Class #170: Sculpting from Life with Jim Hajicek

Time: 6:00 - 8:30 PM CDT on Thu --- 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 […]

$315

Class #397: Oil Painting – Basics & Beyond with Andrew Conklin

Time : 6:30PM - 9:00PM CDT on Thur --- Unleash your inner artist with Oil Painting: Basics & Beyond! From innovations in color approaches to novel painting methods, this course is your shortcut to canvas perfection. In this six-week class, we traverse a spectrum of ideas and processes, including the ‘essence’ technique, inspired by French […]

$325.00

Class #557: Oil Painting – Still Life: Any Subject with Michael Van Zeyl

Time : 6:30PM - 9:30PM CDT on Tue --- Open to all levels, this class will introduce various oil painting materials and analyze great paintings from the past and present. With an emphasis on chiaroscuro painting (the dramatic distribution of light and shadow in a picture), students will learn the essentials for creating dimensional, life-like […]

$260.00

Painting the Portrait in Oil with Adrian Gottlieb

Painter and portraitist, Adrian Gottlieb, offers instruction in painting the portrait, beginning with the  drawing in paint, stressing composition, proportion, structure, and expression.  The second day addresses blocking in the colors in order to create the big impression. On the third and fourth days, students will model the forms in order to achieve a likeness […]

$675

Class #935 – How to Paint in Watercolor with Dale Popovich

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 […]

$225.00

Class #101/102: Fundamentals of Visual Art with Don Yang

6:30 PM - 9:00PM on Mon. & Wed. This class is designed for anyone, including complete beginners, who would like to learn how to draw and paint in a systematic way, beginning with the most important and fundamental principles of visual art; how to Draw (light and form principles), how to create a convincing sense […]

$450.00

The Feminine in Focus: Photographic works by Bunny Yeager from the M.S. Collection

Opening Reception: Friday, May 2, 6 - 9 pm Linnea Eleanor "Bunny" Yeager (1929–2014) was an American photographer and model from Wilkinsburg, PA. She is best known for her pioneering work in Glamour, Pin-Up, and Cheesecake photography, a genre popularized by the prominence of commercial imagery featuring semi-nude women in the United States during the […]

Class #236: Figure & Portrait Drawing with Addison Xu

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, […]

$265.00

The Old Summer Camp

Come learn about the P&C's Fox Lake summer camp--the club's long-ago base for rural painting and sketching. P&C president Stuart Fullerton will introduce you to this charming topic in Palette history with many illustrations. Special Notes The talk will take place at The Palette and Chisel Club located at 1012 North Dearborn Street in Chicago […]

$25

Memorial Day Model Marathon

The Memorial Day Model Marathon is Monday, May 26, from 7 am to 7 pm. It will feature 12 hours of quick sketch in multiple studios with live models. A BBQ lunch and refreshments are included. There will be a long pose from 1 to 4 pm in the coach house. There will be paired […]

$35