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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
6:00 PM - 9:00PM CDT on Wed. Class activities include art anatomy presentations with discussion, active learning through quick sketch drawing from live models, muscle and skeletal models. Structures covered […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In this class, students can choose between drawing one cast the entire 6 weeks or painting 6 still lives (1 per week). Cast drawing instruction will focus on the principles […]
Time : 2:00PM - 5:00PM CDT on Sun --- How can one improve pictorial ideas and techniques? What are essential tools and concepts employed by visual artists? This course covers […]
6:30 PM - 9:00PM CDT on Mon. & Wed. This class is designed for anyone, from beginning level to advanced level, who wishes to systematically learn to draw and paint. […]
Time : 10:00AM - 1:00PM CDT on Wed --- This is a class designed to help with painting the portrait in Oil and Pastel, although other media are welcome. Different […]
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, […]
Time : 6:30PM - 9:30PM CDT on Wed --- The purpose of this class will be to develop your confidence and a way of seeing the figure as a whole, […]
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 […]
Time : 10:00AM - 1:00PM CDT on Fri --- Throughout history, artists have used sketchbooks to develop their ideas, and as outlets for the simple pleasure of recording memorable places, […]
Time : 9:30AM - 12:30PM CDT on Sat --- If you have never tried oil or want to improve your abilities to handle this beautiful but complex medium, this course is for […]
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 […]
1:30 PM - 4:30PM CDT on Sun. The course will focus on drawing with perspective and finding a likeness, beginning at a fundamental level and increasing in complexity as the student […]
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 […]
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 […]
Time : 10:30AM - 1:00PM CDT on Thur --- In this online class, you will learn to implement key concepts and watercolor painting techniques that will allow you to have […]
Time : 6:30PM - 9:00PM CDT on Thu --- Unleash your inner artist with Oil Painting: Basics & Beyond! From innovations in color approaches to novel painting methods, this course […]
In this workshop, I will start by sharing a variety of approaches to drawing the portrait. Renaissance Florentine through Nineteenth Century French Academic methods will be discussed, and we will come […]