Wednesday, October 1, 2008 - 7:00pm - Wednesday, October 1, 2008 - 10:00pm
We at Spudnik Press recently remembered that we love graphite and
charcoal. We’ve been drawing with needles, painting with asphaltum, and
we forgot about the simple pleasures of a pencil on paper. Form and
contour escaped us somewhere between applying hard ground, and step
etching our plate. And we recently thought, "Wouldn’t it be great to
have a good, old-fashioned drawing class?"
We have invited the talented Layne Jackson to step in for an
evening of drawing to help us reinvigorate our image making processes. more...
Friday, October 10, 2008 - 5:00pm - Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 5:00pm
Motoworks presents: Art of the Ride," a one person show of etchings, pastel drawings, and paintings by Mark Nelson. Nelson, a former resident of the Panama Canal Zone has been living and working in the city of Chicago for 25 years. The art presented here both celebrates the act of riding as well as Nelson's use of social sarcasm. An Opening Reception with English Ale is scheduled for October 10, 2008 from 5:00PM - 10:30PM. For more information, please call Johnny Scheff at MotoWorks 312-738-4269.
The Brimstone Drawing Club is a three hour
uninstructed sketch workshop held monthly in Chicago.
We are dedicated to the proposition that there's more
to life drawing than uninspiring nude models holding
dull poses. We promise to bring a little spunk and
sparkle into your sketchbook!
At every session, The Brimstone Drawing Club provides
TWO fabulous models for your drawing pleasure. You'll more...
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 10:00am - Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 10:00am
5 week Nature Sketching course using the local natural environment around the Peggy A. Notebaert Nature Museum and the Chicago Academy of Science's vast collections. Participants will draw in the field and be able to explore a variety of drawing media and techniques. Wednesdays, Septermber 10-October 8, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $75 members, $90 non-members. Email RSVP@naturemuseum.org to register. For more information, call 773-755-5191 ext. 1.
Caro d’ Offay gallery is offering an expanded class schedule that includes classes taught by local visual artists using a variety of mediums in a relaxed gallery setting.
Classes include Silkscreen for D.I.Y promotion, Painting (beginning and landscape), Figure Studies with a nude model, Pin-hole Photography, Visual Thinking and the gallery’s signature the Lumetype process.
Please visit our website for the full schedule.
Class Registration begins May 7, 2008.
Classes start on May 31, 2008.
