Upcoming Workshops
“How to Use Oil Paints: Materials and Methods”
Instructed by Randall DiGiuseppe
Have you wanted to try oil painting but was afraid to? Then this workshop is for you. This
special 2-day workshop explores the basic properties, tools and techniques of oil painting. The topics covered will include: Brushes: Which ones to use, how to use them when and how to clean and store them. Mediums and basic formulas Arranging your palette Painting surfaces and how to prepare them Setting up your easel, work area and how to clean it. How to apply, blend and glaze your creation on canvas. Painting techniques: mixing, blending, glazing and applying paint. All levels welcome!
Date & Time: POSTPONED- new date and time TBA
Price: $250 pp, Materials Included
“How to Properly Frame & Display Your Artwork”
Instructed by Dawn Vasquez of Setauket Frame Shop
As an Artist, you’ve worked hard to create an image and now you want to show it off in
the best possible way. But where do you start? This workshop offers you the opportunity
to learn how to select frames, glass, when to use matting, as well as how to wire the
finished piece for hanging.
The medium of the artwork determines the choices you will make. For instance, did you
know that glass is recommended over acrylic with media such as charcoal and pastel,
because acrylic builds up a static charge that can disturb particles in the artwork?
In this workshop you will learn:
- Matting: when to use acid free matting; when to use for four-ply museum
rag matting; how much matting to show and different ways of matting,
single mat double mat, recessed mat.
- Glass: when to use and when not to use museum glass, UV protectant
glass, and plexiglass on different types of artworks
- Frames: what type of frames are appropriate for different types of
artworks. Frames deep enough to cover stretcher bars or frames deep
enough to have a spacer in between your artwork and the glass.
Setauket Frame Shop was established in 1974 and has been in the same location for
the last 50 years. They are family owned and operated and all work is done on
premises. Estimates are free. “We do all aspects of framing, including conservation
framing, shadow boxing, all phases of needlework. We have a great selection of photo
frames, ready-made frames and gifts for the home”
Date & Time: Friday, September 27th
10:00am-1:00pm
Price: FREE, No Materials Needed
"The Reilly Portrait Pallette"
Instructed by Bill Graf
Frank Joseph Reilly (1906–1967) was an American painter, illustrator, muralist, and teacher. He taught drawing and painting at the Grand Central School of Art, illustration at Pratt Institute and Moore College of Art, and is famously known for his twenty-eight years of instructing at the Art Students League of New York.
Reilly developed a popular method for setting up his oil palette for portraiture and figure painting, focusing on separating color into hue, value and chroma. Learn how to set up your palette via The Frank Reilly method with Bill Graf, Portrait Drawing & Painting instructor here at The Atelier!
Date & Time: Saturday, October 19th & Sunday, October 20th
10:00am-4:00pm
30-minute lunch break included
Price: $275 pp,
“Halloween Horrors”
Instructed by Angelo Mariano
Join Angelo for a Sunday afternoon workshop that brings the classic Frankenstein monster back to life just in time for Halloween!
Mariano 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. “Back in the 80's, my tiny hometown in Apulia (South Italy) had only one rundown movie theatre; during the weekdays they had porn and, on the weekend, often some horror flicks. Since I was only 10 years old I had no choice but to pick horror. One Sunday, in the deserted place I saw Evil Dead of Raimi (La casa for us) … Then I went back and saw The Mountain of the
Cannibal God... That time I watched all three shows to get at the last scene with a naked Ursula Andress among funny cannibals; I got home after midnight, got punished by my dad, but... I was hooked! You can check out the numerous testimonials on his Facebook page that display his talent in bringing favorite horror scenes to life and peruse his website http://www.angelomarianoart.com/. All levels welcome!
Date & Time: Sunday, October 27th
1:00pm-5:00pm
Price: $125 pp, Materials Included
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