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.

This is a wonderful class to learn the basics of watercolor and drawing and advance to more complicated watercolors. Gain knowledge of the richness of warm and cool colors, understand the nature of their relationship, and learn how opaque and transparent colors work together.

Begin with simple studies and advance to still life, landscape, and portrait. Instruction includes lots of individual help.

The goal of this course is to sharpen drawing ability and technique. Students will be guided through completing a single drawing from a reproduction in the Charles Bargue Drawing Course. The process will take students from the straight line block in to the end stages and subtle finishing. Occasional class exercises will allow students to practice using a variety of tools and techniques. This course is an excellent precursor to sight-size cast drawing and appropriate for all skill levels. Copies will be completed in pencil. Please bring a large 18" x 24" drawing board, HB pencil, and kneaded eraser to first class.

There is no better time than today to begin documenting your art collection and legacy!

Take this first step and you will sleep better knowing your life’s work, the art you’ve been creating, or collecting for years, is catalogued, valued and protected. This course will guide you to develop a practice that can assist you daily in keeping an organized catalogue of your collections. You will take away a comprehensive plan to move forward with the tools to protect your assets, document your collectibles, and be prepared for unforeseen events. This is a one day hands on workshop with a seasoned arts advisor, avid collector, and art appraiser who draws on her own experiences to share why this is so vitally important. Think of this course as a gift to your future self and the ones you love.

Do you want to learn how to create expressive still-life oil paintings in one sitting? This workshop will cover the information you need to learn how to set up, block-in, and finish small, impactful still-life compositions in a short amount of time. As a part of this workshop, Andrew will give demonstrations of the techniques he employs to execute all-prima still lifes covering topics including composition, visual impact, paint handling, color and temperature, light effect, and value. Besides the demonstrations, you will also work on your own compositions which Andrew will help you set up and then will critique throughout the process. This is a three-day workshop. The first two mornings will consist of demonstrations by the instructor. There will be a break for lunch followed by an afternoon session where students will work on their own alla-prima projects. The third day will give students an opportunity to work on their choice of either one or two alla-prima projects throughout the whole day. This workshop is intended to be a low stress and fun experience where students can loosen up, throw paint around, and try to get ideas down on the canvas. All painting ability levels are welcome. The instructor will contact you prior to the workshop to go over the materials list.

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 10 children.

Materials: see supply list on website

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 10 children.

Materials: see supply list on website

This workshop introduces students to the essential principles and practices of painting the figure with a chromatic palette. Through a combination of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises, students will gain a deeper understanding of how to observe, interpret, and utilize color/value relationships to reflect the lighting, the complexion of the model and the environment accurately.

While the skill and knowledge gained in this workshop can lead to a more refined way of "finishing" a painting, the goal of this workshop is not in learning to develop a painting to a higher finish but to gain knowledge and familiarity of one's palette and its utilization. An open mind and willingness to experiment with paint application and color mixing are essential to putting the theories and principles introduced during the workshop to practice.