To register or make a deposit to reserve a place, please call (941) 753-7755.
All deposits for workshops are non-refundable.
Color Study Summer Workshops
Advance in the Art of Seeing and Painting Students will learn the methods and practices of the Southern Atelier in these intensive two- 4 DAY Workshops. Instructor Charles Miano will illustrate a cohesive procedure designed to enhance the student's ability to understand color and light.
$295 per session.
Model fee will be split among all the attendees.
All Artists must pre register.
Early registration is recommended as spaces are intentionally limited to allow for a high degree of individual attention.
Color I: June 15-18, 2010 "Essence of Light and Color"
4- DAY BLOCK AND MUDHEAD STUDY
9:00 AM- 2:00 PM
Color I will focus on painting colored blocks under varying light conditions as well as outdoor Mud head exercises. Attention will be given to the overall atmosphere and personality of various light keys, including sunlight, cloudy day, indoor, outdoor morning and afternoon light. Students will also learn the importance of simplified color masses as they work with both brush and palette knife depicting a model posed against sunlight on the beach. This course is an important prelude to the Color II workshop. There are regular lectures, demonstrations and critiques throughout the course. Color perception, control of masses and values will be considered.
Color II: July 6-9, 2010 "Enhancing your Visual Perception"
4- DAY ROUND FORM AND PORTRAIT STUDY
9:00 AM- 2:00 PM
Color II will focus on painting rounded forms under varying circumstances and its relation and application to the human portrait. Understanding how the light key reveals the color of simplified forms can aid in understanding a complex portrait study. Temperature will be considered as well as color vibration and variation within the large masses of color. Structure of the head will also be considered. There are regular lectures, demonstrations and critiques throughout the course.
Southern Atelier Sculpture Studies
with Stephen Perkins
Program One: The Human Head
Program One will focus on gaining a deeper understanding of the structural, anatomical and expressive elements of the human head. It is pertinent to any visual artist interested in depicting the head in any medium.
One session: $350
Entire Program (all 3 sessions): $975
Model fees are split among the students.
Structure and Volumes of the Head ENCORE! As requested by popular demand!
August 6 - 8, 2010
Price: $350 Download the Enrollment Form
The first session deals with the structure of the head. This is the most overtly helpful and basic of the three areas of study. It shows you the plane structures and volumes of the head and their geometric simplification. In addition, the analysis proceeds in a systematic manner from the largest masses down to the details in the same manner that one would work, slowly breaking down the form to its smallest elements at the end. Included also will be the all important element of the rhythmic movement of the form. This "music" of organic form is largely responsible for the life like look as opposed to figures appearing dead.
The second session will have the anatomy of the head as its focus. This is different than structure. The method of study here is ecorche' which is the traditional and unrivaled method of anatomical study for artists. A skull is constructed in a methodical manner and then the muscles and other forms added. Slowly a human head is constructed from the inside out. Finally, morphology or surface form is shown so that the connection of the deep underlying forms to the surface flesh is made.
In the third session, we pick up from the second and analyze the 6 major facial expressions of the face and their anatomical mechanisms. Using the research of Dr. Paul Ekman, we analyze each expression, its origin, its characteristics and how to create it. Finally we examine the combination of the expressions. Artists should gain an understanding of how to animate their faces to convey the exact emotion that is called for.
Past Workshops
The Head as Shape, Structure, Plane, Morphology with Dan Thompson
October 23-25, 2009
9:30 AM - 4 PM
Price: $425 Download the Enrollment Form
This workshop is designed for either drawing or painting the portrait head and shoulders. Spotlighting several core concerns within the greater discipline of painting and drawing from life, this workshop is divided into phases or subtopics that are demonstrated on day one: Shape, Structure, Plane, and Morphology. These concepts are broken down in order to clarify matters to the student; such themes offer an interesting way of breaking a successful drawing or painting down into critical material for concentrated study. After the initial demos, a subsequent, two day long pose is organized so that the student may create a more accomplished piece. Beginners may create several, shorter studies for future reference, while more advanced students are enabled to refine their studies.
Portraiture Workshop with Judith Carducci
December 4-6, 2009
9:30 AM- 4 PM
Price: $400 Download the Enrollment Form
Participants work in the medium of their choice, preferably the medium in which they feel most comfortable. This workshop is applicable to all mediums.
Day One:
AM The importance of working from life; the use of photographs as
references once the artist has learned to draw and paint from life.
The two essentials of portraiture. Getting started: "posing" - the importance of gesture; the importance of values: review of values of 3-dimensional objects
Demo by instructor: Head & Shoulders (charcoal/white conte) - anatomy of the head and shoulders; procedure: follow the shadow
PM Participants paint or draw; individual instruction at each easel
Day Two:
AM Discussion/questions from yesterday and from handout
Review of anatomy of the hand
Demo by instructor: 3/4 figure with hands - review of procedure: gesture, follow the pattern of dark and light
PM Participants paint or draw; individual instruction at each easel
Day Three:
AM: Discussion/questions
The issue of clothing (choice of, 3-dimensionality of, texture of, stress points of) Aesthetics; what do you do when there are no strong shadows for contrast/drama/interest?
Demo by instructor: 3/4 or full figure, pulling it all together
PM Participants paint or draw; individual instruction at each easel
There will be a Fireside Chat following the workshop.
Painting Workshop With Romel de la Torre
January 25-29, 2010
9:30AM-4PM
Price: $500 Download the Enrollment Form
Workshop Schedule
Monday - Portrait (limited palette)
Tuesday - Portrait (full color with the emphasis on design & abstract background)
Wednesday - Nude (charcoal & water)
Thursday - Costumed figure (full color)
Friday - Finishing a painting Supply List
Classical Portrait Workshop with Mary Minife
February 12-14, 2010
9:30 AM- 4 PM
Price: $425 Download the Enrollment Form
This 3 day workshop will focus on painting a model from life in natural light. Emphasis will be on the beauty of the flesh color notes in natural light and understanding the form of the head. The workshop will begin with setting up the live model, lighting, color notes, finding a composition with an interesting theme and creating a small color study of the whole composition in preparation for the finished work. Observing this workshop set-up, procedure and execution will be effective for artists when presenting clients the initial ideas and sketches when a commission is underway. The workshop will also include a demo by Mary Minifie and painting time. Lunch time will be used to discuss business angles of the portrait business. At the end of the workshop, there will be a slide lecture, Fireside chat and final critique session which can include work not painted in the workshop.
Workshop: Advanced Life Drawing with David Kassan
March 26-28, 2010
9:30 AM- 4 PM
Price: $425 Download the Enrollment Form
The focus of this course will be on life drawing methods to investigate the underlying rhythm, expression and emotion of the modern portrait. We will explore both charcoal and graphite with one pose for the entire time so that we can patiently observe and record our findings. Students will execute preliminary rough drawings before moving on to a full-scale finished drawing. All observation will be cumulative and used towards finishing the final work. Instruction will include discussion of practical technical information on different drawing mediums and surfaces, the properties of light on form and how the topography/depth of the face’s form can be visualized and represented. Most importantly, students will learn to transcend the materials so that their full concentration is placed on expressing the model’s presence and emotion. My goal is to give this class a sense of community, where anything art related can be discussed (books, galleries, artists, techniques), debated, enlightened and experienced.
Painting The Impressionist Landscape Instructor: Lois Griffel
April 12-16, 2010
9AM- 4PM
Price: $450 Download the Enrollment Form
Lois Griffel’s workshops are based on her book, Painting the Impressionist Landscape. You will learn how to interpret and use color for expressing the beautiful light effects of nature. The workshop focuses on color perception, control of masses and values, with an emphasis on design and composition. This is exclusively a landscape painting class. If inclement, indoor work will include exercises, color theory, and working from the still life. The workshop will be informal and fun, but be prepared to learn a lot and work hard too!‘
Anything under the sun is beautiful if you have the vision.’- American painter, Charles W. Hawthorne
Open to artists of all levels, using any opaque medium such as oils.
The Classic Figure - A Modern Approach with Rob Liberace
May 8-11, 2010
Price: $500 Download the Enrollment Form
Participants in Liberace’s Workshop: “The Classic Figure - A Modern Approach,” will be executing the modern method of alla prima and a rich array of contemporary colors. Students will follow a step-by-step method which will allow them to compose a figure painting with the look and finish of classic Renaissance paintings. Though alla prima (the direct manner of finishing a painting while it is wet) is often considered an impressionistic approach, it is also ideal for the careful and thorough modeling which is a hallmark of classical painting. This approach will allow students to thoroughly and efficiently complete a painting without the laborious and time consuming classic approach of glazed layers. Methods of drawing, paint manipulation and color arrangement will be included and a general analysis of the anatomy will be stressed.
The Southern Atelier 7226 21 Street East Sarasota, Florida 34243
Phone: 941.753.7755 Fax: 206.984.2777 Email: mimmi@thesouthernatelier.org
