The FAA U.S. will be suspending all classes, workshops and lectures effective Monday, March 16th through April 5th. We are taking this step as a precautionary measure in order to ensure the safety of our students, faculty and models. We will continue to evaluate the situation as it unfolds. We hope it won’t be long until we are able to open our doors again – until then, stay well!

Congratulations to Principal Instructor @amayagurpide ✨ Her drawing now graces the cover of @time magazine as a part of their ‘100 Women of the Year Project’. This project spotlights influential women who have been so often overshadowed by history. Congrats Amaya!!

Anatomy Instructor, Eddie Rochat @edmond_rochat_art during a lecture showing the students the anatomical construction of the hand. #anatomy #anatomicaldrawing #fromlife #florenceacademyofartus #thehand #jerseycityarts #manacontemporary

Principal Instructor, Cornelia Hernes @corneliahernesartwork during a critique to student Joyce Vieira Ferreira @jycvfs. #castdrawing #drawingfromlife #charcoaldrawing #florenceacademyofartus #manacontemporary #academiceducation #jerseycityarts

A few shots from our group critique last Friday, as well as a few behind the scenes of all of the hard work put in over the 5 weeks. The group critique marks the end of the most recent 5 week pose to provide closure before students begin the next long pose. Join us this evening for @danthompsonart Portrait Demo from 5–8pm. This event is free and open to the public, hope you’ll join us.

Figure drawing by one of our FIRST YEAR 😳 students, Tori Cole @toricole.art.

Third Year student Sarah Weizhen Xu working on a large portrait. @sarahweizhen_art . . #portrait #largepainting #fromobservation #florenceacademyofartus #academiceducation #portraiture #jerseycityarts #jerseyartists #naturallight #sightsize

How to improve your drawing: -Good education 🎓 . -Practice, practice, practice🏋🏽‍♀️ . -...and HAVE GREAT SHARPENING SKILLS !!!! ✏️ . Advanced student Noam Levi @noamsart working on her cast drawing on toned paper.

Intense week in the model room with students working against the clock to finish their figure drawings and paintings while receiving individual critiques from our instructors Will St. John @willstjohnart and Amaya Gurpide @amayagurpide.

Advanced student Juan Manuel Arreaza @juanm.arreaza in the model room working on his figure drawing on toned paper. #figuredrawing #tonedpaper #jerseyartist #jerseystyle #jerseyarts #jerseyeducation #faaus #florenceacademyofartus #manacontemporary

As a request from our followers...a few more details of this masterful Selfportrait by JULIEN ADOLPHE DUVOCELLE. #endlessinspiration #portraiture #julienduvocelle #fromlife #portraitpainting #selfportrait . Thank you @hubert_duchemin for the HD images.

Happy Monday! A little inspiration for today: . JULIEN-ADOLPHE DUVOCELLE (France 1873 - 1961). Name your favorite: 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ 4️⃣ or 5️⃣!!!🎨 💥 1. Selfportrait (presumed) 2. Portrait de dame 3. Selfportrait (presumed) 4. Portrait of a Man 5. Jeune Orientalise