Events

Time : 10:00AM - 1:00PM CDT on Tue --- Copying master paintings has long been considered one of the best ways to learn drawing and painting. Throughout history, this practice has helped artists to build their visual memory, gain insight about the painter's intention and understand the work within a historical context. Rubens, Degas, and […]

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 : 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 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 […]

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, people and objects. In this course, the instructor discusses and demonstrates methods to make sketchbooks. Watercolor and drawing techniques are covered by demonstrations at each […]

Time : 9:00AM - 12:00PM CDT on Sat --- This course focuses on the essentials of rendering 3D volume, weight-bearing, and balance, when drawing the figure. In long poses, students will construct convincing and expressive form in life drawings. Each session begins with the instructor's demo. Students will work with various media, including pencil, charcoal, […]

Time : 1:30PM - 4:30PM CDT on Sun --- Individual instruction aimed at improving the draftsmanship of the experienced and beginning artist. Line, gesture, proportion, construction, light and shade are […]

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 […]

Time : 6:30PM - 9:30PM CDT on Mon --- Individual instruction aimed at improving the draftsmanship of the experienced and beginning artist. Line, gesture, proportion, construction, light and shade are explored as we attempt to represent the human form. Any drawing or water-based media is welcome in this class. Special Notes $60 non-refundable model fee […]