l'Atelier aux Couleurs: the Art Academy

Monday's with Camille

Class Schedule for Sept -Dec 2008
Sept 8 & 22
Oct 6, 13, 20 & 27
Nov 3, 10, 17 & 24
Dec 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Please contact her directly at 707-762-4125 to reserve a spot.

$120 for four sessions
Hours: 9am- noon

For beginners to advanced painters. In "Mondays with Camille", the still-life will be the subject matter with the focus on seeing values and color correctly and understanding their relationships to each other. There will be occasional demonstrations emphasizing the big shapes and establishing their relationships correctly. Students will receive plenty of one-on-one instruction and individual demonstrations as needed.

Camille Przewodek's Statement

Lineage of Impressionism:

In 1980, Henry Hensche [1901-1992] “opened my eyes” by introducing me to Monet’s impressionist tradition of seeing and painting color with the influence of light. Hensche, who had assisted famed American Impressionist Charles Hawthorne [1872-1930] at the Cape School of Art since 1930, changed the way I perceived shadows, which were no longer dark shapes but were filled with color. I also learned that conveying the shape of objects was accomplished through the interaction of colors. And as the colors changed, so did the form. Hensche changed forever the way in which I see color, helping me understand the fundamental principles of impressionism.

The Effect of Light on Color:

Impressionism, which has come to mean “the effect of light on color,” demands that the artist pay conscious, careful attention to what she sees and how she sees it. Like playing scales on the piano, practice is critical to understanding and expressing both how light creates color and how color notes convey light. I struggle against formulas and try to keep a fresh eye when exploring the color of each scene. That’s why I continually do outdoor studies, and why I stop work on a painting when the light changes, returning to it only when the weather and light conditions are the same.

Approach:

I begin by quickly putting down color notes in an abstract series of shapes. Using a palette knife or a brush, I mix the colors directly on the painting surface and study their relationships to one another. If I change one color, I must change them all. I move from big masses of color to smaller spots, refining forms and shapes through values (light and dark) as I go along.

Celebrations of Mood:

Color that expresses the effects of atmosphere can make even the most mundane subject strikingly beautiful. My paintings could be called “celebrations of mood,” and I often go back to the same location at different times of the day in order to capture its mood in literally a whole new light. Windows and doorways both hold back and let in light. They intrigue me, as do shadows, which take on an “objectness” even though they are insubstantial. Shifting light is my passion—whether it entices you along a dappled California roadway, transforms a modest cottage in southern France into a castle or turns an indoor garden into a riot of sensuality.

Call Camille directly at 707.762.4125 to reserve a spot. Drop-ins are accepted if class size is below 20 students (cost is:$35). Student has the option to substitute a session for a later session during next scheduling period. For cancellations, students must give at least 12 - 24 hours notice or forfeit $30 per session.

Camille has the right to cancel a session due to unforeseen circumstances, or lack of minimum students, 24 hours prior to the class. In this case, the student's enrollment will roll over into the following scheduling period by one week.

Wednesdays with Carole

Class Schedule for Sept - Dec 2008
Sept 10, 17 (on location), 24
Oct 1 (on location), 29 (on location)
Nov 5, 12, 19 & 26
Dec 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31

Carole is also available for private or group sessions in the studio or on location during most Weekends. Please call 707-291-7756 to schedule a session.

$120 for four sessions OR $35 for individual sessions
Hours: 9am- noon

Beginners to Intermediate

Learn how the effective use of colors in a beautiful combination can transmit the moods of a still-life or landscape. Carole will guide you in an honest approach of seeing and understanding color relationships and the many light keys of nature. Color, values, drawing and composition with an emphasis on seeing the big shapes and their relationships will be taught through a series of exercises, one-on-one instruction and demonstrations.

Carole Gray-Weihman's Statement

I am a devoted painter of what some might consider "the Color Visualist Movement" and others the "New American Impressionist Movement"- more specifically, I paint in the "Hawthorne-Hensche Principle". I've been apprenticing under Camille Przewodek, also a former student of Henry Hensche, since July 1996. I've also been her teaching assistant since 2002.

Call Carole directly at 707.291.7756 to reserve a spot. Drop-ins are accepted if class size is below 20 students (cost is:$35). Student has the option to substitute a session for a later session during next scheduling period. For cancellations, students must give at least 12 - 24 hours notice or forfeit $30 per session.

Carole has the right to cancel a session due to unforeseen circumstances, or lack of minimum students, 24 hours prior to the class. Drop-ins should be aware of the possibility of a class being canceled. In this case, the student that has enrolled for four sessions, their enrollment will roll over into the following scheduling period by one week.

Head & Figure with Alfredo

Painting the Head and Figure

Head Painting: Thu. 9am - noon
$120 for four sessions + model fees
or $35 per individual session (3 hours) + model fees

Figure Painting: Thu. 1pm - 4pm
$120 for four sessions + model fees
or $35 per individual session (3 hours) + model fees

or $220 for four sessions of both classes + model fees

Beginner to Advanced

Class Schedule for Oct - Dec 2008
Oct 23
Nov 6, 13, 20 & 27
Dec 4, 11, 18 & 25

Classes are ongoing. To sign up, call Al at 415.307.6988

Drawing, proportions, color, value, composition, form and the use of a mirror, among other things, are tools one can use to get a solid painting from the model. Al will demonstrate what to look for and how to paint the head and figure in simple shapes to create form. He’ll teach the basic tools to help the student reach that next level.

Drop-ins are accepted if class size is below 20 students (cost is:$35 + model fee). Student has the option to substitute a session for a later session during next scheduling period. For cancellations, students must give at least 12 - 24 hours notice or forfeit $25 per session.

Alfredo Tofanelli - (b. 1957) Italian-American, is a native of northern California who received his Fine Arts degree from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. While at Art Center he studied under Craig Nelson, Peter Liashkov, Dan McCaw and John Asaro. More recently he has studied with PAPA members Joseph Mendez, Ken Backhaus, Skip Whitcomb and others. For the past two years he has been studying color with Camille Przewodek and Carole Gray-Weihman in Petaluma where he now has his studio. Camille was a student of Henry Hensche who was a student of Charles Webster Hawthorne.

Alfredo established himself as an illustrator and graphic designer in the Los Angeles area before returning north to San Francisco. Alfredo held a faculty position for ten years at Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles, teaching courses in life drawing, painting and computer graphics. In the Bay Area he worked as an Art Director at The 3DO Company and Electronic Arts and also as a web developer.

Al has the right to cancel a session due to unforeseen circumstances, or lack of minimum students, 24 hours prior to the class. Drop-ins should be aware of the possibility of a class being canceled. In this case, the student that has enrolled for four sessions, their enrollment will roll over into the following scheduling period by one week.

Weekly Classes

Mondays 9am-noon
Mondays with Camille
Still-Life & Landscape
Beginners to Advanced
Medium: Oil
$120 for four sessions
(min. 4 classes)

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Wednesdays 9am-noon
Seeing Light through Color
Still-Life & Landscape
Beginners to Advanced
Medium: Oil
$120 for four sessions or
$35 for individual sessions

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Thursdays 9am-noon
& 1-4pm
Head Painting & Painting the Figure
Beginners to Advanced
Medium: Oil
$120 - 4 sessions
or $35 per session
(+ model fees)

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Mondays 9am-noon
Mondays with Camille - Still-Life & Landscape
Camille Przewodek
Beginners to Advanced - Oil
$120 for four sessions

"Color that expresses the effects of atmosphere can make even the most mundane subject strikingly beautiful. In my classes you'll learn to see values and color correctly and understand their relationships to each other."
- Camille Przewodek
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Wednesdays 9am-noon
Seeing Light through Color - Still-Life & Landscape
Carole Gray-Weihman
Beginners to Intermediate- Oil
$120 for four sessions or
$35 for individual sessions

"The effective use of colors in a beautiful combination can transmit the moods of a still-life or landscape. I teach an honest approach of seeing and understanding color relationships and the many light keys of nature. Color, values, drawing and composition with an emphasis on seeing the big shapes will be covered."
-Carole Gray-Weihman

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Thursdays
Head Painting: 9am - noon
Alfredo Tofanelli
Beginners to Advanced - Oil
$120 for four sessions + model fees
or $35 per individual session (3 hours) + model fees

Figure Painting: 1pm - 4pm
Alfredo Tofanelli
Beginners to Advanced - Oil
$120 for four sessions + model fees
or $35 per individual session (3 hours) + model fees

or $220 for four sessions of both classes + model fees

"Light and Shadow, value and color, temperature and edge control; as well as seeing proportions correctly, are among the basic tools covered in my classes. I'll be your guide in seeing the big shapes and the planes of the figure."
- Alfredo Tofanelli