PLEIN AIR & LANDSCAPE WORKSHOPS The Atelier is pleased to present an offering of landscape workshops. The study of landscape should be included in the student and training as it is an important element in the development of a well trained and diverse artist. Never stop learning. Always keep growing. WEEKEND WORKSHOP: WINTER PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE MASTER COPY WITH BRIDGET ERTELT WITH BROCK LARSON “There is no such thing as bad weather, only poor Painting the landscape from nature with clothing.” -Norwegian saying its infinite variables can be one of the most One of the great things about Minnesota is our difficult of subject matters that the painter can four seasons. Painting winter offers a unique attempt. From the rapidly fleeting light effects opportunity to study light and form in the to uncomfortable weather conditions, it can sometimes feel overwhelming to know landscape. It is one of my favorite seasons to paint. where or how to begin. Fortunately, a path has been cleared by master painters Painting in the cold is not without its challenges, but if you are ready to leave that before us, and we have the benefit today to learn from their achievements of bug spray behind and see what winter has to offer, this class may be right for you! interpreting nature from life. The class will have short lectures discussing how to analyze the value of the snow, In this 3-day intensive course, students will explore the techniques of the great overall value structure in the landscape, and mixing chromatic neutrals. We will landscape to strategize an approach, prioritize information, and simplify also touch on color temperature shifts. Class may be taught partially indoors, or details by painting directly from high-res landscape masterpieces. The goal is to via Zoom depending on the weather and COVID-19. Class may be cancelled in be familiarized with how these skills can apply when taken out of the studio to the case of inclement weather (less than 15 degrees or heavy snow). Class will be painting en pleinair, how to paint quickly, and how to craft an interesting design taught in oils. Yes, we will be painting outside. We will be practicing safety first by and choose a composition that displays the story that the painter wants to express. social distancing, and wearing masks when in a group. This class will be tailored to This workshop is designed to cater toward all skill levels. all skill levels. Beginners are welcome. Please contact Bridget if you have questions. She may be reached via email at [email protected]. Materials list & class FRIDAY-SUNDAY, March 5-7, 2021, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM information will be sent upon payment. Instructor: Brock Larson $325. Limit 10 students. SATURDAY-SUNDAY, February 20-21, 2021, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Instructor: Bridget Ertelt Brock Larson (b. 1991) first began at a very early $150. Limit 8 students. age under the guidance of his father, Jeffrey T. Larson as well as his grandfather, Marvin Espe. He started his approach to academic practice in high school with Charles FRIENDS OF THE ATELIER Bargue plates, master copies, and cast before moving to Minneapolis to pursue a formal education at the Annual Membership Atelier Program of . He studied full-time in the Donate to The Atelier and support the tradition of artistic training in twin cities for five years alongside attending workshops. In the method of classical . The Atelier is a registered 501-C(3) non- his final year of school, Brock began teaching evening classes for two years prior to profit organization and your annual gift may be tax deductible. Please moving back to his hometown area of Duluth, to help his father establish a similar choose your level of membership and mail your check to: studio training program, the Great Lakes Academy of Fine Art. Together, they The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Art spent two years researching and designing the curriculum before eighteen months ATTN: Friends of The Atelier of renovating an old catholic church into an ideal studio setting for students. Here, 1621 East Hennepin Avenue, Suite 280 they currently instruct the full-time program and teach workshops. Minneapolis, MN 55414 Landscape Material list: • 2-3 white panels or canvases, 11"x14" - PAINTS 2021 2021 • titanium white FRIENDS OF THE ATELIER 12"x16" Please mail this form with your payment. • palette • cadmium red light • palette cups • permanent rose (or alizarin Name �������������������������������������������������� crimson) • paper towels Address ������������������������������������������������ • odorless mineral spirits • burnt sienna • refined linseed oil (or oleogel) • cadmium yellow light City ���������������������������������������������������� • palette knives (1 large + 1 small) • raw sienna (or yellow ochre) State______Zip ����������������������� • paper towels • raw umber • burnt umber Phone______E-Mail ����������������������� BRUSHES • ultramarine Individual - $50 Sponsor - $150 Benefactor - $1,000 Brock uses (approximately): • pthalo (or Prussian blue) Dual - $75 Donor - $250 Master’s Circle - $2,000+ • a 1" house painting brush • ivory black • sizes 10, 5, 3, and 1 bristle and/or synthetic • Payne’s gray Contributor - $100 Patron - $500 Other Amount rounds Donation enclosed $ ______Check number # ______• at least 1 soft sable (or) fan brush (Whatever assortment the students have and PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE ATELIER prefer should work just as well.)

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ONLINE CONTINUING ART TALK WITH GREGORY MANCHESS! We had so much fun the first time, let’s do it again this spring! Join us for another special art talk featuring internationally recognized, and award winning artist Gregory Manchess. Greg is known for the visual impact of his compositions as well as his paint handling and visual storytelling. In anticipation of the in-person workshop we are planning for the fall of 2021, Greg will share some of his principles of composition used for any picture-making process. DATE: FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 TIME: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST COST: $25. Register to reserve your spot. A private link for the online event will be emailed to those who have registered. Coming Fall 2021: Composition for Visual Impact with Gregory Manchess A 3-day workshop in which participants will have the opportunity to explore planning pictures that hold the viewer’s attention. Gregory Manchess is an internationally recognized, award-winning painter with 40+ years of experience in the art marketplace. His range of skills has been honed on assignments for campaigns, murals, magazines, and book covers, many times commissioned to perform under crushing deadlines. His passion has won him assignments from such prestigious clients as National Geographic Magazine who sent him on expedition and have trusted him to visualize moments for numerous magazine features. The filmmakers, Coen Brothers, chose to showcase Manchess’ powerful work as part of the storytelling in their latest film, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Recently, Manchess wrote and created a widescreen novel entitled Above the Timberline, brimming with 124 oil and released in 2017 to starred reviews. Now he brings his expertise to you, to share and blend with your enthusiasm for your own artistic journey. Learn more about Gregory, his art and novel at https://www.manchess.com/

Please join or renew your membership to the FRIENDS OF THE ATELIER by mail or at www.theatelier.org/friends January - May STUDIO PROGRAM OF FINE ART 1621 EAST HENNEPIN AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55414 www.TheAtelier.org | [email protected] | (612) 362-8421 2021 WEEK-LONG WORKSHOP THE ART OF FRAMING: WHAT ARTISTS One intense week is offered for those who wish to experience, NEED TO KNOW FOR DIY PROJECTS in concentrated form, our full time program. The daily study in this program creates momentum for individual growth. We give By Joy Wolfe of Fine Art Advocates intense one-on-one instruction tailored to individual needs. This class includes a lecture and hands-on workshop. Joy’s lecture BASIC DRAWING LIFE DRAWING will discuss how to present your art 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM professionally on an artist’s budget, March 8-12, 2021 March 8-12, 2021 designing an efficient workspace, and the basic tools of the trade needed Instructors: Judy Buckvold & Instructors: to repurpose and craft beautiful Kenneth Schweiger Laura Tundel & Cyd Wicker one-of-a-kind frames. She will give $190, 1 week $220, 1 week a demonstration on constructing a frame, glass cutting, and assembling a framed piece of art with basic framing FULL DAY tools. You will walk away with a list of Daily 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM tools and knowledge to create your March 8-12, 2021 own winning combinations. $395, 1 week ($15 discount) SATURDAY, April 10, 2021, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Instructor: Joy Wolfe. Fee: $50 NEW: UTILIZING YOUR LIGHT SOURCE Joy Wolfe had a custom framing business for many years and also worked as an interior designer helping her clients TO IMPROVE YOUR COMPOSITIONS with art and framing selections. Many of her past clients were established painters in Minnesota. She is well versed in WITH DAVID GINSBERG creating beautiful and stimulating aesthetics with fine art as This two-day workshop the focus. She has had the pleasure of working alongside artists includes a new lecture and at every level and now chooses to work with emerging artists images and demonstration who are looking to grow their art into a business. on the use of controlled lighting for a consistent light source, resembling natural light, that will The Atelier allow you to be able to use light and shadow as part Three-Year $5,000,000 of your compositional elements. The hands-on Capital Fundraising Campaign Continues portion of the workshop will be a day and a half Help Us Reach Our Goal & Build This Dream! of working together on still life setups. The first portion of the afternoon workshop will assign specific elements to use for a composition. Once a WAYS YOU CAN HELP: satisfactory setup has been established with the still life, the participants will be given the task of how to best create a lighting scenario that both - Tax-Deductible Donations enhances the set up and helps tell a story using light and shadow as part of - Hosting Donor Events the compositional tale. - Sharing Our Vision David Ginsberg has been photographing images for over thirty years. He holds - Connecting Us With Others a degree in photography from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and has pursued his passion of photography in both the commercial advertising industry and as an art form. He has had studios in Los Angeles, California; Mexico City, Mexico; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. David has won numerous meritorious awards for his work, and his commercial client list over the years has included many national and international clients. His fine art pieces are in collections world wide. David has had his work exhibited in many galleries nationwide and has been selected to be shown at the Louvre. FRIDAY & SATURDAY, March 26 & 27, 2021 Fri., 9 AM - 12 PM: Lecture & Lighting Demonstration. Fri., 1 PM - 4 PM & Sat., 9 AM - 4 PM Hands-on workshop. Learn more about our vision at Instructor: David Ginsberg www.FundTheAtelier.org $250 for entire workshop / $50 for lecture & demo only Workshop hands-on portion limited to 10 people. JANUARY - MAY 2021 CLASSES ONLINE REGISTRATION: Go to theatelier.org/register LIFE DRAWING I/II BASIC DRAWING & PAINTING - EVENING CLASSES With a single sustained pose, students will have Students begin by drawing a plaster cast or still life in charcoal, developing their the option of either taking one drawing/painting ability to render accurate proportions and value relationships. As students progress, to a high degree of finish or completing several they are introduced to the fundamentals of oil and/or drawings from different positions around the pastel techniques, composition and color. . Starting MONDAY, Jan. 25 7:30 - 10:00 PM, Instructor: Brian Lewis Starting SUNDAY, Jan. 24, 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Starting TUESDAY, Jan. 26 Instructor: Laura Tundel 7:00 - 9:30 PM, Instructor: Judy Buckvold Starting MONDAY, Jan. 25, 7:00 - 9:30 PM Starting WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27 Instructor: Cyd Wicker 7:30 - 10:00 PM, Instructor: Brian Lewis Starting WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Starting THURSDAY, Jan. 28 Instructor: Kenneth Schweiger 7:00 - 9:30 PM, Instructor: Wade Ardery Starting WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM $260, 14 weeks. Instructor: Andy Sjodin Starting THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM BASIC DRAWING & PAINTING - DAY CLASSES Instructor: Cyd Wicker Starting TUESDAY, Jan. 26 $280, 14 weeks. 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM, Instructor: Judy Buckvold NEW! Starting WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Instructor: Kenneth Schweiger VISUAL COMPOSITION Starting FRIDAY, Jan. 29 Learn Online for Spring 2021 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Instructor: Kenneth Schweiger Do your pictures fall flat or look jumbled? Starting SATURDAY, Jan. 30 Do you find it tricky to figure out what to put 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Instructor: Judy Buckvold where? Sounds like you need composition $260, 14 weeks. tools! In this class you’ll get hands on experience with visual composition tools. PORTRAIT - EVENING CLASSES Through weekly sketch assignments we’ll Students will work from a live model in order to produce explore such tools as visual hierarchy, mood finished drawings and/or paintings. Students will work or intent, designing the whole, Notan, in pencil, charcoal, pastels or oils. Capturing a likeness balance, color, and more! We’ll also analyze is emphasized. Color and techniques in oil and pastel pictures to see what tools the artists used and are covered. we’ll break compositions to see what happens Starting TUESDAY, Jan. 26 when pictorial elements are altered. And 7:00 - 9:30 PM, Instructors: Lauri Meyer & Stacy Andrews what’s the big deal with tangents, anyway? Starting THURSDAY, Jan. 28 7:00 - 9:30 PM, Instructor: Laura Tundel Each week you will turn in assignments $280, 14 weeks. using The Atelier’s Google Classroom, so you will need a Gmail account. You can photograph your work to turn it in, a well INTRODUCTION TO CHARLES BARGUE lit digital photo taken with your smart phone will work just fine. We will review DRAWING COURSE everyone’s work during class in a supportive way. Christine will use Photoshop to The goal of this 10-week course is to sharpen drawing ability make visual notes and paint over your sketches. This system is for class review of and technique. Students will be guided through completing projects only. We will meet online via Zoom. Supply list available upon request or a single drawing from a reproduction in the Charles Bargue after you register. Drawing Course. The process will take students from the straight line block in to the end stages and subtle finishing. Starting TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Occasional class exercises will allow students to practice using Instructor: Christine Mitzuk a variety of tools and techniques. This course is an excellent $260, 14 weeks. LIMIT 8 students. precursor to sight-size cast drawing and appropriate for all skill levels. Copies will be completed in pencil. Please bring a large 18" x 24" drawing INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING board, HB pencil, and kneaded eraser to first class. FOR YOUNG BEGINNERS Starting FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 1:30 - 3:30 PM - AGES 8 & UP Instructor: Kenneith Schweiger Start your child drawing at The Atelier where they $190, 10 weeks. LIMIT 5 students. will learn methods for seeing and drawing with the addition of information that our adults students learn! The Atelier’s Safety & Preparedness Plan This course designed for children is a program moving them through the steps to learn how to see and draw Safety First realistically starting with fun cartoon characters and The Atelier is instructing our teachers, students, associates, contractors, and other illustrations also learning as they develop the Atelier’s invitees to follow all Center for Disease Control and Minnesota Department of Health guidance, as may be updated or supplemented from time to time, to stop sight-size drawing method. Tools, positive/negative line, line weight, detective dots, the spread of COVID-19. shapes, dots and distance, and value will be covered in this course. Our instructor This includes exercising social distancing or physical distancing of 6 feet and will give demonstrations and work individually with each child. The course can wearing a mask while in common areas of the building and inside The Atelier be continued just as our adult classes with students working at their own pace to Studio’s space. We encourage washing hands often, as well as applying hand sanitizer improve their drawing skills and techniques. Materials will be provided for the first before and after entering common spaces, staying home when ill or taking care of classes. someone who is ill, using etiquette when entering elevators to maintain separation Starting SATURDAY, Jan. 23, 10 AM - 12 PM (no more than two individuals per elevator cab) and following all additional posted or communicated guidance. Starting SATURDAY, Mar. 13, 10 AM - 12 PM Instructor: Shea Stoner. The Atelier is supplying disinfectant for students to wipe down easels before and after use, and our instructors and janitors are cleaning our space after each class. $130, 6 weeks. LIMIT 5 children ages 8 and up. For all classes, the limit is 10 students unless otherwise noted. JANUARY - MAY 2021 CLASSES ONLINE REGISTRATION: Go to theatelier.org/register COLOR II - EXPLORING COLOR IMAGINATIVE ART & In an effort to be flexible and adjust with the COVID-19 situation, this class is planned to be online for the January – May session. If the case ILLUSTRATION WITH numbers flatten out again, we may switch to having Color II in person CHRISTINE MITZUK at The Atelier. Learn Online for Spring 2021 Deepen your understanding of color and expand your painting possibilities. We’ll put color theory into practice with exercises, and explore practical use of theory Explore your imagination! Illustration is a story or with various painting scenarios. The class will be a combination of presentations, idea told through a picture. It could be a picture of demonstrations, and assignments. Topics include how to alter chroma, the relative a dragon, an interpretation of an historical event, or nature of color, color harmony, simultaneous contrast, and more. Color I or a basic an abstract concept made visible. The possibilities understanding of Hue, Value and Chroma are strongly recommended. Students will seem endless. During this class, students will develop turn in assignments using The Atelier’s Google Classroom, so you will need a Gmail pictures based upon a classic story or self-generated account. Each week students will photograph their work and turn in assignments. A ideas. We will work through idea generation, to well lit digital photo taken with your cell phone will work just fine. We will review preparatory work and on to a final picture. Emphasis will be placed on composition everyone’s assignments during class and Christine will use Photoshop to make notes and visual storytelling. Students may choose to work in the medium with which and paint over your photos. We will meet online via Zoom. We will be mainly using they are comfortable. You do not need to do digital art to take this class. the Paxton Palette. Christine will be working in oil paint. Contact Christine if you For Spring 2021, this class will be taught online on Wednesday evenings. The first 4 have questions or to request a supply list: [email protected]. classes will include lectures on the imaginative art process, composition, and color. Starting THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 4:15 PM - 6:45 PM During each class, critiques and discussion will be done in a supportive group Instructor: Christine Mitzuk atmosphere where we will share ideas. When applicable, Christine will do draw- $260, 14 weeks. LIMIT 8 students. overs in Photoshop of students’ work. You may choose to work in a traditional TRADITIONAL WATERCOLOR media and photograph you work for review each week. Students will turn in assignments through The Atelier’s Google Classroom each week, so students will WITH CECEILE HARTLEIB - ONLINE need a Gmail account. The instructor will access your submissions in order to This class is designed to accommodate both beginning and continuing students review your project each class. This system is for class review of projects only. We wishing to learn the basics of traditional watercolor. Composition, value, color will meet online via Zoom. mixing and design are taught in an atmosphere of helpful and friendly critiquing. Students learn techniques by doing copies of master artists and then applying those Starting WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM techniques to their own works from nature. This class will be Instructor: Christine Mitzuk taught online via Zoom. Upon registration and payment for the $260, 14 weeks. LIMIT 8 students. class, the instructor will email a supply list and other print-outs to Credits: Life Drawing I/II, Laura Tundel; Visual Composition, Christine Mitzuk; Basic you before the class begins. Lessons will be emailed prior to each Drawing - Evening, Stacy Andrews; Basic Drawing - Day, Kenneth Schweiger; Portrait, session so you will have it available to you as you are watching the Laura Tundel; Introduction to Charles Bargue Drawing Course, Christina DiMeo; demonstration and working along with the instructor. Traditional Watercolor, CeCeile Hartleib; Imaginative Art & Illustration: Christine Starting TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Mitzuk. Instructor: CeCeile Hartleib $235, 12 weeks. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES Jan. - May Class/Workshop Registration 2021 FOR WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES 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 ALL CLASSES: Kneaded eraser, plumb line (a weighted string about 24" long), registration fee of $10 per class, applicable towards tuition, which will masking tape, sandpaper board. assure you of your place in the class. For information, call 612-362-8421. Basic Drawing & Painting, Portrait, or Life Drawing II: Charcoal Paper (Canson You are enrolled in the classes of your choice unless otherwise notified. Ingres or Strathmore), extra paper for padding, 24" x 30" drawing board, medium Tuition is payable on or before the start of each class. and hard vine charcoal. Life Drawing I: Pencils: HB, H, 2H (x3), 4H and 6H (x1), Staedtler Lumograph Name �������������������������������������������� brand preferred. Pencil sharpener: Snap-off blade utility knife, 1 piece 220 and 400 grit sandpaper. Kneaded eraser. Retractable eraser “Tombow Mono Zero” round tip. Address ������������������������������������������ Roll of white Artists’ tape. Strathmore 400 Series Drawing Pad, size 9"x12". Hand . Straight metal knitting needle. Purchase from Atelier: 12" x 18" drawing City ���������������������������������������������� board. Plumb line. Illustration: Sketch book (9" x 12" or larger, NOT available at school store), HB State Zip ��������������������� pencil, kneaded eraser, pencil sharpener, more to be discussed at first class. Phone �������������������������������������������� Watercolor: Pencils: one HB and one 2H. Watercolors: The best are Winsor & Newton. Aureolin, permanent rose, French ultramarine, cadmium yellow, cadmium E-Mail �������������������������������������������� red deep & cerulean blue. Paper: 1 large sheet (no tablets) Arches 140 lb. cold press (beginners) or arches 300 lb. cold press (continuing). Brushes: The best is WN Series Class/Workshop Name Day Time 7 #6 or #7 or Richeson series 9000 #7 or #8 (one is enough) and one 1/4" or 3/8" wide ruby satin angular Silver Brush. Mixing Tray: Prefer round white plastic tray with 10 wells & cover (Jack Richeson brand). Water Containers: 2 small deli containers. Tracing Paper: a few small sheets. Foam Board: one 1/4" thick - no larger than 12" x 16". Ruler, paper towels. Exploring Color: 2 rolls of 1/4" artist’s tape, removable painter’s tape, palette knife, palette or mixing surface, paper towels, pencil, ruler, acrylic gesso. Paxton palette of Artist’s grade oil colors and Blick 11" x 14" canvas boards will be discussed in first class. Our supply store carries most of these materials with the exception of Registration Fee enclosed $ �������������������������� 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. Tuition enclosed $ ����������������������������������

The Atelier pursues a non-discriminatory policy and is open to all eligible students MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO YOUR INSTRUCTOR regardless of race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation or national origin. ATELIER INSTRUCTORS Cyd Wicker, Director and Full Time Judy Buckvold completed five years of full time Instructor at The Atelier, attended West Texas training in at The Atelier. She attended State University in Canyon, Texas and Yale the University of Minnesota in Duluth, before joining the University School of Music and Art in Connecticut. art department at Dayton’s in Minneapolis. In Boston, she While in college she was awarded an internship worked at Jordan Marsh in retail fashion. In New England with the National Collection of Fine Arts at The her interest grew in portraiture and oil painting as a Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. Cyd studied medium. She believes that technology is limited when it with Richard Lack for five years and then taught comes to expressing the human spirit, and that there will with him from 1983 until his retirement in 1992. always be a need for fine art and tradition. Cyd co-directed The Atelier with Dale Redpath Brian Lewis majored in studio art and art history at from 1992 until 2017. She has a long career as a the University of Minnesota prior to studying painting portrait artist, beginning with commissioned portraits of with Richard Lack. He currently teaches Basic Drawing presidents Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton for and Painting at The Atelier in addition to maintaining The Presidential Museum. Nationally, her works hang in both his own studio in Minneapolis. Brian’s interests include private and public collections including Hennepin County portraiture, figurative work, still life and landscape. He Medical Research Center, the Federal Court Buildings in is a Guild Member of the American Society of Classical St. Paul and Minneapolis, the Judicial Center in St. Paul, Realism and exhibits in its salon, as well as in galleries in The University of St. Thomas School of Law, The Federal Minnesota, Colorado and New Mexico. Sentencing Commission in Washington D.C., and Federal Courts in Miami, Fl. Website: www.CydWicker.com CeCeile Hartleib is a Realist/Impressionist painter. Laura Tundel, Assistant Director and Full Time Originally from Ohio, where she began her training with Instructor at The Atelier, received her bachelor’s degree in Allan R. Banks, CeCeile relocated to Minnesota and studied Fine Art and Communication Design from Wartburg College for four years at Atelier LeSueur. This was followed by an in Waverly, Iowa. After college, she worked as a graphic additional year of advanced study with Stephen Gjertson. designer and illustrator for several years before learning of She has taught numerous classes and workshops at Atelier the classical art training at The Atelier Studio Program of North, Edina Art Center, Minnetonka Center for the Arts Fine Art. Laura completed her four years of full-time study and currently teaches at The Atelier. She is a member of at The Atelier and is now focusing on portrait commissions Oil Painters of America, Midwest Watercolor Society, and still life paintings. Her work has been selected for several Minnesota Watercolor Society, American Impressionist awards, including Finalist and Honorable Mention in the Society, and the Outdoor Painters of Minnesota. Her work annual Art Renewal Center’s Salon and a finalist in “Drawing hangs in galleries in Minnesota and Ohio and in corporate Magazine’s” Shades of Grey competition. She is currently and private collections internationally. living in Minneapolis. Website: www.lauratundel.com Bridget Ertelt is a contemporary realist/Impressionist Christine Mitzuk, Full Time Instructor at The Atelier, painter. She was born in northern Minnesota, and was earned her bachelor’s degree in Design Communication with fortunate to have lessons in classical methods being taught a minor in Studio Arts from the University of Minnesota. She in the art classes at her high school. It was there that she worked in Graphic Design for over seven years, making art was first exposed to Plein Air Painting, which has become in her spare time. Realizing she desired art more, she quit a passion of hers. After high school, Bridget received a her job to attend the full time program at The Atelier. She Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. Throughout her completed 5 years of study in May 2011. Christine’s focus is education and nursing career she continued to study art. narrative based imaginative art. She feeds her imagination After moving to the Twin Cities, Bridget became involved through continued study of the figure and nature. She in Outdoor Painters of MN, and began taking workshops accepts commissions for illustration, portrait, and still life. from many national contemporary artists. She discovered Website: www.ChristineMitzuk.com the Atelier in 2011, and took 4 years of part time classes before enrolling in, and graduating from The Atelier Andy Sjodin, Full Time Instructor at The Atelier, holds full time 4 year program. She is currently continuing a B.A. in Philosophy from St. John’s University (2004) and to paint portraits, figures, and still life work. She has is a graduate of The Atelier (2014). As a painter, Sjodin is participated in many state plein air events, and has won interested in the pursuit of a sophisticated language that can several awards for her work. She enjoys traveling, and the honestly communicate the subtlety of thought and emotion. challenge of painting many different types of landscapes. As an educator, Sjodin strives to push students to think and Website: www.BridgetErtelt.com see in a way that is intelligent and personal by helping them understand the rules of drawing and painting as well as their Wade Ardery has had a lifelong passion for exploring own process. the arts. In 2000, he received his bachelor’s in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature from the University of enneth chweiger K S , Full Time Instructor at The Minnesota where he also began taking studio art courses in Atelier, was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and graduated figure drawing, color theory, and painting. He discovered from DePaul University in Chicago, IL. After traveling the Atelier part-time classes in 2012, enrolled in the full- to Japan and studying classical and contemporary works time program in 2013, and graduated in 2019. He elected of art in Tokyo, Kenneth returned to Minneapolis where to incorporate cast drawing and painting during each he completed 5 years of intensive drawing and painting year of his study, finally experimenting with adding color at the Atelier and then continued his studies in New York. reflections into the casts. Wade is currently painting still With patience and enthusiasm, Kenneth’s experience life, landscape and portrait at his home studio in Roseville. is an asset for student painters. “My goal in teaching the basic drawing class is to logically analyze the visual Lauri Meyer is a recent graduate of the four-year, full- world and break it down into shapes, values, and edges.” time program at the Atelier. In addition, she studied for Website: www.KennethSchweiger.com two years at the College of in St. Paul along with classes at the Atelier in the Uptown location, Minneapolis Stacy Andrews grew up with a passion and pursuit for College of Art and Design, and Minnetonka Center beautiful and truthful art. She began formal training for three for the Arts. She also has taught art classes to youth for years with private instruction under the tutelage of a local three years. Lauri paints still life, portrait, and landscape artist in Ohio, before completing four years full time at The paintings from her studio in the western suburbs. Atelier Studio Program of Fine Art. During the three years, she was taught the comparative method of drawing, Bargue Shea Stoner is a working artist and graduate of the drawings, casts from life, and the colouristic approach in University of Minnesota for Art and Art History. She was painting. She received a Gold Key Award in 2012, and earned a cartoonist for the Minnesota Daily and is currently a scholarships to the Portrait Society’s “Art of the Portrait” freelance graphic designer. She is continuing her education Conference. At this conference, she met many prolific artists, at the Atelier as a full-time student. Mastery of technique and briefly studied with Florida artist, Kerry Vosler. She has been a lifelong pursuit for Shea. Her passion for art has attended a workshop with Robert Liberace, learning his began with animation and cartoons. She believes drawing red chalk technique, as well as his drawing, and painting abstractly promotes creativity, and prepares the eye for a approach. more complex world.