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Sight size exercise by Atelier Sonorense student Karla Rosas
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Atelier Sonorense is a studio-school of fine art in the tradition of 19th century ateliers.
An atelier is the private studio of a practicing painter, who dedicates part of his time to teaching a limited number of students. The atelier tradition evolved from the apprenticeship system of the Renaissance, and became very successful, especially in the 19th century, when artists from around the world went to study in ateliers, primarily in France. John Singer Sargent, for example, studied in the atelier of Carolus-Duran. Although the larger academies evolved from the ateliers, only a few dedicated artists in the 20th century carried on the tradition of teaching in a more personal and intimate studio setting.
Most of the ateliers currently in existence are operated by students of Richard Lack and/or his teacher R.H. Ives Gammell. It would be hard to overstate the impact the students of Gammell and Lack have had on the artworld. The evidence can be seen in the very best of the present-day ateliers: Charles Cecil Studios, in Florence, Italy; the School of Representational Art, in Chicago; Adrian Gottlieb Studios in Los Angeles; and in the Florence Academy of Art. The Florence School was also influenced by Pietro Annigoni.
An interesting recent development in 21st century ateliers is the cross-fertilization of the Gammell/Lack tradition with the students of the world famous Norwegian artist Odd Nerdrum. The evidence can be seen in the Swedish Academy of Realist Art.
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