Art Classes in Old Town

Schedule

Wed Mar 19 2025 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Old Town Triangle Art Center | Chicago, IL

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Join us for Pastel, Watercolor, Oil, Acrylic and Charcoal classes. Days, nights, weekends. Beginner through professional - all welcome.
About this Event

Visit our website to learn about all of our classes, dates, schedules and pricing.

https://www.oldtowntriangle.com/old-town-art-center/


Agenda

πŸ•‘: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Oil & Acrylic - Tuesdays
Host: Joe Taylor - Instructor

Info: This is great class for beginners who are not afraid to take chances. Joe will help when you run into problems but does not "teach a course". Daring beginners and challenged pros will all appreciate the experience.


πŸ•‘: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Foundational Drawing - Sundays
Host: Morgan Lyons - Instructor

Info: This class will provide you with a strong drawing foundation. Great for experienced artists, beginners, and anyone interested in learning a new discipline. You will copy historical drawings by master artists, but this is far from a step-by-step class. Instead, you'll find the process to be a creative one as you find your unique way, learning to better trust your eye and intuition.


πŸ•‘: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Pastel Painting - Wednesdays
Host: Kathleen Newman - Instructor

Info: Kathleen demonstrates how to interpret your photo reference and create more expressive, personal work using a variety of exercises to explore unique strategies in value and color. Beginning with a photo image, she discusses methods of designing strong compositions by simplifying light and shadow patterns using grey scale markers or charcoal drawing. Her discussions include monochromatic, analogous, complements, split complements, and other color plans, balancing bright and neutral colors as well as exploring high, mid, and low key relationships within the value scale. Students work on larger paintings inspired by the color sketches.


πŸ•‘: 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Oil & Acrylic Painting - Wednedays
Host: Joe Taylor - Instructor

Info: This is great class for beginners who are not afraid to take chances. Joe will help when you run into problems but does not "teach a course". Daring beginners and challenged pros will all appreciate the experience.


πŸ•‘: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Watercolor Painting - Thursdays
Host: Kathleen Newman - Instructor

Info: Kathleen demonstrates how to interpret your photo reference and create more expressive, personal work using a variety of exercises to explore unique strategies in value and color. Beginning with a photo image, she discusses methods of designing strong compositions by simplifying light and shadow patterns using grey scale markers or charcoal drawing. Her discussions include monochromatic, analogous, complements, split complements, and other color plans, balancing bright and neutral colors as well as exploring high, mid, and low key relationships within the value scale. Students work on larger paintings inspired by the color sketches.


πŸ•‘: 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Watercolor for Beginners - Thursdays
Host: Sandra Schroeder - Instructor

Info: Sandra Schroeder brings a unique and dynamic approach to Watercolor. This class covers many basics, while at the same time teaching freeing techniques that help students stay loose and take advantage of happy accidents, to literally β€˜β€™go with the flow”. Students will learn a variety of ways of mixing colors on the brush, on the palette and on the paper using freeing approaches such as tilting, spraying and lifting. Teaching methods include mini demos, mock-ups, structured exercises, and plenty of individual mentoring. This course is appropriate for brand new beginners as well as more experienced artists who want to loosen up.


πŸ•‘: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Watercolor Painting - Saturdays
Host: Tom Francesconi - Instructor

Info: Tom’s energetic teaching style and passion for painting combine to create a class that is enjoyable and informative. Any artist looking to break free of a careful, timid painting process will find Tom’s direct and representational approach very inspirational. Within this process, students learn how to create stronger, more effective visual statements. Expect discussions and demonstrations that allow you to see how Tom approaches work from start to finish. Ample opportunity is provided for everyone to paint with individual direction/guidance a priority. Students at every stage of experience are welcome.


πŸ•‘: 01:15 PM - 04:15 PM
Figurative Watercolor Painting - Saturdays
Host: Tom Francesconi - Instructor

Info: Tom’s energetic teaching style and passion for painting combine to create a class that is enjoyable and informative. Any artist looking to break free of a careful, timid painting process will find Tom’s direct and representational approach very inspirational. Within this process, students learn how to create stronger, more effective visual statements. Expect discussions and demonstrations that allow you to see how Tom approaches work from start to finish. Ample opportunity is provided for everyone to paint with individual direction/guidance a priority. Students at every stage of experience are welcome.


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Old Town Triangle Art Center, 1763 North North Park Avenue, Chicago, United States

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Tickets

USD 300.00

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