Foundational Drawing and Painting
Instructor: Randall DiGiuseppe
This class introduces students to the basic concepts, materials and methods of drawing. Students are guided through a series of foundational exercises that hone their observing and drawing skills each week. Every assignment focuses on a different topic (contour, value, perspective, chiaroscuro, etc.) designed to develop the student's drawing 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 drawing.
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
Tuesdays
Teens & Up
Spring I: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/1/25
Spring II: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/29/25
Day & Time: Tuesdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm, In-studio
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Saturdays
Spring I: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/5/25
Spring II: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 5/3/25
Day & Time: Saturdays 12:30pm - 3:30pm, In-studio
*Image: Student work
Still-Life Drawing & Painting with Bill Graf (Online Only)
Instructor: William "Bill" Graf
In this course, students will first design still life arrangements in the studio, and will then proceed on to painting. Great attention is paid to accuracy of the drawing, relative values, and observing the light flowing over the form. While great emphasis is placed upon observation, students are led to go beyond mere observation, and encouraged to design a rhythmic composition.
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
Spring I: (4 week), $260 Online, starting 3/31/25
Spring II: (4 week), $260 Online, starting 4/28/25
Day & Time: Mondays 10:00am - 1:00pm, Online
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Drawing & Painting with Bill Graf
Instructor: William "Bill" Graf
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
Spring I: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/2/25
Spring II: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/30/25
Day & Time: Wednesdays 10:00am - 1:00pm, In-Studio
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Spring I: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/2/25
Spring II: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/30/25
Day & Time: Wednesdays 2:00pm - 5:00pm, In-studio
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Spring I: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/2/25
Spring II: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/30/25
Day & Time: Wednesdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm, In-Studio
*Image: Instructor work
Portrait Drawing & Painting with Bill Graf
Instructor: William "Bill" Graf
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
Spring I: (4 week), $280 In studio, starting 4/2/25
Spring II: (4 week), $280 In studio, starting 4/30/25
Day & Time: Wednesdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm, In-Studio
**3 student minimum, price includes model fee
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Life Drawing
Instructor: Randall DiGiuseppe
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
Spring I: (4 week), $280 In studio, starting 4/3/25
Spring II: (4 week), $280 In studio, starting 5/1/25
Day & Time: Thursdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm, In-studio
**4 student minimum, price includes model fee
*Image: Instructor work