Atelier of Sandra Galda

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Sandra Galda founded the Atelier in The High School at Bradford Christian Academy, in 2015 at Bradford Christian Academy (bradfordchristianacademy.org). The Atelier in the High School at Bradford Christian Academy holds the distinction of having been the very first atelier held within a high school. Sandra Galda is a former atelier student of Paul Ingbretson, at Ingbretson Studio. Today the high school atelier continues on at the high school. However, Sandra now continues to offer the very same program of art training to adults in her new atelier location 605 Antila Way, Saint John's, Florida, 32259. Sandragalda11@gmail.com. 

-Students are given a rigorous year of exercises in:

-Academic Draughtsmanship (Bargue Drawing and Relational Drawing) 

-Charcoal Cast Drawing

 -Lessons in the Visual Order of the Elements of Picture Making (value, color, line, etc.)

 -Direct Oil Painting

 -Lessons in Sight Size and Comparative, Relational Drawing and Painting

 -Composition and Perspective Lessons

 Throughout the year students enjoy training in Bargue Drawing, Copy a masterwork drawing, relational drawing, Charcoal Cast Drawing, Figure Drawing, and finish with Still Life in oil, with several other useful projects included. Student work is featured in school art shows and various gallery shows.

Sandra teaches her art program based on the Boston School. The Boston School combines academic draftsmanship with the immediate paint handling of the Impressionists. 

Sandra Galda's art blog is https://sandragalda.blogspot.com/