about
The studio school, founded in 2012, is a small art school dedicated to the idea that to learn to draw (and paint) is to learn to see. It is a place for students to reach their full potential under the mentorship of our gifted instructors, each a working artist. All levels of student are welcome, and a passion for creation and growth is nurtured and fed. Art class sizes are small enough to allow for maximum student-instructor interaction, giving students the opportunity to really grasp the skills and tools that are offered.
our instructors
Lind Hollingsworth
artist instructor
Lind Hollingsworth is a painter who works in mixed media. She currently creates “relief paintings”. Using paper, mat board and spackling, she builds a scene in relief to which she adds paint, maps, photo transfers and found objects. She captures the character of the southeast through focusing on the juxtaposition of the fortitude of nature and human consumption. She works to convey the essence of a place through depicting man-made structures, flora and fauna, and memories that inhabit it.
Lind currently works as an adjunct instructor at Columbia College, teaching Art Appreciation and Art History at Hunter AAF and Fort Stewart. She founded the The Art School in Savannah where she taught art classes to age 6 through adult from 2000 – 2007. She has also taught public school art and worked as an architectural interior designer. http://lindhollingsworth.com/
Lind@thestudioschoolsavannah.com
Lind Hollingsworth is a painter who works in mixed media. She currently creates “relief paintings”. Using paper, mat board and spackling, she builds a scene in relief to which she adds paint, maps, photo transfers and found objects. She captures the character of the southeast through focusing on the juxtaposition of the fortitude of nature and human consumption. She works to convey the essence of a place through depicting man-made structures, flora and fauna, and memories that inhabit it.
Lind currently works as an adjunct instructor at Columbia College, teaching Art Appreciation and Art History at Hunter AAF and Fort Stewart. She founded the The Art School in Savannah where she taught art classes to age 6 through adult from 2000 – 2007. She has also taught public school art and worked as an architectural interior designer. http://lindhollingsworth.com/
Lind@thestudioschoolsavannah.com
Paul Scibilia
artist instructor
Paul graduated Ringling College of Art and Design with a BFA in Illustration. After graduating he was hired by Paul Montgomery Studio, a decorative art firm where he designed and executed a wide variety of decorative arts projects for the commercial and private clients. His landscape, sky, and trompe l'oiel murals; hand painted Italian ornamental designs; and 18th century design motif reproductions adorn hotels, restaurants and homes internationally. In 1992 Paul left the firm to start Paul Scibilia Studios where he continues his career as a painter and decorative artist. In 2001, his love of the techniques and style of the Renaissance painters inspired him to create a painting class at Anna Maria Art League on Anna Maria Island, Fl. The course title was "Old Masters Methodology Painting". This expanded to several other art leagues in the Sarasota/Bradenton, Fl area. Now living in Savannah, Ga., Paul has continued his decorative art business. He teaches his "Old Masters Methodology Painting" course at the studio school.
Paul@thestudioschoolsavannah.com
Paul graduated Ringling College of Art and Design with a BFA in Illustration. After graduating he was hired by Paul Montgomery Studio, a decorative art firm where he designed and executed a wide variety of decorative arts projects for the commercial and private clients. His landscape, sky, and trompe l'oiel murals; hand painted Italian ornamental designs; and 18th century design motif reproductions adorn hotels, restaurants and homes internationally. In 1992 Paul left the firm to start Paul Scibilia Studios where he continues his career as a painter and decorative artist. In 2001, his love of the techniques and style of the Renaissance painters inspired him to create a painting class at Anna Maria Art League on Anna Maria Island, Fl. The course title was "Old Masters Methodology Painting". This expanded to several other art leagues in the Sarasota/Bradenton, Fl area. Now living in Savannah, Ga., Paul has continued his decorative art business. He teaches his "Old Masters Methodology Painting" course at the studio school.
Paul@thestudioschoolsavannah.com
Karen Bradley
artist instructor
Karen Bradley is a contemporary figurative realist oil painter based in Savannah, GA. Her
paintings focus on portraiture and figurative subject matter. Her inspiration comes
primarily from people she encounters, their expressive qualities and patterns of light and
shadow that reveal them. Karen’s works are honest visual interpretations of her
experiences as she perceives them.
Karen has participated in several solo and group exhibitions, and her figurative paintings
have won numerous awards including first place and Best of Show. Her work is featured in
numerous private and public collections.
Karen’s artistic career began in Medical Illustration. She served as a Foundations Faculty
member for several years at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Her passion for the
human figure drove her to pursue greater education in figurative painting. Karen studied at the Art Student’s League of New York as well as Studio Incamminati of Philadelphia and has worked with many established artists such as Joseph Todorovitch, Max Ginsberg, and Robert Liberace. She is an active member of the Oil Painters of America and The Portrait Society of America.
https://karenbradleyfineart.com Karen@thestudioschoolsavannah.com
Karen Bradley is a contemporary figurative realist oil painter based in Savannah, GA. Her
paintings focus on portraiture and figurative subject matter. Her inspiration comes
primarily from people she encounters, their expressive qualities and patterns of light and
shadow that reveal them. Karen’s works are honest visual interpretations of her
experiences as she perceives them.
Karen has participated in several solo and group exhibitions, and her figurative paintings
have won numerous awards including first place and Best of Show. Her work is featured in
numerous private and public collections.
Karen’s artistic career began in Medical Illustration. She served as a Foundations Faculty
member for several years at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Her passion for the
human figure drove her to pursue greater education in figurative painting. Karen studied at the Art Student’s League of New York as well as Studio Incamminati of Philadelphia and has worked with many established artists such as Joseph Todorovitch, Max Ginsberg, and Robert Liberace. She is an active member of the Oil Painters of America and The Portrait Society of America.
https://karenbradleyfineart.com Karen@thestudioschoolsavannah.com
Michael Reibel
artist instructor
While I began my artistic journey later in life than many contemporary painters, I am living proof that it is never too late to pursue a talent, a dream, or a passion.
I have always been drawn to the outdoors and the natural beauty of the landscape. As a young boy, I have vivid memories of riding at the front of my uncle’s boat before sunrise heading out on the lake to fish. The boat slicing through the water still as glass in a setting of solitude and peacefulness found in the early morning light. The sensory elements of nature are a moving and inspirational experience each and every time I venture out in search of material for future paintings. The stillness and quietness of the landscape often provide the inspiration for many of my works.
I love the patina and history of the south. Accordingly, the majority of my work is of the southern landscape, however I also enjoy still life and figurative work. I am focused and passionate, striving to continually evolve and mature as an artist. I am forever working to enhance the poetic expression of my ideas with each painting. https://mreibelpaintings.com/ Michael@thestudioschoolsavannah.com
While I began my artistic journey later in life than many contemporary painters, I am living proof that it is never too late to pursue a talent, a dream, or a passion.
I have always been drawn to the outdoors and the natural beauty of the landscape. As a young boy, I have vivid memories of riding at the front of my uncle’s boat before sunrise heading out on the lake to fish. The boat slicing through the water still as glass in a setting of solitude and peacefulness found in the early morning light. The sensory elements of nature are a moving and inspirational experience each and every time I venture out in search of material for future paintings. The stillness and quietness of the landscape often provide the inspiration for many of my works.
I love the patina and history of the south. Accordingly, the majority of my work is of the southern landscape, however I also enjoy still life and figurative work. I am focused and passionate, striving to continually evolve and mature as an artist. I am forever working to enhance the poetic expression of my ideas with each painting. https://mreibelpaintings.com/ Michael@thestudioschoolsavannah.com
Michelle Perez
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artist instructor
I graduated from Moore College of Art & Design with a BFA in Illustration. As a multimedia artist, I have worked on large scale community murals, picture book illustrations, tattoo illustration, and pet portrait paintings. Teaching has always been close to my heart because I love to share my love for creativity with others. It brings me joy to see people from all walks of life finding themselves in art. Michelle@thestudioschoolsavannah.com |
Brianna Goldman
instructor : youth, summer
Brianna Goldman is one of the Visual Art Teachers at Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts. She received her BFA in Illustration at The Columbus College of Art and Design and her MFA in Illustration at The Savannah College of Art in Design. Goldman has taught art at the elementary, middle, high, and collegiate level. She loves art and encouraging others in the creative process. Some of her favorite mediums include, chalk pastel, charcoal, watercolor and ink.
info@thestudioschoolsavannah.com
Brianna Goldman is one of the Visual Art Teachers at Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts. She received her BFA in Illustration at The Columbus College of Art and Design and her MFA in Illustration at The Savannah College of Art in Design. Goldman has taught art at the elementary, middle, high, and collegiate level. She loves art and encouraging others in the creative process. Some of her favorite mediums include, chalk pastel, charcoal, watercolor and ink.
info@thestudioschoolsavannah.com
David Howell
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instructor : youth, summer
David Howell was born in 1972 in Elmhurst, Illinois. He began drawing shortly thereafter. Eventually he would earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Elmhurst College. He then moved to San Francisco, California where he studied traditional animation, accumulated a lot of student loan debt, fell in love, got married and earned a Master's degree. He now lives in Savannah, Georgia and works in Orangeburg, South Carolina as an adjunct art professor. His interests include painting, sculpting, computer graphic design, art history, political cartooning and sequential art. He even published his own comic book. info@thestudioschoolsavannah.com |
Tatiana von Tauber
the studio school owner
Tatiana@thestudioschoolsavannah.com
Tatiana von Tauber is an American figurative artist. Project successes include curating, art exhibition, book publication and charity fundraising. In 2010, Tatiana launched a breast cancer awareness charity project called The Art Cure in Savannah, GA. The project auctioned original art created by breast cancer survivors and other artists from around the world, and 100% of collected funds were donated to charitable organizations locally. Personal website: www.vontauber.com.
Tatiana@thestudioschoolsavannah.com
Tatiana von Tauber is an American figurative artist. Project successes include curating, art exhibition, book publication and charity fundraising. In 2010, Tatiana launched a breast cancer awareness charity project called The Art Cure in Savannah, GA. The project auctioned original art created by breast cancer survivors and other artists from around the world, and 100% of collected funds were donated to charitable organizations locally. Personal website: www.vontauber.com.