Weekly Class Schedule
.jpg/:/rs=w:1240,cg:true,m)
2026 Session Schedule
Class Offerings
Painting with Pastels with Jane McGraw-Teubner
Painting with Pastels with Jane McGraw-Teubner
Painting with Pastels with Jane McGraw-Teubner
Instructor: Jane McGraw-Teubner
Day & Time:
Mondays 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: In-studio
Price: $260 / 4 week session
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 Welcome!
*Materials not included
Still Life & Landscape Painting with Fred Mendelsohn
Painting with Pastels with Jane McGraw-Teubner
Painting with Pastels with Jane McGraw-Teubner
Instructor: Fred Mendelsohn
Day & Time:
Mondays 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: In-studio
Price: $260 / 4 week session
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.
All Levels Welcome!
*Materials not included
Basic Watercolor with Liz Fusco
Painting with Pastels with Jane McGraw-Teubner
Basic Watercolor with Liz Fusco
Instructor: Liz Fusco
Day & Time:
Mondays 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: In-Studio
Price: $260 / 4 week session
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.
All Levels Welcome!
*Materials not included
Monday Night Open Figure
Basic Watercolor with Liz Fusco
Uninstructed (monitored)
Day & Time:
Mondays 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: In-Studio
Price: $25 / class
OR
SEASON PASS PRICING:
5 classes for $75 ($15/ class)
Our open figure class takes place twice a month on alternating Monday evenings. Here you will have the opportunity to expand your observation and life drawing skills, working with a nude model. Poses will range from short to long. This is an uninstructed class, but a monitor is available at every class session. This class is intended for artists 18+, students under 18 will need parental or guardian consent in order to participate.
All levels and all media welcome!
*Materials not included
Oil Painting: Light, Color & Composition
Instructor: Tyler Hughes
Day & Time:
Tuesdays 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: In-Studio
Price: $260 / 4 week session
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.
All Levels Welcome!
*Materials not included
Mastering Watercolor with Bill Graf
Instructor: Bill Graf
Day & Time:
Tuesdays 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: In-Studio
Price: $260 / 4 week session
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!
Teen Masters Series: Fundamentals of Drawing
Fundamentals of Drawing with Randall DiGiuseppe
Instructor: Randall DiGiuseppe
Day & Time:
Tuesdays 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: In-Studio
Price: $200 / 4 week session
Target Demographic: Teenage students who have reached their ceilings at
their respective high school art programs and are building their portfolios for specialized art programs.
Admissions into competitive art programs/institutions comes down to the
candidate’s portfolio, and the determining factor for most admissions panels is the quality of the drawings. This afterschool course is tailored to students
(ages 14-18) to cultivate solid drawing skills and techniques while enhancing
their portfolio. Students are guided through a series of weekly challenges that develop their drawing and observational skills. Exercises focus on core drawing fundamentals – form and space, light and shadow, proportion,
perspective, composition, etc.- designed to develop drawing proficiency with
a variety of materials.
This class is for students between the age of 14-18. Younger students may be considered at the instructor’s discretion.
Fundamentals of Drawing with Randall DiGiuseppe
Fundamentals of Drawing with Randall DiGiuseppe
Instructor: Randall DiGiuseppe
Day & Time:
Tuesdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturdays 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: In-Studio
Price: $260 / 4 week session
Drawing is our oldest form of artistic expression. It is the essence of image
making and the bedrock of classical painting. This class teaches students the
basic techniques, materials and concepts essential to representational drawing. Students are guided through a series of weekly challenges that develop their drawing and observational skills. Exercises focus on foundational topics – chiaroscuro, proportion, perspective, composition, etc.- designed to develop the student's drawing proficiency. This class is tailored to beginners as well as seasoned artists who seek a comfortable setting that challenges and elevates their skillset while exploring the boundless
possibilities of drawing.
All Levels Welcome! Materials not included.
Drawing & Painting with Bill Graf
Drawing & Painting with Bill Graf
Image: Instructor work
Instructor: Bill Graf
Day & Time:
Wednesdays 10:00am - 1:00pm
Wednesdays 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Wednesdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: In-Studio
Price: $260 / 4 week session
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.
All Levels Welcome!
*Materials not included
Portrait Drawing & Painting with Bill Graf
Portrait Drawing & Painting with Tyler Hughes
Drawing & Painting with Bill Graf
Image: Instructor work
Instructor: Bill Graf
Day & Time:
Wednesdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: In-Studio
Price: $280 / 4 week session
Working from a live model 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.
All Levels Welcome!
*Materials not included
Portrait Drawing & Painting with Tyler Hughes
Portrait Drawing & Painting with Tyler Hughes
Portrait Drawing & Painting with Tyler Hughes
Image: Instructor work
Instructor: Tyler Hughes
Day & Time:
Thursdays 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: In-Studio
Price: $280 / 4 week session
This class is designed for the student new to portrait drawing and painting. They will be introduced to the same basic methods and techniques used by the Renaissance masters to draw from the live model. They will learn to observe, organize and apply sound drawing principles to create vibrant and accurate portraits. Instructor demos in facial anatomy, perspective and studying master portraits 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 Welcome! Materials not included.
Teen Masters Series: Intro to Life Drawing
Portrait Drawing & Painting with Tyler Hughes
Portrait Drawing & Painting with Tyler Hughes
Image: Instructor work
Instructor: Randall DiGiuseppe
Day & Time:
Thursdays 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: In-Studio
Price: $200 / 4 week session
Target Demographic: Teenage students who are new to life drawing and are
building their portfolios for specialized art programs.
Drawing from the live model is as daunting as it is awe-inspiring, especially to the young art student. However, life drawing proficiency is attainable in the
proper setting. This afterschool course is tailored to students (ages 14-18) who are new to the amazing world of life drawing. You will draw a long pose from a
live, clothed model and learn time-tested approaches (instructor demos, lessons in artistic anatomy, perspective and master drawings). Ultimately, the student will shed their apprehension, gain confidence and build an effective skillset for taking on one of the most celebrated exercises in classical art.
This class is open to students between the age of 14-18. Younger students
may be considered at the instructor’s discretion. Materials not included.
Life Drawing with Randall DiGiuseppe
Plein Air Painting with Anthony Davis
Image: Instructor work
Instructor: Randall DiGiuseppe
Day & Time:
Thursdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: In-Studio
Price: $280 / 4 week session
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 nude 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 Welcome! Materials not included.
Plein Air Painting with Anthony Davis
Plein Air Painting with Anthony Davis
Image: Instructor work
Instructor: Anthony Davis
Day & Time:
Fridays 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: En Plein Air-locations will vary
Price: $260 / 4 week session
Learn the steps of creating a successful painting en plein air using pastel or oil. 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. Instructor demonstrations may be incorporated during class, though emphasis will be on student painting time. A variety of ability levels are welcomed, as long as the materials list is given adequate attention.
All Levels Welcome!
*Materials not included
Intro to Oil Painting with Marlena Urban
BEGINNING SUMMER I 2026
Image: Instructor work
Instructor: Marlena Urban
Day & Time:
Fridays 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: In-Studio
Price: $260 / 4 week session
Learn the foundations of oil painting! This class teaches you how to apply light and shadow and focus on mastering value. We will also cover harmonious color theory and simplifying shapes. Finally, the class will conclude with compositional methods that will help you create striking paintings!
All Levels Welcome!
*Materials not included
Graphic Novel & Genre Illustration for Adults Online with James Beihl
Image: Instructor work
Instructor: James Beihl
Day & Time:
Fridays 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Online
Price: $260 / 4 week session
In this course students will work on creating graphic novel pages based off a story of their choice using the principles learned in class.
Through completing the assigned tasks students will gain a better understanding of what it takes to be a professional artist working on entertainment design and comics.
The lessons are designed to be fun, and aid and facilitate the acquisition of new skills.
All Levels Welcome!
*Materials not included- students should bring a computer or tablet if they wish to draw digitally, or any other physical medium if they wish to draw traditionally.
Exploring the Essentials of Watercolor with Carol D'Amato
Image: Instructor work
Instructor: Carol D'Amato
Day & Time:
Saturdays 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: In-studio
Price: $200 / 4 week session
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!
All Levels Welcome, BEGINNERS ENCOURAGED!
*Materials not included
Acrylic Landscape Painting with Jonathan Van Brunt
Image: Instructor work
Instructor: Jonathan Van Brunt
Day & Time:
Saturdays 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: In-studio
Price: $260 / 4 week session
This class will cover the process of translating a photo reference into a unique painting. The basics of color mixing, various brush techniques, and composition will be discussed, and the
creative process will be the main focus. The properties of acrylic paint will be explained so that students will be able to incorporate its versatility into helping their vision.
All Levels Welcome!
*Materials not included
It's All Happening in 2026!
Happy 10 Year Anniversary!
The Atelier proudly marks ten years of creativity and growth. Rooted in the traditions of the classical atelier, The Atelier honors time-honored artistic training while embracing the expanding media alongside the needs of today’s creative community.
We preserve the master-apprentice model of individualized instruction, while integrating new media, interdisciplinary approaches, and broader community engagement. In this way, The Atelier blends time-honored mentorship and skill-building with a forward-looking perspective.