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PALETTE & CHISEL 2012 WINTER
CLASSES SCHEDULE
p&c 50%
Palette & Chisel
Academy of Fine Art
Chicago 
 

Fundamentals of Drawing
and Painting 101, 102, 103
Krajecki/Popovich
Mt. Holeb 14 X 20
Krajecki -- Mt. Horeb
Popovich -- Autumn Glow 

 Session #2: Jan. 8-Mar.14, 2013 

 

Session #3: Mar. 19-May 23, 2013

 

Ten Weeks

 

Tuesdays and Thursdays  

10:30a-1:00p

 

TUITION: $560 (includes $35
P&C registration fee)  

Class size: 16  

   

This course is vital all students wishing to pursue a successful art career, as well as students who wish to improve their drawing or painting skills. This course begins with Fundamentals 101, which stresses drawing and composition, then continues with Fundamentals 102, which stresses color theory and application. In 103, students put the practical theories and applications learned in 101 and 102 through several landscape paintings. Each assignment is designed specifically for both the beginning fine artist as well as the intermediate student. This course covers the basics of theory and practice, composition, linear perspective, and many of the various techniques of painting. Following the tradition of the Academy method of instruction, all three levels are taught  in the same classroom, which encourages reinforcement of theories and practices within all levels.  

Fundamentals 201: All students who have completed the Fundamentals 101, 102, and 103 can continue with 201 class to choose areas that they wish to improve.

 

All assignments will be individually designed to help the student in the area or areas that they choose. Each assignment will be incorporated with painting landscapes, seascapes, and still life or figures.   

 

Watercolor -
From Start to Finish
Bob Krajecki
Autumn Splendor
Autumn Splendor

 

Class #252:Jan. 8- Feb.5

5 weeks-Tues. 1:30-4:00p    

 

Class #253:Feb. 12-Mar.12  5 weeks-Tues. 1:30-4:00p  

 

Class #254: Mar. 19-Apr. 16  

5 weeks-Tues. 1:30-4:00p        

 

TUITION: $175 (includes $35 P&C registration fee)  

Class size: 16   

 

Watercolor painting is not just the process of applying pigment to paper. It is knowing what color, what value, what temperature and what intensity to use to create form, depth and rhythm in creating a work of art.

A demonstration of a composition in a step-by-step format is given each class. I explain the process and techniques as I paint, and then the students apply them in their own painting during each class.

NEW!
How to Paint  
in Watercolor
Dale Popovich  

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Class #903: Jan. 10 - Feb.7

5 weeks-Tues. 1:30p-4:00p  

    

Class #904: Feb. 14-Mar.14   

5 weeks-Tues. 1:30p-4:00p   

 

Class #905: Mar. 19-Apr. 16  

5 weeks-Tues. 1:30p-4:00p       

 

TUITION: $175 (includes $35 P&C registration fee)  

Class size: 16  

 

Supply List: click here   

 

In this class you will learn to implement key concepts and watercolor painting techniques that will allow you to have a deeper understanding of the medium. Each art lesson includes one-on-one guidance with focus on the top principles of creating a solid painting:

- How to draw

- Value relationships

- How to Paint color interpretation

- Composition

- Watercolor techniques

- How to use your art supplies

 

As you understand these elements through painting pictures you will have better control of the medium and gain a deeper understanding of the creative process of transparent watercolor painting. 

 

PALETTE & CHISEL 

1012 N. Dearborn  

Chicago IL 60610

 

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Monday-Thursday  

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Friday 10:30am-5:00pm

 

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BOB KRAJECKI
FALL STUDIO CLASSES
Studio: (630)557-2027   rjkwatercolors@aol.com

Change of Seasons
Change of Seasons
Friday: 1:00-4:00pm
Class openings available. 

Please call for information.  

 

Class is held in rural Kaneville in the old high school turned community center. A demonstration of a composition in a step-by-step format is given each class. I explain the process and techniques as I paint, and then the students apply them in their own painting. All levels of students are welcome to join at any time. 

  

DALE POPOVICH
FALL STUDIO CLASSES
Studio:(219) 838-8645
dale@DalePopovich.com
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Tuesday: 1:00-4:00pm
Class openings available 

Thursday: 6:30-9:00pm

Private instruction available. Please call for information. 
 
This class is held in my personal studio in Highland, IN and is geared towards the individual based on his or her skills. All the basics will be covered from value sketches, how to use a photo reference properly to painting your watercolor. Materials and application of watercolor will be discussed. There will be demos and personal guidance along the way.

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Greetings!

The hustle, bustle of the city, malls and stores are far behind us now as we settle in to our cozy yellow farmhouse or rustic log cabin in the woods filled with family and friends. It's nearly impossible to think of the holidays without family traditions -choosing the perfect fragrant Christmas tree with the grandkids, or gathering fallen pinecones and collecting evergreens from the forest. We missed the snow 'bullet' in the Chicagoland area, but Northern Wisconsin got several inches of what they call white gold.   

A soft blanket of snow now covers the sleeping earth and we bring nature's treasures indoors to capture a little winter magic. This is the same thing we try to create in our paintings- an homage to the beauty and serenity of the winter season.   

Winter Came This Morning
Popovich - Winter Came This Morning
  
In this issue of Paint. Draw. Create. Newsletter Dale will discuss the best watercolor brushes to own and DO'S & DON'TS care of your brushes. In addition, he will talk about the science of temperature when painting a snow scene. 
 
Bob participated in an annual hometown Christmas event,  is wrapping up his new book, 'Put your Painting in Perspective' and presents a collection of his winter paintings. We also have another classic book selection in Our Personal Library.

 

If you have a friend who would like to review a copy of our newsletter they can go to our newsletter archive at http://tinyurl.com/Paint-Draw-Create. Thanks and let's start painting, drawing and creating.

Have a wonderful and safe holiday and we will see you in 2013.

Best,
Bob Krajecki and Dale Popovich

Krajecki landscape raffled off to support local historical society
 
by Bob Krajecki 
Krajecki domo  

Bob participated in the annual "Christmas in Kaneville" festival in his hometown.

 

He painted a watercolor landscape which was raffled off at the festival, with all money donated to the local historical society.

 

A very happy town resident was the recipient of the framed demonstration painting. (Unfortunately, the lady wasn't there when her name was picked, so we couldn't get a picture.)

 

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Secret to a
successful snow scene

by Dale Popovich
winter's blanket
Winter's Blanket
 
Understanding temperature is key when painting a believable landscape. Ordinarily a scene is painted with warm colors in the foreground and it gradually gets cooler as you go back. In addition, as you move to the background your colors will gray.

Through observation in a snow scene temperatures are the opposite. The foreground is cooler and progressively gets warmer as you continue to the background. It's because the white paint is manufactured as a cool color. Just like painting a non-snow landscape your colors get grayer as you travel to the background.

Winter at Pioneer Creek

Keep this simple theory in mind when you start planning your next snow scene landscape  and you will be satisfied with the outcome.


You got an art store gift card
as a present. You deserve a really good brush.

by Dale Popovich
brushes dale's personal
Dale's personal favorites. Some are nearly 40 years old.
I have a selection of brushes I am fond of like so many artists. They are trusted old friends and I want to keep them around for a long time. Let's take a look at what I recommend, and care do's and don'ts.  

Natural vs. Synthetic. If you are a serious watercolor artist only consider real hair brushes.

Here's a list of brushes I depend on:
-1" ox hair flat brush
- #10 or #12 round brush
-  #4 or #5 round brush
- 1" large mop brush
- #4 or #5 rigger brush

This is my must-have list. With this selection of brushes you can create most any subject matter. But part of the fun of being an artist is experimenting. So go ahead, add other brushes. I do wish the stores would let you take the brushes for a test drive. Back in the day you could try it out - see how it would hold water.

TIP: Dip in water, then shake it out like cracking a whip. A good quality real hair brush comes back to its original shape. Now remember natural hair will maintain it's shape, but may not go back to its exact shape like synthetic.

POPOVICH DO'S AND DON'TS
Well cared-for brushes will last for years. Here's some tips to protect your investment.

DO
* Wet brush before you dip in pigment.
* Lay your brushes down while when not using
* Rinse out your brushes with only room temperature water after painting. Careful cleaning will help retain their shape.
* Let brushes thoroughly air dry before storing.
* Store brushes so the bristles never bend. I personally store mine in a wrap after they have completely dried.

DON'T
* Don't let your brushes dry in pigment.
* Don't leave in water.
* Don't use soap. All you need is clean water.
* Don't throw in a portfolio or drawer. Letting your brushes roll around loose will quickly destroy them.  
* Don't touch the bristles with your fingers.
* Never place your brush in your mouth to create a fine point. Some pigments can make you sick.
* Don't use your brushes with any pigment other than watercolors.

One final note. Some Internet articles talk about moths destroying natural brush hair. I have never encountered such a problem.


Robert Krajecki Winter Gallery

My main concern with painting snow is the kind of snow it is. All snow is not the same. Light fluffy snow has softer edges. (More on edges in another newsletter). And some snow is icier and harder, thus having harder edges.
 
Painting snowscenes in watercolor is, as usual, painting light to dark, meaning, if the snow is one of the largest masses, you will paint that first.  You can use masking fluid to protect the white of the paper in transparent watercolor. 
 
Because you usually paint dark to light in oils, you will want to paint the snow last. 
 
Keep in mind, the icier snow is more reflective and will pick up more colors from the surrounding landscape, while the softer snow will not.   
     
Early Spring - oil

Across the Road from our House
Nelson Late Winter
Nelson Late Winter - oil
    
West on Main Street - watercolor
    
Our Personal Library
Photo courtesy richardschmid.com
Photo courtesy richardschmid.com

THE LANDSCAPES by Richard Schmid is a beautiful collection of paintings from one of America's greatest living painters.

Take a journey to eight countries and 50 years with this American Master. This book features 300 images and is the largest collection of Richard Schmid's landscape work ever compiled.

We have spent hours studying his paintings - looking at his technique and how it has developed through the years.

A must have in any fine artist library. You can buy his book at his site www.richardschmid.com or at Amazon.


Robert J. Krajecki
 Watercolor Painting * Egg Tempera * Gouache * Oil 
Artist * Teacher

 

Robert J. Krajecki

Studio: (630) 557-2027   

At a young age, with crayons and coloring book at hand, Bob recalls his mother telling him he was "good at staying inside the lines", and the seed was planted. He became the typical teenage boy, interested in playing baseball and drawing cartoons. Though he was a strong baseball player, Bob chose to pursue his other passion, art.

 

He began his studies with the Famous Artists Correspondence Course, but midway through the course, he was drafted into the Army. During his tour of duty in the Army Air Corps, training pilots for missions in Viet Nam, he managed to continue his art pursuits by creating a cartoon strip for the aviation newspaper, the Army Flyer.

 

Once back in civilian life, Bob enrolled at the American Academy of Art, with plans to become a commercial artist. At the suggestion of a fellow student, he sat in on a watercolor demonstration by then Director and President, Irving Shapiro, AWS. Fascinated that a painting of three children, carrying schoolbooks, walking down a country road...in the fall... could be beautifully completed in an hour and a half, Bob was smitten with the watercolor bug, never again to "stay inside the lines".

 

Including a semester at the Chicago Academy of Art, Bob's journey would lead him to a fine art degree from the American Academy of Art. During a 28-year teaching career at the Academy, he was a fulltime Fundamentals instructor, often taught watercolor classes for Mr. Shapiro, and taught his own watercolor classes for six years. Bob was also the first chair of the Fundamentals department, a position he held for 10 years.

 

Inspired by John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, and Richard Schmid, Bob's philosophy and art reflect realism influenced by impressionism, the core of the traditional instruction offered at the Academy when he was a student.

 

Recent awards include:

2012 - Danada Nature Art Show-Honorable Mention 

2012 - Transparent Watercolor Society of America-Donors Award

2012 - Illinois Watercolor Society-Honorable Mention

2011 - Transparent Watercolor Society of America- Lakes Region Watercolor Guild Award

2010 - Illinois Watercolor Society-Awarded signature membership

2010 - "Watercolor 10" Award of Excellence-Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL

2009 - Illinois Watercolor Society -Award of Excellence

 

Bob's work was recently published in the April, 2012 issue of Watercolor Artist Magazine

Bob gives demonstrations, offers workshops, and judges shows at many Chicagoland venues.
He is an instructor at the Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago, and far west of the big city, he holds continuing classes in his small hometown of Kaneville, where old farmsteads and cornfields still dominate the landscape.

 

 

Dale L. Popovich 
Studio: (219) 838-8645
Dale@DalePopovich.com
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Dale L. Popovich is an award-winning watercolorist and teacher who is passionate about capturing the raw beauty of the American landscape with the fluid stroke of a brush. Talent and training aside, it's Dale's vision that best informs his work. Temporarily blinded at age 20, Dale learned to rely on his mind's eye to sustain him. With vision finally restored, he discovered he could see more clearly than before, easily filtering out the visual "noise" around him to focus on a subject's essentials. His paintings began to reflect a certain purity of perception, and this "way of seeing" became the hallmark of his painting. 
 
Spending his childhood summers in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, Dale learned to love its colors, textures, denizens and moods. Today, his paintings celebrate these American landscapes and man's humble efforts to tame it.
 
Trained at The American Academy of Art in Chicago by Director and President, Irving Shapiro, AWS. Dale was deeply inspired by this great American twentieth-century watercolorist. Dale later taught for many years at The American Academy of Art. Currently, he teaches at the prestigious Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Art in Chicago, and in his own studio. Devoted to both painting and teaching, Dale's work hangs in collections around the country.

Recent awards include:


2012 - Art Comp, Chesterton, IN - Award of Merit

2012 - Indiana Heritage Arts, Nashville, IN - Award of Merit 

2011- Indiana Heritage Arts, Nashville, IN - Award of Merit  

2010 - Indiana Heritage Arts, Nashville, IN - Award of Merit   

2006 - Indiana Heritage Arts, Nashville, IN - Award of Excellence  

 

 

 

© 2012 Paint. Draw. Create     © 2012 Robert J Krajecki     © 2012 Dale L Popovich     All rights reserve.