Painting with Pastels
Instructor: Jane McGraw-Teubner
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
Spring II: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/28/25
Spring III: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 6/2/25
Day & Time: Mondays 10:00am - 1:00pm, In-studio
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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 II: (4 week), $260 Online, starting 4/28/25
Spring III: (4 week), $260 Online, starting 6/2/25
Day & Time: Mondays 10:00am - 1:00pm, Online
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Basic Watercolor
Instructor: Elizabeth Fusco
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
Postponed until Spring III
Spring III: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 6/2/25
Day & Time: Mondays 1:30pm - 4:30pm, In-studio
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Still Life & Landscape Painting
Instructor: Frederic Mendelsohn
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
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Day & Time: Mondays 10:00am - 1:00pm, In-studio
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Foundational Drawing and Painting
Instructor: Randall DiGiuseppe
Mondays with instructor Zachary Jeffcoat
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
Tuesdays
Teens & Up
Spring II: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/29/25
Spring III: (5 week), $325 In studio, starting 5/28/25
Day & Time: Tuesdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm, In-studio
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Saturdays
Spring II: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 5/3/25
Spring III: (5 week), $325 In studio, starting 5/31/25
Day & Time: Saturdays 12:30pm - 3:30pm, In-studio
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Oil Painting: Light, Color and Composition
Instructor: Randall DiGiuseppe
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.
*Materials not included
Beginner Material List | Intermediate/Advanced Material List
Spring II: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/29/25
Spring III: (5 week), $325 In studio, starting 5/27/25
Day & Time: Tuesdays 10:00am - 1:00pm, In-studio
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Mastering Watercolor
Instructor: William "Bill" Graf
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.
*Materials not included
Spring II: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/29/25
Spring III: (5 week), $325 In studio, starting 5/27/25
Day & Time: Tuesdays 2:00pm - 5:00pm, In-studio
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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 II: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/30/25
Spring III: (5 week), $325 In studio, starting 5/28/25
Day & Time: Wednesdays 10:00am - 1:00pm, In-Studio
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Spring II: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/30/25
Spring III: (5 week), $325 In studio, starting 5/28/25
Day & Time: Wednesdays 2:00pm - 5:00pm, In-studio
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Spring II: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 4/30/25
Spring III: (5 week), $325 In studio, starting 5/28/25
Day & Time: Wednesdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm, In-Studio
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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 II: (4 week), $280 In studio, starting 4/30/25
Spring III: (5 week), $350 In studio, starting 5/28/25
Day & Time: Wednesdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm, In-Studio
**3 student minimum, price includes model fee
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An Easy Approach To Oil Painting
Instructor: Angelo Mariano
In this comprehensive oil painting course, Angelo’s instruction will focus on advancing your observational skills to then lay the fundamentals of good color and composition. This will be a comprehensive, easy to follow along course with a relaxed tone. Angelo's goal is to teach students to paint well, as a good woodworker would teach an apprentice to build a chair.
*Materials not included
Spring II: (4 week), $260 In studio, starting 5/1/25
Spring III: (5 week), $325 In studio, starting 5/29/25
Day & Time: Thursdays 10:00am-1:00pm, In-studio
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Plein Air Painting
Instructor: Anthony Davis
This class will take you through the steps of creating a successful plein air painting. The beginning stages, consisting of preliminary sketches and blocking in, will be discussed and practiced, as will elements further into the painting process: color harmony, value and atmospheric perspective. Teaching will be strongly one on one, as you paint your choice of scenery in various Long Island locations. Instructor demonstrations will be incorporated during classes, though emphasis will be on student painting time. On rainy days, class will be held indoors at the Atelier, using photos that you bring or those provided to you. A variety of ability levels are welcomed, as long as the materials list is given adequate attention.
*Materials not included
Spring II: (4 week), $260 On Location, starting 5/2/25
Spring III: (5 week), $325 On Location, starting 5/30/25
Day & Time: Fridays 10:00am - 1:00pm, On location
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Exploring The Essentials of Watercolor
Instructor: Carol D'Amato
This class is designed as a beginner level watercolor course for students 16 and older who have little to no experience with watercolor painting. Learn to set up your palette, the importance of proper tools and media, and the foundations of the art of watercolor with Miss Carol!
*Materials not included
Spring III: (5 week), $325 In studio, starting 5/31/25 (no class on June 7th 2025)
Day & Time: Saturdays 1:00pm - 3:00pm, In Studio
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