Palette & Chisel

Schmid Celebration OPEN STUDIO (Extra Option)
2026-10-02 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-10-03 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
OPEN STUDIO – Extra Option
A chance to paint, observe, and soak in the creative energy and light where Richard Schmid painted.
Location: The Palette & Chisel, 3rd Floor Studio, 1012 N. Dearborn Street.
$20 for Members, $25 for Non-Members.

Schmid Celebration Online (Zoom)
2026-10-03 09:00 - 2026-10-04 21:00
If you are unable to join us in Chicago this October 2026, we have you covered! Attendees will be able to watch all four painting demonstration sessions taking place on Saturday & Sunday LIVE from home. Zoom attendees will receive a replay link to rewatch the painting demonstrations through the end of the year.
IMPORTANT – Registration for On-Line (Zoom) attendees will be handled through the Richard Schmid Fine Art Foundation.

Portrait Painting with Susan Lyon (Guest Scott Burdick)
2026-10-05 09:00 - 2026-10-06 16:00
Scott and I will each demonstrate from a live model every morning, offering two distinct approaches to painting. After lunch, participants will work from the same model. I will provide individual critiques, while Scott will discuss his process with the group, answer questions, and continue painting so students can observe how he brings a portrait to completion.

Special Notes: There is a $50 non-refundable model fee.
This workshop will meet in our 3rd floor studio.

Required Supplies

Supply List

A Shared Legacy of Friendship, Artist’s Life, and Lifelong Learning with Nancy Guzik & Rose Frantzen
2026-10-26 09:00 - 2026-10-30 21:00
Registration will open on August 17 at 11 am CDT.
Two friends, two lifetimes of painting experience, doubling the opportunity for attendees to learn. Rose and Nancy are happy to share and teach this comprehensive five-day workshop.

They’ve decided to focus the workshop on the “model with the still life”, providing the student with the opportunity to explore a larger composition or, if preferred, numerous smaller paintings, in extended hours of studio learning.

From their common history of working with Richard Schmid, Rose and Nancy will connect his foundational teaching of Alla Prima, direct painting, learning to see, and the four principles of value, color, drawing, and edges, with what they themselves have learned through experience and emphasis. Nancy and Rose hope to guide attendees toward what each will need for fuller expression of themselves on canvas. We will explore the importance of questioning as a lifelong practice, equipping participants to continue developing their artistic vision and problem-solving skills after they return home.

Nancy and Rose will both demonstrate and will attend every student’s easel throughout morning and afternoon sessions, emphasizing teaching during the hours the model is present. Evening sessions will be a looser format, giving students time to work on still-life sections and background areas. Rose and Nancy will also work on their own paintings, providing students the opportunity to observe the way each teacher moves a larger composition toward a finished work.

Dinners will be enjoyed in the Palette and Chisel galleries amongst Richard’s exhibition. Stories, perspectives, wisdom, and laughter, are sure to ring forward from the days Rose and Nancy sat alongside Richard, carrying through to these days, as they sit alongside you, enmeshed in the joy of painting and fellowship.

Special NotesThe workshop will take place in our third floor studio.
Maximum: 20 Attendees, 2 models, 10 students a each model.

There will be a shared model fee.
