Instructors

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. 

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.

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. 

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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.

 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.

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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.

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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. 

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.