<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sadie Valeri Atelier]]></title><description><![CDATA[sadieatelier]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:20:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Peony Painting Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peony season is all too short - and the blooms don’t last long, either! To paint the flowers from life, I keep the un-opened buds in my fridge, and each painting day I only take out the blooms I plan to paint that day. Quick under painting of lead white mixed with umber, painted very thin so I can paint over it while it’s still wet. I let the cold flowers warm up on my still life shelf while I set up my paints, and as soon as they have opened enough to look interesting, I start painting as...]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/peony-painting-season</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a246781861147e38397c09f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:52:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60926d_0f2063e1d72542ab9506ae9cbc42c6ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sadie Valeri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARC Salon Juror]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am honored to have been invited to be a juror in the Still Life category in the upcoming 18th International ARC Salon Competition. As...]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/arc-salon-juror</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683a4306fcb48d92d0809614</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 00:28:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60926d_339d42083d6543b7bdbbd8d3795c61dd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sadie Valeri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live Video Call with Sadie: Mastering Accurate Proportions Without Measuring]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'd like to invite you all to a live video call with me Thursday April 10, 2025, where I'll give a brief talk and demonstration, and then...]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/live-video-call-with-sadie-mastering-accurate-proportions-without-measuring</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67dde1cf6800077ef7e90d69</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 22:57:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60926d_2f48ece0ec1740b9906276e7560bf6c6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_838,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sadie Valeri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drawing Without Measuring: Bargue Block-In Demos by S.V.Atelier Instructor Joy Lemon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drawing by M. Joy Lemon, Sadie Valeri Atelier Instructor One of my main goals as a drawing teacher is to improve a student's ability to...]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/drawing-without-measuring-bargue-block-in-demos-by-s-v-atelier-instructor-joy-lemon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6709c97e9eef585605306e8c</guid><category><![CDATA[Drawing]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:57:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60926d_918cb39eeee944dc9ebff38689e43d8d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sadie Valeri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Four Stages of Classical Drawing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Classical drawing teaches a step-by-step methodology for establishing proportions and value relationships early in the process of...]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/the-four-stages-of-classical-drawing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6688ad2156ae338e97f9f902</guid><category><![CDATA[Drawing]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 03:33:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60926d_861500957630464494b85967f2d287ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_792,h_885,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sadie Valeri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Tips for Smooth Shading with Graphite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read my best advice for graphite shading, including a short demo video showing how I shaded part of my drawing "Satin Dress". "Satin...]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/5-tips-for-smooth-shading-with-graphite</link><guid isPermaLink="false">663d63bbd14f30f640764589</guid><category><![CDATA[Drawing]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 01:59:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60926d_88cdf899b4af4c969794cc12aadc022c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_873,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sadie Valeri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Request to Stay Connected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Atelier Community, I discovered Classical Realism in 2007, and it changed my life. I had gone to a 4-year art school to get my...]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/a-request-to-stay-connected</link><guid isPermaLink="false">661063f19cefb225b7f562e4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 23:37:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60926d_81b0bb70fc554830be7431955c0977ce~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_351,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sadie Valeri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts on My First Anniversary of Quitting Alcohol]]></title><description><![CDATA[There have been two major inflection points in my adult life that suddenly changed almost everything about my personal life, my art life,...]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/thoughts-on-my-first-anniversary-of-quitting-alcohol</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6583a9c69bb510facf651dab</guid><category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 03:31:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60926d_db0316091ac84e2e9b152cecd1c13a38~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sadie Valeri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rose Drawing: Master Copy of a Jan Van Huysum]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to creating artwork, the vision is what is important. Sadie Valeri | Copy from a painting by Jan Van Huysum | 9x12 inches |...]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/rose-drawing-master-copy-of-a-jan-van-huysum</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6439a1872a0a5144da1cc5fa</guid><category><![CDATA[Drawing]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 19:19:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60926d_98ed903948b945ffb6700d3e31decc3a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sadie Valeri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drawing a Van Dyck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drawing by Sadie Valeri after Van Dyck’s 1628 portrait of Anna Wake (graphite and white chalk on canford paper) Approaching the New Year...]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/drawing-a-van-dyck</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63dc2667cd97f490b29b443f</guid><category><![CDATA[Drawing]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:20:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60926d_f35eef6f66e1421b8650a009fac6d76d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sadie Valeri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Example of Online Atelier Feedback]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought it would be interesting to share a glimpse into our Online Atelier Mentorship Program. 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It was a beautiful day spent at the famous...]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/amsterdam-and-the-rijksmuseum</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6364685b6eb9de2caa7b57d7</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 22:55:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60926d_720b39e14de049e986cd24e7eb134ddf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sadie Valeri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hague, Mauritshuis Museum, and Delft]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had no idea how much I would love The Hague! It's a beautiful and peaceful city, crisscrossed with canals, extremely walkable, full of...]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/the-hague-mauritshuis-museum-and-delft</link><guid isPermaLink="false">635b1597186aa3e9b35f39d1</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2022 23:23:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60926d_3dce82b90968434a9d9de9ddf030e5a5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sadie Valeri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antwerp: Rubens' House and the Royal Museum (KMSKA) by Sadie Valeri]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you know that you can get from Paris to Antwerp by train in just two hours? I didn't! It was so easy that my husband Nowell and I...]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/antwerp-rubens-house-and-the-royal-museum-kmska-by-sadie-valeri</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6351a01d6c05ad0dc66bb973</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 05:15:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60926d_3e294f1146404b0ebbf487efea6ed983~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sadie Valeri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret Spots in Paris, by Sadie Valeri]]></title><description><![CDATA[My husband Nowell and I just returned from a month-long trip to Europe and this is the first of a series of blog posts about Paris,...]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/secret-spots-in-paris-by-sadie-valeri</link><guid isPermaLink="false">634b6c0e245435a14665b5cb</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2022 04:16:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60926d_dc037a0f3b0d43bbad7f43a5e3c885d0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sadie Valeri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master Your Mediums: A Guide for Oil Painters: PART II of II]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is Part II, so if you have not yet, read Part I first! There I discuss oil mediums, solvents, and the mediums that I DON'T use...]]></description><link>https://www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/master-your-mediums-a-guide-for-oil-painters-part-ii-of-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="false">631be45aeb6e00a7a0cac2a2</guid><category><![CDATA[Materials]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 06:39:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60926d_a7c960de3fb146908bbc535de657cd27~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sadie Valeri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master Your Mediums: A Guide for Oil Painters: PART I of II]]></title><description><![CDATA[I demonstrate this oil painting technique in my online course Glazing and Scumbling Roses. 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