Braitman Studio

Specialties

Braitman Studio offers serious art instruction to adults and teens. Founded in 1995, we currently offer a broad range of weekly classes, 3 to 5 annual workshops, and a biannual painting trip abroad. Currently, approximately 150 artists paint here weekly.

Our instructors cater to the individual, while emphasizing the mechanics of painting and drawing. The goal of our «process» driven program is to develop each person’s artistic individuality. «If you are true to the process, the product will be good,» says studio owner Andy Braitman. «The painting process is a genuine and passionate exploration of the mechanics of painting.

The studio offers a variety of classes including landscape, figure drawing, portrait painting, and small «5:1» classes where students receive highly personalized instruction. Classes for teens include directed studies to prepare portfolios for college and classes not always available in school art classes.

History

Established in 1995.

Andy Braitman made the decision to open Braitman Studio in Charlotte, N.C. in 1995. The school started with one adult and one teen class, and has grown to about 15 classes and approximately 120 — 150 artists and students. Andy has been surprised at the enjoyment he has found in teaching. His students praise «his many geniuses” — his ability to bring out each individual’s own artistic style, his expertise in teaching drawing, his ability to work with students at all levels, and the encouragement and support he gives to every student.

Andy is a celebrated artist with many years of experience in the art world, and has chosen and trained a team of teachers to enhance each student’s studio experience. Our approach is sophisticated, yet comprehensive, sharing the joy of painting with new painters while also enriching and expanding the experience of advanced painters. Even exhibiting painters seem to find value in our environment.

Meet the Business Owner

Andy B.

Business Owner

Andy Braitman is an artist of national stature. His work has been featured in galleries and in one-​man and group shows in Santa Fe, Chicago, Atlanta, Millburn, N.J., Washington, D.C., Noorbeek, Holland, and Rio de Janiero and Curitba, Brazil. He has exhibited at Jerald Melberg, Hodges Taylor, Shain Fine Art and now the Redsky Gallery in Charlotte, and in many other galleries throughout North Carolina. He was chosen by Nancy Reagan as one of America’s Leading Artists, along with other notable artists such as Frank Stella and Andrew Wyeth, and asked to contribute a decorated Easter egg to the White House. The egg is now on display in the Smithsonian Institute. He was selected to participate in the prestigious Maryland Biennial Juried Exhibition at the Charles Museum of Art in Baltimore.