Gateway Atelier of Classical Art

Scott Garder will be hosting a workshop, “Drawing the Portrait from Life with Mixed Media,” August 3-7, 2026.

In this five day workshop, artists will learn fundamental techniques to capturing a likeness while drawing from a live model.

Scott is a faculty member and figure drawing instructor at the Grand Central Atelier in New York City. To register, see www.gacastudio.org/workshops

This five day class will address the process of painting a portrait to develop a compelling image, spanning the fundamentals of drawing, to character development, and image strength.

In moving back-and-forth between optical and conceptual approaches, participants can choose to continue working with a close fidelity to nature, or they can introduce more source material and push their portraits in narrative or emotive directions. Anne will offer guidance through demonstrations, critiques, and conversations.

Beginner to advanced, painters welcome, some previous experience in oil painting is recommended. For more information see www.gacastudio.org/workshops

Contemporary artist and some Kiefer revolutionized modern painting with his deeply tactile, heavily textured surfaces. Victor Wang invites you to join him in the specialized study. He will share his personal insights and experiences with Kiefer’s methods. We will experiment with dynamic Mark making, raw materials, texture building, and glazing layers to recreate the iconic surface quality.

The class meets Tuesdays and Fridays 9:00-12:00 and begins July 10th.

To register for this class, go to www.gacastudio.org/victor-wang-kiefer-class

Scott Garder is hosting a drawing workshop in St Louis at the Gateway Atelier of Classical Art.

Held August 3-7, this workshop will teach you the fundamental techniques to capturing a likeness while drawing from a live model. With the aid of one-on-one critiques and Scott’s demonstrations you will learn to create a naturalistic, painterly, and volumetric portrait.

See “workshops” link in bio to register.

The process of drawing is about developing the ideas of form and space. This language of foreman space was developed through centuries by the practices of artists, who built on that knowledge. Eventually, the knowledge gained by this practice, flows out of the artist without thought. The skill and habit of observing relationships is then carried over when one puts down the pencil and begins to paint.

For more information on our classes and program of study, see the link in our bio.

There are essential skills in oil painting that every artist should understand. Over the course of five days, this workshop will guide students through five exercise exercises that teach you the fundamentals needed every time you start to sling paint around. We will work three days from still life subjects, and two days from a live model.

To register for this workshop, see the link in our bio