The conservatory is a painting challenge! The gardens are beautiful and the fountain is a treat! If the conservatory area is not your thing, the zoo is right next door and the Shakespeare Garden is across the street. Restrooms in the conservatory and zoo; street parking but difficult. Zoo offers paid parking.
We will be meeting on the riverfront at Michigan and Wacker near O’Brien’s Restaurant. It’s a wonderful river view, full of boats, people, and many Chicago buildings and cafes. There’s also a beautiful view of the Wrigley Building. There are public bathrooms along the riverwalk.
Tom Trausch Plein Air Workshop! Tom Trausch, award-winning watercolorist, workshop for PAPC members and non-members, Saturday June 29, 9:30am – 4:30pm. Members at I Heart Plein Air 2023 praised Tom’s […]
Demo begins at 8:30am at intersection of Schiller and Wells. Errol will show us his Plein Air techniques. Old Town is a busy thriving neighborhood which offers us many choices. You can paint at Twin Anchors Restaurant, 1655 N. Sedgwick Street. This is an old fashioned restaurant with a 1940’s look. If you walk west, […]
Dempster and Chicago Avenue. This paint out happens during the Evanston Plein Air Festival. Dempster Ave has fun storefronts and colorful graffiti west of the train tracks. Beautiful homes line the north/south streets of Judson and Hinman, east of Chicago Ave.
From 9-12, we will paint along Sheffield and other side streets such as Fremont, Dayton and Seminary, where front gardens are easy to view. The neighborhood offers many interesting side […]
This is on a Sunday Ping Tom Memorial Park's 12-acre site was originally a Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad yard located along the edge of the South Branch of the […]
Due to rain, last week's demo was cancelled, so this weekend we decided to do a Double Header weekend!! Contrast Little Italy on Saturday with Chinatown on Sunday - and […]
Don Yang always gives an excellent critique, so don't miss this opportunity! Post your paintings to the PAPC ZOOM Critique Facebook page by Tuesday, August 6, 5pm. Members will receive […]
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 […]