This is on a Sunday Master plein air painter Don Yang will demonstrate his plein air techniques at 8:30am in Ping Tom Park. Afterwards, paint the park or wander a few blocks south to Chinatown, on Wentworth Avenue. Ping Tom Memorial Park's 12-acre site was originally a Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad yard located along […]
Taylor Street is one of the most historic neighborhoods in Chicago. From the late 1800s to about the 1950s, this area was a hub for Italian immigrants to settle and establish their families. It soon became Chicago’s “Official” Little Italy for southern Italians. Main area of the neighborhood is east of Ashland to Loomis. If […]
The Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain, one of the largest in the world, is located at Columbus Drive (301 East) and Congress Parkway (500 South) in Grant Park and runs from 8 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily, While in operation, the Fountain produces a major water display for 20 minutes every hour. During the major display, a […]
A bustling neighborhood with shopfronts both flashy and quaint, the historic Century Movie Palace, a Gothic church, and outside cafes. For members, paintings from this paint out will be shown at Artful Framer in two weeks. Please watch Facebook for info. Suggested areas of interest: Century Theater, Clark Street a block above Diversey; Our Lady […]
Come with us to paint the beautiful tree lined streets of Hyde Park. We will meet at 53rd and Harper.
Oak Park offers great architecture amid lush tree-lined streets. Street parking available. Frank Lloyd Wright Studio is on Chicago Avenue, but around the corner on Forest Avenue are numerous magnificent homes worth painting. If the big homes aren’t your thing, Oak Park does have a small downtown with shops and cafes and the Lake Theater […]
This Lincoln Park farmer’s market, Green City Market, is located at 1817 N. Clark Street. We’ll be able to paint on the grass under the large, beautiful trees. Look forward to fall foliage, colorful tents, delicious produce and hopefully a bright blue sky.
Pilsen is a favorite painting site! The Jumping Bean Coffee Shop (1439 W 18TH Street) is a beautiful building with a Victorian tower. Walk in either direction to find terra cotta covered buildings, small, interesting shopfronts, or old bank buildings. Side streets provide early Chicago workers’ cottages. Street parking is available and Jumping Bean Cafe […]
This paint out is a favorite for PAPC members. If you like choices at your paint outs, then this is the place for you. The very active Humboldt Park offers a large boat house, field house, a large lagoon and smaller ponds. Often people are walking, bike riding and sometimes even peddling swan boats. There […]