Fall 2025 Catalog

Below are our recommended classes for Seeds of the League scholarship recipients. Click on each class title to read the description and find out more about the instructor. Please note that most classes are offered both full-time and part-time.

If you have any specific questions about individual classes, please contact denise@artstudentsleague.org.

Evolving Artistry for Children Ages 8-12 #5504
  • SUNDAY
  • 1:00PM – 4:30PM
  • Instructor: Martha Bloom
  • September through May
Childrens – Drawing, Painting, & Mixed Media #5008
  • SATURDAY
  • 9:00AM – 12:30PM
  • Instructor: Susan Cirigliano
  • September through May
Children’s 8-12 years old Drawing, Painting, Design, Composition #5097
  • SATURDAY
  • 1:00PM – 4:15PM
  • Instructor: Sonomi Kobayashi
  • September through May
Figure Drawing for the Young Artist
#3030
  • Mondays
  • 4:50pm-6:40pm
  • Instructor: Mark Gonzales
  • September through May
  • Clothed Models
Drawing from Life: an in-depth course in life drawing #1099
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Mon & Weds)
  • Instructor: Umakanth Thumrugoti
  • Nude Models
Abstract Painting: Future, Past, Personal #1090
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Tues & Thurs)
  • Instructor: Jill Nathanson
Watercolor Techniques #1101
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Tues & Weds)
  • Instructor: Frank Webster
Non-Objective Painting, Color and Design #1078
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Tues & Weds)
  • Instructor: James Little
Painting, composition, & Color #1125
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Mon & Weds)
  • Instructor: Margaret McCann
Painting from life, portraiture, and Composition #1019
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Mon & Thurs)
  • Instructor: Dan Gheno
  • Nude Models
  • Full time only
Painting from Life, Portraiture, Still life #1009
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Tues & Thurs)
  • Instructor: Gregg Kreutz
Sculpture – Modeling in Clay #1016
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Mon & Thurs)
  • Instructor: Arslan
  • Nude Model
  • Full Time only
Sculpture – Carving in Stone #1107
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Mon & Wed)
  • Instructor: Sequoyah Aono
  • Full Time Only
Sculpture – Carving in Wood #1108
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Mon & Weds)
  • Instructor: Sequoyah Aono
Metal Sculpture Welding and Fabrication #1079
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday
  • Instructors: Cliff Dufton (Monday & Tuesday), Haksul Lee (Wednesday), Natsuki Takauji (Thursday, Damien Vera (Friday)
Sculpting in Wax #1080
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Mon & Weds)
  • Instructor: Oscar Garcia
Ceramic Sculpture without a Model #1084
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Tues & Thurs)
  • Instructor: Yasumitsu Morito
Etching, Relief, Monoprint, Lithography, Silkscreen #1112
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Tues & Weds)
  • Instructor: Georgia Küng
Conceptual Painting, Ideas and Art Making in 2D & 3D #1098
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Mon & Weds)
  • Instructor: Augustine Boyce Cummings
Elements of Figure Drawing, Anatomy #2082
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Mon & Thurs)
  • Instructor: Michael Burban
  • Nude Models
Figure and Portrait drawing #2016
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Mon & Thurs)
  • Instructor: Costa Vavagiakis
  • Nude Models
Painting, Composition, Color #2071
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Mon & Weds)
  • Instructor: Margaret McCann
Painting, Color, Design #2056
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Tues & Weds)
  • Instructor: Frank O’Cain
Direct Figure and Portrait painting #2060
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Tues & Thurs)
  • Instructor: Garin Baker
  • Nude Models
Painting and Drawing from Life #2061
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Tues & Weds)
  • Instructor: Jerry Weiss
  • Nude Models
Painting from Life #2081
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Tues & Thurs)
  • Instructor: Sam Goodsell
  • Nude Models
Mixed Media, Collage, Painting, and Dimensional Art #2055
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Tues and Thurs)
  • Instructor: Deborah Winiarski
Comics, Sequential Arts and Narrative Painting #2091
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Tues and Thurs)
  • Instructor: Steve Walker
Sculpting the Figure in Clay – The Additive Anatomical Approach #2085
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Mon and Thurs)
  • Instructor: Frank Porcu
  • Full Time only
Stone Carving #2092
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Mon and Weds)
  • Instructor: Shija Chen
Wood Carving #2093
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Mon and Weds)
  • Instructor: Shija Chen
Metal Sculpture Welding and Fabrication #2057
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday
  • Instructors: Cliff Dufton (Monday & Tuesday), Haksul Lee (Wednesday), Natsuki Takauji (Thursday), Damien Vera – Friday
Wax Sculpture #2058
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Mon and Weds)
  • Instructor: Oscar Garcia
Ceramic Sculpture #2049
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Tues and Thurs)
  • Instructor: Yasumitsu Morito
  • Nude Models
Mixed Media, Collage, Painting, and Dimensional Art #2055
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Tues and Thurs)
  • Instructor: Deborah Winiarski
Drawing animals #3029
  • September through May
  • Mondays and Thursdays (Instructor present both days)
  • Instructor: Uma Thumrugoti
Figure and Portrait Drawing #3006
  • September through May
  • Monday through Friday (Instructor Mon and Thurs)
  • Instructor: Costa Vavagiakis
  • Nude models
Drawing from the Inside Out #3020
  • September through May
  • Monday through Friday (Instructor Tues and Thurs)
  • Instructor: Garin Baker
  • Nude Models
Drawing Development for Teens
#3027
  • September through May
  • Thursdays and Fridays
  • Instructor: Mark Gonzales
Mixed Media, Collage, Painting, and Dimensional Art #3011
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday (Instructor Tues and Thurs)
  • Instructor: Deborah Winiarski
Life Drawing #4029
  • September through May
  • Wednesdays
  • Instructor: Jon deMartin
  • Nude Models
Fashion Illustration #4101
  • September through May
  • Fridays
  • Instructor: Charles Nitzberg
Inking for Comics and Illustration #4212
  • September through May
  • Tuesdays
  • Instructor: Charles Houghton
Storytelling for Comics, Illustration, and Storyboards #4167
  • September through May
  • Thursdays
  • Instructor: Steven Walker
Comic Book Figure Drawing #4171
  • September through May
  • Fridays
  • Instructor: Greg Follender
Drawing from the Cast
#4195
  • September through May
  • Mondays and Tuesdays
  • Instructor: Phil Padwe (Instructor present both days)
Anatomy for Artists #4156
  • September through May
  • Mondays and Tuesdays
  • Instructor: Frank Porcu (Instructor present both days)
  • Nude models
The Vital Line: Short Pose Beginning Figure Drawing #4152
  • September through May
  • Wednesdays and Thursdays
  • Instructor: Greg Follender (Instructor present both days)
  • Nude models
Drawing from Life #4011
  • September through May
  • Mondays and Tuesdays
  • Instructor: Gregg Kreutz (Instructor present both days)
  • Nude models
Elements of Drawing, Anatomy from Observation #4095
  • September through May
  • Wednesdays and Thursdays
  • Instructor: Jason Yarmosky (Instructor present both days)
  • Nude models
Painting the Portrait and Figure in Watercolor #4170
  • September through May
  • Thursdays
  • Instructor: Mark Gonzales
  • Nude & Clothed Models
Studio Landscape/Cityscape #4168
  • September through May
  • Mondays
  • Instructor: Bennett Vadnais
Color Essentials a Course in Color Theory #4192
  • 8 Sessions: September 8, 15, 22, 29 and October 6, 13, 20, 27
  • Mondays
  • Instructor: Lisa Dinhofer
Color is Light is Color #4119
  • October through May
  • Thursdays
  • Instructor: Amy Weiskopf
Painting from Life, Portraiture, and Composition #4079
  • September through May
  • Wednesdays
  • Instructor: Leonid Gervits
  • Nude models
Alla Prima Still Life Painting #4193
  • September through May
  • Fridays
  • Instructor: Brandon Soloff & Richard Piloco 
Painting from Life #4153
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday
  • Instructor: Ricky Mujica
  • Instructor present Mondays and Wednesdays
  • Nude models
Painting the Portrait from Life #4206
  • September through May
  • Fridays
  • Instructor: Robin Smith
  • Clothed models
Creative Process, Mixed Media, Multimedia, and Sculpture #4213
  • September through May
  • Wednesdays and Thursdays
  • Instructor: Natsuki Takauji
Interpreting The Figure In Clay #4175
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday
  • Instructor: Marilyn Friedman
  • Instructor present Tuesdays and Thursdays
Stone Carving; Creating Forms from your Own Words #4190
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday
  • Instructor: Daisuke Kiyomiya
  • Instructor present Mondays and Wednesdays
Wood Carving; Creating Forms from your Own Words #4191
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday
  • Instructor: Daisuke Kiyomiya
  • Instructor present Mondays and Wednesdays
Metal Sculpture: Welding & Fabrication #4140
  • September through May
  • Monday & Tuesday
  • 6:30pm – 10:15pm
  • Instructor: Natsuki Takauji
  • Instructor present both days
Metal Sculpture: Welding & Fabrication #4139
  • September through May
  • Wednesday & Thursday
  • 6:30pm – 10:15pm
  • Instructor: Damien Vera
  • Instructor present both days
Ceramic Sculpture without Model #4060
  • September through May
  • Wednesday & Thursday
  • Instructor: Yasumitsu Morito
  • Instructor present both days
Printmaking Foundations and Beyond #4202
  • September through May
  • Monday – Friday
  • Instructor: Caroline Ongpin
  • Instructor present Mondays and Wednesdays
  • Class meets 6:30-9:45pm
Painting and Drawing #5083
  • September through May
  • 8:45am – 12:30pm AND / OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Dan Gheno
  • Nude & Clothed Models
Beginner in Painting and Drawing #5084
  • September through May
  • 8:45am – 12:30pm AND / OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Michele Liebler
  • Nude Models
Figure Drawing #5100
  • September through May
  • 8:45am – 12:30pm OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructors: Brandon Soloff & Richard Pilico
  • Nude Models
Studio Atelier Painting from Life #5036
  • September through May
  • 9am – 4:30pm
  • Instructor: Max Ginsburg
  • Nude & Clothed Models
Painting from Life #5110
  • September through May
  • 8:45am – 12:30pm AND / OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Sam Goodsell
  • Nude & Clothed Models
Fresco Painting #5122
  • September through May
  • 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Dean Hartung
Conceptual Painting, Ideas and Art Making in 2D & 3D #5123
  • September through May
  • 8:45am – 12:30pm AND/ OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Augustine Boyce Cummings
Clay Sculpture #5112
  • September through May
  • 10am – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Elizabeth Allison
  • Nude models
Metal Sculpture: Welding & Fabrication #5065
  • September through May
  • 8:45pm – 12:30pm OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Haksul Lee
Terracotta Study: Short-Pose Figure in Clay #5127
  • September through May
  • 8:45pm – 12:30pm AND/ OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: John Berlardo
  • Nude models
Conceptual Painting, Ideas and Art Making in 2D & 3D #5123
  • June through August
  • 8:45am – 12:30pm OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Augustine Boyce Cummings
Printmaking – Etching, Photo-Etching, Lithography, etc. #5002
  • September through May
  • 8:45am – 12:30pm OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Sylvie Covey
Dynamic Anatomy and Life Drawing #5501
  • September through May
  • 8:45am – 12:30pm
  • Instructor: Steve Walker
  • Clothed Models
Comics and Sequential Art
#5502
  • September through May
  • 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Steve Walker
Painting from Life, Portraiture, and Composition
#5510
  • September through May
  • 8:45am – 12:30pm AND / OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Leonid Gervits
  • Nude Models
Drawing and Painting #5509
  • September through May
  • 8:45am – 12:30pm AND / OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Henry Finkelstein
  • Nude Models
Drawing, Painting & Portfolio Development with Self Portraiture
#5507
  • October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 23 ( No class on November 30), December 7, 14
  • 8:45am – 12:30pm
  • Instructor: Wendy Shalen
Egg Tempera #5513
  • September through May
  • 8:45am – 12:30pm AND / OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Doug Safranek
Expressive Watercolor #5506
  • September through May
  • 8:45am – 12:30pm AND / OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Elizabeth Allison
Teens: Drawing, Painting & Mixed Media #5503
  • September through May
  • 10am-12:30pm
  • Instructor: Alison Causer
  • Clothed Models
Ecorché Class, Sculptural Anatomy
#5514
  • September through May
  • 8:45am – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Frank Porcu
  • Nude models
Metal Sculpture: Welding & Fabrication #5065
  • September through May
  • 8:45pm – 12:30pm OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Haksul Lee
Terracotta Study: Short-Pose Figure in Clay #5127
  • September through May
  • 8:45pm – 12:30pm AND/ OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: John Berlardo
  • Nude models
Conceptual, Abstract and Naturalistic Mixed Media
#5511
  • September through May
  • 8:45am – 12:30pm
  • Instructor: Martha Bloom
Mixed Media, Assemblage… Relief
#5512
  • September through May
  • 8:45pm – 12:30pm AND/ OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Heather Hutchison
Printmaking: Etching, Lithography, Woodcut
#5508
  • September through May
  • 8:45am – 12:30pm OR 1pm – 4:45pm
  • Instructor: Tomomi Ono