Studio Lessons

The LGAL provides artists an opportunity to create, exhibit and continue a fine arts education, no matter where you are on your creative path.

Our instructors are working professionals including pastel artists, oil painting artists, watercolor artists, designers, and photographers. They mentor and train students to develop a diverse set of skills that foster imagination, concentration, leadership, teamwork, and creativity.

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You can register online, by mail, in person at the gallery or over the phone with a credit card by calling the gallery at 708.352.3101

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Fall Classes and Workshops:

Scandanavian Ornament Workshop

$10.00

12/10/22 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 1 p.m.

LaGrange Art League invites you to join us for Scandinavian paper and wooden bead ornament workshop!

Instructor Carolyn Thomas-Davidoff

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022

Ages 11 yrs. to adult

$10.00 fee – everything needed will be supplied

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Friday

Friday Night Art Club

$90.00 - $120.00

Instructor: Nicole Pedone

Fridays 6:30 - 8:30pm

November 4, 11, 18. 25

December 2, 9, 16

Come to a safe, relaxing space and creative place to hang out while doing art on Friday nights. Students will have access to the upstairs studio art supplies (including illustrator markers, paints, and all other supplies) or are welcome to bring their own supplies including iPads with apple pens, and procreate. The picture for this class was done in procreate.

Age 8th grade up.

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Winter Classes and Workshops

One-Day Workshop: Intro To Encaustic Painting Workshop

$150.00 - $160.00

Intro To Encaustic Painting Workshop

Instructor: Sarah Rehmer

Date: 2/19/23

9am to 4pm

Limit 8 students

Curious about what encaustic paints are and how to get started with them? In this one day introductory workshop we will begin to explore the possibilities of the encaustic medium. Encaustic painting draws in artists from a wide variety of medium, such as mixed media, photographers, printmakers, painter and much more. We will work on the basics of working in this paint, as well as fusing tools and setting up a studio workspace. This workshop will give students a taste of what is possible with the medium. Most supplies are included in the workshop fee, see supply list for additional items.

Supply fee per head included with registration

$35

Student supply list:

Sketchbook/notebook

Apron or work smock

roll of paper towels

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Monday

Monday Fundamentals of Acrylics with Mark Tobin - Winter Sessions

$126.00 - $144.00

Monday FUNdamentals of Acrylics - Winter

Ages 18+

Maximum: 12 Students

Instructor: Mark Tobin

Day/Time: Mondays 10am - 12:30pm

Early Winter: 6 week

January 9, 16, 23, 30

February 6, 13

Member $126/$144

Late Winter: 6 week

February 20, 27

March 6, 13, 20, 27

Member $126/$144

Paint your own personal masterpiece using the basic fundamentals of painting, including composition, value, color, lights, and shadows. Painting made easy using these guidelines while developing your own style.

Take advantage of member pricing. Membership starts at $35 annually. Learn more or sign up here:

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Intermediate Encaustic Painting Studio with Sarah Rehmer

$257.00 - $285.00

Intermediate Encaustic Painting Studio

Instructor: Sarah Rehmer

8 weeks

1/30-3/20/23

6-8:30 pm, Upstairs Studio

Limit 6 students

Fee

$257 member

$285 non- member

Ages 18+

This course is for those students already with minimum basic to intermediate experience with the materials and medium. This class is about thinking more deeply about concepts and themes in your work and how to best utilize the materials to achieve that. Students will be expected to also keep a sketchbook for both idea gathering and painting planning. Students are welcome to consider working on a small series or on larger works that may take several classes to complete. One on one time with the instructor will be offered each week to discuss work themes and any technical troubleshooting of the materials.

Intermediate Encaustic Painting Studio

8 weeks

1/30-3/20/23

6-8:30 pm, Upstairs Studio

Limit 6 students

Supply list:

Because this is an advanced level course, students will need to bring their own supplies to

class each week, as it may vary from student to student.

I will have tools/equipment for use during the class, you may wish to bring your own tools

Panels you plan to paint on, can be wood/encausticbord/any other absorbent surface

Encaustic medium and paints in the palette colors you currently work. R&F or Enkaustikos

brands

1” 3M Blue tape

A notebook

Apron

A roll of Viva or blue shop towels

Scissors

Oil sticks and blending medium

Optional:

brushes you like to work with, I will have some to use, but you may wish to bring your own

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Monday Portrait Drawing- Winter Sessions

$126.00 - $144.00

Portrait Drawing

Instructor: Tony Crnkovich

Time: Mondays, 10am - 12:30pm, downstairs studio

Ages 18+

Max: 10 students

Early Winter: 6 week

January 9, 16, 23, 30

February 6, 13

Member $126 / Non-member $144

Late Winter: 6 week

February 20, 27

March 6, 13, 20, 27

Member $126 / Non-member $144

With the portrait drawing class, students will be helped to understand and execute the basic principles involved in capturing a likeness on paper. These principles include hand/eye coordination, gesturing, and shading to achieve solidity of form. Students must supply a photo of someone of their choice to draw from.

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Watercolor Workshop- Winter Sessions

$105.00 - $144.00

Watercolor Workshop -

Instructor: Marie Murrell

Dates: Mondays

Ages 18+

Early Winter

January 9, 16, 23, 30

February 6, 13

total 6 classes

Member: $126, non-member: $144

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Late Winter

February 27

March 6, 13, 20, 27

total 5 classes

Member: $105, non-member: $120

Time: 6-8:30pm, first-floor studio

The objective of the workshop course is for intermediate and advanced painters to focus on the intention of the painting, how to tell the visual story, and to have fun. Along the way, the basics of technique, composition, color, value, and other elements of design will be reviewed. Classes will include demonstrations, with emphasis on the figure and portrait. Students are welcome to paint subjects of their choice.

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Tuesday

January Art Lab with Jan Reagan

$120.00

January Art Lab - Ages 11 - 14

Tuesdays 4:30 - 6 pm

January 10, 17, 24, 31

Each week this class will explore a new medium through an art project. Students will be allowed to add their spin on the project and leave each class with a finished art piece.

Week One: Collaging our 2023 Goals.

Week Two: Learning to draw Caricatures.

Week Three: Painting Masks inspired by Kimmy Cantrell

Week Four: Wire Sculpting and foil

$120/session includes supplies

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February Art Lab with Jan Reagan

$120.00

February Art Lab - Ages 11 - 14

Tuesdays 4:30 - 6 pm

February 7, 14, 21, 28

Each week this class will explore a new medium through an art project. Students will be allowed to add their spin on the project and leave each class with a finished art piece.

Week One: Printmaking Valentines

Week Two: Collaged Pet Art

Week Three: Painting Self Portraits

Week Four: Making Button Pin Art

$120/session includes supplies

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March Art Lab with Jan Reagan

$90.00

March Art Lab Ages 11 - 14

(3-week shorter session)

March 1, 8, 15

In this shorter session, we are going to be working on a few projects over the 3 week period

Projects will include Paper mache Dino eggs, Tissue Paper Spring Lanterns, and Tree Swag (spring suncatchers)

$90/session includes supplies

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Wednesday

Watercolor without Fear: Evening Class with Carm - Winter Sessions

$126.00 - $144.00

Watercolor without Fear

Instructor: Carmelo Schifano

Early Winter:

January 11, 18, 25

February 1, 8, 15

Late Winter:

February 22

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Time: 6-8:30pm, first-floor studio

Ages 18+

Have fun and eliminate your fears. Anyone can do it! Create a colorful, suggestive, and loose painting. No experience is needed with this step-by-step approach. The focus of this class is to have fun creating and exploring with the use of brush strokes and color.

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Afternoon Watercolor Painting with Carmelo - Winter Sessions

$126.00 - $144.00

Afternoon Watercolor Painting

Instructor: Carmelo Schifano

Early Winter:

January 11, 18, 25

February 1, 8, 15

Late Winter:

February 22

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Time: 1-3:30pm, first floor studio

Ages 18+

Feel you may be intermediate or advanced in watercolors? Dive in and create simple compositions from your own references. See how a limited color palette can give you beautiful translucent results. Develop simple Value Studies. Having to struggle with the Principles and Elements of Art? See how you can manipulate these simple guidelines in your own work. Leave fear at home and come have fun creating watercolor paintings.

Take advantage of member pricing. Memberships start at $35 annually. Learn more or sign up here:

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Wednesday Portrait Drawing- Winter Sessions

$126.00 - $144.00

Portrait Drawing

Instructor: Tony Crnkovich

Time: Wednesdays, 10am - 12:30pm, Upstairs studio

Ages 18+

Max: 10 students

Early Winter: 6 week

January 11, 18, 25

February 1, 8

Member $126 / Non-member $144

Late Winter: 6 week

February 15, 22

March 1, 8, 15, 22

Member $126 / Non-member $144

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How To Draw a Comic Book with Moses Hudson

$120.00

How to Draw a Comic Book

Instructor: Moses Hudson

Time: Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7:00

Dates: January 11, 18, 25, February 1

Ages 9+

Do you enjoy reading comic books? Do you find the storylines interesting? Do you like the creative artwork used to help the story flow? How is all this done?

This course will show you how much work goes into creating a comic book. We will discuss how comic books are initially designed, how characters are created, and how a comic could be written and drawn to tell the story. You will then create a superhero*, learn how to create strong action pages and keep the story flowing. You will color the pages and then ink them.

* three-point perspective drawing,

* camera angles,

* teasing. a future storyline,

* dealing with re-occurring villains

*No previous drawing experience is necessary; this applies even if you have never drawn people in your life. You will be given help to do your portion of the artwork.

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Thursday

Advanced Watercolor Collage Class - Winter Sessions

$84.00 - $168.00

Instructor: Carole Wilson

Thursdays, Upper Studio, 1:30 -4pm

Early Winter

7 classes:

January 12, 19, 26

February 2, 9, 16, 23

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Late Winter

4 classes:

March 2, 9, 16, 23

Watercolor and Collage are fabulous mediums. When we marry them in a Watercolor Collage, we create a painting that celebrates their beauty and unique characteristics. In this class, watercolor will provide the foundation for the painting ... and ... adding a variety of collage materials can contribute texture and vibrancy. This class will focus more on watercolor techniques and feature more challenging class projects than the regular Watercolor Collage Class.

Experience working in watercolor and collage materials will be helpful.

All materials will be provided

$20 materials fee will be collected at the start of class.

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Thursday Fundamentals of Acrylics with Mark Tobin - Winter

$126.00 - $144.00

Thursday FUNdamentals of Acrylics - Winter

Instructor: Mark Tobin

Day/Time: Thursdays/10am - 12:30pm

Maximum: 12 Students

Early Winter: 6 week

January 12, 19, 26

February 2, 9

Member $126/$144

Late Winter: 6 week

February 16, 23

March 2, 9, 16, 23

Member $126/$144

Ages 18+

Paint your own personal masterpiece using the basic fundamentals of painting, including composition, value, color, lights, and shadows. Painting is made easy using these guidelines while developing your own style.

Take advantage of member pricing. Membership starts at $35 annually. Learn more or sign up here:

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Winter Thursday Evening Oil & Acrylics with Donna Skonning

$126.00 - $144.00

Instructor: Donna Skonning

Thursdays, 5-7:30 pm.

Early Winter Session:

January 12, 19, 26

February 2, 9, 16

Late Winter Session

February 23

March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Adult

Join this relaxing class painting in oil or acrylic. Bring in your own reference and ask Donna any questions on composition, color, and process. Open to beginners or intermediate painters.

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Drawing and Sketching for Youth: Winter Sessions

$180.00

Instructor: Christina Angelos

Day: Thursdays

Time: 4:30-6:00 pm

Ages 10 - 15

Early Winter:

January 12, 19, 26

February 2, 9, 16

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Late Winter:

February 23

March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

This class is an enjoyable way to start your sketch practice. Students will learn to draw through observations, discerning values, and drawing skills. Most importantly, Christina will teach students to "think like an artist" while making it fun to learn and explore their own style.

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Friday

Friday Night Art Club - Winter Sessions

$90.00 - $150.00

Instructor: Nicole Pedone

Fridays 6:30 - 8:30pm

January 13, 20, 27

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February 3, 10, 17, 24

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March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

Age 8th grade up.

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Drawing Made Easy

$168.00 - $192.00

Drawing Made Easy

Instructor: Robert Pennor

Day: Fridays, January 13, 20, 27 and February 3, 10, 17, 24

Time: 9:30 - noon

This class will cover the basics of pencil drawing including line, form, values, design, and perspective. Photos will be supplied by the instructor as he guides you step by step to complete a finished drawing. Drawing subjects will include: still life, landscapes, birds, animals, and barns,

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Oil Painting Workshop for Beginners w/Donna Skonning

$84.00 - $96.00

Instructor: Donna Skonning

Fridays in January, 1-3:30 pm.

January 6, 13, 20, 27

Adult

This is a beginner level workshop i painting with oils. Learn how to mix and use painting medium using your own reference or one provided by the instructor. Artists will need to provide their own paints, medium and canvas.

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Gift Card

$10.00 - $250.00

Surprise someone special with a Gift Card! Gift Cards are delivered to the recipient by email and include instructions on how to redeem them at checkout. Our Gift Cards have no additional processing fees and never expire.

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