Class #215: Portrait Drawing with Addison Xu

Time : 5:00PM - 7:00PM CDT on Tue --- This 8-week Zoom class is for beginner students who want to learn a structural and form-based approach to drawing portraits. We will meet once a week and work from photos and masterworks and discuss how to set up a linear block-in and how to render the […]

$250.00

Flower Painting Demo with Nancy Guzik

Time : 1:30PM - 4:30PM CDT on Sat --- We're so excited to welcome back Nancy Guzik to the Palette & Chisel for a flower painting demo! Seats are limited, so don't delay! "At the beginning of a still life painting, an idea is born, but arranging the elements, lighting and perspective are all important. Color […]

$35

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

Class #711 – From Sketch to Finish with Lenin Delsol

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 techniques and procedures will be demonstrated throughout the class and close, hands on instruction will be given. Drawing is an important component of painting as […]

$295.00

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

6:30 PM - 9:00PM CDT 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 […]

$450.00

Class #801 – Instinctive Figure Painting with Lenin Delsol

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, utilizing basic anatomical landmarks and a sense of comparative proportion. Together, we will examine the physical landmark relationships inherent in the human subjects we choose […]

$295.00

Class #171: 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

Portrait Society of Illinois: May 30 – June 8

Sunday, June 1st Face-Off Demonstration | 10:00am-2:00pm Award Reception | 3:30pm-6:30pm Presentation with Judge Adrian Gottlieb Based in Urbana, Illinois, Adrian Gottlieb is best known for his figurative pieces and portraiture, both official and personal, and is also admired for an uncanny ability to integrate radiant figures into realistic landscapes. Gottlieb often works directly from […]

#156: Head Studies in Color with Helen Oh

Time : 9:00AM - 12:00PM CDT on Sat --- Working from the model, students are introduced to proportions of the head, facial structure and measuring techniques to capture the particulars of each model. Covered topics include skin tone and color theory. Emphasis is placed on observation and the impactful use of limited colors on tone […]

$310.00

Class #885: Figure Drawing with Larry Paulsen

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 explored as we attempt to represent the human form. Any drawing or water-based media is welcome in this class. Special Notes The class will meet […]

$230.00

Class #865: Figure Drawing with Larry Paulsen

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 […]

$230.00

Class #296: Oil Painting – Copying Master Paintings & Personal Projects with Helen Oh

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 […]

$310.00