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
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
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:
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:
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.
Diana O'Brien
Frederic Mendelsohn
Angelo Mariano
Illustrator and muralist Diana O’Brien moves audiences with her whimsical characters and settings. Starting off in graphic design, Diana has had the pleasure of utilizing her problem-solving skills toward compelling and charming children’s book illustrations and murals. She is on track to graduate with a Masters of Fine Arts in Illustrati
Illustrator and muralist Diana O’Brien moves audiences with her whimsical characters and settings. Starting off in graphic design, Diana has had the pleasure of utilizing her problem-solving skills toward compelling and charming children’s book illustrations and murals. She is on track to graduate with a Masters of Fine Arts in Illustration from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.
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.
Guest Instructors
Gwen Marcus
Daveen Herley
Denis Ponsot
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Noted sculptor Gwen Marcus has exhibited throughout the United States and Europe. Her work is included in many important collections worldwide. Critics have praised Marcus for her sensitivity and comprehension of the human form.
Marcus has received many honors and commissions, among them the highly regarded Gold Medal
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Noted sculptor Gwen Marcus has exhibited throughout the United States and Europe. Her work is included in many important collections worldwide. Critics have praised Marcus for her sensitivity and comprehension of the human form.
Marcus has received many honors and commissions, among them the highly regarded Gold Medal of Honor from the Allied Artists of America. In addition, she was awarded the Gold Medal of Honor, Audubon Artist, Inc, as well as The Hudson Valley Art Association Gold Medal. She is (a four-time recipient) of the Gold Medal of Honor from the American Professional League and has received the Centennial Medal of Honor and (two-time recipient) of the Gold medal of Honor from The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club. Marcus is a fellow and served on the board of the National Sculpture Society.
Her education expanded in New York University, Rhode Island School of Design, Art Students League, National Academy of Design. She studied privately with: Clemente Spampinato, Bruno Lucchesi, Edgar Whitney and Isaac Soyer
Gwen has several of her pieces in Museums and Public Collections such as:
- Stamford Hospital, Stamford, Connecticut ('Hatti')
- Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina ('Bather')
- Lifetime Entertainment Network Corporate Offices, New York ('Hatti')
- Chi Mei Museum, Taiwan ('Serenity', 'Bather', 'Raincatcher', 'The Catch' and additional other works)
- Champs Hill, West Sussex, England ('Serenity, 'Bather', Raincatcher','Hatti' and additional other works)
- First National Bank, Missouri, USA ('Raincatcher', 'The Catch', 'Hatti' and additional other works)
- Braves Baseball Field, Curtis Walker Park, Conway, Arkansas ('The Catch')
- Long Island Museum of American Art, A Smithsonian Institute Affiliate of Stony Brook, NY ('The Tempest')
- The David A Straz Jr., Performing Arts Center, Tampa, Florida
- Cape Cod Museum of Art, Cape Cod, Massachusetts (The Tempest)
- Firebirds Baseball Field, Eldredge Park, Massachusetts (The Catch)
Gwen's education led her to develop roles in lectures/teaching positions in places such as:
- Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina: Lecture, Masterclass Workshop 'Modeling the Graceful Figure', Artist in Residence 2012
- Scottsdale Artists' School, Arizona: Sculpture Workshop 'Capturing Beauty in Clay'
- National Cheng Kung University Art Center, Taiwan: Lecture
- Long Island Museum of American Art, A Smithsonian Institute Affiliate Stony Brook, NY: Lecture
- Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina: Lecture, Masterclass Workshop "Modeling the Female Figure", Artist in Residence, Exhibition, 2019
Learn More about Gwen Markus: www.gwenmarcus.com.
Denis Ponsot
Daveen Herley
Denis Ponsot
Denis grew up in a family of artists. He started painting seriously during the summer before his 16th birthday and quickly realized this was meant to be his life’s work. He went on to study at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, where he now teaches in the college’s Continuing Education program.
He’s taught students of all ages in cour
Denis grew up in a family of artists. He started painting seriously during the summer before his 16th birthday and quickly realized this was meant to be his life’s work. He went on to study at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, where he now teaches in the college’s Continuing Education program.
He’s taught students of all ages in courses at the School of Visual Arts, the Art League of Long Island in Huntington, the Craft Students League & Kids Club in Manhattan, as well as the Art Guild of Port Washington.
His specialty is watercolor, but his instruction spans all media, including oil, pastel, and ink.
Learn more about Denis and see his artwork at: www.denisponsot.com
Daveen Herley
Daveen Herley
Daveen Herley
Daveen has always maintained a strong interest in art and has used many different media during her lifetime. Oil painting is of primary interest, but she partakes in plein air pastel work.
Over the years she has won many ribbons and recently had tso Best in Show awards. Daveen was a member of the South Bay Art Association and has worked w
Daveen has always maintained a strong interest in art and has used many different media during her lifetime. Oil painting is of primary interest, but she partakes in plein air pastel work.
Over the years she has won many ribbons and recently had tso Best in Show awards. Daveen was a member of the South Bay Art Association and has worked with Joe Reboli, Janet Jennings, Christian White, Genia Neuschatz and William Graf. Her work has been shown in Amagansett, East Hampton, Bellport, Smithtown, St. James and Stony Brook
Rae Zysman
Daveen Herley
Daveen Herley
Artist Rae Zysman writes,
“My art is a response to the world I see around me. Something or someone just strikes me as beautiful. That is when I want to take the time to really explore its beauty in paint. I feel that it is the brushstrokes in a painting that give it life and energy. Art, like life, is a problem-solving process. There is a
Artist Rae Zysman writes,
“My art is a response to the world I see around me. Something or someone just strikes me as beautiful. That is when I want to take the time to really explore its beauty in paint. I feel that it is the brushstrokes in a painting that give it life and energy. Art, like life, is a problem-solving process. There is a powerful relationship between the artist and the painting in process. I try to complete each work to solve whatever obstacles I encounter. Sometimes the painting goes quickly and easily. Other times it is a struggle. But it is when I feel most alive.”