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About The New Studio
We have been located on the East Side of Manhattan for
the last six years; unfortunately, the building where we
were housed most of that time was recently sold. We
look forward to announcing our new location soon.
The members of the Studio are not only linked by a love
for the painted finish but also by a shared teaching
philosophy. Our respect for the past does not
interfere with an open-minded attitude towards new
techniques and new products. The curriculum is
constantly being improved and modified as new products
come on the market and as new ideas come to our
attention. It is our aim to increase the
efficiency and speed of the process, without
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Classes are small, allowing individual
attention and support. They take place mornings,
afternoons, and evenings. Among our
students we list professionals, retirees,
designers, artists, and parents of young children. In scheduling the classes we make every
effort to be flexible and to take into account the busy
lives of our students.
We
provide a welcoming, comfortable atmosphere where
students are encouraged to reach their full potential. We are very committed to our beginners and feel that it is our
responsibility to help them discover their abilities and
to become confident in them. We want our students to
enjoy the art of painted finishes as much as we do, and
to feel that The New Studio is a haven where they can
escape the stresses of modern life and experience the
satisfaction of creating beautiful objects with their
own hands.
Once a year we like to hold an open house/ student show.
This is an opportunity for us to show our appreciation
for the hard work and dedication of our students and for
students to display all that they have accomplished.
Please click here
now to view details or go to the schedule for the
next student show date.
We are also committed to
training as many teachers as possible. As part of
our philosophy we feel strongly that the preservation
of these techniques can only happen through an unbroken
chain of artisans capable of passing on this knowledge.
Just as our students come from all walks of life, our
teachers also come from varied backgrounds.
To find out
about some of our teachers, click on any name below.
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Born in London, Antonia Pearse Pavia has been a New Yorker for
forty years. A graduate of Barnard and
Columbia, she holds an undergraduate degree in
Psychology as well as a PhD in Immunology.
She spent many years working in cancer research and as an
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Since leaving the field of
medicine she has taught French language at the
high school level and is active as a facilitator
for a non-profit parent support organization.
Over the last ten years, Antonia has been able
to indulge her lifelong love of antiques, art
and art history as a student and teacher of
decorative painting.
Her areas of
expertise are
Italian 18th Century Painted
Furniture,
Breccia Marbles, and
Milk Paint
techniques for
Northern European and early
American decoration. In addition to
teaching in these areas she has designed and
taught the introduction to furniture painting
courses for beginning students. She also
has extensive experience in color mixing and
color theory.
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Chantal A. Curtis was born in New York. She
attended courses at the Museum of Fine Arts in
Boston where she studied Art History and
Ceramics. Chantal then attended the New York
School of Interior Design and continued her
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Through her life she has worked in a variety of
areas such as the travel business and dog
training for obedience and field trials. She now
divides her time between her houses in
Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Chantal began to study decorative painting at
the Isabel O’Neil studio in 1995. She has taught
the basic painting course as well as Design,
Color Theory, and European Lacquer.
Her major interests at the moment are
Pen Work,
Fabric Painting, and
European Lacquer.
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Born and raised in New York City, Joan Goldfein
attended the Fashion Institute of Technology,
where she received a degree in Fashion
Merchandising. She became manager of The Diane
Love Shop on Madison Avenue, where she remained
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Joan subsequently joined her husband, Woody in a
highly successful interior design firm,
Interiors by Design, which the two have run for
the last twenty-five years. She and her
husband are knowledgeable, long-time collectors of
antique American painted furniture and folk art.
Joan began to express her creativity by painting
and lacquering baskets; she then went on to
intensively study painted finishes. She was a
student and teacher at the Isabel O’Neil Studio
and has studied Country Scene Painting at The
American Folk Art Museum.
An experienced teacher and accomplished artist,
Joan’s areas of expertise are
Distressed Painted
Finishes, Country Faux Bois, and
Country Scene
Painting.
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Moreen McGurk was born in Santa Monica,
California. She attended Loretto Heights College
in Denver, Colorado and Mount Saint Mary’s Los
Angeles. She graduated with a BA in Fine Arts.
After graduation Moreen worked for a commercial
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When she moved to New York she went into the
food business, becoming operations manager for
the Pasta and Cheese chain of delicacy shops.
When the chain was sold she worked for ten years
as Director of Admissions for an Upper East Side
independent school.
Moreen is a member of the Board of Advisors of Outward Bound
U.S.A. and a veteran of several Outward Bound
expeditions involving kayaking and white water
rafting.
Moreen has now returned to the world of Fine Art and
Decoration. She discovered decorative painting
about six years ago and has been a student or
teacher of the techniques continuously since
then. Her area of interest is country style
finishes and
design. She is a teacher of the
introductory courses.
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Toby Maranga started painting at the age of
twelve after receiving the gift of an oil
painting set. She majored in art during high
school but went on to become a Registered Nurse
and worked as head nurse in hospitals for
seventeen years. She subsequently became a sales
representative for Syntex Pharmaceuticals and
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Throughout her busy life Toby has painted and
studied art. In nursing school she was
responsible for many medical illustrations and
art projects relevant to medicine and nursing.
Starting in the 1960s she studied fine art at
the Brooklyn Museum. Her work, both in oil and
acrylic, was exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum.
After this school closed in the 1980’s, Toby
continued to paint and exhibit at several
private galleries.
On moving to New York City Toby studied at the
Art Students League and exhibited extensively in
the school’s shows. Toby became interested
in decorative painting in the 1990’s and applied
her talent and experience to this field. Her
focus has been on design and color.
For the past eighteen years, Toby has been
designing bathrooms and kitchens for her
renovation company based in New York. Her
particular expertise is in the choice of
colors
and designs
for these projects.
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Yaelle Yoran was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. After
going to school in Israel and London she came to
New York to attend the Parsons Institute of
Technology. She graduated with a degree in
fashion and textile design. Later in her career
she went to the American University in Paris
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Upon graduation from Parsons, Yaelle opened a
business making clothes and accessories using
her own hand-painted silks. She then moved to
Seventh Avenue where she became a designer of
ladies’ evening dresses. In all, Yaelle has
twelve years of experience in the fashion
business.
Starting from the time she graduated from
Parsons, Yaelle has continuously worked as a
freelance gilder for private clients and for the
decorative painting company Art Space. She also
did Venetian Stucco and Glazing for this same
company. Her commissions include some large,
prestigious projects such as the second floor of
Tiffany’s Jewelers. Yaelle is now renovating her
historic brownstone residence.
Yaelle’s specialties are
Gilding,
Marble,
and
Patinations.
She is a member of the Society of Gilders.
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about courses available at The New Studio....
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