In-Studio & Online Classes

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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