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Classes are held Monday through Saturday
Upcoming Sessions:
*We do NOT supply materials for our classes unless otherwise stated or previously arranged with staff or instructors. Please be sure to check the material list accompanying each class description for information on what you should bring to class.
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Instructor: Carol D'Amato
Starting Summer I
Day & Time: Saturdays 1:00pm - 3:00pm, In-studio
Price: $50 / class | $200 / 4 week session
This class is designed as a beginner level watercolor course for students 16 and older who have little to no experience with watercolor painting. Learn to set up your palette, the importance of proper tools and media, and the foundations of the art of watercolor with Miss Carol!
DISCLAIMER: All classes require a minimum of 3 students per class per session unless a higher minimum is required by an individual instructor. Any class that does not meet the 3 person minimum before the start of the new session will be canceled. Calls and emails are made to any enrolled students in classes that have not met registration minimums to ensure student satisfaction.
*Materials not included
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Instructor: Zachary Jeffcoat
Starting Summer I
Day & Time: Fridays 6:00pm - 8:00pm, In-studio
Price: $50 / class | $200 / 4 week session
Similar to our Foundational Drawing & Painting, in drawing foundations students are introduced to the basic concepts, materials, and methods of drawing. This class is tailored towards beginners.
DISCLAIMER: All classes require a minimum of 3 students per class per session unless a higher minimum is required by an individual instructor. Any class that does not meet the 3 person minimum before the start of the new session will be canceled. Calls and emails are made to any enrolled students in classes that have not met registration minimums to ensure student satisfaction.
*Materials not included
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Instructor: Jane McGraw-Teubner
Day & Time: Mondays 10:00am - 1:00pm, In-studio
Price: $65 / class | $260 / 4 week session
This class is ideal for anyone who has ever wanted to try the pastel medium or for more advanced pastel artists. Methods to capture mood, atmospheric perspectives, simultaneous contrast and mark making will be covered. Classes will include a short introduction about pastels and materials, followed by demonstrations of still life or landscape subject that includes doing an underpainting. Individual instruction at your easel. All levels are welcome.
DISCLAIMER: All classes require a minimum of 3 students per class per session unless a higher minimum is required by an individual instructor. Any class that does not meet the 3 person minimum before the start of the new session will be canceled. Calls and emails are made to any enrolled students in classes that have not met registration minimums to ensure student satisfaction.
*Materials not included
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Instructor: Elizabeth "Liz" Fusco
Day & Time: Mondays 10:00am - 1:00pm, In-studio
Price: $65 / class | $260 / 4 week session
If you have always wanted to try watercolor but didn’t know how to start, this class will help you get over your fear of this tricky medium. I will teach you all the foundations, from which materials to use and basic techniques. You will learn how to mix colors, to apply wet into wet washes and apply the techniques so you can paint from a reference photo.
DISCLAIMER: All classes require a minimum of 3 students per class per session unless a higher minimum is required by an individual instructor. Any class that does not meet the 3 person minimum before the start of the new session will be canceled. Calls and emails are made to any enrolled students in classes that have not met registration minimums to ensure student satisfaction.
*Materials not included
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Instructor: Frederic Mendelsohn
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Students will begin the class with the selection of a scene considering composition and aspect. A detailed discussion regarding paint mixtures and values leads the student into the painting process. In true atelier fashion, helpful suggestions follow the painting process to a successful conclusion.
Additionally, as a physician and oil painter for over five decades, instructor Fred employs and teaches a method that virtually eliminates exposure to the toxins that artists fear.
DISCLAIMER: All classes require a minimum of 3 students per class per session unless a higher minimum is required by an individual instructor. Any class that does not meet the 3 person minimum before the start of the new session will be canceled. Calls and emails are made to any enrolled students in classes that have not met registration minimums to ensure student satisfaction.
*Materials not included
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Instructor: Randall DiGiuseppe
Day & Time: Tuesdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm, In-studio;
Saturdays 12:30pm - 3:30pm, In-studio
Price: $65 / class | $260 / 4 week session
This class introduces students to the basic concepts, materials and methods of painting. Students are guided through a series of foundational exercises that hone their observing and painting skills each week. Assignments focus on different topics through a variety of exercises that explore the unique properties of oil paints,( applied color theory, perspective, chiaroscuro, etc.) designed to develop the student's painting proficiency. This class is tailored to beginners, as well as seasoned artists, seeking a comfortable but challenging setting to elevate their skillset and to explore the beauty and endless possibilities
of painting.
DISCLAIMER: All classes require a minimum of 3 students per class per session unless a higher minimum is required by an individual instructor. Any class that does not meet the 3 person minimum before the start of the new session will be canceled. Calls and emails are made to any enrolled students in classes that have not met registration minimums to ensure student satisfaction.
*Materials not included
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Instructor: Randall DiGiuseppe
Day & Time: Tuesdays 10:00am - 1:00pm, In-studio
Price: $65 / class | $260 / 4 week session
Oil painting is visual art’s most celebrated medium. To many artists, oil painting can seem complex and daunting. This course aims to demystify oil painting through a variety of time-tested exercises that explore the unique properties of oil paints, applied color theory, and independent painting projects via observation and/or imagination. Various classical and historic painting methods and approaches will be demonstrated. This course is open to all levels.
DISCLAIMER: All classes require a minimum of 3 students per class per session unless a higher minimum is required by an individual instructor. Any class that does not meet the 3 person minimum before the start of the new session will be canceled. Calls and emails are made to any enrolled students in classes that have not met registration minimums to ensure student satisfaction.
*Materials not included
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Instructor: William "Bill" Graf
Day & Time: Tuesdays 2:00pm - 5:00pm, In-studio
Price: $65 / class | $260 / 4 week session
This class is structured to help the intermediate student to understand the medium of watercolor. We will be exploring landscaping painting, still life and portrait painting in various styles, spontaneous and rendered. The instructor will demonstrate: masking, brush control techniques, wet into wet and dry brushing techniques. Composition will be stressed in this class to focus the student on creating dynamic well thought out watercolor paintings!
DISCLAIMER: All classes require a minimum of 3 students per class per session unless a higher minimum is required by an individual instructor. Any class that does not meet the 3 person minimum before the start of the new session will be canceled. Calls and emails are made to any enrolled students in classes that have not met registration minimums to ensure student satisfaction.
*Materials not included
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Instructor: William "Bill" Graf
Day & Time: Wednesdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm, In-studio
Price: $70 / class | $280 / 4 week session
Working from a live model (mirror or photographs for online students) students learn to draw and paint portraits in the academic tradition. Building upon principles which were established in plaster cast drawing and painting, great emphasis is placed on accuracy of shapes, mixing flesh tones, and capturing the sitter's personality.
DISCLAIMER: All classes require a minimum of 3 students per class per session unless a higher minimum is required by an individual instructor. Any class that does not meet the 3 person minimum before the start of the new session will be canceled. Calls and emails are made to any enrolled students in classes that have not met registration minimums to ensure student satisfaction.
*Materials not included
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Instructor: William "Bill" Graf
Day & Time: Wednesdays 10:00am - 1:00pm, In-studio;
Wednesdays 2:00pm - 5:00pm, In-studio;
Wednesdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm, In-studio
Price: $65 / class | $260 / 4 week session
The class will focus on painting in all mediums: oil, acrylic, graphite & charcoal. The students will have the opportunity to paint Still Life, Landscape, portrait and cast drawing. From the application of rich impastos to the scraping down with a palette knife, from charcoal studies to color harmonies, this course is designed to welcome the beginner painter, and to engage the advanced painter.
Students may work from photographs or life and will explore different techniques of drawing and painting.
DISCLAIMER: All classes require a minimum of 3 students per class per session unless a higher minimum is required by an individual instructor. Any class that does not meet the 3 person minimum before the start of the new session will be canceled. Calls and emails are made to any enrolled students in classes that have not met registration minimums to ensure student satisfaction.
*Materials not included
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Instructor: Jonathan Horn
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Join Fellowship Alum Jonathan Horn as he walks the class through how to use visual language to craft a story within a single image. This class will be focused on traditional mediums such as oil, gouache, watercolor, but digital illustration is encouraged as well. Students will learn how to utilize landscape, facial expressions, color, lighting, and context to convey a story or message of their choosing.
DISCLAIMER: All classes require a minimum of 3 students per class per session unless a higher minimum is required by an individual instructor. Any class that does not meet the 3 person minimum before the start of the new session will be canceled. Calls and emails are made to any enrolled students in classes that have not met registration minimums to ensure student satisfaction.
*Materials not included
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Instructor: Jenny Kim
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
A comprehensive art class focused on cultivating skills in the fundamentals of manga character creation and design. Students will be delving into the intricacies of character anatomy/proportions and clothing designs to bring your anime-inspired characters to life.
This class is beginner-friendly, but all levels of ability are welcome. Work can be done traditionally or digitally, however materials are not included. Students are encouraged to bring a tablet/ laptop if they prefer to do their work digitally, or a drawing pad and pencils/ pens if they prefer to do their work traditionally.
DISCLAIMER: All classes require a minimum of 3 students per class per session unless a higher minimum is required by an individual instructor. Any class that does not meet the 3 person minimum before the start of the new session will be canceled. Calls and emails are made to any enrolled students in classes that have not met registration minimums to ensure student satisfaction.
*Materials not included
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Instructor: Randall DiGiuseppe
Day & Time: Thursdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm, In-studio
Price: $70 / class | $280 / 4 week session
This class is designed for the student new to figure drawing. They will be introduced to the same basic methods and techniques used by the Renaissance masters to draw from the live model (long pose). They will learn to observe, organize and apply sound drawing principles to create figure drawings from beginning to end. Instructor demos, anatomy and exploring master figure drawings are included in the course. Ultimately, the student will shed their apprehension, gain confidence and build an effective skillset for taking on one of the most complex and beautiful exercises in classical art. All levels are welcome.
DISCLAIMER: All classes require a minimum of 3 students per class per session unless a higher minimum is required by an individual instructor. Any class that does not meet the 3 person minimum before the start of the new session will be canceled. Calls and emails are made to any enrolled students in classes that have not met registration minimums to ensure student satisfaction.
*Materials not included
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Instructor: Anthony Davis
Day & Time: Fridays 10:00am - 1:00pm, In-studio
Price: $65 / class | $260 / 4 week session
This class will take you through the steps of creating a successful plein air painting. The beginning stages, consisting of preliminary sketches and blocking in, will be discussed and practiced, as will elements further into the painting process: color harmony, value and atmospheric perspective. Teaching will be strongly one on one, as you paint your choice of scenery in various Long Island locations. Instructor demonstrations will be incorporated during classes, though emphasis will be on student painting time. On rainy days, class will be held indoors at the Atelier, using photos that you bring or those provided to you. A variety of ability levels are welcomed, as long as the materials list is given adequate attention.
DISCLAIMER: All classes require a minimum of 3 students per class per session unless a higher minimum is required by an individual instructor. Any class that does not meet the 3 person minimum before the start of the new session will be canceled. Calls and emails are made to any enrolled students in classes that have not met registration minimums to ensure student satisfaction.
*Materials not included
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Instructor: James Beihl
Day & Time: Fridays 5:30pm - 8:30pm, Online
Price: $65 / class | $260 / 4 week session
In this course students will work on creating graphic novel pages based off a story of their choice using the principles learned in class.
Through completing the assigned tasks students will gain a better understanding of what it takes to be a professional artist working on entertainment design and comics.
The lessons are designed to be fun, and aid and facilitate the acquisition of new skills.
DISCLAIMER: All classes require a minimum of 3 students per class per session unless a higher minimum is required by an individual instructor. Any class that does not meet the 3 person minimum before the start of the new session will be canceled. Calls and emails are made to any enrolled students in classes that have not met registration minimums to ensure student satisfaction.
*Materials not included
3-hour session open to students and non-students, in studio.
Each session will have one long pose for those attending to create from.
Please be advised, while we try to have the same model for each multi-week session, it is not always possible.
If you have any concerns please contact us (631) 250-9009.
Open Figure is an uninstructed class.
There will be a monitor available to answer questions.
Drawing boards and easels provided.
All media are welcome.
Drawing Materials not provided.
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A rigorous apprenticeship program designed for artists seeking professional level skills.
This program is an opportunity for students, regardless of age, who are in need of financial aid in order to continue pursuing their studies at The Atelier at Flowerfield.
The Atelier at Flowerfield Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation having 501(c)(3) tax exempt status.
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Gallery Hours: Monday to Saturday from 10AM - 4PM
Office Hours: Monday to Friday from 9AM - 5PM, Saturday 9AM - 4PM
2 Flowerfield, Suite 6 & 9, St. James, NY 11780
Phone: 631-250-9009 Email: adminasst@atelierflowerfield.org
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