Thinking about your next art classes? Come draw and paint at my studio!
Sadie Jernigan Valeri
-Sadie
www.sadievaleri.com
Study realistic Painting and Drawing in our beautiful San Francisco studio: High ceilings, natural light, master instructors.
Sadie Valeri Atelier is a beautiful, friendly environment for focused study of Classical Realism Painting and Drawing.
We offer teaching methods passed down from the Renaissance through the 19th century, methods which put the skills of the past into the hands of today’s artists.
All levels are welcome! From beginners who love art and drawing but who have not had formal training, to experienced artists who want to gain a more solid grasp of fundamental principles, historical training methods lead to significant skill development within a few months of training.
Classes, Workshops and Intensives:
“Atelier” is the traditional French term for an art studio, and the word has come to be synonymous with the current resurgence of 19th century methods of art training.
8 Flexible Intro Sessions or One Day Intro
Designed for students who need a flexible schedule to attend classes. New students can start any time for an introduction to the Fundamentals of Classical drawing and painting. One-Day Intro is a great way to see the studio and get a feel for our instruction.
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Weekly Classes
Drawing and Painting classes in Figure, Portrait, Still Life and Cast are offered Weekdays, Weeknights, andWeekends.
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Monthly Enrollment (Full Time or Part Time)
Enroll at the studio for a monthly fee to study Classical drawing and painting Part Time or Full Time, with access to selected portrait and figure model sessions for free. Enrolled students can also register for select additional classes at a discount. New students are accepted year-round.
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Workshops
The Atelier hosts intensive Workshops designed to be an immersive experience for short-term periods of study.
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Intensives
Short-term, full time study for short periods of one to eight weeks.
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Videos and Online Learning
We are developing a library of Videos to supplement instruction for current, local students as well as online learners.
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Skill Levels
Traditional methods are an excellent foundation for beginners, and experienced artists will significantly advance their skills with these time-tested techniques. Our classes are for adults and mature teens.
Sadie Valeri: Intro Series in 8 Flexible Sessions
Intro to Still Life and Cast with Sadie Valeri
$440 for 8 Flex Sessions within 2 Months
$800 for 16 Flex Sessions within 4 Months
$140 for a One-Day Intro (any Sunday, 10am-4:30)
Weekends and Weekdays
Registration NOW OPEN
New students can start any time
An introduction to the fundamental building blocks of Classical methods, with the option to focus on Drawing or Painting. This series of introductory classes are the first lessons introduced in Sadie’s Still Life Painting and Drawing and Cast Drawing classes. They are also an excellent preparation for all of our Figure classes. Flex classes are offered several times er week, and students can attend any 8 sessions within 2 months.
Student painting, Second year Part timeFlex Sessions are an excellent way for new students to get an introduction to the basics of classical drawing and painting, and returning students are also welcome to take advantage of this more flexible format.
Cast Drawing, Drawing, Intro, Painting, Sadie Valeri, Still Life, Weekday, Weekend, WeeknightSadie Valeri: Still Life Drawing and Painting
$440 for 8 Flex Sessions within 2 Months
$800 for 16 Flex Sessions within 4 Months
$140 for a One-Day Intro (any Sunday, 10am-4:30)
Weekends and Weekdays
Registration NOW OPEN
New students can start any time
Sadie teaches the painting technique she uses for her own still lifes: The layered,Indirect method of oil painting developed by the Dutch Masters of 17th century. This method of applying many thin layers of oil paint on a smooth wood panel gives the artist incredible control for achieving effects of stunning realism.
Drawing, Intro, Painting, Sadie Valeri, Still Life, Weekday,Weekend, WeeknightSadie Valeri: Cast Drawing
$440 for 8 Flex Sessions within 2 Months
$800 for 16 Flex Sessions within 4 Months
$140 for a One-Day Intro (any Sunday, 10am-4:30)
Weekends, and Weekdays
Registration NOW OPEN
New students can start any time
“Casts” are plaster reproductions of historic sculptures, and studying them was the standard for art education in the 19th century French Academic tradition.
Cast Drawing, Drawing, Intro, Sadie Valeri, Weekday, Weekend, WeeknightMonthly Enrollment: Full Time Scholarship Program
Full Time Scholarship Program
with Sadie Valeri and James Edmonds
$480 per month
Exceptional students are accepted into our reduced-tuitionFull Time Scholarship Program with the understanding that their goal is to become professional artists. We offer an information-rich environment designed to foster and encourage the most driven students, with the expectation that the student maintains the focus and intensity required to develop a skill set to rival the artistic masters of the past.
Cast, Cast Drawing, Drawing, James Edmonds, Painting, Sadie Valeri, Still Life, Weekday, WeekendMonthly Enrollment: Part Time Program
Reserve a Station for Part Time Study
with Sadie Valeri
$240 - $500 per month
Students who want to work on a cast drawing or still life painting over the course of several sessions have the opportunity to reserve a workstation for one or more days per week, with stable lighting and access the reserved station all day.
All our students are guided through a progressive series of exercises designed to build confidence and mastery at every stage before moving on to more complex projects. This rigorous and thorough method of training is designed to emulate the training curriculum of the 19th century French Academic Method.
Cast Drawing, Drawing, Painting, Sadie Valeri, Still Life, Weekday, Weekend, WeeknightElizabeth Zanzinger: Long Pose Figure Drawing: Inside Out, Outside In
6 Saturdays 1:30 - 4:30
January 10 - February 14
$330 per 6-session class
DISCOUNT PRICE for Enrolled Students:
$280
We are honored to host Guest Instructor Elizabeth Zanzinger, former student of Juliette Aristides and the Grand Central Atelier.
In this six session class, students will come away with a deeper understanding of figure drawing and the principles that help guarantee success. Starting with a solid fail-proof approach, students will then couple their direct observation from life with their study of anatomy and structure. We will have fun exploring the medium of white chalk and Nitram vine charcoal and learn how to use it to our advantage with the figure.
James Edmonds: Introduction to Classical Figure Drawing
8 Saturdays 1:30 - 4:30
Instructor: James Edmonds
Next Dates To Be Announced
$440 per 8-session class
DISCOUNT PRICE for Enrolled Students:
$340
Students work from a long multi-session pose to create a realistic figure drawing in the classical academic tradition. Approaching figure drawing with traditional academic methods will strengthen your drawing ability whether you are an absolute beginner or an experienced artist.
Drawing, Figure, James Edmonds, Sadie Valeri, WeekendSadie Valeri: Proportion and the Figure
8 Sundays, 1:30-4:30
February 1 - March 22
$440
DISCOUNT PRICE for Enrolled Students:
$340
16 Classes within 4 months (Including Flex Sessions)
$800
Everyone can tell when a figure drawing is out of proportion: Head too big, legs too short, arms too long. Even a non-artist will spot the errors immediately. Distort your shapes beyond the range of reasonable proportion and your figure drawing starts to look more alien than human! So, we can tell what wrong: Now, how how to fix it?
Drawing, Figure, Sadie Valeri, WeekendFelicia Forte: Alla Prima Portrait Painting and Portrait Drawing: Jan-May 2015
Wednesday Evenings, 6:30 - 9:30pm Jan-May 2015
$220/month, based on a four week month, new students register for two months at a time.
In This class students may choose to draw or paint. If you choose to draw: Felicia teaches a tonal style of drawing that lend’s itself to learning representational painting. Painting: in direct painting, also known as alla prima, a work is completed in a single session while the paint is still wet. Direct Painting is a stimulating method which teaches you to be present in every brush stroke, focusing on only the essentials, ultimately teaching you great dexterity and control.
Drawing, Felicia Forte, Painting, Portrait, WeeknightWORKSHOP: Felicia Forte: Alla Prima Portrait Painting
3 Days 10am - 5pm
January 28-30, 2015
$390
Over the three days of this workshop we will practice a series of exercises designed to illustrate the fundamentals: value study in black and white, quick sketch portrait painting. Finally these exercises will culminate in painting the model using the Zorn palette, a muted version of a primary color palette, allowing you ease in color harmony. I will demonstrate each day of class as well as offer each student personal critique and advice.
Felicia Forte, Painting, Portrait, Weekday, WorkshopsWORKSHOP: Kate Stone: Textural and Optical Effects in Still Life Painting
5 days, 10am - 5pm
January 5-9, 2015
$625
Learn some new tricks from award winning still life painter, Katherine Stone. Kate will share her four-step process for paint layering and her methodology for creating a work of art that will not yellow, delaminate, crack or peel. With the help of a slideshow of close up photos of her own work, Kate will also share her techniques for creating textural and optical effects.
Painting, Still Life, Weekday, WorkshopsIntensives: Short-Term, Full Time Study
One to Eight Weeks of Full Time Study
Registration Now Open
Daily practice is the best way for an artist to significantly improve their skills, but many serious students of Realism are unable to attend a full-time program year-round. That’s why we offer the opportunity to study at the atelier for short-term, full time Intensives.
Students can choose one or more weeks of study, full days or half days, consecutively or throughout the year, to build their own ideal program. All with exceptional instructors who share their extensive knowledge of realistic painting and drawing.
Intensive study is designed to be as flexible as possible to accommodate different schedules and lengths of study.
Cast Drawing, Drawing, Intensives, Painting, Sadie Valeri, Still Life, WorkshopsWORKSHOP: Sadie Valeri: 10-Day Drawing and Painting: Indirect/Flemish Method
10 Weekdays, 10am-5pm
$1350
This intensive 10-day course is a complete overview of the fundamental drawing and painting process used by Sadie Valeri to create her award-winning still-life paintings.
Painting, Sadie Valeri, Still Life, Weekday, WorkshopsWORKSHOP: Daniel Keys: Alla Prima Still Life Painting
4 days, 10am - 5pm
January 20-23, 2015
$650 FULL
Ask to join the wait list: email in...@sadievaleri.com
Join us for four days of intensive study with master of “Alla Prima” (single session) painting technique, Daniel Keys.
Each day Daniel will do a demonstration while discussing the skills necessary for creating beautiful still life paintings using alla prima methods.
Painting, Still Life, Weekday, WorkshopsFelicia Forte: Private Instruction
Felicia Forte, Private InstructionShort Term Study
We have updated this class on a new page:
Click here to learn more about short term full time Intensives
Short TermWORKSHOP: Carl Dobsky: Long Pose Figure Painting
5 Weekdays
June 22-26, 2015
$775
DISCOUNT when combined with 2 or more weeks of a 2015 Intensive
$675
We welcome Carl Dobsky back to the San Francisco Bay Area for this incredible workshop. Carl has moved to Los Angeles and is very much missed, so we are thrilled to have him back for a visit!
Carl Dobsky shares his techniques for Long Pose Figure painting in this 5-day workshop, designed to give a complete overview of his atistic process: from concept, through sketching and final execution of the painting. Students will create one painting during a 30-hour pose.