The PAPC presents its first on-line exhibition and sale! View and purchase original art that showcases the city of Chicago. Paintings include work in oil, pastel, and watercolor.
The Historic Water Tower Park is located at 806 North Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile shopping district . This location is perfect for painting city buildings, people, cars, trees and flowers.
This is on a Sunday. Closest exit from Lake Shore Drive is Hayes Drive. Second parking lot west, and then a long walk. Don't be discouraged! This Japanese strolling garden, also called Garden of the Phoenix, is located on the Wooded Island in Jackson Park. As a Japanese strolling garden, views are framed from a […]
The demo begins at 8:30 am. The Riverwalk sight features river views and iconic buildings and Stephanie will show us how to paint it. It's the perfect place to paint the day before the 4th of July with the Wrigley Building draped with a large American flag. There are public bathrooms along the riverfront next […]
Having fun with plein air but struggling with some aspects of your painting? Stephanie will be on zoom to critique our paintings. Submit your paintings to the Facebook PAPC 2021 Virtual Critique page. This is for members only .
What could be better than spending a Saturday morning at Lincoln Park Zoo with the very talented Guest Artist Frankie Johnson? We will meet at 8:00 a.m. at 2001 N. Clark Street to watch Frankie demo a painting, and then we will begin our masterpieces. Bathrooms are located in the zoo.
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We will meet on Friday 7 pm at 801 W. Fulton Street. Fulton Market is a district on the Near West Side of Chicago. Through the 19th and 20th centuries it served meat-packing, warehouse, and industrial purposes, but has gentrified in the 21st century with corporate headquarters, tech industry, hotels, bars, restaurants, and retail. This […]
This Sunday is a double thriller, a Demo by Maggie Capettini at the stunning Baha'i House of Worship This temple project took 50 years to be completed and opened it's doors in 1953. Baha’i principles are communicated throughout this design. For example, to illustrate the Baha’i belief in the unity of religion, the French architect […]
A vibrant neighborhood of Mexican and Czech heritage. Lots of interesting buildings and side streets to paint. We will meet at Café Jumping Bean and spread out from there. The Jumping Bean is in an old Victorian corner structure. Street parking should be available.