Atelier Stockholm

Prague Trip!

Last week we had a school trip to Prague to look at some amazing art and end the school year with a bang! Here are some photos from the trip:


Arrival!


We got an amazing opportunity to stay at the Swedish embassy, as one of our students parent lives there. Here is the view!


Our first meal in Prague was a delicious lentil soup.


Miles is impressed by the castle.


The St. Vitus Cathedral on the castle grounds.


The St. George Convent, filled with 19th century art was unfortunately closed for renovations.


A gate to one of the many courtyards in the castle. We also went to the Lobkowicz Palace, the oldest and largest private collection of art and architecture in the Czech Republic.
 

Strolling down a picturesque street!


The infamous Astronomical Clock on the Old Town Square.


We visited the Mucha Museum! 


Staffan enjoying some amazing contemporary sculptures.


The Olsany Cemetery is a must see if you are in Prague, the most beatiful cemetary in the world!


Franz Kafkas house in The Golden Lane at night.


Alphonse Mucha’s “The Slav Epic” was the highlight of the trip, 20 giant canvases depicting the history of the Slavic peoples. Truly amazing works of art!


Hans and Sanna are awestruck! The Slav Epic is on display in Prague at the Veletrzni Palace (Part of the national gallery) for at least two years.


We visited the other floors at the Veletrzni Palace to view some 19th century treasures, most noteworthy the stunning Vojtech Hynais paintings. 


Visiting another part of the national gallery we saw the dutch masters exhibition ”Rembrandt & Co” and some other amazing baroque art.


Czeching out the paintings!


At the Jakub Schikaneder exhibition, which had a huge collection of his work.


Walking home in the castle-moat-gone-park!


Dinner and beer!


Enjoying the view.


We walked past the famous Dancing Houses.


At Vysehrad we visited Alphonse Muchas Grave.





The botanical gardens.


We strolled past the Lennon Wall on our way home.


On our last night in Prague we took the time to enjoy some top quality Czech beer!

Thanks to everyone involved for making it such a wonderful and inspiring trip!


Peace!

Open House and Prague Trip

We will be having a open house on the 2nd of June where you can meet the students and teachers, check out the school and see some awesome art! The school will be open around 14:00-16:00, anyone is welcome to drop by!

The school is going on a trip to Prague next week to see (amongst many things) Alphonse Mucha’s The Slav Epic! We will post pictures once we get back :)

Kicking the ball around in the afternoon.

Young Masters Summer Workshop

The Swedish Academy Of Realist Art is introducing unique courses for children and teenagers. The courses aim to teach young people the basics of drawing and painting in a fun and creative way. At Atelier Stockholm (The Swedish Academy of Realist Art) the training is based on knowledge and traditions that have been passed down through the centuries. The school is beautifully situated on the fringes of The Royal National City Park in Bergshamra, Stockholm.

Each course runs for one week and pupils will receive training in traditional drawing and painting. We study value scales, proportions, composition, contrast and dynamics.The week will conclude with an exhibition of the young masters’ work and family and friends are welcome. Pupils will receive a diploma. No previous experience required.

Further info:
June 25 – June 29 kl 10:00-15:00 (5 days)
July 2 – July 6 kl 10:00-15:00 (5 days)
Teacher: Sebastian Grönwall
Cost: 2950 SEK (including VAT 590SEK)
Material not included
Language: Swedish/English

The course plan and more information can be found in PDF format here: http://atelierstockholm.se/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Kursplan-Barn-Sommar-2012.pdf

Paper Conservation Lecture

This friday we got a visit from two private paper restorers, Tamara Oxenstierna from Poland and Toby Gough from Scotland. They are both currently working and living in Stockholm, and they came around to the school to give us a great lecture on the conservation of art on paper.


Getting ready for the lecture!

Toby started by going through the history of paper, from it’s origins and how it spread through the world. He then went through the different types of paper manufacturing processes and the advantages and drawbacks present in each method.
Moving onto media, Toby mainly discussed issues such as lightfastness of different pigments.

Tamara then took over and went into detail about the wide range of damages that can occur to paper and how to go about restoring it. To illustrate this, she showed before and after pictures of some of the restoration work she has done in the past.
To round things off, Toby went through how to properly mount artworks on paper for storage and display.

So we want to thank Tamara and Toby for giving us some great tips and excellent insights into the world of paper!

Visit to Julius Kronberg’s atelier at Skansen

This friday we went to Skansen to visit Julius Kronberg’s atelier. Kronberg (1850 - 1920) was a prolific swedish painter who began his studies at the Royal Academy in Stockholm. He was an inspiration to painters such as Anders Zorn and has decorated some of Stockholms most important buildings like The Royal Dramatic Theatre and the Adolf Fredricks church.

We where guided by Kronbergs great great granddaughter Lena Kronberg who is an expert on Julius Kronberg’s life and work. Before heading off to Skansen we where given a quick lecture on Kronberg’s history and looked at some examples of his paintings. Once we where in his atelier Lena continued to enlighten us with information on the painter and we where even allowed into his office, which is usally closed off to the public.
  

Kronberg’s Atelier, the building was moved to Skansen from Norra Djurgården shortly after his death.


A sculputre of Julius Kronberg.


Inside the studio.


A model of the roof in the Adolf Fredricks church, with Kronbergs studies.


Part of the huge drawing for the ceiling painting in The Royal Dramatic Theatre.


Another drawing for the same painting.


Admiring the plethora of oil sketches!


Browsing around.


The walls where filled with preperatory sketches.


Kronberg’s painting “Eros”.



Kronberg was an avid sculpturer, and used his models as reference for his oil paintings.


Walking around in the office.


Lena Kronberg talking to the students.


A view in the office.

If you want to visit the atelier yourself it is located inside Skansen and will be open daily in September from 11:00 to 17:00 and on weekends in October from 11:00 to 16:00

http://www.skansen.se/artikel/kronbergs-atelje

Portraits!

The very last part of the studies at Atelier Stockholm has a focus on portrait drawing and painting. Every day a portrait model poses for several hours whilst the students train their portraiture skills. The pose is set up by the students themselves and lasts for a varying amount of days, sometimes even weeks. The students are also encouraged to hire their own models during this time, to further advance their skills.


A portrait by Ville Ericsson

The most important thing is getting the drawing and likeness spot on and not jumping into colour and values too soon. Students usually begin with a charcoal and chalk sketch whitch is then transferred to a canvas ready for painting on, sometimes the transfered drawing is worked on further with raw umber before the painting begins.

When painting, the major values and colours are quickly blocked in before starting to focus on smaller details.

Pernilla Persson Anatomy Workshop

Pernilla came back to the school this week to teach her renowned anatomy workshop, allowing students to dig deeper into the world of constructive anatomy whilst still going over the basics for the newcomers this term.

The workshop lasted for two full days, using a model and a drawing board Pernilla went through the body section by section explaining how it is constructed. The students where frequently asked to draw from the model and imagination using the skills they had just learnt.

It was a joy to have Pernilla at the school again!

For more information about Pernilla Persson visit the blog post about here previous workshop at the school: http://atelierstockholm.tumblr.com/post/11108117880/anatomy-workshop-with-pernilla-persson


Here are some photos from the workshop:


Waiting for the lectures to begin!


Staffan showing his appreciation.


The workshop is well under way.


One of Pernillas many drawings produced during the two days.


Pernilla answering a question from Andy.


Going through the torso!


Miles contemplating the muscles of the arm.


Pernilla helped Miles come to grips with some important details.


Starting to go through the construction of the back!


Högni working overtime.


Sigge was pleased!

Thanks Pernilla!

The Term So Far…

The Easter break for the School is almost over and we thought we would show you guys some photos from the term so far, so without further ado…


Vanessa Hedman’s wonderful still life painting.


The students who participated in Alexander Novoselov’s composition workshop, with Alexander himself in the middle.


Vanessa and Ulrika discussing!


Miles Johnston’s beatiful second cast drawing.


Frank and Sebastian hanging out.


Robert Runesson from the videogame company DICE came in to give portfolio
reviews for the students interested in concept art.
 

Miles overlooking the frozen Brunnsviken.


Cake!


The view from the windows during the winter.


Getting ready for one of the many movie nights at Atelier Stockholm on the
projector!


There was a fashion shoot for Plaza Kvinna at the school.


Another photo from the fashionshoot.

We look forward to the next part of the term being just as fun and exciting as it has been so far!

Open Kroki

Drawing by Sigurd Fernström

Atelier Stockholm offers life drawing every Thursday evening during term time from 6.00 PM – 8:00 PM.

The model keeps the same pose for the whole evening, allowing participants to correct and refine their drawings. If you are interested in seeing what the school environment is like then this is a great time to do so, many of the students and teachers works are also on display.

Cost: 60 SEK per time or 40 SEK if you buy a card for 5 or 10 times (200 SEK or 400 SEK)

We have easels and chairs available on a first come first serve basis so arrive early if you want to be guaranteed a good spot!

If you would like to be updated on any changes to the normal schedule, please send the school an email at info@atelierstockholm.se requesting to be added to our kroki (figure drawing) list.