Teen Summer Customized Program

If your teen’s schedule is all over the place, this option is for you!  We work with your schedule and interests to create a personalized program within our regularly scheduled classes. No commitment to a full season required! You pay á-la-carte so it is entirely up to you to create the summer experience you dream of! $50 per 3-hour class.  Additional materials fee may be available if you want to use studio supplies.

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Look at the schedule below.  Choose the class times that work for you.
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Call 516-590-4324 or email rebecca@liafa.com to lock in your classes with your customized dates!  Payment will be due prior to your start date.

“A gem on the north shore of LI. Excellent working artists as teachers and classmates. An amazing environment which fosters creativity and imagination.”

-Christina, mother of high school junior

CUSTOMIZED CLASS OPTIONS

Mondays 11am – 2pm

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Independent Projects:

Creative Projects, Still Life, or Master Copy

Instructor Steve Forster

Students work on observational drawing or painting, or they may design a creative project using photo references or a tablet.  Creative works must be representational (not abstract), and in traditional drawing and painting media.

Mondays 3 – 6pm

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Applied Art History & Independent Projects:

Creative Projects, Still Life, or Master Copy

Instructor Steve Forster

There is an art history lecture component to this course.  Students may choose to participate in the lecture, or they may opt to work on their assignment instead.  Students work on observational drawing or painting, or they may design a creative project using photo references or a tablet.  Creative works must be representational (not abstract), and in traditional drawing and painting media.

Mondays 6:15 – 9:15pm

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Portfolio Development & Fundamentals:

Creative Projects, Still Life, or Master Copy

Instructor Steve Forster

Students work on observational drawing or painting, or they may design a creative project using photo references or a tablet.  Creative works must be representational (not abstract), and in traditional drawing and painting media.

Tuesdays 10am – 1pm

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Portrait Life Model, Still Life, or Master Copy

Instructor Manu Saluja

There will be a portrait model present.  Teens may choose to continue with other projects of observational drawing/painting, or participate with the model.

Tuesdays 1:30 – 4:30pm

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Portrait Life Model, Still Life, or Master Copy

Instructor Manu Saluja

There will be a portrait model present.  Teens may choose to continue with other projects of observational drawing/painting, or participate with the model.

Tuesdays 6:15 – 9:15pm

Dynamic Drawing & Painting

Instructor Daniel G. daSilva

Figure drawing and painting is an essential skill for an artist to learn.  Mature teens have the opportunity to draw from the nude life model.  Age 15+ only, with parental permission.  Students attending this session must work from the model; no other projects are allowed during this class.

Wednesdays 10am – 1 or 2pm

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Portrait Life Model, Still Life, or Master Copy

Instructor Dale Zinkowski

This course focuses on the alla prima technique, which is a quick method of working.  Students enrolled in the full summer course are creating a new painting or drawing every week, which teens may choose to do.  There is a different model each week.  Teens may continue with independent, observational projects or participate with the model.

 

Thursdays 6:15 – 9:15pm

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Portrait Life Model, Still Life, Master Copy, or Creative Projects

Instructor Steve Forster

There will be a portrait model present.  Teens may choose to continue with other projects or participate with the model. Students not working from the model may do observational drawing or painting, or they may design a creative project using photo references or a tablet.  Creative works must be representational (not abstract), and in traditional drawing and painting media.

 

Saturdays 10am – 1pm

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Foundations & Portfolio Development:

Still Life, Master Copy, or Creative Projects

Instructor Daniel daSilva

Students work on observational drawing or painting, or they may design a creative project using photo references or a tablet.  Creative works must be representational (not abstract), and in traditional drawing and painting media.

Saturdays 2 – 5pm

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Alla Prima Oil Painting

Instructor Daniel daSilva

This course focuses on the alla prima technique, which is a quick method of working.  Students enrolled in the full summer course are spending a week or two to complete small still life paintings, and we encourage teens to do so as well.  However, teens may choose to continue independent projects that they have begun in other classes.

Sundays 10am – 1pm

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Portfolio Development for Teens Only:

Still Life, Master Copy, or Creative Projects

Instructor Felicia Feldman

This is the only course that is only open to teenagers.  Students work on observational drawing or painting, or they may design a creative project using photo references or a tablet.  Creative works must be representational (not abstract), and in traditional drawing and painting media.

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