Andreeva Portrait Academy:
Sign up for art classes, portrait workshops, and figure drawing classes at Andreeva Portrait Academy in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Learn painting techniques from world-renowned portrait artists specializing in fine-art painting and pencil portraits.
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Andreeva Portrait Academy offers the finest instructors in the field of portraiture from around the country. Study with inspirational instructors from world recognized schools: Russia's St Petersburg Art Academy, Italy's Florence Academy of Art, and the Art Students League, NYC.
From Beginners to accomplished painters, our instructors will teach you how to paint all aspects of the composition. APA instructors are recognized as masters in the field of figurative painting who studied with earlier generation master portraitists.
Courses / Programs:Classical Portrait Fundamentals for the Realist Artist, The Art of Who We Are: Learning to Draw, Drawing Intensive, Painting in the Venetian Tradition, Conceptualizing the Human Figure: a study in mass, shape and proportion, Portrait Fundamentals with Casts, From Drawing to Painting the Opera Costume, Portraits in Watercolor, Figure Drawing in Pencil and more.
Accommodations:APA provides on its campus a limited number of rooms (first come, first serve) at its historic Halley/Carriage Houses for $75 (singles) or $110 (double occupancy). No meals are provided but a light refreshments are provided each morning for all students.
Academy Instructors
From the earliest times, artists have been depicting the human form and spirit in styles ranging from the archaic and spiritually provocative to classically sublime. APA students study classical techniques developed during the Renaissance and passed down by great artists to their students throughout the centuries. APA instructors are recognized as masters in the field of figurative painting. Many of our faculty studied with earlier generation master portraitists. APA teachers are well equipped to teach the secrets of these ancient techniques. Learning to see the anatomically geometric design of the human form, understanding the play of light across the form and using color to enhance the beauty inherent in every face will further enhance the ability of each of our workshop participants to be the next line of artists to carry on the traditional style.
Academy Classes
We provide easels, chairs, stools, small individual tables, and odorless mineral spirits. Students may leave their supplies in the classroom for the entire duration of their chosen workshop. Andreeva Portrait Academy also offers coffee and a small selection of snacks daily.