Summer 2016

More Summer Classes!
FRIENDS OF THE ATELIER
ONE-DAY FIGURE STUDIES IN OIL
SPECIAL EVENT
ANNUAL FUNDRAISING RAFFLE
A Don Koestner Landscape
“Summer Field, North Shore”
2016
FRIENDS OF THE ATELIER 2016
STUDIO PROGRAM OF FINE ART
Individual - $50
Sponsor - $150
Benefactor - $1,000
Dual - $75
Donor - $250
Master’s Circle - $2,000+
Contributor - $100
Patron - $500
Other Amount
Donation enclosed $ ____________ Check number # ___________
PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE ATELIER
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
May 20, 21 & 22
BASIC DRAWING & PAINTING
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Broadway St. NE
Coat and Mittens
14 x 18 inches, oil
by Laura Tundel
FRIENDS OF THE ATELIER visit www.theatelier.org/friends to learn more about donations/volunteering
BASIC DRAWING, PASTEL & PAINTING - DAY CLASSES
Starting TUESDAY, May 24, 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Starting WEDNESDAY, May 25, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Starting FRIDAY, May 27, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Instructors: Judy Buckvold (Tues.), Pat Schu (Wed., Fri.).
$170, 10 weeks.
Como Ave. SE
Please use the 1701 entrance.
LIFE DRAWING I
Please come to The Atelier’s annual
FULL TIME STUDENT SHOW
FRIDAY:
MAY 20, 2pm - 9pm
SATURDAY: MAY 21, 12pm - 8pm
SUNDAY: MAY 22, 12pm - 5pm
3pm Fundraising Raffle Drawing
Enjoy and purchase prints,
drawings, watercolors, oils
and sculptures of figurative,
still life, landscape and
imaginative artwork from
our fundraising exhibit to
help support The Atelier.
Exhibit will be in three
spaces, across and down the
hall from The Atelier and in
the A2 space.
The original Atelier, founded by Richard Lack in 1970 as a not for profit corporation, has based its aesthetic philosophy on a direct lineage to the Boston
school of American Impressionists and the French Academy. The Atelier, co-directed by Dale Redpath and Cyd Wicker, closely follows these original
precepts offering students the opportunity to master the fundamental principles in the classical discipline of realistic drawing and painting. In all of
The Atelier’s classes, emphasis is placed on developing the student’s ability to accurately observe proportions and value relationships. Some instruction is
given to the class as a whole, but most instruction is given on an individual basis. The Atelier pursues a non-discriminatory policy and is open to all eligible students
regardless of race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation or national origin.
280
East Hennepin Ave.
(in conjunction with The
Atelier Student Show)
(The winning number will be
picked at this time; you do
not have to be present to win.)
CLASSES
Students begin by drawing a plaster cast or still life in
charcoal, developing their ability to render accurate
proportions and value relationships. As students progress,
they are introduced to the fundamentals of oil and/or
pastel techniques, composition and color.
Starting MONDAY, May 23
7:30 - 10:00 PM, Instructor: Brian Lewis
Starting TUESDAY, May 24
7:00 - 9:30 PM, Instructor: Cyd Wicker
Starting WEDNESDAY, May 25
7:30 - 10:00 PM, Instructor: Brian Lewis
Starting THURSDAY, May 26
7:00 - 9:30 PM, Instructors: Cyd Wicker & Jake Posey
$170, 10 weeks.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Fundraising
Painting Raffle &
Instructor Art Sale
Benefit
Please Attend Our Atelier Instructor
Art Show and Fundraising Sale
ARTISTS FOR THE ATELIER
STUDIO PROGRAM OF FINE ART
1681 EAST HENNEPIN AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55414
www.TheAtelier.org | mail@TheAtelier.org | (612) 362-8421
Please mail this form with your payment.
Name____________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________
City _____________________________________________________
State_________________________ Zip________________________
Phone_____________________ E-Mail ________________________
TICKET COST:
$10 per ticket or
$25 for 3 tickets
DRAWING TIME:
Sunday, May 22 at
3:00pm
Purchase tickets for chances to win a beautiful framed landscape
by Master Painter Don Koestner. “Summer Field, North Shore”,
size 18” x 22”, is on display at The Atelier now until the raffle. This
Masterpiece in the handling of greens can hang in your home or
office for the price of a few Raffle Tickets! You may stop by The
Atelier before or during the Student Show to purchase tickets from
Atelier students or instructors. Tickets may be purchased until the
time of the drawing.
PERMIT NO. 90143
TWIN CITIES, MN
1681 EAST HENNEPIN AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55414
www.TheAtelier.org | mail@TheAtelier.org | (612) 362-8421
(18th Ave. SE)
Get started with a fresh eye from Kenneth Schweiger
and Judy Buckvold. They will teach you the basics
and work with you to help you progress from
drawing to painting.
Starting TUESDAY, May 24, 1:30 - 4:00 PM
Starting THURSDAY, May 26, 1:30 - 4:00 PM
Starting SATURDAY, May 28, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Instructors: Kenneth Schweiger (Thurs.), Judy Buckvold (Tues. & Sat.)
$170 per class. 10 weeks.
Donate to The Atelier and support the tradition of
artistic training in the method of classical realism. The
Atelier is a registered 501-C(3) non-profit organization
and your annual gift may be tax deductible. Please
choose your level of membership and mail your check
to: The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Art, ATTN:
Friends of The Atelier, 1681 East Hennepin Avenue,
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Industrial Blvd.
DAY BASIC DRAWING AND
PAINTING
PAID
Stinson Blvd.
Students paint a new oil study each week working from the figure. With steady
guidance from the instructor, the students will work to achieve a complete
figure, starting by drawing in thin paint and striving for accuracy in proportion,
value and color. Depending on the level of experience, the student will work in
black and white or color. Call for a materials list or visit: theatelier.org/materials
Starting THURSDAY, May 26, 4:15 - 6:45 PM
Instructor: Laura Tundel. $200, 10 weeks.
U.S. POSTAGE
Annual Membership
GESTURAL FIGURE STUDY
Gain a better understanding of gesture of the figure. This class will mesh The
Atelier and Studio Arts figure study methods. Students will explore what gesture
is and ways to capture it through quick poses, progressively longer poses,
and experimentation. For first class bring 18”x24” Rough
Newsprint Pad, 2 Large Binder Clips. Additional materials to
be purchased from The Atelier store: drawing board, pack of
Medium Vine Charcoal, pack of Soft Vine Charcoal, kneaded
eraser, plumbline, sanding board. Additional materials
discussed first night of class.
Starting TUESDAY, May 24, 4:15 - 6:45 PM
Instructor: Christine Mitzuk. $200, 10 weeks.
2016
Spring & Summer
NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION
(see inside for details)
Life drawing is at the core of any serious program of fine
arts. In the class, students draw from the figure in pencil.
Each drawing is created over a period of several sessions,
developing the student’s eye for accurate proportions, gesture
and anatomy.
Starting WEDNESDAY, May 25
7:30 - 10:00 PM
Instructor: Dale Redpath. $200, 10 weeks.
LIFE DRAWING I/II - DAY CLASS
With a single sustained pose, students will have the option of either taking one
drawing/painting to a high degree of finish or completing several drawings
from different positions around the model.
Starting THURSDAY, June 2, 1:00 - 3:30 PM, Instructor: Jake Posey
Starting SUNDAY, June 5, 1:30 - 4:00 PM, Instructor: Laura Tundel
$200, 10 weeks.
PLEIN-AIR OIL LANDSCAPE*
This class is designed for students at all skill levels. The first session will begin
with a painting demonstration after which the students will do a quick sketch of
their own. Composition, value relationships and color mixing are stressed.
MONDAY mornings, June 6, 13, 20, 27, and July 11, 18, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: CeCeile Hartleib. $120, 6 weeks.
PLEIN-AIR WATERCOLOR LANDSCAPE*
This class is for beginning and intermediate students.
The main focus is on drawing, composition, value
relationships and color mixing. Demonstrations and
critiques are given at each session. You will learn to
paint clouds, trees flowers, etc.
THURSDAY mornings, June 9, 16, 23, 30, and July 14, 21
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: CeCeile Hartleib. $120, 6 weeks.
PORTRAIT & INTERIOR
Students draw in charcoal and may progress to oil or pastels. The portrait model
will be set within an interior. Advanced students can take advantage of the
entire composition. Capturing the likeness is emphasized. Color and techniques
in oil and pastel are covered.
Starting TUESDAY, May 24, 7:00 - 9:30 PM
Instructor: Christine Mitzuk
Starting THURSDAY, May 26, 7:00 - 9:30 PM
Instructor: Laura Tundel. $200, 10 weeks.
ILLUSTRATION
Let your imagination fly! During this class,
students will develop imaginative pieces based
upon a classic or favorite story. We will move
from idea generation to preparatory work
and on to a final illustration. Emphasis will
be placed on composition, and storytelling.
Students may choose to work in the medium
with which they are comfortable. Christine
has experience to support watercolor, colored
pencil, pen and ink, or oil paint.
Starting THURSDAY, May 26, 7:00 - 9:30 PM
Instructor: Christine Mitzuk. $170, 10 weeks.
Credits: Title, Dale Redpath; Basic Drawing & Painting, Jeffrey Smith; Life Drawing
I, Dale Redpath; Landscape, CeCeile Hartleib; Illustration, Christine Mitzuk.
Spring/Summer
CLASS REGISTRATION 2016
Registration is accepted by mail. Class size is limited and students are
accepted on a first come, first served basis. There is a non-refundable
registration fee of $10 per class, applicable towards tuition, which will
assure you of your place in the class. For information, call 612-362-8421.
You are enrolled in the classes of your choice unless otherwise notified.
Tuition is payable on or before the start of each class.
Name
Address
City
State
Zip
Phone
E-Mail
Class Name
Day
Time
*For Ceile’s Classes: 1st session will be held
Vacancy
13 x 26 inches, oil
by Jake Posey
Morandi
17 x 18 inches, oil
by Tony Brenny
Karl
40 x 40 inches, oil
by George Lundgren
Elaine
20 x 22 inches, oil
by Jan Wagner
inside at The Atelier. Several studies will be completed during the rest
of the sessions which will be held at various locations in the Mpls/St.
Paul area. Other locations include: the Rose Garden, Como Lake, and
Hidden Falls Park in St. Paul. In case of rain, classes will be indoors at
The Atelier. Supply list and location list will be sent to you by email. So
be sure to include your email address or call Ceile at 651-647-6078.
Registration Fee enclosed $
Tuition enclosed $
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Dale Redpath’s search for a technical language
that would allow the painting of her world and
envisioned ideas brought her to study with
Richard Lack at Atelier Lack in Minneapolis. Her
studies in these artistic methods have continued at
museums across the U.S. and in Europe. Redpath’s
work has appeared in shows throughout the U.S.
and is represented in private collections in North
America and Europe. In addition to painting, she
has been teaching at Atelier Lack since 1983 and
in 1992 became a co-director of The Atelier. She
maintains a studio in St. Paul. Her work can also
be seen at www.DaleRedpath.com.
Cyd Wicker attended West Texas State University
in Canyon, Texas and Yale University School
of Music and Art in Connecticut. She was
also awarded an internship with the National
Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institute
in Washington, D.C. She studied with Richard
Lack for five years and then taught with him
from 1983 until his retirement in 1992. She has
painted commissioned presidential portraits of
Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton
for the Presidential Museum in Odessa, Texas.
Her work hangs in private and public collections
including Hennepin County Medical Research
Center, the Federal Court Buildings in St. Paul and
Minneapolis, the Judicial Center in St. Paul and the
University of St. Thomas. Cyd is co-director of The
Atelier and teaches in the full time program. Her
work can also be seen at www.CydWicker.com.
Judy Buckvold completed five years of full time
training in classical realism at The Atelier. She
attended the University of Minnesota in Duluth,
before joining the art department at Dayton’s in
Minneapolis. In Boston, she worked at Jordan
Marsh in retail fashion. In New England her
interest grew in portraiture and oil painting as a
medium. She believes that technology is limited
when it comes to expressing the human spirit, and
that there will always be a need for fine art and
tradition.
Brian Lewis majored in studio art and art
history at the University of Minnesota prior to
studying painting with Richard Lack. He currently
teaches Basic Drawing and Painting at The Atelier
in addition to maintaining his own studio in
Minneapolis. Brian’s interests include portraiture,
figurative work, still life and landscape. He is
a Guild Member of the American Society of
Classical Realism and exhibits in its salon, as well
as in galleries in Minnesota, Colorado and New
Mexico.
Laura Tundel received her bachelor’s degree
in Fine Art and Communication Design from
Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. After college,
she worked as a graphic designer and illustrator
for several years before learning of the classical
art training at The Atelier Studio Program of
Fine Art. Laura completed her four years of fulltime study at The Atelier and is now focusing on
portrait commissions and still life paintings. She is
currently living in Minneapolis. More of her work
can be seen at www.lauratundel.com.
SUMMER 2016 WORKSHOPS
Two intense weeks are offered for those who wish to experience, in concentrated form,
our full time program. The daily study in this program creates momentum for individual
growth. We give intense one-on-one instruction tailored to individual needs.
SPRING & SUMMER
2016 WORKSHOPS
PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE PAINTING
Lecture: TUESDAY, June 21, 7:00-9:00 PM, $10
Weekend Intensive (midday light):
SAT./SUN., June 25 & 26, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, $70
Weekly Class (evening light):
(6)THURSDAYS, June 23 - July 28, 6:00 - 8:30 PM, $120
FULL DAY WORKSHOPS
(Basic Drawing, Portrait & Interior,
and Life Drawing)
Daily 8:45 AM - 5:30 PM
July 11-15 and July 18-22
1 week: $550 ($20 discount)
2 weeks: $990 ($50 discount)
Instructor: Stephan Orsak
Credits: Charcoal cast drawing, Jeffrey Smith; Pencil life drawing, Dale Redpath.
BASIC DRAWING
July 11-15 & 18-22
8:45 - 11:15 AM
Instructors: Jake Posey, Kenneth Schweiger, Cyd Wicker
$170 per week
PORTRAIT & INTERIOR
July 11-15 & 18-22
12:00 - 2:30 PM
Instructors: Laura Tundel, Judy Buckvold
$200 per week
LIFE DRAWING
ALL CLASSES: Kneaded eraser, plumb line (a weighted string about 24”
long), masking tape, sandpaper board.
Basic Drawing & Painting, Portrait & Interior: Charcoal Paper
(Canson Ingres or Strathmore), extra paper for padding, 24” x 30”
drawing board, medium and hard vine charcoal.
June 27 - July 1
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: Christine Mitzuk
$200, 1 week
Summer
Name
Illustration: Sketchbook no smaller than 8”x10”, kneaded eraser, white
vinyl eraser, Derwent Ivory Black Drawing Pencil. Additional materials
will be discussed on an individual basis.
City
Landscape: Easel: French or metal easel. Paints: Thio violet
(Grumbacher) or alizarin crimson, French ultramarine or ultramarine
blue, cadmium lemon, cadmium yellow, cadmium orange, cadmium red
deep, white (flake, titanium, mixed or Permalba). Unless otherwise stated
Winsor & Newton and Rembrandt paints are good. Brushes: Filberts &
rounds in a bristle, 1 or 2 of each size (#2, #4 & #6). Panels: Canvas panels
or untempered masonite with 2-3 coats of gesso in sizes 8 x 10 and 9
x 12. Misc.: Palette cups, rags, paper towels, Liquin, viewfinder (2 L’s),
turpentine, palette knife, and a plastic bag for trash. Notepad for first
class. Optional: Bug spray, large brimmed hat or cap, sunscreen, umbrella
to attach to easel box or freestanding with pole and stakes (for sun).
Questions call CeCeile at 651-647-6078.
Our supply store carries most of these materials with the
exception of watercolor supplies. It will open one hour before the
first class as well as during classes. You will need a separate check
to pay for materials.
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION 2016
Registration is accepted by mail. Class size is limited and students are
accepted on a first come, first served basis. There is a non-refundable
registration fee of $10 per class, applicable towards tuition, which will
assure you of your place in the class. For information, call 612-362-8421.
You are enrolled in the classes of your choice unless otherwise notified.
Tuition is payable on or before the start of each class.
Life Drawing I: Strathmore 2-ply drawing paper, 2H and 4H pencils, 24”
x 15” drawing board, knife or razor blade.
Watercolor Landscape: Map and supply list are available at www.
theatelier.org or you may call 651-647-6078 to have them sent to you.
July 11-15 & 18-22
3:00 - 5:30 PM
Instructor: Dale Redpath
$200 per week
ILLUSTRATION
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
FOR WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
Address
State
Zip
Phone
E-Mail
Workshop Name
Date
Time
Registration Fee enclosed $
Tuition enclosed $
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO YOUR INSTRUCTOR
SPECIAL WORKSHOPS
PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE PAINTING
Led by Stephan Orsak
This is a flexible offering
with a lecture, plus option
of one or both classes.
Outdoor painting offers
an amazing experience
of light, color and
atmosphere, but doesn’t
spare us at all in problems
and challenges. Favoring
intermediate through
advanced levels, we will
dive straight into issues
and solutions including
ways of working under
rapidly changing light conditions, advanced composition,
transposition and illusions of color and value, white balance
and atmospheric tonalities. The weekend intensive class
will favor longer midday light compositions while the
weekly class will go after the challenges of beautiful but
rapidly changing early evening light. All media welcome.
Lecture: TUESDAY, June 21, 7:00-9:00 PM, $10
Weekend Intensive (midday light):
SAT./SUN., June 25 & 26, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, $70
Weekly Class (evening light): (6)THURSDAYS,
June 23 - July 28, 6:00 - 8:30 PM, $120
Please pre-register by the lecture date, June
21st, for any or all of the above.
ILLUSTRATION
Let your imagination fly! Get
a taste of illustration during
this 5 half-day workshop.
We’ll work to develop a strong
drawing for an imaginative
piece based upon an existing
story or your own idea.
Topics covered will include
composition, brainstorming,
thumbnails, research, sketch
development, and studies for
value and color. Emphasis will
be placed on composition,
and storytelling. For the
first class please bring a
sketchbook, and your preferred drawing tools. If you have
a laptop or other device with internet access, bring that too
for reference research. If you have a specific project in mind,
please contact Christine (cmitzuk@christinemitzuk.com).
June 27 - July 1, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: Christine Mitzuk
$200, 1 week
THE ATELIER PURSUES A NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY AND IS OPEN TO ALL ELIGIBLE STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.
NEW INSTRUCTOR: Kenneth Schweiger was born in
Saint Paul, Minnesota, and graduated from DePaul University
in Chicago, IL. After traveling to Japan and studying classical
and contemporary works of art in Tokyo, Kenneth returned to
Minneapolis. This May he will complete 5 years of intensive
drawing and painting at the Atelier. “My goal in teaching the
basic drawing class is to logically analyze the visual world and
break it down into shapes, values, and edges.”
NEW INSTRUCTOR: Jake Posey grew up in Fargo, North
Dakota. After completing high school in 2011, he moved to
Minneapolis to study the practice of representational painting
at The Atelier. Jake’s lifelong passion for visual beauty coupled
with five years of intense training and critical observation in
an atelier system has given him the tools and vocabulary to
break the visual world down into measurable properties and
the ability to share that knowledge with those who desire to
learn it. His compositions attempt to unite the personal and
universal, and promote empathy.
Christine Mitzuk
earned her bachelor’s degree in Design
Communication with a minor in Studio Arts from the
University of Minnesota. She worked in Graphic Design
for over seven years, making art in her spare time. Realizing
she desired art more, she quit her job to attend the full time
program at The Atelier. She completed 5 years of study in May
2011. Christine’s focus is narrative based imaginative art. She
feeds her imagination through continued study of the figure
and nature. She accepts commissions for illustration, portrait,
and still life. Web site: www.ChristineMitzuk.com.
CeCeile Hartleib
is a Realist/Impressionist painter.
Originally from Ohio, where she began her training with
Allan R. Banks, CeCeile relocated to Minnesota and studied
for four years at Atelier LeSueur. This was followed by an
additional year of advanced study with Stephen Gjertson.
She has taught numerous classes and workshops at Atelier
North, Edina Art Center, Minnetonka Center for the Arts
and currently teaches at The Atelier. She is a member of
Oil Painters of America, Midwest Watercolor Society,
Minnesota Watercolor Society, American Impressionist
Society, and the Outdoor Painters of Minnesota. Her work
hangs in galleries in Minnesota and Ohio and in corporate and
private collections internationally.
Stephan Orsak
balances parallel careers as performing
violinist and visual artist, and has been a teacher/pedagogue
in both streams. Portfolio work includes paintings, drawings,
graphic scores, architecture, landscape architecture, sculpture
and murals. A wide-ranging visual education has included
work with Prix de Rome painter Arthur Osver (Washington
University), Richard Lack at Atelier Lack, and work at Harvard
Graduate School of Design. With past teaching appointments
at three universities, guest teaching internationally, and locally
honored as Outstanding Teacher at MacPhail Center for the
Arts, his emphasis now is concentrated on a new body of studio
work. A creative process portfolio of select work may be seen at
flickr.com/photos/portfolioSO.
Pat Schu
is a Minnesota native who currently lives in
Plymouth. Her early years were spent raising her three
children, and building a career in the financial services
industry. Occasional art classes nurtured her love of drawing
and painting during those years. The opportunity to pursue art
more seriously became a reality when Pat chose early retirement
in 2006. She immediately began her studies at The Atelier and
completed the full-time program in 2010. Embracing a range of
subjects, Pat’s paintings include figures, portraits, landscapes,
and still lifes. Her artwork has been exhibited in solo and group
exhibitions in galleries and shows in the Minneapolis/St. Paul
area. Web site: www.patriciaschu.com.