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Oil Painting Studio: Still Life & Figure
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Create paintings in oils using non-toxic mediums as the Renaissance painters did. Choose to paint from still life arrangements or material you bring in. We will also paint from a clothed model for two sessions. We will have 1:1 and group critiques. Some prior drawing recommended. Bring Materials to the first class: Brushes: 2-4 Flats, Brites, or Rounds-bristle brushes, synthetic/mix #2, 4, 6, 10, or 12 Utrecht, Winsor & Newton ...
Encaustic Painting & Mixed Media (Ages 16+)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Mixed media encaustic painting brings focus to the importance of exploring materials that fuse and combine with the encaustic medium. Discover and develop your own creative voice using a variety of materials. You are responsible for basic supplies listed, although specific materials used for learning new techniques will be provided. Individual items encaustic medium (pre-mixed beeswax and damar resin available in different sizes), either in ...
Night Artist Studio
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
In this multi-level, multi-media studio class, the instructor will help you to define your personal artistic project and develop your creativity. You will receive personalized attention to help you find inspiration and unblock any creative block you might have. You will learn how to produce a body of work, implement ideas, and make your art deeper and stronger.
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Watercolors for All Levels - Online
Create both paintings with strong compositions using watercolor tubes, and watercolor pencils. Instruction includes demos on watercolor techniques: applying watercolor washes, painting wet in wet, and painting without a sketch. Learn about staining and lightfast colors. The instructor will provide a variety of still-lifes, and these will also be available online. We will have individual and group critiques to share your work and support your...
Drawing with Ink Ages 16+
Learn how to use a brush and quill to make loose, lush drawings. This medium is perfect to combine line and value, and will help you become looser and freer in your practice. Discover how to quickly create painting studies, to work faster and be more self-confident. This interactive online class is presented via Zoom. Please download Zoom prior to your first class: You will be emailed Zoom meeting instructions, including a unique URL and...
Online Beginning Drawing with Duffy O'Connor (Ages 16+)
Evanston Art Center @ Interactive Online Classroom via Zoom, Chicago, IL
Welcome to the world of drawing! Get an introduction to the fundamentals of observational drawing using the simplest of tools - the pencil. Students will learn to use line, light and shadow to make still life drawings that offer a realistic yet artistic image. Perfect for students without drawing experience and a good refresher if it's been a little while since you've drawn. Skill Level: Beginner This interactive online ...
Online Beginning Drawing with Vivian Zapata
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Learn about fundamental drawing concepts: line, shape, form, value, proportion, and perspective. Emphasis is on representational drawing of still life arrangements and other subjects. Use graphite and charcoal with confidence. With short presentations and demonstrations, explore concepts, application techniques, and drawing examples. This interactive online class is presented via Zoom. You will be emailed Zoom meeting instructions, including...
Outdoor Sketching and Perspective
Get outside and draw! You will be led on drawing excursions in and around Evanston to learn to draw the urban landscape. Elements of linear perspective, observational drawing, and color will be brought together in this unique class. This class will only take place outdoors, and will NOT meet at the Evanston Art Center. Registered students will receive offsite meeting instructions prior to first class via email. In case of inclement...
Watercolors: Materials, Composition & Technique
Evanston Art Center @ Interactive Online Classroom via Zoom, Chicago, IL
Create both vibrant and subdued paintings with strong compositions using watercolor tubes, and watercolor pencils. Instruction includes demos on watercolor techniques- applying watercolor washes, painting wet in wet, and painting without a sketch. Learn about staining and lightfast colors. The instructor will provide a variety of still-lifes, and these will also be available online. We will have individual and group critiques– a critique is for...
Beginning Drawing with Duffy O'Connor (Ages 16+)
Get grounded in the basics of drawing and artistic expression. Explore basic techniques and subject matter to experimentation in media and imagery. Beginning with pencil, charcoal, pastel and moving to ink and collage, you will explore self-expression through the subject matter of still-life, interior space, the figure and abstraction. Jumpstart your art in this supportive, creative environment. Skill Level: Beginner In-person class...
Plein Air in the City
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Draw and paint outside the Caldwell Lily Pool, Lincoln Park Conservatory or Garfield Park Conservatory. Work in drawing mediums and or watercolors and watercolor pencils. Focus includes instruction on creating quick thumbnail sketches, composition, and color. Dress appropriately for changing weather, sun protection, and summer insects.
Landscape Painting with Water-Based Mediums
Water-based paint mediums allow artists the freedom to explore color; create layers, experiment; and make quick changes in their compositions. This Winter; explore your favorite landscapes while learning about color, gesture, form, and other elements crucial to a strong landscape painting. Gouache; watercolor, acrylic, and other water-based mediums are welcome. Instructor will provide photographic references or bring...
Lighting Effects Workshop
Bring a painting you are struggling with and Didier will help you think about light? Working in your choice of medium (oil, acrylic, charcoal, graphite, or pastel) Didier will show you how to create correct light. Bring a piece that you had started or start a new piece from scratch using a photo reference. Light gives a sense of dimension, mood, and life. Didier Nolet is an artist who has perfected the use of light in his art. He will share...
From Drawing to Painting (Ages 16+)
We’ll begin each class with drawing exercises, and then use those drawings as tools to painting. Learn to see deeper, express yourself both intuitively and through observation, and simply indulge in the pleasure of making. Work from still lives you create yourself, as well as reference photos. In drawing you will work with line, gesture, cross hatch and tone. The paintings will expand upon these ideas. There will be lessons for beginners, and...
Intro to Acrylic Landscape Painting
Learn the basics of acrylic painting by painting beautiful landscapes from photographs, while exploring a variety of color schemes and painting techniques. Explore color mixing, blending, highlighting, and creating visual texture. This interactive online class is presented via Zoom. Please download Zoom and register your email address prior to your first class. You will be emailed Zoom meeting instructions, including a unique URL...
Paint Your Heart Out
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Awaken your creative insticts and collaborate with a group of kindred spirits while working in the EAC studio environment. Learn to access you uncensored voice and free yourself from limiting opinions of what is considered acceptable artmaking. In this class, students elevate painting skills by exploring paint application methods and mediums. Develop personal imagery and invent on a 2D surface. Bring acrylics, oils, watercolors or gouache. Supply...
Beginning Acrylic Painting (18yrs +)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Learn fundamental acrylic painting skills while practicing the art of expression, line, gesture, rhythm, tone and color. Achieve an understanding of acrylic materials and techniques as you work with both observational and imaginative painting methods, becoming familiar with acrylic painting in stylistic periods in art history and contemporary art. Required Materials This is a suggested list for class. Blick will give you a 10% discount if...
Color As an Object: Painting with Color
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Want to grow your practice with color in either oil or acrylic? We’ll begin with the basics of color theory, and progress through creating color swatches and learning about our materials, ultimately creating two paintings that demonstrate the main principles of color theory. Paintings will either be abstract or from references you bring. To expand on these foundational building blocks, we will begin to experiment with color as an object,...
Pastel for Beginners
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Explore fun and traditional ways to apply pastels and charcoal to achieve realistic effects with still-life, flora and landscape as subjects. Start with a draw-along demonstration, focusing on the fundamentals of line and tone with individualized instruction. No prior experience or drawing ability necessary.
Mixed Media: Flora and Landscape in Watercolor
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Mixed Media: Flora and Landscape in Watercolor and Soft Pastel Ages 16+ Mixed media using watercolors and soft (dry) pastels offers wonderful ways to construct textural, 3D looking artworks, while enjoying the relaxing, meditative, therapeutic aspects of art-making. Explore fun, traditional and experimental ways to apply these materials to achieve interesting effects. We start with a paint-along demonstration, then branch into individual choices...
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