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A hands-on sculptural journey into the expressive language of clay. Working from a live model, students explore form, structure, proportion and surface while developing both technical skill and a personal artistic voice. Sculpture is not just learned—it is experienced. In real time, your eye develops. Your hands understand. Through individual guidance, observation and focused studio […]
$385.00
A hands-on sculptural journey into the expressive language of clay. Working from a live model, students explore form, structure, proportion and surface while developing both technical skill and a personal artistic voice. Sculpture is not just learned—it is experienced. In real time, your eye develops. Your hands understand. Through individual guidance, observation and focused studio […]
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Time : 10:00AM - 12:30PM CDT on Sun --- In this class, students will work from a live model and complete a 1/3 life size sculpture using water-based clay. Special focus will be given to bone and muscle structure as well as expression conveyed through the model’s pose. Special Notes No class on 10/11/2026. There’s […]
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Join us on Saturday, October 1 from 6:30 to 8 pm for the opening reception and auction! Celebrating Richard Schmid is a month of art, learning and legacy. Celebrate the brilliance and influence of Richard Schmid in a worldwide gathering of art and education featuring a rare exhibition of his work along with workshops, lectures […] 
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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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, structure, and perspective of the model in space as […]
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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, structure, and perspective of the model in space as […]
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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 […]
$180.00
A Shared Legacy of Friendship, Artist’s Life, and Lifelong Learning with Nancy Guzik & Rose Frantzen
A Shared Legacy of Friendship, Artist’s Life, and Lifelong Learning with Nancy Guzik & Rose Frantzen
Registration will open on August 17 at 11 am CDT. Two friends, two lifetimes of painting experience, doubling the opportunity for attendees to learn. Rose and Nancy are happy to share and teach this comprehensive five-day workshop. They've decided to focus the workshop on the “model with the still life”, providing the student with the […]
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Time : 5:30PM - 7:30PM CDT on Mon --- This 8-week Zoom drawing class will focus on individual features of the face: the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and hair. We'll meet once a week and spend 1-2 sessions per feature. We will work on toned paper with pencil and chalk and explore their anatomy, form, […]
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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 […]
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6:00 PM - 9:00PM CDT on Wed. Class activities include: Art anatomy presentations with: active learning through quick sketch drawing from live models, video presentations, & muscle and skeletal models. Topics covered include: Skull bone features, muscles of expression, facial features, proportions, perspective & aspect. Layman’s terms will augment or replace scientific terminology whenever possible. […]
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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 class, we traverse a spectrum of ideas and processes, including the ‘essence’ technique, inspired by French painters […]
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Time : 9:30AM - 12:30PM CDT on Sat --- If you have never tried oil or want to improve your abilities to handle this beautiful but complex medium, this course is for you! Basic Oil Painting introduces the essentials: laying out a palette, best ways to mix colors, matching the colors you see, applying paint with a […]
$325.00
Time : 1:30PM - 4:30PM CDT on Sat --- Discover the pleasure of drawing! This course introduces essential ideas and processes used by artists working from observation. Students investigate the use of freehand drawing to capture proportion, communicate form, and express emotion. Essentials of shading, composition, and color are considered through various drawing media, including […]
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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 learn to combine 2D and 3D thinking in order […]
$250.00
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 the basics of composition, perspective drawing, and color theory and application. Through a series of short projects, students investigate ideas and techniques used by painters […]
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Program Description Open to all levels, this class will introduce painting materials including: surfaces, grounds and oil painting media. Students will learn about the essentials for creating dimensional, life-like paintings including: Luminous flesh tones, composition and design, values, edges, color harmony and color temperature, and paint application. Students can work from the live model or […]
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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
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 […]
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Time : 10:00AM - 1:00PM CDT on Thur --- Oil Painting — Still Life introduces layered painting techniques perfected by Dutch and Italian masters of the 17th century. Each session begins with an instructor's demonstration of form rendering, warm and cool color applications, and use of scumbling and glazing. Working from the instructor's still life […]
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Unlock your creativity and master the art of watercolor sketching – where transparency meets bold expression. In this course, we explore watercolor techniques from medieval manuscripts to striking contemporary pieces. Whether working from your own photographs, found images, or directly from a still life, you'll develop a keen eye for mixing colors, composition, and design […]
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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 paper. Rendering of features in color and various drawing […]
$220.00
The Fall Clearance fundraiser is an opportunity for artists to clear their closets of artwork. It's also a great opportunity for artists to purchase fellow artists' work. And the public loves it! At our last year’s sale, we sold a record-shattering $40,000 worth of art. |
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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 […]
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Join us for the opening reception of the Plein Air Painters Chicago on Friday, December 4, 6 - 9 pm. The show features landscapes and cityscapes throughout Chicago from nearly 50 artists. Gallery hours are 11 am to 4 pm weekdays and 11 am to 5 pm on weekends. Original artwork is the perfect holiday […] |
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