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Current Courses

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Pigment Painting--from Lascaux to Tibet, Online

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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Monday
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Water-Based Painting

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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
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Painting: Materials and Methods

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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
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Introduction to Oil Painting

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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
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Art Survey at the Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

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12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Friday
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Art Survey at the Art Institute of Chicago: Modernism and Beyond

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
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Contemporary Art in Chicago

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11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday
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Contemporary Watercolor, Online

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1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
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Introduction to Oil Painting

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2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
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Explorations in Acrylic Painting, Intensive

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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM * 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM * 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
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Explorations in Acrylic Painting Intensive

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
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Figure Painting Studio: Multi-Level Intensive

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
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Painting and Drawing Intensive

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
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