Classes

“The quality of the other students stood out immediately - skilled and serious about their work. But also, generous with sharing techniques and fun to hang out with, both after class and during too.”
David Plotz
Former Student

Drawing and Painting Atelier

$500.00/monthly
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
Afternoon Sessions: 2 to 5PM
Evening Classes: 6:30 to 9:30PM

 

This in-person class is an ongoing atelier-style course, taught by Charlie Antolin.

 

Students begin with drawing exercises in charcoal to develop the understanding and skills necessary to use values for realistic rendering. Painting begins once students have completed the drawing segment of the course or its equivalent (subject to approval).

 

Students will explore techniques for creating depth, distance, atmosphere, solid form, and convincing surface textures on a two-dimensional surface. Subjects range through cast studies, self-portraits and still lives.

 

Ongoing enrollment. Students may elect to be in either the afternoon or evening session. Admission is by portfolio review.

 

To register, please apply here or contact info@underpainting.org. 

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Drop in: $35/session
Pay in advance: $30/session
Mondays, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM in-person

These sessions are a time for independent study of the human form and development of individual initiative. The model takes one pose for the session. The pose is repeated for two months and, when desired by a majority of those participating, can be extended longer. This structure permits attendees to study the anatomy of the model in detail.

A marvelous opportunity is also presented to gain experience in the final finishing of a figure drawing or figure painting, from establishing a compelling composition to rendering form.

There is no instruction during the session, but critiques are available during regular class hours.

$450.00/monthly with a one-time materials fee $150.00
Saturdays, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

This is a semester-length course (16 weeks) covering the full human figure. Each week will feature a focused lecture on a specific region of the body, paired with hands-on work constructing écorché sculptures (flayed anatomical models built from the bones up, with muscles added individually). This classical technique offers invaluable insight into the three-dimensional structure of the human form and has been a cornerstone of humanist art education since the Renaissance.

This course will reopen September 2026 through December 2026.

If you have interest in this course, please contact us at info@underpainting.org.