Art Classes

:: Classes 2014 :: Winter/Spring classes are up and running. You can still sign up. Learn more and find registration information at theatelier.org. The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Art is a friendly little traditional art school located in Northeast Minneapolis, MN (a bit on the outskirts of Dinky Town). The...

Website Redesign

I had previously posted about the process I was using to redo my Website. Upon further investigation, a little nudge from friends, and some tech advice, I decided to give WordPress a shot. I have to say I’m liking it so far. At the date of writing this, I’m...

Posthumous Portrait

As a present for my husband, I painted a posthumous portrait of his mother. Kinda tricky. I had to work from photos, and my memories and impressions of her. Step 1 Transfer the photo reference as a line drawing/tracing to the canvas and start painting. I thought this would...

Experiment: Camera Lucida

So a couple guys did a Kickstarter. They created a modern version of the camera lucida: the NeoLucida. I was curious so I chipped in. Backstory David Hockney, in his book “Secret Knowledge,” proposed that many of the old masters used optics as they came available. This ruffled some...