Our Instructors are what make The Atelier such a welcoming learning environment for artists of all ages.
The Atelier is also supported by our Artist Advisory Board which aids us in creating the programs and events for our community.
Resident Instructors
Bill Graf
Jane McGraw-Teubner
Randall DiGiuseppe
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Bill Graf is an art instructor at The Atelier of Flowerfield, The Art League of Long Island, and The National Art League where he teaches both oil and watercolor classes in landscape, still life, portrait painting and drawing.
He also conducts private and group sessions as well as portrait and figure drawing workshops
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Bill Graf is an art instructor at The Atelier of Flowerfield, The Art League of Long Island, and The National Art League where he teaches both oil and watercolor classes in landscape, still life, portrait painting and drawing.
He also conducts private and group sessions as well as portrait and figure drawing workshops from his Fine Art Studio in Huntington NY & his Farmingdale NY locations.
Bill has become an international art instructor conducting plein air workshops in both oil & watercolor painting with his students from the hills & towns of Tuscany to the dramatic coast of Maine as well as here on Long Island.
Learn more about Bill
and see his artwork at: https://www.williamgraffineart.com/
Randall DiGiuseppe
Jane McGraw-Teubner
Randall DiGiuseppe
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Randall is an American artist whose formal art training began in illustration at the High School of Art & Design in NYC. His transition to fine art soon followed at the Art Students League of NY.
After obtaining his BA in Art History at Buffalo State College, he resumed his studio art training at the Stevenson Academy
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Randall is an American artist whose formal art training began in illustration at the High School of Art & Design in NYC. His transition to fine art soon followed at the Art Students League of NY.
After obtaining his BA in Art History at Buffalo State College, he resumed his studio art training at the Stevenson Academy of Fine Arts in Oyster Bay, NY, under the late master Attila Hejja. After Attila's passing in 2007, Randall studied at the LI Academy of Fine Art in Riverhead, NY, under master draftsman and painter Robert Armetta. He then worked briefly as an animator and as an Autodesk Maya instructor in the 3D digital art industry.
Randall earned his MFA in Drawing from the NY Academy of Art in 2012.
Randall's career as a commercial artist has been diverse, ranging from mechanical drafting, signage & media display, book illustration, yacht design, 3D animation and large scale projection mapping.
Learn more about Randall
and see his artwork at:
Jane McGraw-Teubner
Jane McGraw-Teubner
Jane McGraw-Teubner
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Jane is a Signature Member/Master Pastelist, Pastel Society of America and a Master Circle Recipient, International Association of Pastel Societies.
Jane was chosen as “Member of the Year” by the Catharine Lorrilard Wolfe Art Club in 2019, at their Annual Juried Show held at the National Arts Club, NYC. She was on the
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Jane is a Signature Member/Master Pastelist, Pastel Society of America and a Master Circle Recipient, International Association of Pastel Societies.
Jane was chosen as “Member of the Year” by the Catharine Lorrilard Wolfe Art Club in 2019, at their Annual Juried Show held at the National Arts Club, NYC. She was on the cover, Plein Air Magazine, with 5 page article, Oct/Nov, 2017.
She is included in “Pure Pastel” a nationally published book about pastels released in 2019. In 2014 and 2015, she was invited to be a demonstrator and a field artist at the Plein Air Convention held in Monterey, CA, hosted by Plein Air Magazine.
Jane’s artwork has been featured on the cover of the 2013 December issue of The Pastel Journal along with an eight page article.
She was featured Artist December 2017: Huntington Times News, NY.
Jane is a resident artist in the Salmagundi Art Club, New York, NY, and is on the Board of Directors for The Catharine Lorillardn Wolfe Art Club.
She is a former instructor at The Teaching Studios of Art in Oyster Bay, NY, and teaches presently at her home in East Northport, NY.
Learn more about Jane
and see her artwork at:
Anthony Davis
Jane McGraw-Teubner
Jane McGraw-Teubner
Anthony Davis is a contemporary realist oil/pastel artist.
Born and raised on Long Island, he learned of his artistic ability early in life, though it was only after a long career in health care that his desire to pursue art blossomed. Almost immediately he discovered his preferred subject matter: water, whether it be the ocean or coast
Anthony Davis is a contemporary realist oil/pastel artist.
Born and raised on Long Island, he learned of his artistic ability early in life, though it was only after a long career in health care that his desire to pursue art blossomed. Almost immediately he discovered his preferred subject matter: water, whether it be the ocean or coastal scenery. He took workshops with notable painters and found great inspiration from the likes of Donald Demers, Christopher Blossom and Clyde Aspevig.
Immersing himself in painting from life, he came to understand that truth in recreating the landscape exists only outdoors. Over the years his work has evolved to be more tonalist in quality, though he remains dedicated to the scene in front of him.
Anthony is a Signature member of the American Society of Marine Artists and Artist member of both the Salmagundi Club and the Lyme Art Association.
His artwork has been shown in museum exhibitions across the country and in numerous plein air events. He won Best in Show at Northport’s third Annual Plein Air Event, and participated in Plein Air Easton, the country’s largest Plein Air Competition, in 2011.
His work has been featured on the cover of Pastel Journal and in International Artist, and his paintings have won many awards.
Over the years, Anthony has taught his approach to coastal/seascape painting across the country and has given numerous demonstrations. He is represented by galleries on Long Island, New York and in Connecticut.
Learn more about Anthony
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Elizabeth Fusco
Elizabeth Fusco
Elizabeth Fusco
Liz Fusco is an award-winning, Long Island artist and has been painting and drawing for most of her life. Liz began painting in oils and her subjects were typically landscape and nature scenes. She loves plein-air painting in oil and watercolor.
Being an avid gardener and lover of plants and flowers, Liz had always wanted to learn the ski
Liz Fusco is an award-winning, Long Island artist and has been painting and drawing for most of her life. Liz began painting in oils and her subjects were typically landscape and nature scenes. She loves plein-air painting in oil and watercolor.
Being an avid gardener and lover of plants and flowers, Liz had always wanted to learn the skill of Botanical Illustration. After completing a three-year long process at the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx, New York, Liz added Certified Botanical Illustration to her other education credentials.
A nature lover, Liz enjoys painting "flower portraits" and butterflies in watercolor, using the many specimens in her own garden as her subjects. She works either outside in her garden or home studio in Kings Park, New York.
Liz teaches watercolor workshops throughout Long Island.
Awards: Roth Award for Distinction in Botanical Illustration, Filoli Gardens, San Francisco, 2017
Honorable Mention Award: Art League of Long Island, New York, 2019
James Beihl
Elizabeth Fusco
Elizabeth Fusco
James Beihl has been illustrating professionally since 2011. In 2011 he graduated from Pratt Institute BFA program in Communications Design, and has been a regular guest at New York Comic Con, one of the biggest comic conventions in North America. He has published several books in print and on the web.
James has in the past worked on sev
James Beihl has been illustrating professionally since 2011. In 2011 he graduated from Pratt Institute BFA program in Communications Design, and has been a regular guest at New York Comic Con, one of the biggest comic conventions in North America. He has published several books in print and on the web.
James has in the past worked on several projects that are both comic- and concept-art related, one of which was in collaboration with Halo and Star Wars author Karen Traviss.
James is also a member of the Glasshouse Graphics Talent Agency, whose stable includes many Marvel and DC creators.
Before doing Illustration full time, James worked for Victoria's Secret Pink as a graphic designer and cites this experience as helping inform the way he approaches designing pages.
Since James was very young he fell in love with comics as a medium, because of the creative freedom that comics offer as well as the way they provoke the imagination.
Learn more about James
and see his artwork at:
Linda Catucci
Elizabeth Fusco
Linda Catucci
After 34 years as an administrative assistant in the financial services industry, Linda left the hectic business world and began pursuing her lifelong dream of becoming a freelance artist and art instructor.
Linda has been studying classical art since June 2017 at the Atelier at Flowerfield under the direction of her teacher and mentor, W
After 34 years as an administrative assistant in the financial services industry, Linda left the hectic business world and began pursuing her lifelong dream of becoming a freelance artist and art instructor.
Linda has been studying classical art since June 2017 at the Atelier at Flowerfield under the direction of her teacher and mentor, William Graf, who has helped Linda hone her skills in drawing and painting.
To cover the costs of her art school tuitions, she has created a successful pet portrait business.
Her paintings have been featured at The Long Island Museum, Stony Brook, Gold Coast Bank, East Setauket and Mills Pond Gallery, St. James where her painting, The Waiting, won Second Place in the Time Juried Fine Art Exhibition in May 2019.
Learn more about Linda
and see her artwork at:
Jonathan Horn
Elizabeth Fusco
Linda Catucci
Jonathan is an illustrator and sculptor with a passion for creature design. With a background in anthropology, he finds meaningful ways to connect his craft with historical methodologies. From paints and pigments to brushes and tools, Jonathan uses his historical knowledge to handcraft artistic materials akin to those from years past.
Jon
Jonathan is an illustrator and sculptor with a passion for creature design. With a background in anthropology, he finds meaningful ways to connect his craft with historical methodologies. From paints and pigments to brushes and tools, Jonathan uses his historical knowledge to handcraft artistic materials akin to those from years past.
Jonathan began at The Atelier as a student before becoming a Fellowship Student and will be teaching his first class this
Fall, 2023, called Creature Design. Students will learn design principles and how to apply them.
Jenny Kim
Frederic Mendelsohn
Frederic Mendelsohn
Self-taught illustrator Jenny Kim offers a fresh look on modern illustration and its capabilities. With a special interest in manga and manhwa, she has a passion for crafting visually compelling characters and stories.
Frederic Mendelsohn
Frederic Mendelsohn
Frederic Mendelsohn
Dr. Frederic Mendelsohn, holder of both a BA and MA degree as well as a MD, is predominantly a landscape artist utilizing both oil and egg tempera paints.
Possessor of over four decades of experience, Frederic has studied extensively with the Art Students League in NYC, The Art League of Long Island, New School University and Marymount Co
Dr. Frederic Mendelsohn, holder of both a BA and MA degree as well as a MD, is predominantly a landscape artist utilizing both oil and egg tempera paints.
Possessor of over four decades of experience, Frederic has studied extensively with the Art Students League in NYC, The Art League of Long Island, New School University and Marymount College and is a proud member of the Long Island Museum Artist Guild as well as the Setauket Artist Group and the North Shore Art Guild.
Angelo Mariano
Frederic Mendelsohn
Angelo Mariano
The paintings of Angelo Mariano find their inspiration in a symbiotic relationship between empirical world and abstraction.
The artist has been drawing since his childhood and, after receiving a degree with honors in Philosophy at the University of Bologna, he moved to New York in 2000 to pursue a professional career as a visual artist and
The paintings of Angelo Mariano find their inspiration in a symbiotic relationship between empirical world and abstraction.
The artist has been drawing since his childhood and, after receiving a degree with honors in Philosophy at the University of Bologna, he moved to New York in 2000 to pursue a professional career as a visual artist and as a teacher. "Painting gives me the possibility to suggest without defining; it is a game that involves the author and the viewer with a freedom that goes beyond the rigidity of words".
Angelo has been studying painting and etching from 2001 to 2005 at The Art Students League of New York, and in 2003 he won a grant for a Summer painting course at the Marchutz School in Aix en Provence, France.
His works are in private collections in the USA, Canada, Europe and Japan.