Plein Air in the City

Record Type
Workshops

Course Description:

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, and insect protection.

Skill Level: All Levels

 

Acrylic Painting in American Sign Language Ages 16+

Record Type
Workshops

Course Description:

Discover the possibilities of acrylic painting! Create vibrant, quick-drying works of art on canvas for yourself or to give as gifts, and learn more about composition, color mixing, and textures. Using American Sign Language (ASL) the instructor will teach you how to create your own paintings, through step-by-step demonstrations.

Being presented in ASL

Skill Level: Beginner

 

Kintsugi for Beginners

Record Type
Workshops

Course Description:

Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese art form in which gold and Urushi (the natural resin/glue collected from the lacquer tree) sap, is used to repair broken ceramics. The practice of Kintsugi highlights the break rather than erasing it and emphasizes that the break, or trauma, is what makes the ceramics more valuable.

 

The Art of Seeing Color

Record Type
Workshops

Course Description:

Discover how the painter’s color wheel was created to inform color harmony, and how to move beyond the wheel to find your own appreciation for color choices. Students will learn the history of color systems through the ages, how the 3-pigment primary color system was developed, and how human color perception affects the colors you see. Each concept in class is supported with hands-on exercises using colored paper and class discussion, creating multiple examples to take home and study.

Skill Level: Beginner