Weekly classes:

Stuart Street Atelier offers 3 options for classes: The Atelier Rails, the Mentoring Rails, and the Expressive Evolution Runway. Registration for all tracks is at present open on a first come, first served basis. Please email Jennifer Sims (Jsims2332@aol.com for the Expressive pick) or Patricia Rice (patriciamcmahonrice@gmail.com for the atelier or mentoring option) and we will email a grade and make arrangements for payment. Patricia Rice might be adding a course on Sabbatum mornings for teens – adults if you need a weekend time.

The Atelier Track

The Atelier approach lays a solid foundation in drawing and painting from life, every bit well as an understanding of the nature of light falling on a three dimensional form, with the close supervision of master artist, Patricia McMahon Rice. At Stuart Street Atelier, students will use a combination of Bargue plate drawing exercises, every bit well as working from casts and live models and withal life. The student will practise first in drawing with a variety of media, and then, painting in monochrome, progressing from a express palette to full color. Students volition progress at their ain pace every bit they gain mastery at each level. The goal is to develop the student'due south ability to encounter, and to draw, accurately, within an intimate atelier setting, in small classes. Many artists, with real vision, lack the core skills to execute that vision adequately. With patience and dedication, this programme volition requite you the skills necessary to bring your vision to life. (Note: students volition not have to complete EVERY Bargue plate in gild to progress to the next level. The goal is mastery, non forcing each pupil to complete every existing Bargue plate, or cast in the studio.)

This grade volition exist offered Tuesdays 9-12, Sept 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct. v, 12(make upwards class engagement: Oct 19 if Patty has to cancel a class for some reason). Cost: $280. (Casts and Bargue references included, as well equally all cartoon supplies. Painting supplies are the students' responsibleness)

Independent Mentoring Track

Patricia Rice and Jennifer Sims offering classes for those students who wish to depict or paint independently, using their own concepts, with frequent feedback from the teacher. Each course will be most 3 hours long, and meet in one case a calendar week. Students will enroll and pay for a serial of half-dozen weeks of mentoring.

Patty'due south class will be offered on Wednesday, 9-12. Jennifer'southward classes are Wed mornings 9:thirty-11:xxx (with an additional studio hour) at the atelier's Obannon Street location. Supplies not included. Toll: $270.

The Expressive Development Track

This runway is taught by Jennifer Sims and Steven Parrish. These classes are for students who would similar to develop their artistic skills while developing their own, unique style. These classes incorporate classical techniques, while encouraging experimentation in media and approach within the bailiwick of representational art. Students at all levels who are uncertain of their creative goals or hungry for inspiration may want to start in these classes. A listing of the classes in this rail follows.


The Elements of
Dynamic Drawing

Develop your skills in The Five critical elements of fine drawing: gesture, perspective/proportion, value, line and edges while creating beautiful compositions with them. Drawing is the foundation of all visual fine art, whether ii or iii dimensional. Do yous have a drawing project yous have e'er wanted to tackle? Come explore how to main any challenge using graphite, pastel, charcoal, silverpoint, ink, and more. Basic class involves lectures and demos as well equally assistance with educatee projects. Draw-along sessions are for students in the regular class who are interested in working independently in the studio alongside the instructor. Tuesdays 12-2PM ($200 per month or 4 weeks); optional depict along class Tuesdays 2-iv for an boosted fee of $25. Jennifer Sims instructor.

Expressive Portraits in Oils

The Onion Vendor, 19 x 24" oil on linen, by Jennifer Sims

All levels of painters are welcome in this form, which volition cover composition, lighting, skin tones, marking-making, underpainting, value studies and other elements of painting fine portraits. We will comprehend painting portraits from life equally well as from photographs. Whether you are an advanced artist or a beginner, this class is small enough to receive the kind of private attention necessary to improve your skills. Limited to 5 students. Wednesdays 12-3. $350. Model fees not included. Unsure if this class is correct for you? Introductory consultation is optional, free, by appointment, and without obligation. Instructor: Jennifer Sims

Still life Painting with Oils

Notwithstanding Life by Steven Parrish

The Dramatic Nonetheless Life with Steven J Parrish (Fri's or Saturdays, rolling admission beginning July 2020 from 1-4PM through August. $225 for four classes. Autumn semester for this class will run for viii weeks from September through Oct 2021. Winter class runs from January through February 2022.

Learn how to create vibrant and dramatic still life's from a signature fellow member of the Oil Painters of America.
Still life painting is a worthy subject in its ain correct, just it also provides skills for improving landscape, portrait, interior and figure painting. Through demonstration and ane on one pedagogy, Steven volition concentrate on mixing and applying colour with expressive brush strokes to lead the viewer to the focus. Strong emphasis will be given to the painting process from concept to completion with an alla prima method.

Steven believes in learning to paint by painting. With a four week term, artists will be painting every class. A curt 45 minute demonstration volition kickoff the first class each month. An assortment of nevertheless life objects and pieces of fabric volition be available. If y'all want to bring objects of your own that you want to paint feel free to exercise so. These classes will be tailored to the level of ability of each artist in class. The goal is to help yous where you lot are and movement towards where you want to be every bit an artist.
All levels welcome.

The Expressive Landscape in Gouache and oils

Hounds on OBannon

Mondays 6-9PM. $350 for four weeks, start in the fall of 2022. Locations will vary. Jennifer Sims instructing. Paint plein air to simplify compositions and do color studies in Gouache, and so transform your studies into a finished oil painting in the studio. This class is for all levels, but some experience with painting and cartoon is highly recommended.

Workshops -20212022

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Painting the Figure in Oils with Hollis Dunlap; April 21 (private dinner) to 24, 2022.

The Orangish Clothes, by Hollis Dunlap.

Drawing and Painting the Human being Figure with Hollis Dunlap. Limit eight students. $400 for three full days and individual dinner. Model fee and supplies not included.

Draw and Paint the effigy from life in this three day figure painting workshop. We volition focus on lite effects, proportions, edges, and various methods of application to create convincing and interesting drawings and paintings. Several techniques volition be demonstrated such every bit how to plan the composition, cartoon from big shapes to pocket-sized shapes, paint application, interpreting color based on the sources of light, using anatomical landmarks in amalgam the figure, and how to revise every bit you go.  Painters will be encouraged to build the sense of class from the largest masses first to create a sense of end before small details are added. Basic geometric shapes will exist used to describe forms of the human body to give the painting a disarming sense of form, every bit well equally giving the student more than confidence in painting direct from the model. Over the form of the week the instructor will pigment forth with the group to demonstrate how to set up a limerick, color mixing, revising the drawing, and application of pigment. We will work with models over the course of the 3 days, with poses of at to the lowest degree half-dozen hours in length. Students are welcome to draw or paint or practice both. Students may as well choose to exercise several quicker sketches, or focus on 1 or ii more detailed works. Some experience with drawing and painting highly recommended.

Three total days included. Limit 8 students.
DAVID SHEVLINO: Alla prima painting from life and photos. Apr 17-20, 2022

Amber in White, oil on panel, xxx ten 24.5, 2016 by David Shevlino

David is an internationally recognized main, with a reputation for superb teaching. He received rave reviews for his first workshop at SSA, where students painted from alive models and photos using alla prima techniques (wet into wet). David talks about techniques for simplifying the subject and learning to paint with directness and economy.  He teaches the basics of grade, value, color and how we apply our painting knowledge to interpret, rather than copy, photos so that they can go successful paintings." 10AM – 4PM; $600. Model Fee not included. (Minimum 8 students; maximum 10).

Untitled, by David Shevlino
Wrestling Figures, oil on canvass 26 x 29.25 March 3, 2011

Oil Painting on Copper with Patricia Rice — October 29-31, 2021.

By Patricia McMahon-Rice_

Painting Birds or Fruit on Copper Workshop

This class is for both the first painter, besides equally the experienced painter interested in exploring this Baroque Era surface. Copper is experiencing a revival among Contemporary Realist artists. Paint almost seems to float on top of this highly archival, glowing surface. Oct 29, 10-4, $140, copper panel included. Bring your ain brushes and paints.

Sculpting the Equus caballus and Hound with Kathleen Friedenberg (New Dates for 2022 TBD)

Sculpture by Kathleen Friedenberg

Kathleen Friedenberg will exist returning to teach her annual workshop on sculpting the horse and hound, April xviii-22, 2020, 10-5 PM. Kathleen is a master sculptor and signature artist with the American University of Equine Art. Her sculptures are exhibited effectually the world, including at the Middleburg Museum Of Sporting Art. $600 for five full days, materials extra. Pro-rated options are available for this workshop. Contact the atelier for details.

Inspired by Norman Rockwell 2: Drawing Techniques for StoryTelling (TBD in 2022; 10-4 PM)

Instructor: Jennifer Sims

"Drawings after Norman Rockwell" by Jennifer Sims

Norman Rockwell is often overlooked past those connoisseurs who believe illustration is non fine art. Such notions are misguided. Join Jennifer for an adventure into the art of Analogy! All levels welcome. Please note that this is a drawing, not a painting workshop.

Plein Air at the Farm

teacher: Sue Braswell

Over the Grass by Sue Braswell

Plein Air workshop volition be hosted past Sue at her farm in The Plains. Learn how to detect and interpret interesting compositions in the out-of-doors with oils. Students will be sent a supply list past electronic mail. Limited to 8 participants. April thirty to May 1; 11 AM to 4 PM; $200

You may pre-register for any workshop or grade now. To do so, please email JSims2332@aol.com. When you lot are notified that your pre-registration has been accustomed, delight register past sending a deposit check with contact information and written acceptance of liability waiver (run into below) to Stuart Street Atelier, PO Box 319, The Plains, VA 20198. Deposits of $100 will secure your place and are, regrettably, nonrefundable unless the workshop is canceled or a substitute educatee is constitute to take your place. (For workshops less than $100, delight ship a deposit of 25%.) Full payment and all balances are due two weeks before the workshop begins. If workshops are cancelled for whatsoever reason, full refunds will be provided. All workshop costs are exclusive of meals, model fees and materials unless otherwise noted. Easels, taborets, sculpture stands and/or turntables, microwave, and h2o are provided. Free parking is plentiful adjacent to the studio. We accept plenty of Air B&Bs in the area, including The Whistlestop (under separate management) just upstairs from the studio! At that place are plenty more than in walking/biking altitude. Come join us!

SSA WAIVER:

I sympathize that artistic activities involve paints, equipment, solvents, and other materials that may show toxic or trigger allergic reactions. I also sympathize that art classes involve activities, such equally transporting supplies, moving easels, lighting equipment, sculptures and the like that may cause accidental, personal injury. I concord to hold Stuart Street Atelier, it's employees, owner and instructors, the Board and manager of the historic RR depot in the Plains harmless and not liable for whatever injuries sustained.