Time : 6:00PM - 9:00PM CDT on Wed --- A first in Chicago! Comparative anatomy classes at the Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts. During this series of classes, we'll study the skeleton of the foot and then their muscles and tendons with an anatomical, morphological and phenomenological approach. The course is equally theoretical […]

Time : 10:00AM - 1:00PM CDT on Thur --- A first in Chicago! Comparative anatomy classes at the Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts. During this series of classes, we'll study the skeleton of the foot and then their muscles and tendons with an anatomical, morphological and phenomenological approach. The course is equally theoretical […]

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 a deeper understanding of the medium. Each art lesson includes one-on-one guidance with focus on the top principles of creating a solid painting: • How […]

Time : 6:00PM - 8:30PM CDT on Thur --- Create and improve your sculpting skills in this class designed for the beginner and intermediate levels. Learn to apply simple drawing skills to sculpting the figure in a casual environment. Instruction is given both on an individual basis as well as the whole group. This class […]

Time : 9:00AM - 3:30PM CDT on Fri --- 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 portrait each week. Instruction will include demonstrations and individual critiques, and will focus on understanding the gesture, […]

Time : 10:00AM - 1:00PM CDT on Sat --- Your artistic journey starts with fundamentals of watercolor painting: the art of expressing nuanced form through both transparent and opaque techniques. Whether working from your own photographs, found images, or directly from still life, you’ll develop a keen eye for detail and compositions. As the course […]

Time : 9:00AM - 12:00PM CDT on Sat --- The course introduces approaches to drawing the half figure, focusing on the face, upper body, and hands. The course provides concepts and techniques that assist the student in improving their ability to capture a likeness and graceful figure movement. This is done by annotating the anatomical […]

Time : 2:00PM - 5:00PM CDT on Tue --- For millennia, artists have delighted in drawing the human face and head. It is infinitely challenging and compelling to capture the unique combination of large and small, fixed and mobile forms that combine to produce the sitter’s likeness. This drawing course introduces the essentials of proportion, […]

Time : 9:00AM - 12:00PM CDT on Sun --- 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 of proportion and value as well as the mechanics of form, light, and shadow. Students will […]