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Pick a new flower each week and dive into the world it contains. Watercolor is the perfect medium for the subtleties and soft gradients in blooms. Zoom in to the point of abstraction like Georgia O'Keefe, create patterns like Klimt, get into linework like Hiroshige, or lovely bouquets like Manet. In-person class (with reduced capacity) closely following Restore Illinois guidelines. Face coverings required throughout the duration of class. Includes...
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
This fun course is a great opportunity to experiment with combining watercolor pencils in various techniques to create more unique pieces of artwork. We will be working with watercolors, water pencils, crayons, colored pencils, pens, and more. Learn to produce a variety of beautiful textural effects and incorporate them into your next mixed media piece. Instructor's recommended supply list: Set of watercolor pencils--Derwent, Caran...
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Making Gelli Plate monotypes has added a fun and exciting new dimension to my painting practice. Working in layers, students will create one-of-a-kind paintings on paper while learning to work with mark-making, stencils, and masking. Learn how choosing the right paper will help create the effects you desire. Golden “Open Acrylics, fluid acrylics and water-based inks can be used on Gelli Plates. Click here for Materials List.
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Explore Art Private Group EventsEvanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
This 6-hour class is designed to be both fun and informative. Bring in your own small piece of furniture i.e., nightstand, end table, chair, coffee table and leave knowing how to repair, prepare, paint, distress, and final finish stained or painted wood. You must be able to lift and carry your furniture in and out of the classroom. The class price includes your painting kit which is yours to take home after the class has ended. Kit includes...
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Working from my images or your own, each week we will focus on creating a landscape. Explore acrylic textures and paints to give us a variety of approaches: starting with grounds, and incorporating the different kinds of textures acrylics provide. A great opportunity to discover many mediums. In-person class (with reduced capacity) closely following Restore Illinois guidelines. Face coverings required throughout the duration of class. ...
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Explore the versatile world of gouache painting in this beginner-friendly course. Discover the techniques of layering, blending, and brushwork as you create stunning works of art. Perfect for watercolorists wanting to expand their palette or newcomers seeking a forgiving medium.
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Unleash your creativity and hone your drawing skills in the great outdoors with an immersive observational drawing class. Join us in and around Evanston as we explore the urban landscape, mastering the elements of linear perspective, observational drawing, and color. Don't let the weather stop you, we have alternate indoor locations just in case.
Evanston Art Center @ Interactive Online Classroom via Zoom, Chicago, IL
Learn to render different subjects with charcoal. We will use photographic references to learn about various drawing concepts: values, forms, texture, atmospheric perspective and facial proportions. Experience drawing on papers with different tonal values. Click here for the instructor's recommended supply list. Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate This interactive online class is presented via Zoom. Please download Zoom prior to your first...
Join this guild style watercolor class and work independently on your paintings while under the guidance of the instructor. Create vibrant compositions using watercolor tubes and pencils. The instructor will work individually with you on composition, watercolor techniques and the use of transparent verses opaque watercolor.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Create a series of small pen sketches or 1 large art piece beginning with permanent pens. Complete the art with Dr. Martin permanent Dyes (intense inks) and/or watercolors. Bring in still life material and references to make your own unique composition. The instructor will also set up a still life that can be used.
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