Rogue Classical Atelier

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Rogue Classical Atelier was established in 2007 and is a bustling educational atelier with two locations in the Southern Oregon Rogue Valley.   The school offers a progressive program of study in the classical atelier method, as well as community classes. 

The certificate program and weekly classes are offered in person, via Zoom or as a user friendly hybrid of each.

 The certificated planned course of study has been thoughtfully and intentionally designed to facilitate maximum skill growth. Emphasis is placed upon accurate rendering of volume and shape, light to dark values as dictated by light and shadow and upon color theory.  A variety of genres are studied; executed in graphite, charcoal, pastel and oil painting with emphasis placed upon drawing and painting from life.

 This program in the classical atelier method is offered to adults and teens, ages 14 and above.  Students are accepted into the program dependent upon prior training and experience, level of skill and demonstrated commitment to higher study and mastery.  

There are 3 possible levels of the Atelier Program: Part Time (6-8 hrs per week) Full Time (15 hrs) Full Time Accelerated (20+hrs).  

Certificates are given upon completion of a minimum of 500 hours – which guarantees a solid foundation, high level of drawing and life drawing skill, adept in various mediums, experience and knowledge of archival oil painting methods and technique.  While most students pursue a 1000-2000 hour certificate, all of the aforementioned and following are covered in the first 500 hours as this progressive program builds, designed to maximize student growth:

Bargue Plating is a portion of the program

Frequent life drawing is implemented: still life, live models in figures and portraiture – culminating later in painting live models with accuracy in execution.  

Thoughtful study and respect is dedicated towards classical masters - implemented throughout the program.

Extensive and Comprehensive study of the behavior of light/shadow and color theory.

Advanced understanding of centrality of focus and its’ power to direct a viewer’s eye.

Painting is introduced through black and white, temperature and limited palette exercises in still life and the classical methods of grisaille and piamburas in portraiture.

Throughout the program students complete two sets of Richard Schmid style color charts, limited (Zorn) and later expanded palette, when ready they begin painting in full color.

Perspective as applied in architecture and aerial perspective in landscape.

Students also learn to paint landscape, from photo and on site en plein aire. All applicable theories of aerial perspective, creating distance and composition are studied correspondingly.

Students are guided through many practical studies as well such as setting up their own websites, marketing their work, how to plan and hang a gallery show etc...

*Students proceed to gain higher levels of mastery in oil painting and drawing with the 1000-2000 hour certificates*

Charity Hubbard is a professional fine artist, the founder, and senior instructor to program students. She has built the school's philosophy upon the observation that inspiration is most inhibited by inability to do justice to ones own inspirations, which can result in discouragement.  The mission of the school is to encourage artists through the equipping of a readily adaptable, highly skilled artistic “tool belt” which gives flight to inspiration and sets it free.  This philosophy takes a classical approach as it builds skill upon skill, concept upon concept including exercises, study and time honored classical methods. Charity has obtained 2 art certificates, the second of which was a rigorous 2 year program with renowned artist and instructor Semyon Bilmes – classically trained in Russia and founder of Maui Atelier. She has also studied with many luminaries and has dedicated her life’s work to the study and research of the classical craft and the classical atelier methods.

Classes are supplemented with topic specific, crafted lessons which often include demo videos and exercises.  These are dynamic lessons are designed with care according to the current topic of study, level of skill and are delivered weekly by email, so that students have enriched resources for outside homework study as well.

This program is very adaptable, customizable and user friendly as it offers day and evening courses, and has variable options for attendance over Zoom or a hybrid of each.  Exclusive Zoom attendance is also an option, especially for students who do not live in the area.

All program students graduate from this effective program obtaining a high level of skill and knowledge, equipped for variable careers in fine art.  

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