Mélange à Trois: May 15 – 25
Opening Reception: Friday, May 15, 4:30 pm—7:30 pm Palette & Chisel instructors Helen Oh and Andrew Conklin, and artist member Claire Berger, invite you to their biannual exhibition, "Mélange a […]
Opening Reception: Friday, May 15, 4:30 pm—7:30 pm Palette & Chisel instructors Helen Oh and Andrew Conklin, and artist member Claire Berger, invite you to their biannual exhibition, "Mélange a […]
The Memorial Day Model Marathon is Monday, May 25, 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 […]
The Memorial Day Model Marathon is Monday, May 25, 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 […]
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 […]
Join us on Saturday, May 30 from 1 to 4 pm for the opening of the Portrait Society of America, Illinois Chapter! The show will will run through June 7.