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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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Friday

Friday Night Art Club - March

$150.00

A safe creative space for teens

Fridays 6:30 - 8:30pm. $30 per week.

March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

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.

Spring Classes (April/May)

Monday

Watercolor Workshop- In Studio April/May

$126.00 - $144.00

Sold out

Instructor: Marie Murrell

Dates: Mondays

Spring

6 week: April, 3, 10, 17, 24 May 1, 8

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

Ages 18+

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.

Take advantage of member pricing. Memberships start at $25 annually. Learn more or sign up here:

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Monday FUNdamentals of Acrylics with Mark Tobin - Spring

$168.00 - $192.00

Create your own personal masterpiece!

Ages 18+

Maximum: 12 Students

Instructor: Mark Tobin

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

Spring: 8 weeks

April 3, 10, 17, 24

May 1, 8, 15, 22

Member $168 / Non-member $192

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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Monday Portrait Drawing- Spring

$168.00 - $192.00

Instructor: Tony Crnkovich

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

Ages 18+

Max: 10 students

Spring: 8 classes

April 3, 10, 17, 24

May 1, 8, 15, 22 (no class on Memorial Day)

Member $168 / Non-member $192

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.

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

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Monday Colored Pencil Drawing- Spring

$168.00 - $192.00

Instructor: Tony Crnkovich

Time: Mondays, 1pm - 3:30pm, downstairs studio

Ages 18+

Max: 10 students

Spring: 8 classes

April 3, 10, 17, 24

May 1, 8, 15, 22 (no class on Memorial Day)

Member $168 / Non-member $192

In this class, students will be helped to understand and execute the basic

principles involved in creating tight, realistic colored pencil renderings. The

importance of beginning with an accurate drawing will be stressed before proceeding to color, which is applied progressively in layers and blended through burnishing until a painterly result is achieved. Portraits are the main focus, and the various subject matter is open to choice.

Supply List:

Prismacolor Colored Pencil set 24 count or up

11"× 14" Bristol paper pad

11"× 14" Tracing pad

Kneaded eraser

Pencil sharpener

Blending stomps

Graphite pencil set

Color photo reference

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

Tuesday

Drawing and Sketching for Youth: Spring

$210.00

Instructor: Christina Angelos

Day: Tuesdays

Time: 4:30-6:00 pm

Ages 10 - 15

Spring:

April 11, 18, 25

May 2, 9, 16, 23

$210

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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April Art Lab with Jan Reagan

$120.00

April Art Lab Youth

Tuesdays, 4-6:30pm April 4, 11, 18, 25

Each week students explore a new art medium and create a fantastic project all while learning and having fun.

This Sessions Classes:

Session 1: Steampunk sculptures

Session 2: Hinsdale Humane Society Portraits

Session 3: Pin Button Making

Session 4: Cork Backpack Key Chains

Ages 12 - 16

Supplies Included

May Art Lab with Jan Reagan

$120.00

May Art Lab Youth

Tuesdays, 4-6:30pm May 2,9, 16 & 23

Each week students explore a new art medium and create a fantastic project all while learning and having fun.

This Sessions Classes:

Session 1: Hinsdale Humane Society Portraits

Session 2: Animal Cardboard Out

Session 3: Bottle Cap Initials

Session 4: Andy Warhol Inspired Art

Ages 12 - 16

Supplies Included

Wednesday

Pastel Painting in the Studio with Julie Skoda

$147.00 - $168.00

Sold out

Open for beginners through advanced painters.

Wednesdays 1-3:30pm

limit- 10 students

March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10

7-week session

Julie will work with you to take your paintings beyond the reference photo by emphasizing composition, color, stroke, and texture. Learn to take advantage of the pastel medium for more expressive paintings. Bring your reference photos, but life setups will also be available. Weekly short demos will emphasize value, shape, color and mark-making techniques. Lots of individual attention to help you develop your own personal style. Class is open for beginners through advanced painters.

Member $147

Non-Member $168

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

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Pastel Painting E-class with Julie Skoda - Spring Session

$147.00 - $168.00

Advanced Beginners to Experienced Painters

Pastel Painting Online- Spring 2023

Wednesdays at 5pm CST on Zoom

March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10

Limit- 14 students

7-week session

Instructor: Julie Skoda

Start Date:

The first lesson is emailed on March 22- First Zoom meeting is Wednesday March 29

Time: Zoom meetings on Wednesdays at 5pm CST starting March 29

Advanced Beginners to Experienced Painters

Ages 18+

E-class lessons will be delivered via email each week with a 15-minute video demo and information about the assignment (the first lesson will be sent out on March 22). At 5 pm (CST) on Wednesdays, join Julie online for live interaction and advice as we share our paintings. If you are unable to join the live Zoom meeting on Wednesdays, it will be recorded to watch at your convenience. Each week new techniques and subject matter will be discussed.

Members $147

Non Members $168

Wednesday Evening Oil & Acrylics

$126.00 - $144.00

Instructor: Donna Skonning

Wednesdays, upper studio

April 5, 12, 19,26

May 3, 10

6-8:30 pm

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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Wednesday Portrait Drawing- Spring

$189.00 - $216.00

Instructor: Tony Crnkovich

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

Ages 18+

Max: 10 students

Spring: 9 weeks

April 5, 12, 19, 26

May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

Member $189 / Non-member $216

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.

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

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Afternoon Watercolor Painting: Spring

$126.00 - $144.00

Instructor: Carmelo Schifano

Wednesdays

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

April 5, 12, 19, 26

May 3, 10

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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Watercolor without Fear: Spring

$126.00 - $144.00

Instructor: Carmelo Schifano

Wednesday nights

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

April 5, 12, 19, 26

May 3, 10

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.

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

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Thursday

Thursday FUNdamentals of Acrylics with Mark Tobin - Spring

$168.00 - $192.00

Create your own personal masterpiece!

Instructor: Mark Tobin

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

Maximum: 12 Students

Spring: 8 week

April 6, 13, 20, 27

May 4, 11, 18, 25 (no class on Memorial day)

Member $168 / Non-member $192

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:

SUPPLY LIST

Friday

Oil Painting Workshop for Beginners: Spring

$84.00 - $96.00

Instructor: Donna Skonning

Fridays: 1-3:30 pm.

April 28, May 5, 12, 19.

Adult

This is a beginner level workshop 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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Friday Night Art Club - April

$120.00

A safe creative space for teens

Fridays 6:30 - 8:30pm. $30 per week.

April 7, 14, 21, 28

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.

Friday Night Art Club - May

$120.00

A safe creative space for teens

Fridays 6:30 - 8:30pm. $30 per week.

May 5, 12, 19, 26

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.

Saturday

Intermediate Encaustic Painting Studio with Sarah Rehmer

$126.00 - $144.00

3 Saturdays in May

3 weeks, 10 am to 3pm

Limit 8 students | Advanced beginner and above

Saturdays: 5/6, 5/13, 5/20

This class is formatted like a class/workshop hybrid. Each class will build upon the skills from the prior week, set up in more of a workshop format to allow students more worktime each week, but also allow students time to reflect on work themes and aesthetic considerations a much deeper way. Students should be prepared to work on paintings over multiple sessions. Each class will include ample one-on-one time to talk about layout, composition, and color.

A $50 supply fee will be due at the first class to cover shared materials, tools, and paints, students will need to supply their own medium and substrates. See supply list for details. Students may also supply all their own materials if they wish.

Fee: $126 member/$144 non-member

Encaustic Studio

3 weeks

Spring 2023 La Grange Art League

Rehmer-studio.com

info@rehmer-studio.com

Supply fee for paint and other consumables: $50 payable at first class to cover encaustic paints, oil sticks, and other shared materials

Supply list for all sessions:

Panels to work on depending on size. Nothing larger than 12”x12” Flat will work, but cradled panels are easier to work on. Should be wood or Ampersand brand encausticbords – advanced students may wish to work on one singular larger work

1-2 lbs of encaustic medium. R&F or Enkaustikos brands

1” 3M Blue tape

A notebook

Apron

A spray bottle for water

A roll of Viva or blue shop towels

x-acto knife and blades

Scissors

Optional:

papers to collage with no acrylic coated. I will also have some to use.

There will be other optional materials you may wish to bring, we will talk about it each class prior

June

Five-day Camps

Summer Art Camp: ages 8-10

$175.00

Dates: June 12-16

Time: 9am - 11pm

Maximum 10 students, ages 8-10

Summer Art Camp: ages 11-14

$175.00

Dates: June 12-16

Time: 11:30-1:30

Maximum 12 students, ages 11-14

Thursday

Advanced Watercolor Collage Class with Carole Wilson

$84.00 - $96.00

Thursdays in June

Instructor: Carole Wilson

Upper Studio, 1:30 -4pm

4 classes:

June 1, 8, 15, 22

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.

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

Friday

Friday Night Art Club - June

$150.00

A safe creative space for teens

Fridays 6:30 - 8:30pm. $30 per week.

June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

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.

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.