion, value and color! Instructors will guide the student to achieve a complete figure, starting by drawing and progressing to blocking in with paint while striving for accuracy in proportion. All students will begin in black-and-white value for the first two classes progressing to color based on skill level and student preference. Throughout the class topics to be discussed will include value structure/form, some anatomy, color mixing/ relativity, and understanding temperature. Different exercises will be presented throughout the class to focus on these topics.

This class is designed for the serious student who wants to make a living as an artist. Learning to create great art is only half of what you need to have a successful career as an artist. In this class you will learn what you need to do in an easy step-by-step process. This class will be tailored to meet the goals of the students. You will learn about marketing your art, working with galleries vs. on your own, skills of the self-employed, money management, and more. There will be homework each week. Have a pen and 3-ring binder with loose-leaf paper ready.

Login info for this online class will be provided after payment has been made.

Level 2 will be offered next semester.

Using a 21-inch skeletal armature, you will apply clay muscles to match the grey anatomical cast. Each muscle is applied in the order which is indicated on three lists provided.

List 1: the lower and upper leg.
List 2: the torso, upper arm, lower arm and the hand.
List 3: the neck and head.

The lists were designed to be used in conjunction with the anatomy book Anatomy for Artists by Eliot Goldfinger.

This class is an excellent study for the artist who is inspired by the human form. Each student will apply clay to the bone-tinted armature to gain a complete understanding of the relationship between muscle and bone. You will also learn important skeleton landmarks as well as the origin and insertions of the muscles and tendons. The finished sculpture will look like the clay muscle image.

Resin skeletal armature provided and included in the price of the class.

Additional materials required: Two 2-pound blocks of Chavant NSP Medium brown clay, $26. Chavant clay can be also be purchased online.

This course is a combination of lecture, demonstration, and practice of basic concepts in linear perspective and just some of its many facets. Students will learn and practice key components such as one- and two-point perspective, eye level/sight line, horizon line, vanish points, etc. Perspective is age-old and has been utilized by master painters, designers, architects, and more for centuries. Understanding and implementing perspective in your drawings is crucial; whether it be city/landscapes, still lifes, or portraits. These understandings will help contextualize and enhance the work you continue to produce. Perspective is the basis of every drawing and every life on earth! Bring your sketchbook and join us to learn from perspective.

Books, frames, art materials, easels, and more!

We have newly donated items for this annual sale which includes choice art books, frames, prints, art materials, easels and more. We also have a variety of picture moulding for sale as well as heavy-duty stretcher bars used for creating canvases. First come, first served.

Books, frames, art materials, easels, and more!

We have newly donated items for this annual sale which includes choice art books, frames, prints, art materials, easels and more. We also have a variety of picture moulding for sale as well as heavy-duty stretcher bars used for creating canvases. First come, first served.