Seeing value (dark to light) is the key to understanding light. Learn how value is key to composition and is THE way to create three dimensional illusion in drawing and painting. 

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CE credit and discount is offered for teachers.​​​ This workshop is open to all artists. 

There is no better way to understand pigments than to make your own paints! Get hands-on experience with this historic technique. Egg Tempera paintings are more durable and luminous than oil paintings, and are sometimes described as a "mosaic of semi-precious gemstones." ​

We are very pleased to welcome David Heskin to our studios! David has extensive experience in several mediums including oil and egg tempera. He has created his own line of hemp mediums for oil painting. Come meet David and gain some knowledge about oil paints mediums.

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Read more about David Heskin.

Our teen program returns!  In this intensive two week program, Matthew Fielder, Assistant teacher for the Core Atelier, will teach the fundamentals of excellent drawing with special focus on the portrait. Students will work from a live costumed model in the second week.

Explore the power of Left Brain/Right Brain  perception using each hand to develop a drawing.. This Ambidextrous approach is sure to surprise!  For beginners and seasoned artists, alike.

We are thrilled to welcome Master Artist Michael Mentler to our studios! Come learn from the one who Richard Schmid called the "contemporary Leonardo da Vinci."

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This workshop is for anyone who wants to understand figure drawing from the historic master perspective.

Roger Parsons brings his broad knowledge of landscape painting to share with you! Stay tuned for more details, coming soon.