Before the Gold Coast, there was “Millionaire’s Row,” a dense cluster of mansions belonging to Chicago’s most prosperous people between the 1600 to 2200 blocks of Prairie Avenue on the […]
This Saturday we have several options! Option one - Gillson Park and Beach is option one, with lake views and views of the Baha'i House of Worship. Option two - […]
This is a very exciting Sunday as Bill Marvin will demo how to approach painting trees. We will have a zoom critique the following Wednesday. There is one entrance just […]
Bill Marvin is privileged to be able to capture the ever changing moods of nature, out in the open, fresh and unspoiled. Bill started showing his landscapes in 1996 and […]
It's that time of the year again. Brilliant red and orange trees, a cool chill in the air and tombstones. Join us as we paint in the historical Graceland Cemetary. […]
Please join us for our year end exhibition, the culmination of the season's best paintings by over 35 artists. Images of iconic Chicago, hidden Chicago, nature in Chicago - every […]
From the early 1800s until 1960, Swedes ranked as Chicago’s fifth-largest foreign-born group. One of the areas settled by Swedes was a bucolic subdivision called Andersonville. If you’ve never been […]
A favorite painting site, the mansion is challenging with its arched entryway and multiple chimneys. Cross North Ave. to paint the park, or head south for other historic mansions and […]
This location offers the station with its clock tower and historic loft buildings. Once the center for the printing industry in Chicago, the look of industry is still present. Street […]
Note: This paint out is on a Sunday. This is a treat as we leave the city and make our way to the historic Wagner Farm in Glenview. Take a […]
