Drawing & Painting

In this intensive course, students will produce a portfolio through an exploration of observational drawing, abstraction of visual elements, use of various media, historical perspective, and critique. Though we are now in a virtual setting, this environment allows students to sharpen their skills and receive one-on-one feedback about their artwork. Students will have a chance to pursue/concentrate their own path of painting and drawing inquiry based on these foundational experiences.

Students will work with high quality art supplies at home with technical and conceptual support and guidance from art professionals. This year we will use the power of the Internet to take virtual field trips and work with several visiting artists!

Upon completion of the course, students will receive college credit and walk away with a polished portfolio that is college-applications ready.

Course Highlights

In Drawing & Painting, students will...

Be mentored by professional artists, use quality materials including; acrylic paint, watercolor, pastels, and ink in a variety of different projects to hone their skills and express your individuality. Together, the class will create drawings, paintings, collage, multi-media, and printmaking.
Work in a studio setting with other serious student artists. Smaller class sizes and longer periods allows deeper development of student art. Students will have the opportunity to work with live models to perfect their figure drawing abilities, render realistic looking space and form, collaborate with other artists, and utilize these skills to create their own body of work.
Gain introductory college credit at one of the City Colleges of Chicago.
Present their work in a number of different gallery exhibitions, such as Intersect Chicago, the All-City Senior Portfolio, as well as our own program-wide showcase, which is supported by the Art Institute and Design Museum of Chicago, respectively.
Gain recognition from these showcases will bring attention from colleges such as the School of the Art Institute and Columbia College. This will provide the opportunity to network with professionals from these colleges, receive portfolio reviews, and earn awards and scholarships.

VIRTUAL GALLERY SPACE

CLASS SYLLABUS

2020-2021

"Works in a Series" By Tyler King

"Figure Study" By Tyler King

"Still Life" By Selah Payne

"Still Life" By Alissandra Delgadillo

"Still Life" By Rebecca Leal

"Still Life" By Jessica Horne

"Reframed" by Tyler King

"Reframed" By Victoria Mac

"Works in a Series" By Clare Krippner

"Works in a Series" By Yenedith Sanchez

"Works in a Series" by Samantha Franco

"Reductive Self Portrait" By Victoria Mac

2019-2020

2020 Virtual Spring Showcase

2018-2019

2017-2018

Meet The Teachers!

Meet Alex!
Alex Goldin is an artist and educator, painter and photographer, sketchbook enthusiast and occasional wood carver. He is a Chicago native and a former student of several after-school art programs, and got his BFA in Arts Education from UIC in 2008. He taught a variety of classes and has been a part of several different after school programs, including Marwen and After School Matters since 2009.

Meet Marjorie!
Marjorie Boyles lives and works in Chicago.
Marjorie makes Surrealistically tinged and compositionally dense paintings that draw from the historical movements of American Modernism and Abstract Expressionism.

Gestural bits of anatomy provide fleeting recognition, enough to form an uneasy sense of social location and identity. Her art questions the place of reason, spirituality, and alienation in urban America.
Ms. Boyles practiced traditional painting techniques and art history at Indiana University, Bloomington, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting. She has two advanced degrees: Masters of Art in Teaching specializing in Art Education from Columbia College and a Master of Fine Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.