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The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Art focuses primarily on teaching fine draftsmanship and painting skills leading to the creation of well constructed artwork. The Atelier has passed on from teacher to student, a method of instruction which melds formal academic training with influence of the French Impressionists. American art students in the late nineteenth century European art academies brought this combined education home to pass on to their own students.
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The Charles H. Cecil Studios offers a thorough training in the naturalistic tradition of drawing and painting from life. Fundamental to the training is the sight-size technique, a practice which stems directly from the leading ateliers of nineteenth-century Paris. This tradition extends back through the French and British Schools to masters such as Titian, Van Dyck and Velazquez.
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The Florence Academy of Art was founded in 1991 by Daniel Graves to provide the highest level of instruction in classical drawing, painting and sculpture. Graves' vision of the Academy is its potential to train a select group of highly skilled Realist artists.
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Mims Studios offers training in the disciplines of drawing and painting. A relationship is developed between hand, eye, and mind, which remains independent of photographic influences or compromises. Special emphasis is placed on learing principles of composition and ornamentation, which apply to easel as well as mural painting. The goal is to promote a new chapter in this revival of an ancient art - and in doing so, influence the environment of modern life with a heightened sense of beauty and design.
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The Sarum Studio offers the only courses in the UK committed to the sight-size tradition. Using teaching methods that stem directly from the leading ateliers of nineteenth-century Paris, students at the Sarum Studio are guided through a series of projects during which they acquire heightened visual acuity and greater technical expertise. Run by Nicholas Beer, who teaches regularly at the Charles H. Cecil Studios in Florence.
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