Pre-requisite: Outdoor Landscape Crash Course workshop

This class will be an opportunity for continuing study in landscape painting. Topics will build on information presented in Bridget’s Outdoor Landscape Crash Course workshop and offer a chance to further your study. The format will be a short discussion or demo at the beginning of each class and students painting the remainder of the time with instructor assistance. Class will meet at various locations around the Twin Cities. Bridget will offer 2 classes per month, May-August. Register each month for $40 per class in a drop-in format. Drop-ins welcome. Email Bridget at BridgetErtl@hotmail.com to receive location information, but class limit is 8.

We will be practicing safety by social distancing and wearing masks during group interactions. Please contact Bridget at BridgetErtl@hotmail.com or The Atelier if you have any questions. Materials and class information sent upon payment.

Pre-requisite: Outdoor Landscape Crash Course workshop

This class will be an opportunity for continuing study in landscape painting. Topics will build on information presented in Bridget’s Outdoor Landscape Crash Course workshop and offer a chance to further your study. The format will be a short discussion or demo at the beginning of each class and students painting the remainder of the time with instructor assistance. Class will meet at various locations around the Twin Cities. Bridget will offer 2 classes per month, May-August. Register each month for $40 per class in a drop-in format. Drop-ins welcome. Email Bridget at BridgetErtl@hotmail.com to receive location information, but class limit is 8.

We will be practicing safety by social distancing and wearing masks during group interactions. Please contact Bridget at BridgetErtl@hotmail.com or The Atelier if you have any questions. Materials and class information sent upon payment.

Friday, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The focus of this class will be painting the landscape outdoors. Get ready for a lot of information and learning! Day 1 is all about value. We will study the value structure of the landscape and simplify values to create strong starts. Day 2 will focus on color. We will discuss seeing color as value and organizing colors in a way that creates dynamic starts. Using temperature shifts to create the effect of different types of light will be discussed. We will also talk about green since there is a lot of it during our Minnesota summers. Day 3 will cover atmospheric perspective, gradation, and special lighting situations such as sunsets. Class will be taught in oils and tailored to all skill levels.

We will be practicing safety by social distancing and wearing masks during group interactions. Please contact Bridget at BridgetErtl@hotmail.com or The Atelier if you have any questions. Materials and class information sent upon payment.

This class may be taught indoors at The Atelier or partially on Zoom depending on COVID restrictions.

You will be taught color mixing using a limited palette. We will stress the importance of correct values and shapes and the layering of colors to make a finished cohesive painting. Short demos and working along with the instructor will be part of the routine. One morning will be spent outdoors at a park to paint from nature. All levels are welcome. Supply list will be sent upon registration.

Instructors: Judy Buckvold & Kenneth Schweiger

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.

Instructors: Laura Tundel & Cyd Wicker

Life drawing is at the core of any serious program of fine arts. In the class, students draw from the figure in pencil. Each drawing is created over a period of several sessions, developing the student's eye for accurate proportions, gesture and anatomy.

This workshop is open to all levels. On day one, CeCeile will do a short demo in stressing values, shapes and simplification of the landscape. Each day there will be a short demo and then you will complete a painting. On the first day we will meet at Lake Harriet just across from the Rose Garden. Directions and supply list will be sent upon registration.

This two-week intensive drawing course is designed to teach artists of all levels the foundations of drawing with an emphasis on understanding and creating the illusion of 3D form. This will be achieved through the time-honored tradition of drawing from plaster casts as well as figure drawing from life. These are essential exercises for training the eye to see accurately. Students will draw a plaster cast in the morning and a live model in the afternoon. The figure drawing portion will begin with short figure poses that focus on accurate block-ins, moving into a long figure pose. The process we will be using for both cast and figure is the “window shading” method—rendering one section at a time to completion. The drawing will begin with the standard “block-in” done on paper to establish a strong gesture, accurate likeness, and proportion in a linear mode with attention to anatomical points. After, we will move into modeling form through understanding of the light source. Basic anatomy, materials, comparative measuring, light and form will be discussed throughout the course. This is a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in an environment where you will rapidly improve your draftsmanship, no matter what your current level of drawing is! Class size is limited to 10 participants. A materials list will be sent once you have prepaid for the class.