Bring your favorite materials to paint or draw from a live model with one long pose.  Adults and teens of all skill levels are welcome to participate.  This is a time honored way to find your unique style.  No instruction is provided, however our moderator will be able to guide you if you get stuck. 

Explore Drawing: Techniques & Creativity

Unlock your creativity in this engaging drawing class! Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, you'll explore fundamental techniques such as shading, perspective, and composition. Using a variety of materials, you'll develop confidence in your artistic expression while working on guided exercises and personal projects. Join us for a fun and relaxed environment where you can learn, experiment, and bring your ideas to life!  This session is for teens and adults of all skill levels.

Learn techniques and various approaches to create colorful images in transparent watercolor. Bring what you work with to the first class.  Linda will reach out to you before the session with a supply list.

Teens and adults of all skill levels, from beginners to intermediate and beyond, are welcome to enjoy this class. Instructor, Linda Vorderer, MAT, is a certified art teacher for ages K-12 to adult.

Hone your figurative drawing skills with several poses by a professional figurative model. We will begin with shorter gestural poses and increase the duration, finishing with one longer pose. Bring your favorite materials to quickly draw or paint a variety of poses. Adults of all skill levels are welcome.

Oak Lawn Master Artist Clayton J. Beck, III will give an informative lecture and demonstration of John Singer Sargent's technique.  Not only will Clayton explain the technique in detail, but you will also learn where Sargent got it from and its history.

John Singer Sargent was an American portrait painter of the late 19th and early 20th century who was considered the leading portrait painter of his generation.  He is famous for his remarkable technical facility as an artist.

You won't want to miss this lecture and demonstration by Clayton.  Everyone is welcome to attend this session  on Sunday, August 31st from 10 am to noon. 

Our popular Open Studio-Long Pose session will begin at noon right after the lecture, so please consider bringing your favorite materials to work with and approach your portraits with a new "Sargent" perspective to apply what you have learned!

Adventure into the fun world of canvas painting! Taught by Oak Lawn resident artist and musician Alan Bishop, this engaging acrylic painting class will explore artistic composition, color theory, and brush techniques in a supportive, creative environment.

Students will have the opportunity to create at least one polished painting of their own design, learning how to make their trees happy and their horizons pop along the way. Whether you're a beginner or building on existing skills, this class is the perfect place to express yourself through art.

This six-week class meets on the following Thursdays: September 4th, September 11th, September 18th, September 25th, October 2nd, and October 9th.

Welcome to acrylic painting! Using acrylics is similar to both watercolor and oil painting. The paint can be applied thinly as in watercolor techniques. Also, it can be applied thickly (impasto) and layered as in oil painting. Or, you can combine both approaches. It is very versatile and an enjoyable way into learning to paint. 

Instructor, Linda Vorderer, will lead you through the first basic techniques. Then she uses an individualized approach addressing what each participant is aiming to learn and do. Beginners are welcome, as are more experienced painters. We learn from each other. So, gift yourself this time to relax and enjoy the process of creating. 

Participants must purchase their own supplies before the first class or bring what you already have. We will discuss. A supply list will be provided once you register online.

Learn techniques and various approaches to create colorful images in transparent watercolor. Bring what you work with to the first class.  Linda will reach out to you before the session with a supply list.

Teens and adults of all skill levels, from beginners to intermediate and beyond, are welcome to enjoy this class. Instructor, Linda Vorderer, MAT, is a certified art teacher for ages K-12 to adult.