Fundamentals of Drawing and Painting
Robert Krajecki • (630) 557-2027 • kanevillefolk@aol.com
Dale Popovich • (219) 838-8645 • www.dalepopovich.com

Fundamentals 101, 102, 103:
March 23 - May 27

We will be accepting students as independent study students on an individual basis depending on enrollment in the Fundamentals 101,102 and 103 classes. Please contact either instructor for more information.

Note: All classes meet in the same room at the same time.

1. This course is vital to all students wishing to pursue successful art careers, as well as students who wish to improve their drawing and painting skills. The course begins with Fundamentals 101, which stresses drawing and composition, then continues with Fundamentals 102, stressing color theory and application. In 103 students put into practice theories and applications learned in the 101 and 102 classes through several landscape painting studies.
2. Each assignment is designed specifically for both beginning fine art students as well as intermediate students. This course covers the basics of color theory and practice, composition, linear perspective, and many of the various techniques of painting.
3. Following the tradition of the Academy method of instruction, all three levels are taught in the same classroom, which encourages reinforcement of theories and practices within all levels.

Due to limited classroom space, this class is limited to 16 students. Priority will be given to students who have completed Fun. 101 or 102. To reserve a place in the class, tuition must be paid in full.

Bob Krajecki started his art studies with the Famous Artists Correspondence course from Westport, Conn. Drafted into the United States Army Aircorps during the Vietnam conflict, he became the staff artist for the “Army Flyer” newspaper. He continued his studies at the American Academy of Art and the Chicago Academy of Fine Art in Chicago, receiving his degree in watercolor painting. Upon graduation, Bob pursued a fine art career and exhibited his paintings throughout the Chicagoland area. He started teaching classes in Downers Grove and in Lyons. Bob started teaching full-time at the American Academy of Art in 1972, teaching classes in the fundamentals of art, watercolor painting, architectural illustration, cartooning and Adobe Photoshop. He was chosen as the first chairman of the Fundamentals program when the Academy introduced the Bachelor of Arts program. Bob is currently teaching classes at the Palette and Chisel Academy and at the Kaneville Community Center in the Fox Valley Area and does demonstration painting and workshops throughout the Chicagoland area.

Dale Popovich – Of the many ways one might describe Dale Popovich, visionary may be most apt, for talent and ability aside – it is the quality of Popovich’s vision that defines his work.

Temporarily blinded at 20, Popovich had only his visual memories to keep him company. And he learned to pare down the images until what remained – and stayed with him – were the essences of what he remembered. This purity of vision is realized through a rare selectivity of detail that gives each painting uncommon strength.

Popovich paints the Midwest in keenly perceived landscapes that celebrate Nature and Man’s humble attempts to tame it. Every painting is vivid in his mind’s eye; he paints from this vision rather than from life. By mentally wandering the scene, he breathes dimension into the paper with a strong, moody interplay of light and dark…and a true colorist’s eye into the scene, bridges by which virtually everyone can follow. We are pleased to offer you this experience. And we hope you will be as stirred by it as we are.

Popovich has a degree in Fine Art from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. He has devoted 25 years of teaching numerous fine art and graphic design courses in the Heartland. He currently illustrates for two national magazines, Water Gardening and Midwest Gardening.

Drawing - An Introduction to Art
Robert Pernau • (312) 280-1789

If you’re interested in pursuing your interest in art, but have little or nor experience, this is the course for you. By means of demonstrations, and hands-on experience, this course is designed to familiarize the novice with the various artistic media such as oil, watercolor plus charcoal, pastel and pencil rendering. The basics of design, color theory and perspective will be explained. The class will be conducted in a relaxed atmosphere. So if you’re interested in discovering the "hidden artist" in you, bring some charcoal sticks and an 18 x 24 newsprint pad to class, and be prepared to have some fun in an enjoyable artistic atmosphere.

Robert Pernau received his first formal art training from a local illustrator and painter, De Witt Whistler Jayne. After this training, he graduated from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Bob worked as a commercial artist for 40 years, before semi-retiring. He currently teaches and is an active oil painter at the Palette and Chisel.

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Oil Painting Portraits and Costume
Marci Oleszkiewicz • 708-369-2901 • www.marcioleszkiewicz.com

Painting the portrait can be a daunting task, yet an exciting feat to accomplish, and well worth the effort. Learning to paint portraits and people will add a whole new dimension to your painting as people tell stories and can breathe life into your work. We will paint in one-day poses as well as in multiple sessions. Emphasis will be on drawing, design, values and edges.

See instructor’s previous class for biography.

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Oil Painting - Still Life
Michael Van Zeyl • 312-953-4648 • www.michaelvanzeyl.com

Tuition: 5 weeks: $150; 8 Weeks: $225

Open to all levels, this class will introduce painting materials including: surfaces, grounds and oil painting media. With emphasis on chiaroscuro painting (the distribution of light and shadow in a picture), students will learn about the essentials for creating dimensional, life-like paintings including: composition and design, values, edges, color harmony and color temperature, and paint application. Students are welcome to bring in their own objects to paint from life

Michael is a graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago. While running his own graphic design studio, Michael took evening and weekend classes here at the Palette and Chisel and in New York at the Art Students League to advance his training as an artist. Michael is now a full-time professional portrait and gallery artist and has been exhibiting work in various shows and galleries across Illinois & the nation. He has received multiple commissions, honors and recognition from: Portrait Society of America, Portrait Society of Atlanta and American Artist Magazine.

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Oil Painting - Simplifying Color
Michael Van Zeyl • 312-953-4648 • www.michaelvanzeyl.com

This workshop is designed to help you identify color easier, mix color faster and paint color cleaner. You will explore how having a balanced mix of transparent colors and opaque colors can give you a wide range of color intensity in a limited value structure. You will create the necessary tools to help you develop harmonious paintings including: a refined palette of 12 or fewer colors, a value scale and color charts for each color. For more information e-mail: mail@michaelvanzeyl.com.

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Oil Painting or Pastel - Life & Still Life
Phil Kantz • 847-677-9007 • www.philkantz.com • pkantz@sbcglobal.net

Class #334:	April 10 - May 29, 8 weeks
Class #335:	June 12 - August 7 (no class July 3), 8 weeks
	Saturdays, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Tuition: $375 ($360 members), plus shared model fee when used

Discover the limitless world of color, particularly the myriad hues found “under the lights”. Phil will help you discover how to “push” color as you develop a more impressionistic style in your oil and pastel paintings. Working both from the model and with still lifes, Phil uses dramatic lighting to bring out sparkling color in each and every subject. Using his lifelong experience as a sought after illustrator, Phil works closely with each student to help them create paintings that truly stand out. Not every individual studio has the luxury of natural north light. Phil’s techniques of painting under artificial light will guide you to better usage of your own personal studio.

Most of his life, Phil has been an illustrator/graphic designer with his own studio in Chicago’s loop. He developed a large creative range for the demands of his clientele including Amoco Oil, Encyclopedia Britannica, Rand McNally, Sears, and Walgreens.

He has exhibited throughout the country and has won numerous awards. A cover story about him appeared in American Artist magazine. He also participated on a television panel show on portraiture, “American Art Forum with Richard Love”. His works continue to be part of numerous collections to this day. Recently, Phil received another honor, the prestigious Gold Medal of Excellence from the Municipal Art League of Chicago.

Phil has taught his information- packed oil painting class at the Palette & Chisel for several years. Now he is combining his new pastel class for students who prefer an even wider range in working with these two fine media. Or, they can choose either one in the same class. An active, hands-on professional, Phil’s students love when he not only describes, but actually picks up their materials and shows them how to do it. Join him now to take advantage of his vast experience with design, composition and color value relationships with these exciting media. Popular among fine artists, dabblers and beginners alike, Phil is often asked to do lecture/painting demonstrations, and has been invited as a juror for art competitions. He is also available as a private tutor to serious, dedicated students.

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Oil Painting -Still Life
Helen Oh (bio) • (773) 338-3781 • hoh1@fastmail.us • www.ohandconklin.com

Tuition: $165 ($160 for members)

This still life class introduces multi-layered oil painting techniques perfected by Dutch and Flemish masters of the 17th century. Students learn about historical painting materials and supports, and systematic paint layering over a prepared ground. Each session begins with a short lecture and demonstration of traditional procedures, such as under-drawing, form rendering, warm and cool color applications, and paint handling techniques of impasto, scumbling and glazing. The class produces one still life painting, taking five sessions to complete.

Helen Oh is a visual artist and paintings conservator. Originally from Seoul, South Korea, she studied painting at the School of Visual Arts, the National Academy of Design, and The Art Students League. Helen has taught studio art courses at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the New York Academy of Art, and the Linos School of Art in Umbria, Italy. She is a recipient of two Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grants and a Julius Hallgarten Painting Prize from the National Academy Museum, and has exhibited at the Terra Museum of American Art, and the Muscarelle Museum of Art, VA, Butler Institute of American Art, OH, and Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN. Her artworks have been featured in New American Paintings # 29, Art Scene Chicago 2000, House Beautiful, Chicago Magazine, The Chicago Reader, and American Artist magazine. Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ) interviewed her in connection with conservation of artwork damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Helen is currently preparing for a solo exhibition at the Peggie Nortaebert Nature Museum, Chicago in November, 2009.

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All Media (still life, photo and/ or life)
Romel de la Torre • (847) 630-3889 • artist@romeldelatorre.com • www.romeldelatorre.com

This class is open to beginning and advanced students. The teacher will provide one-on-one instruction to each student as well as critiques. Students are allowed to work in media of preference. Subject matter is also open and varied, including still life, landscape, and portrait/figure from life or photo.

Accurate drawing, values, clean color and edges are the main principles that will be stressed. As the student advances, composition, simplification, technique, strong design, etc. are introduced. A model is provided for 10 sessions.

Romel de la Torre's artistic interest started at a very young age. He began going to museums, studying and learning on his own from works of famous artists like Sargent, Sorolla, the American Impressionists and the Old Masters. He then attended the American Academy of Art and soon after graduating; Romel joined the Palette & Chisel Academy, where he began painting with nationally renowned artist, Richard Schmid, and a community of other painters. A consummate artist in all media, Romel de la Torre is one of today's most highly regarded artists. He is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America and the Portrait Society of America. He is represented by several galleries throughout the United States and his work has been featured in the Artists Magazine, Southwest Art, U.S. Art Magazine and the American Art Collectors Magazine. Among his honors/awards includes; International Portrait Competition (Portrait Society of America), OPA National Competition, Gold Medal & People's Choice Award (The Palette & Chisel), Raymar Art Competition, The Artist Magazine and the Salon International. Please visit his website at www.romeldelatorre.com.

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Drawing the Portrait from Life and the Plaster Cast
Marci Oleszkiewicz • 708-369-2901 • www.marcioleszkiewicz.com

Tuition: $195 Plus a non-refundable model fee.

Students will work in charcoal. Drawing is the foundation to all art. In this class, we will be free to focus on measuring, values and edges and forget about color as we build our foundation of drawing.

See instructor’s previous class for biography.

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