Ongoing

Emerging Artists: August 28 – September 27

Join us on Friday, August 28 from 6 to 9 pm for the opening reception and awards! Chicago’s Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts is pleased to announce an […]

Class #135: Watercolor & Gouache Painting with Don Yang

3:00 PM - 5:30PM CDT on Wed. • This is a general watercolor class—as opposed to one specific genre of portrait, landscape, still life etc.—designed for both beginning watercolor painters and […]

$250.00

Class #276: Oil Painting – Still Life with Helen Oh

Time : 10:00AM - 1:00PM CDT on Thur --- Oil Painting — Still Life introduces layered painting techniques perfected by Dutch and Italian masters of the 17th century. Each session […]

$310.00

Class #238: Figure & Portrait Drawing with Addison Xu

In this class, students will draw four different nude figures or portraits from life in graphite (one drawing per week). Students can decide whether they wish to draw the figure or […]

$265.00

#150: Figure Drawing with Practical Anatomy with Helen Oh

The course explores methods of capturing the essentials of rhythm, weight-bearing, and balance of the figure in line and tone. Recognition of anatomical 'landmarks’ provides the basis of forms that […]

$310.00

Class #300 – Urbs in Horto with Don Colley

This class looks to celebrate the botanical diversity of our parks with drawings that distinguish the species and a multitude of shapes. It will concentrate more on nature than buildings, […]

$240.00

Class #500 – Hair Salon with Don Colley

Four three-hour classes over four weeks Have you been tied in knots trying to draw human hair and the myriad ways it's cut, layered, combed and coiffed? Do you sweat […]

$240.00

Class #330: Basic Course in Drawing with Andrew Conklin

Time : 1:30PM - 4:30PM CDT on Sat --- Discover the pleasure of drawing! This course introduces essential ideas and processes used by artists working from observation. Students investigate the […]

$325.00

Class #360: For the Love of Clay, Sculpture with Debra Balchen

A hands-on sculptural journey into the expressive language of clay. Working from a live model, students explore form, structure, proportion and surface while developing both technical skill and a personal […]

$385.00

Class #361: For the Love of Clay, Sculpture with Debra Balchen

A hands-on sculptural journey into the expressive language of clay. Working from a live model, students explore form, structure, proportion and surface while developing both technical skill and a personal […]

$385.00