THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, September 19th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Sean Walsh
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, September 22nd, 10am - 1pm
Model: TBD
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, September 26th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Dalawn
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, September 29th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Sean Walsh
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, October 6th, 10am - 1pm
Model: TBD
This figure session will be a clothed model session open to teens 12+ as well as adults.
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Kintsugi for Beginners
Sunday October 6th, 3pm-5pm
Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese art form in which gold is used to repair broken ceramics. The practice of Kintsugi highlights the break rather than erasing it and emphasizes that the break is what makes the ceramics more valuable and beautiful. In this beginner’s workshop, participants will learn the basic technique of Kintsugi on a small porcelain plate or a small ceramic plate to understand the fundamentals of this process.
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, October 13th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Andy
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Oracle Card Making with Mixed Media Workshop
with Jackie Lakely
Saturday, November 16th, 10am - 4pm
Oracle cards mean different things to different people, but I see them as intuitive, uplifting messages to your future self, or visual ideas/messages/thoughts that you like to have around you. If you would like to create a series of twelve 6”x8” mixed media cards as messages to your future self or as intuitive seeds for future creative endeavors, or something entirely your interpretation of what they mean to you, I will guide you through the process of constructing them in this workshop.
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, September 15th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Daniel
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, September 12th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Cynthia
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, September 8th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Mia Kelly
This figure session will be a clothed model session open to teens 12+ as well as adults.
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Communicating Architecture Workshop: Conceive, Develop, Convey
Friday September 6th, 1pm-4pm
How do architects conceive, develop, and convey their ideas? This hands-on workshop for beginners will introduce the critical thinking and conceptual form-making processes of architectural design.
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, September 5th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Deandrea
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, August 29, 9am - 12pm
Model: Deandrea Brown
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, August 25, 10am - 1pm
Model: Jenny Salgado
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, August 22, 9am - 12pm
Model: Joshua Heinlein
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, August 18, 10am - 1pm
Model: Holden
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Endless Home: Reflective Forms with Ozge Sahin
Saturday August 17th, 10am-1pm
Join artist Ozge Sahin for a free, 3-hour workshop titled "Endless Home: Reflective Forms" for residents and neighbors of Oak Park. This workshop will explore the concept of "home" through shared memories and creative expression, fostering a sense of community and collective memory.
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, August 15, 9am - 12pm
Model: Deandrea Brown
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Endless Home: Reflective Forms with Ozge Sahin
Sunday August 11th, 2pm-5pm
Join artist Ozge Sahin for a free, 3-hour workshop titled "Endless Home: Reflective Forms" for residents and neighbors of Oak Park. This workshop will explore the concept of "home" through shared memories and creative expression, fostering a sense of community and collective memory.
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, August 11, 10am - 1pm
Model: Deandrea Brown
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, August 8, 9am - 12pm
Model: Mia Kelly
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, August 4, 10am - 1pm
Model: DeEric Fisher
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Experimental Drawing with Pia Cruzalegui
Saturday August 3, 10am - 3pm
Explore the art of drawing in its purest form. Expand your drawing, gesture and mark-making skills and re-energize your drawing and painting. Gesture and mark-making are the building blocks to transforming ordinary-well observed drawing into dynamic and engaging self-expressive works of art.
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, August 1, 9am - 12pm
Model: Luisa Ciaffa
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, July 28, 10am - 1pm
Model: Mia Kelly
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Communicating Architecture: Conceive, Develop, Convey
Thursday, July 25, 6 - 9pm
How do architects conceive, develop, and convey their ideas? This hands-on workshop for beginners will introduce the critical thinking and conceptual form-making processes of architectural design.
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, July 25, 9am - 12pm
Model: Deandrea Brown
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Exterior & Interior Landscapes: Writing Poems from Nature and Art with Hila Ratzabi
Sunday July 21, 1-3pm
The world is filled with sources of inspiration if we just slow down and connect with our senses. Deepening our attention to the natural world and to visual art can serve as entry points into writing poetry. In this experiential workshop, we will read poems that draw on nature and art and then try out some poetry writing exercises of our own.
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, July 21, 10am - 1pm
Model: Deandrea Brown
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, July 18, 9am - 12pm
Model: Jason Schroeder
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, July 14, 10am - 1pm
Model: Joshua Heinlein
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Watercolor Workshop with Tony Armendariz
Saturday July 13, 9:30am - 4pm
This workshop is designed for the painter who has at least a basic command of the watercolor medium, the serious beginner to the advanced student. After Tony’s demo, he will work with students individually.
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, July 11, 9am - 12pm
Model: Ana Ruiz
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, June 30, 10am - 1pm
Model: Daniel E. Williams
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, June 27, 9am - 12pm
Model: Sean Walsh
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday June 23, 10am - 1pm
Model: Emma
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, June 20, 9am - 12pm
Model: Cynthia Bussdieker
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!