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March
Register NOW for the Spring Semester!

Sat, March 29th
SAFA 4th Anniversary Celebration!

Sun, April 6th - 1pm
Dylan Thomas Tribute
Poetry Reading
Wine & Cheese

April 7th
Spring Session Begins

April 26th
Registration Deadline for Spring Semester


2008 CALENDAR


Spring 2008
April 7th - June 28th

Summer 2008
July 7th - August 30th

Fall 2008
Sept 8th - Dec 13th*

*
SAFA will be closed for the week of Thanksgiving (Nov 23-30). Classes will resume on Dec. 1st

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the March 2, 2008
SAFA Article
in the New York Times!

 
 
 
  


"The Stevenson Academy of Fine Arts is a world-class art school and cultural center to Long Island.”

The Stevenson Academy of Fine Arts (SAFA) was opened in March 2004 by Attila Hejja, a nationally-renowned artist and illustrator, and is an expansion of the highly-respected Stevenson Academy of Traditional Painting, established in 1960 by founder Harold Stevenson, protégé of Norman Rockwell.

Today, we continue this tradition of excellence. SAFA sets itself apart by equipping students of all ages and backgrounds with the skills and techniques necessary to realize their own creative potential as artists.

SAFA is located in an airy, elegant building in Oyster Bay, New York. An exceptional faculty of professional artists offer art classes in Drawing & Oil Painting, Watercolor, Sculpture, Pottery, Art History, Poetry & Memoir Writing, as well as many interesting workshops and special events throughout the year.

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Spring is Here - Get a Breath of Fresh Air!

Plein Aire Outdoor Landscape
with Rob Zeller
Wednesdays 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

This class is designed to help students gain a solid understanding of painting outdoor landscapes. We will be working at various locations throughout the Oyster Bay area. Working alongside students, the instructor will demonstrate basic principles of traditional landscape painting. Learn More...

 

 

 


SAFA Spotlight

Nicholas Raynolds:
Intermediate & Advanced Drawing & Painting

Intermediate & Advanced Painting:
Color and the Painted Sketch
Thursday 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Working from different still life subjects, students will learn from a series of exercises designed to develop their faculties of compositional design, color perception and paint handling. During each class, students will complete one small oil sketch or poster 'study'.

 

Intermediate & Advanced
Drawing & Painting:
Spaces, Interiors & Perspective
Thursday 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Working from observation, both in the studio and on site at locations around Oyster Bay, drawing & painting students will learn to develop convincing architectural compositions. A focus will be placed on compositional design, perspective and the anatomy of light.

 

Intermediate & Advanced
Figure Drawing & Painting
Thursday 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Through demonstrations and individual critiques, students will learn concepts and tools necessary for naturalistically depicting the human figure while working from life. Based on 19th centruy French Academic techniques, students will learn a clear yet flexible method in which to construct their drawings and paintings.Topics will also include; the anatomy of light and shadow, structural and physical anatomy, proportion and achieving a likeness, color and visual perception.

About Nick

Raynolds has exhibited at the Eleanor Ettinger Gallery in New York, and the John Pence Gallery
in San Francisco as well as at the Meredith Long Gallery in Houston Texas, APEX Gallery in Washington DC, the Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor NY and Cavalier Galleries in Connecticut. His work can be found in numerous collections, most notably, The Forbes Collection, NY. His work has been published in American Artist's Premier issue of 'Drawing Magazine', the February 2006 issue of 'The Artist's Magazine' and the September 2007 issue of 'Art Collector' magazine. Learn more about Nick...

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Spring Term starts April 7th
   
 
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