Southern Atelier is a grass roots educational organization pursuing fine craftsmanship in the visual arts. Witha focus on realist drawing and painting as an understood language, Southern Atelier provides access tosound training at an affordable cost to artists.

The Natural beauty, luminous light and subtropical climate on the Gulf Coast of Florida has proved to be anideal setting. Painters have the unique opportunity to improve their skills all year long, both out of doors andin our spacious, naturally lit studio.

“Charlie Miano and Southern Atelier has produced one of the best classical art programs in the country.Modeled after the great schools of the past, but mixed with a distinctly modern sensibility, Miano has fashioneda classical school for the 21st century. The Atelier’s dedication to excellence and intensive instruction providesstudents an ideal environment to fully develop their artistic skills. The school represents a fresh new waveof art instruction and it is a pleasure for me to be part of it.” – Robert Liberace

“Charlie Miano is a visionary. He is building a school for his community with a passion that is rare, and agenerosity for his students that is even more scarce. With his skills, Charlie is tapping into a vitality withinthe community of students. He is building a comprehensive program with expertise, practice and deepunderstanding. Charlie is helping to reawaken interest in the fundamental visual arts, the appreciation ofaesthetic beauty, and the quality of vision by transcending craftsmanship. Southern Atelier is emerging as a premier institution for higher learning, atelier training, and the reestablishmentof legitimacy in studying from direct observation, working from life. It is the kind of school that we all shouldembrace. “ - Dan Thompson

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Southern Atelier Core ProgramOverviewProgram Director: Charles Miano

Atelier (atil-y) is a French word literally translated as workshop . In English, it is used to referto a working studio, typically an artist s studio. It can also be used as shorthand for the Atelier Method,a style of art instruction modeled after the private art studio schools of 15th-19th century Europe.

The Southern Atelier is part of an ever growing International Atelier artistic movement dedicated topromoting classical principles in contemporary art. The Atelier s primary intention is to provide a highlevel of artistic education in realist drawing and painting at an affordable cost to artists. The SouthernAtelier emphasizes the application of Old Master craftsmanship, working from life and the study of naturein the subtropical climate of the southern United States a geographical location allowing for a seriousconsideration of the sun s illumination. Our goal is to train and support artists associated with the SouthernRealist Movement and enhance the visual Fine arts of burgeoning Gulf Coast Florida communities. It isalso our endeavor to encourage and fortify 21st Century artists in their pursuit of skill, depth, purposeand truth.

Thank you to our generous sponsors...The Southern Atelier is the first atelier in the state of Florida to receive approval from the prestigious Art Renewal Center. Your Support playsa vital role in the success of The Southern Atelier’s commitment to provide a high level of artistic training at an affordable cost to students.

“An artist must always be in search of an absolute truth which can reveal a universal way of seeing.”- Miano

The curriculum of Southern Atelier advocates an in- depth study of nature leading the student to identify with fundamental artisticprinciples or truths. It is a well rounded and balanced course of study which incorporates the best aspects of traditional studiopractice with progressive innovation. The primary advantage of the course is the emphasis on learning to “see”. This is achievedby means of repetitive exercises designed to develop and enhance hand- eye coordination. Students immediately begin to studythe personification of the natural world working directly from the live model using comparative measurement. In addition toaccuracy and refinement, guidance toward imparting life, energy and feeling is also stressed. Naturally lit studio conditionshighlight instruction based on the sun’s exposure of color through prismatic light allowing for refined color study and a comprehensionof a vast array of light keys.

“A painter is only great when he is a master workman”- Alfred Stevens

It takes many years to develop ones eye as an artist. With that in mind the core program does not advocate a set number ofyears to study. Students are encouraged to become a part of the atelier family and grow foundational skills slowly and thoroughly.Artists are encouraged to stay as long as they possibly can and through consistent hard work acquire competence. A studentwho is unable to take advantage of the core program consistently with the added benefits of open studio sessions for instance,cannot expect to progress as fast as one who devotes more of their time in the studio. 5 to 10 years of full time study was notuncommon in the great academies and ateliers of the past, yielding some of history’s greatest artists. Leonardo da Vinci forexample, apprenticed over 10 years in Verroccio’s atelier . However, Southern Atelier’s Core Program allows for those withvarying circumstances and backgrounds to acquire the skills that they desire.

“It is austere and profound studies that make great painters…one lives all one’s life on this foundation and if it is lacking one will only be mediocre.” – J. L. Gerome

Southern Atelier is fully committed to giving students the training they need for life as a painter. By studying the fundamentalprinciples of painting independently, progressing students are given the opportunity to build their confidence as they master eachprogressing stage. The program seeks to impart the knowledge at the right time when a student is capable of fully grasping it.The culmination of this approach is skilled application of all the artistic truths inherent in our craft resulting in outer and innerharmony, naturalness and spontaneity.

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Charles Miano (b. 1977)Artist Charles Miano considers nature to be his ongoing principle educator, though he has studiedrealist art privately and academically in the United States and abroad. Miano continues his studiesand experiments at his studio Southern Atelier with numerous masters from around the globe.He teaches what he considers to be a "way of artistic truth". He feels this path to be revealed byfundamental insights and principles of nature which are intrinsic in the visual disciplines of drawingand painting and demonstrated throughout art history. He also feels these foundations bear a directinfluence on humankind as individuals, affecting ones well being, way of life and creative potentiality.

The Southern Atelier Core Program is dividedinto 4 main weekly instructed sessions withadditional uninstructed open life sessions. Workfrom these sessions may be critiqued during theinstructed sessions. It is recommended thatstudents who sign up for the program make thecommitment of attending a minimum of 2 sessionsper week.

Open Studio SessionsAll artists are invited to enjoy the atelier’s studiofigure, portrait model all media open sessions.

Open Studio Fee per session: $10(2 sessions per day)

Portrait:Tuesdays - Ongoing, 9:30-12:30 and 1-4PMMonitored

Figure/Costume:Thursdays - Ongoing, long pose 9:30-12:30Monitored

The The Southern Atelier is recognized as a nonprofit organization under Chapter 501(c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Gifts and bequests to The Southern Atelierare tax- deductible for income, gift and estate tax purposes to the extent provided by law. For more information about contributing, please call (941)753-7755.

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Cast Drawing & The Bargue:Gerome Drawing Course

Wednesday 2:00-4:30pmMonitor: Elizabeth Jenness

Drawing/Painting Long PoseSaturday 1-4pmSenior Instructor: Charles Miano

Learn the techniques of the Old Masters ina long pose that will last for weeks at a time.Painters progress to finish a full color paintingin the classical tradition using a prismaticpalette.

Drawing/Tonal Studies Saturday 9:30am -12:30pm

Senior Instructor: Charles Miano

Through specially designed exercises over time,students are improving their ability to translate whatthey see onto a 2 dimensional plane. Many principlesof painting are learned through the consistent practiceof Mass Drawing including: shape, tone, edge, form,proportion, rhythm, balance, gesture, anatomy,design and composition.

Charles Miano’s apprentices have access tothe galleries of the John and Mable RinglingMuseum of Art where artists spend monthscopying real Old Master paintings and ancientstatuary. Carrying out John Ringling’s originalintention for his vast collection of European art,students are learning many principles directlyfrom the Old Masters themselves.

BottegaApprenticeshipsInstructor: Charles Miano

Master copy work was common practice amongstudents in Old Master’s studios. Students workwith the Bargue-Gerome Drawing Course(Cours Des Dessins) and from plaster casts ofantique statuary. Students will move throughthe whole set of lithographs as each lessonprogressively pushes an artist’s abilities everforward.

Tonal/Light Key StudiesThursdays 1-4pm

Understand masses of color as a propertyof light. Artists also learn to relate and identifythe hue, intensity and the all importanttemperature of colors. Open palette paintingalso allows artists to learn to bridge colornotes and create pictorial color vibration.Demons are frequent as well as discussionsand critiques.

Red Chalk DrawingThe use of Chalk has its roots in prehistoric times, yet it wasn’t until the Renaissancethat it came into its own. In 16th and 17th century Italy. Great masters such as Leonardo,Michelangelo and Raphael to Pontormo and Carracci popularized the poetic power ofthe medium.Today, advanced students of SA have the opportunity to study this expressive yetchallenging medium just as in the days of the Renaissance and Baroque guilds. Regularclasses and Chalk drawing workshops are held annually.

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Painting With Dan ThompsonJanuary 19-22, 2012 9:30-4PMColor Portrait DemoFriday, January 20, 2012 6PM

Tuition $475One should anticipate the ongoing discussion ofpainting and drawing from life to be heavily based upona professional strategy (prioritizing the approach).1) Relating tones to surfaces in space, 2) painting agrisaille that makes use of the entire figuresimultaneously, 3) learning the oil paint’s potentialfor both flow and 4) solidity and establishing the lightkey are among the goals of the course. Peripherydiscussions, individual advice, studio talks and a formalpainting demonstration are all utilized by the instructor.

Classical Portrait Workshop with Mary MinifieThursday-Sunday February 9-12, 2012 9:30-4PMIncluding a special media presentation:“The Boston School: In the Tradition of Beauty”Friday, February 10, 2012 5pm

Tuition: $475This 4 day workshop will focus on painting a model from life in natural light.Emphasis will be on the beauty of the flesh color notes in natural light andunderstanding the form of the head. The workshop will begin with setting up thelive model, lighting, color notes, finding a composition with an interesting themeand creating a small color study of the whole composition in preparation for thefinished work. Observing this workshop set-up, procedure and execution will beeffective for artists when presenting clients the initial ideas and sketches when acommission is underway. The workshop will also include a demo by Mary Minifieand painting time. Lunch time will be used to discuss business angles of the portraitbusiness. At the end of the workshop, there will be a slide lecture, Fireside chatand final critique session which can include work not painted in the workshop.

Red Chalk Workshop with CharlesMiano:In the tradition of the RenaissanceFriday-Sunday November 11-13, 2012 9:30-2PMIncluding a Red Chalk Portrait DemoThursday, November 10, 2012 6PM

Tuition: $400The Southern Atelier’s Charles Miano will explain the nuancesof his red chalk drawing technique as it applies to directobservation of the figure and portrait. Blocking -in shapes,tone masses, edges as well as rendering form across thefeatures of the human head will be explained anddemonstrated throughout the workshop. In addition, Mianowill expound upon the historical context of red chalk and hisuse of an old masters emulsion which has binding propertiesthat allow for a greater focus on mass within the drawingprocess.

The Core programClass Fees* (Individual Sessions: $30non-apprentice 8 ticket sessions $185/ apprentice 8 sessions $165

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The Classic Figure in Oil – A ModernApproach with Robert LiberaceJune, 2012 9:30-4PMIncluding Portrait Demonstration:The Alla-Prima PortraitJune, 2012

Tuition: $525Participants in Liberace’s Workshop will be executing themodern method of alla prima and a rich array ofcontemporary colors. Students will follow a step-by-stepmethod which will allow them to compose a figure paintingwith the look and finish of classic Renaissance paintings.Though alla prima is often considered an impressionisticapproach, it is also ideal for the careful and thoroughmodeling which is a hallmark of classical painting. Thisapproach will allow students to thoroughly and efficientlycomplete a painting without the laborious and time consumingclassic approach of glazed layers. Methods of drawing,paint manipulation and color arrangement will be includedand a general analysis of the anatomy will be stressed.

Still-Life Painting with Robert A.JohnsonMonday-Thursday March 19-22, 2012 9:30-4PM

Tuition: $475This workshop concentrates on capturing the natural beautyof florals and other still life subjects in oil while workingdirectly from life. The beauty and power of fresh undisturbedoil paint, as well as the expressive and descriptive qualityof the brushstroke is stressed. The instructor demonstratesand emphasizes the direct alla-prima approach to painting.Some of the important skills and understanding requiredto a successful paining will be addressed including values,edges, paint quality, and color. Seeing with great artisticclarity will be stressed. All levels welcome.

Painting The Impressionist Landscapewith Lois GriffelThursday-Sunday November 1-4, 2012 9AM-4PM

Tuition: $475Open to artists of all levels, using any opaque mediumsuch as oils. Lois Griffel’s workshops are based on herbook, Painting the Impressionist Landscape. You will learnhow to interpret and use color for expressing the beautifullight effects of nature. The workshop focuses on colorperception, control of masses and values, with an emphasison design and composition. This is exclusively a landscapepainting class. If inclement, indoor work will includeexercises, color theory, and working from the still life. Theworkshop will be informal and fun, but be prepared to learna lot and work hard too!

Painting Workshop with Charles MianoColor Study Workshop: “Enhancingyour Visual Perception”Monday-Friday July 16-20, 2012 9:00 AM- 2:00 PM

Tuition $450Charles Miano will illustrate a cohesive procedure designedto enhance the artist’s ability to understand color and lightwith a variety of light key studies in Oil. This workshop willfocus on painting a variety of subjects including simple stilllife and figure/portrait work. Attention will be given to theoverall atmosphere and personality of various light keys,including morning and afternoon natural light. Studentswill learn the importance of simplifying color masses andperceiving variation as they work with both brush andpalette knife. There will be regular demonstrations andcritiques throughout the course.

Sculpture Studies with Steven PerkinsThursday-Sunday March 1-4 9:30-4PM

Tuition: $475Analyzes the head, neck and upper torso from a perspectiveof artistic structure focusing on the geometry, rhythmicmovement of form, proportions and the prototypical formscommon to all heads. This method helps to build up the“secret figure” or inner map of the forms that artists workfrom. The principle of the hierarchy of forms is stressed,small forms take their place within medium and mediumemerge from large forms and so on. The main model forthe class would be my clay piece rather than a life modelas the goal is learning the forms in a clear diagrammaticand universal manner. The goal is not a portrait but thecomprehension of the structural analysis of the forms thatlead to portraits. Students work in clay on armatures in astep-by-step method with short demos followed carryingout the work.

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Workshops

Landscape Painting Workshop withCharles MianoFriday-Sunday April 13-15, 2012 9:00 AM- 2:00 PM

Tuition $425The Southern Atelier’s Charles Miano will illustrate acohesive procedure designed to enhance the artistsability to understand color and light with a variety of lightkey studies in oil. This workshop will focus on paintinga variety of subjects including simple still life andfigure/portrait work. Attention will be given to the overallatmosphere and personality of various light keys includingmorning and afternoon natural light. Students will learnthe importance of simplifying color masses and perceivingvariation as they work with bith brush and palette knife.There will be regular demonstrations and critiquesthroughout the course. All levels are welcome.

By:Charles Miano

By:Lois Griffel

By:Robert A. Johnson

SA lecture with Steven Perkins

SA lecture with Robert Liberaceo