Helen's Palette and Chisel Workshop and Classes

• 3 Day Workshop—Oil Painting Materials and Varnishes
  April 9 - 11 (Friday—Sunday) 9 am—4 pm
  
  Based on her decade-long experience as a painting conservator, Helen Oh shares her knowledge of the historical approaches to painting, from paintmaking “secret recipes” to preparing surfaces, to traditional ways artists preserved work.
  
• Oil Painting — Still Life
  
  Class #261 April 16-May 14, Fridays, 9 am—12 pm
  
  Class #262 June 3-July 1, Thursdays, 9 am—12 pm
  
  This still life class introduces multi-layered oil painting techniques perfected by Dutch and Italian masters of the 17th century.
  
  The class covers warm and cool color applications and paint handling such as impasto, glazing and scumbling. This is an opportunity to work with historical pigments, learn about the use of oil media, and various types of grounds, and painting supports. Students work from direct observation, and complete a painting in five sessions.
  

Please contact the Palette and Chisel for details. To register, visit www.PaletteandChisel.org or telephone 312.642.4400.