ALL THE FOLLOWING COURSES ARE HELD AT MY STUDIO AT EGLINTON AND MOUNT PLEASANT IN TORONTO. PLEASE SEE MY HOME PAGE FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE COURSES, WALKING LECTURES, DATES AND TIMES.

COURSES CURRENTLY OPEN FOR REGISTRATION

@ my studio
September 8
7 to 9 pm
Let's Compare the Northern & Italian Renaissance Part 1 (8 weeks)  

@ my studio
September 9
11am to 1pm
Post-Impressionism (8 weeks)  

@ my studio
September 9
7 to 9pm
Post-Impressionism (8 weeks)


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The Impressionist Victory
Everyone loves the Impressionists, but how many really understand the history and controversy behind the movement. Who were the leaders of the group, those young up-starts who changed our way of looking and thinking about art forever? What was their raison d'etre? Since first created in the 19th century, the freshness and joie de vivre so often portrayed in these Impressionist paintings has had the ability to take viewers to a gentler and more pleasant place, but as always, there is more to it than that.  Join Suzanne as she guides you, with the help of Power Point presentations, through the aesthetic, psychological, political, and technological innovations of a movement that captured the spirit of the times, as well as the imagination of artists and art lovers throughout the world.

8 Thursdays  11am to 1pm
May 6 -  June 24
8 Thursdays  7pm to 9pm (sorry, this class is full)
April 8 - June 3
Costs: $270    



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FROM DRAWING TO PAINTING
This innovative course offers a gentle re-introduction to the creative side of life. Participants are invited to choose between watercolour and acrylic after a preliminary evaluation of their drawing abilities. As the student develops he/she will be encouraged to work on independent projects within the atelier. Experienced artists who wish to reestablish their roots are welcome.

From Drawing to Painting - intermediate to advanced
4 Fridays  10am to 1pm  
May 7 - 28
June 4 - 25
July 9 - 30

From Drawing to Painting - all levels
4 Saturdays  10am to 1pm  
June 5 - 26
July 10 - 31
Costs $195. Basic supplies included.

THIS COURSE WILL RUN EVERY MONTH ALL SUMMER LONG               e-mail me to book your place  suzannetevlin@sympatico.ca


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ARF10W Altarpieces/Masterpieces
The beauty and meaning of Christianity's earliest visual presentations are often lost to contemporary seekers. The seemingly mysterious symbolism and iconography that went into the creation of these masterpieces is complex, fascinating and often inspiring. To understand these works, as the populace of the time understood them, not only connects us intellectually to the universal, but perhaps, also spiritually. Experience and understand the complexity, elegance, pageantry and politics of these visual masterpieces. We will examine Robert Campin's Merode Altarpiece, Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece, Grunewald's Isenhiem Altarpiece, Gozzoli's Journey of The Magi/Ghirlandaio's Life of the Virgin, Giotto's Arena Chapel/Piero della Francesca's Legend of the True Cross and finally Massaccio's Brancacci Chapel/Mantagna's Camera degli Sposi.
Date: 6 Tuesdays -
Time: 1pm - 3pm

ARF15S Genius in Focus: Black Looks
The Invisible Woman:Searching For The Black Female in Western Art
The salt road followed by the African woman, traced visually through  the history of western art, is particularly poignant. A history of images filled with strength and sadness, The Invisible Woman will look at two intriguing paintings that feature  women of African   descent as their subject.  These women will be acknowledged, discussed and placed historically, politically, socially, psychologically and culturally. How these images affected the psyches and opinions of contemporary viewers is one of our primary interests. As well we will consider the representation of  African women and their position in nineteenth century western art.
Date:
Time: 10am -3pm (lunch included)

ARF18W Sin and Salvation: The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
The AGO's recent exhibition, Sin and Salvation, which featured the work of Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt, will be the focal point for this Saturday discussion. We will consider the symbolic significance of Hunt's use of Christian, Arthurian and Shakespearian imagery. The work of his fellow members, Rossetti, Millais, Brown, and Burne-Jones will enter into our discussions, as well as the reasoning behind the forming of the society.
Date:
Time: 10am - 3pm (lunch included)

GROUND BREAKING ARTISTS, PART 1
Meet eight great "ground breaking" artists of the Western world. From the Baroque we will discuss Caravaggio, Rubens, Van Dyck, and Velazquez, then we will jump to the Post-Impressionist era where we will discover Cezanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, and Gauguin. Revel in the loves, hates, foibles, and indiscretions of these gifted painters. Through viewing their works, come to understand the difficulties and decisions involved in the act of creation and learn to appreciate the struggles underlying the pivotal expressions of these artist-geniuses. Through slide-illustrated lectures, explore not only the exciting artistic challenges of their times, but also the political and cultural contexts within which they worked. Discover right brain thinking at its best when you discover how these trailblazers understood, perceived, and constructed the world around them.
Starts TBA,  11am to 1pm
Cost- $270 for 8 weeks
At my studio

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THE COURTLY ARTS
This course will consider the taste and patronage of some of the most intriguing crowned heads of European history and even the taste of some of their mistresses. We will time  travel in absolute style as we discuss the rags to riches stories of those artists who where fortunate enough to receive the rubber stamp of Royal approval.  The Limbourg Brothers, Claus Sluter, van der Weyden, Mantagna, Titian,  Pontormo, Bronzino, Gheeraerts, Hilliard, Oliver, Eworth, Boucher, Fragonard, Vigee Le Brun, to name just a few of the lesser known.....the list is endless, rich and varied.
This course is filled with remarkable images, like the unusual group of portraits of court ladies in the final months of their pregnancies, painted during the reign of Elizabeth I. Theories abound. Were these portraits a response to an issueless virgin queen, and an unknown dynastic future, or the acceptance of the high mortality rate of women during childbirth.

We will discuss Art in The Courts of the following power brokers:
The Dukes of Burgundy & Berry
The Dukes of Mantua
The Medici
Elizabeth I
Louis XIV -The Sun King
Mme de Pompadour
Marie Antoinette
Napoleon & Josephine

GENIUS IN FOCUS:       
THE IMPRESSIONISM SERIES
In these Art Talks, pivotal works from the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist eras are discussed in detail, placing them historically as well as artistically, explaining by whom their creators were influenced and whom they influenced in turn, as well as analyzing them technically, symbolically and psychoanalytically. We will look at other works by the artist to describe the evolution of the artistic idea, as well as related works by other artists who worked in the same genre throughout history.
Each painting has been chosen for its archetypal position in today's popular culture. In all eight paintings we will discuss the fascinating contemporary research available to us now.

We will discuss the following paintings:
OLYMPIA (MANET)
THE BELLELLI FAMILY (DEGAS)
LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY (RENOIR)
WATER LILIES (MONET)
AU MOULIN ROUGE (LAUTREC)
DEJEUNER SUR L'HERBE (CEZANNE)
THE YELLOW HOUSE (VAN GOGH)
SPIRITS OF THE DEAD WATCHING (GAUGUIN)

GENIUS IN FOCUS:
BLACK LOOKS
As most of you know, my main art historical concern these days is the imaging of non-Europeans in Western art. My research on Theodore Gericault's Raft of the Medusa and the Abolitionist Movement has opened some really interesting avenues to me, the result of which is Black Looks, a series of talks about eight of the most intriguing paintings that feature Africans as their subject. As usual we will place these images historically, politically, socially, psychologically and culturally, and explain how they may have affected the psyches and the opinions of contemporary viewers. And we will discuss the work around the work with examples of Africans in political situations, or as entertainers, as artists and writers, in the sports world and in the work force. Don't miss this course, it's going to be one of the most fascinating yet.

Watson and The Shark, Copley, 1778
C[itizen] Belley,Ex-Representative of the Colonies, Girodet, 1797
Portrait of a Negress, Benoist, 1800
Mlle La La of The Cirque Fernando, Edgar Degas, 1879
The Gulf Stream, Winslow Homer, 1899      
Both Members of This Club, George Bellows, 1909

Genius in Focus II: Towards a Modern World
In these Art Talks pivotal works from the History of Art are discussed in detail, placing them historically as well as artistically, explaining by whom their creators were influenced and whom they influenced in turn, as well as analyzing them technically, symbolically and psychoanalytically. This series has been chosen for its politically interesting subject matter, that shadows so many of the issues we are dealing with today. In all eight paintings we will discuss the fascinating contemporary research available to us now.
The Bath of Diana, Parmigianino 1524/7
The Doctor's Visit, Jan Steen 1662
Port. Of Citoyen Belley, ex-representant des colonies, Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson 1797
Scandalized Masks, James Ensor 1884
Negress in Black, Jan Sluijter 1921
Una, Lady Troubridge, Romaine Brooks 1924
The Two Fridas, Frida Khalo 1939
Mr & Mrs Andrews without their heads, Yinka Shonibare 1998

Ground Breaking Artists III
Meet eight great "ground breaking" artists of the Western world. Artemisia Gentileschi, Honore Daumier, Thomas Eakins, Kathe Kollowitz, Otto Dix, Lucian Freud, Paula Rego and William Kentridge. Revel in the loves, hates, foibles, and indiscretions of these gifted artists. Through viewing their works, come to understand the difficulties and decisions involved in the act of  creation. Through slide-illustrated lectures, explore not only the exciting artistic challenges of their times, but also the political and cultural contexts within which they worked. Discover right brain thinking at its best when you discover how these trailblazers understood, perceived, and constructed the world around them.
Artemisia Gentileschi, 1593-1652
Honore Daumier, 1808-1879
Thomas Eakins, 1844-1916
Kathe Kollowitz, 1867-1945
Otto Dix, 1891-1969
Lucian Freud, 1922
Paula Rego, 1935
William Kentridge, 1955

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
This eight week series of lectures will encourage a solid understanding of the importance of  some of the greatest artists in the history of the world. The course will commence with a discussion of the enormous changes that occur with the coming of the great Giotto, the prophet of light, form and expression. We will then discuss other  Renaissance wonders and discoveries. Massacio, della Francesca, Fra Angelico,  Uccello, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo will be among the magnificent artists covered in this course. The history of a dysfunctional Italy, its great city states, and the politics, music and literature developed during this time of splendour, discovery, idealism, plague, fear and suspicion will enhance our study of the era.

ART & PRACTICE
This exciting new course creates a true appreciation of the Artist's world by combining the best of Art History with actual practice in the artist's studio.  Evenings of lectures on the History of Art will alternate with evenings of art making. One of the best ways to understand Art is to try it yourself.....  this develops both your analytical and intuitive sides and will lead you to a fundamental realisation of what Art is all about.
The art supplies used during the studio classes will be included.
1) Impressionism: Renoir & Monet
2) Impressionism studio: chalk pastel on paper
3) Post Impressionism: Gauguin & Van Gogh
4) Colour field painting studio: acrylic on paper
5) Cubism: Picasso & Braque
6) Cubism studio: collage & ink on paper

BEYOND FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM
The Impressionists opened the floodgates of artistic innovation and experimentation and things haven't been the same since. This course will assume a familiarity with Manet, Monet, Degas and Renoir, though they will be reviewed briefly, and will commence with a discussion of the "other" Impressionists, such as Sisley and Pizzarro. We will then take an indepth look at the Post-Impressionists, the Fauves, the Symbolists, and the Expressionists, as well as other major artistic movements of the 19th century, ending just before Picasso.

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MADE FOR YOU
Costom designed art and creativity programmes for your own art group, be it school, condo or business based, can be arranged by The Tevlin Atelier. These courses, some now entering their 12th semester of self-expression have proven to be an enormous success. Offering a gentle re-introduction to the creative side of life in an intimate and familiar environment, these programmes may include a variety of art appreciation lectures, discussions, seminars and practical studio workshops, according to the wishes of the participants.
20hr courses (10-2hr classes) are usually limited to 12 participants and costs $350/student.

CRITIQUES
Is your work at a stand still?  Perhaps you're in a bit of an artistic rut.  All artists, whether professional or auto-didact, need advice and constructive critcism to keep them moving along the road to creativity and self-expression. The Tevlin Atelier offers in-house critiques to individual artists or small groups that will "wake up that sleepy muse".
We can also help you with your dreaded "ARTISTIC STATEMENT".
Costs $250 per session (approx. 2hrs)