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Janet Rooney, instructor

October 17 - December 15

Figure Drawing or Painting the long poseKaren Perl, instructor

Mixed skill level class, for beginners & those continuing their studies. You must pre-registered for this class.

Tuition: $120, GAC members $108 • 4 weeks

Tuesdays 9 - 11:30 am • Oct 18 - Nov 8Wednesdays 6:30 - 9 pm • Oct 19 - Nov 9

PortraitureJudith McCabe Renner, instructorAges 15-Adult Tuition: $200, GAC members $180 • 8 weeks

figure as subject matter. Learn how to render the figure through observation of a live model. Students will explore the figure in several long poses over the 4 week session. Emphasis will be on drawing or painting the human form as well as composition.

Sundays 11 - 1:30 pm • Oct 23 - Dec 11

Painting & Drawing

Medium and advanced level class. Learn what it takesto paint a portrait. Students will progress from under-standing the basic forms of the human face in black & white charcoal drawings to painting a full-color portrait in oils or acrylics.

Drawing FundamentalsJill Sutton, instructorAges 15 - AdultTuition $160, GAC members $145 • 8 weeksSundays 10 -12 noon • Oct 23 - Dec 11Designed to teach beginning or intermediate students the fundamentals of drawing. Through classic lessons and innovative exercises we will use various mediums and techniques to explore the basics of visual representation.

Fall 2011 Greenleaf Art Center

1806 W. Greenleaf, Chicago, IL 60626 • 773-465-4652 • GreenleafArtCenter.com

Ages 15-Adult Tuition $160, GAC members $145 • 8 weeks Saturdays 12-2 pm • Oct 22 - Dec 10 Mixed skill level class, for beginners and continuing studies in charcoal, pastel, oil, acrylic, or watercolor. Choose your own media. Work independently, from still life or photography.

Painting Techniques Claudia Laska, instructor Ages 15-Adult Tuition $160, GAC members $145 • 8 weeks Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:30 pm • Oct 18 - Dec 6

Explore the basics or refine your skills! This course will address how to begin a painting using composition, color theory and effective painting tech-niques, through how to refine the details and complete a painting using your choice of oils or acrylics.

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Greenleaf Art Center 1806 W. Greenleaf Ave Chicago, IL 60626

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Francine Gourguechon has been designing and installing mosaic installations forthe last 15 years. Smaller projects are worked on in her studio in West Rogers Park Her design sense comes from her education at the Art Institute of Chicago plus years of painting, photographing, teaching, and appreciating art.You can see her mosaic work on her website: www.chicagomosaics.com

Tom Hicke Tom is a graduate of The American Academy of Art and a professional illustrator and teacher in Chicago for more than 20 years.

Claudia Laska Claudia has taught art and design as adjunct faculty at Columbia College Chicago since 2002. She has taught painting in both private and institutional settings since 1997. She is a graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago and a freelance graphic designer.

Lorelei MacBeth Lorelei has a masters in teaching from Columbia College and has taught fine arts at Chicago’s Farragut Career Academy High School since 2001. She studied painting, sculpture and printmaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at Studio Arts Center International in Florence, Italy.

Sarah B. Ellis Nyktas Sarah is an artist and designer from Michigan who knits whenever she has a spare moment. She loves printmaking and digital media but has found her needles and yarn to be a more portable craft. She first learned to knit at the age of 10, but did not take it up seriously until about 8 years ago. Memories of her grandfather's clever knit creations still inspire her today.

Joyce Wood O’Callaghan Joyce has studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, Harper College and American and European traditional art studies. She has been painting for many years and enjoys doing abstract and Impressionistic art.

Kathleen Paluch Kathleen has a BFA from Mundelein College/Loyola University. She has more than 30 years of experience teaching children and young adults. Kathleen is one of the founders of the Greenleaf Art Center.

Karen Perl Karen is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute where she stud-ied painting and drawing with a strong emphasis on the figure. She is represented by Packer-Schopf Gallery in Chicago.

Judith McCabe Renner Judith holds a degree from the American Academy of Art. She studied with Richard Schmid at Palette and Chisel, and worked for the Calabash Animation Studio at Tree Studios in Chicago. Judith has exhibited in numerous venues and is collected internationally including some pieces in the Kamp Gallery at the Drake Hotel Chicago.

Janet Rooney Janet holds numerous degrees in painting and design. Presently she is an Adjunct Professor at both Harrington College of Design, Chicago and Columbia College, Chicago. She has also been the Guest Artist at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Shawn Sargent Shawn is an artist and writer with a degree from the School of the Art Institute. She also studied at School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston before moving to Chicago, and has taught art and academics in private and small group set-tings. She currently works as a freelance editor while continuing to create photo-based art that has been exhibited nationally and selected for book and journal covers.

Jill Sutton Jill has a MFA, California College of the Arts; BFA, Washington University in St. Louis. Teaching experience includes Evanston Art Center, Old Town Triangle Association, Civic Arts Education, Walnut Creek, CA, California College of the Arts, , Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO. Has exhibited throughout the Midwest and California. Represented by Melanee Cooper Gallery in Chicago.

WatercolorKaren Perl, instructorAges 15-Adult Tuition $160, GAC members $145 • 8 weeks

Mondays 9:30 -11:30 am • Oct 17 - Dec 5Mondays 7:15 - 9:15 pm • Oct 17 - Dec 5

Our art center staff will work with you to create a truly personal and unique event. We will supply an art instructor to guide you and your guests in the creation of a personal masterpiece.

All supplies and equipment are furnished. Materials include a 9” x 12” pre-stretched premium cotton canvass with solid wood stretcher bars, acrylic paint and use of our paint brushes, easels and tables.

Two hours of creative fun and your guests leave with a painting of their very own plus a fun memory to commemorate a special day.

Bring your own cake, snacks and drinks our adjoining party room is included for FREE.

Paint Party prices:Up to 7 people painting $250.8-10 people painting $300.

Larger parties call for pricing.

Room rental (only) prices: no equipment or supplies included,

20 people max , 2hr event with extra 1/2 hr before (set up)

and after (clean up) $400.

Parties for adults and children!773-465-4652

Explore the expressive qualities of watercolor through a variety of tools, techniques, and sources of inspiration. All levels welcome.

Large Canvas Acrylic Painting Joyce Wood O’Callaghan, instructor Ages 15-Adult • 8 weeks Tuition $160, GAC Members $145

Wednesdays 6 - 9 pm • Oct 19 - Dec 7

The Long Hall Gallery and Event space are avilable for rent for special events. fundraisers and business functions. Contact Denis or Kathie Paluch at 773-465-4652 for information.

Paint Parties at Greenleaf Art Center

Karen Perl, instructor

Ages 15-Adult Tuition $160, GAC members $145 • 8 weeks

Thursdays 7 - 9 pm • Oct 20 - Dec 15(No class Nov 24)Create from a photo, portrait or landscape. For any level experience in drawing or painting medium.

Paint or Draw from a Photo

Art Center Coupon

Take one class and get another at half price - for yourself or a friend

Open up your creative flow, working in the abstract, impressionistic, or realistic style. In this class we will go over basic color theory, create textures useing different mediums such as molding paste, fabric, paper

Experiment with various tools. Come and have lots of fun and let your creativity flow. Canvas size 30 x 40” to start class.

Bring a photo to work from and the materials of your choice.

Draw or paint the figure. An exploration of the

Greenleaf Art Center accepts credit cards!Register by phone 773-465-4652 or in

person at 1806 W Greenleaf Ave.

Featured Teacher for Fall 2011...Karen Perl

Winter 2012 Classes - Jan 15 - March 1Spring 2012 Classes - April 10 - June 12

Summer 2012 Classes - July 15 - September 2

Karen has a degree in drawing and painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work in school was primarily focused on the figure. As part of her studies, she spent a year in Ireland, painting from dreams and imagination. She has been exhibiting her work in and around the Chicago area since 1985, and in the South of France, where she lived and painted for two years. Her subject currently is the city, she works both on location, and from photography in oils and watercol-ors. She also paints house and pet portraits, reflecting her passions for architecture and animals. Karen was the first artist/teacher to join the teaching staff at the Greenleaf Art Center, she was instrumental in setting up our early curriculum. She is very special to us here at Greenleaf and an excellent teacher too!

Greenleaf Art Center Teaching Staff

Teen Painting & DrawingKathleen Paluch, instructor

Students are responsible for their own supplies for this class. A supply list is available on line at GreenleafArtCenter.com or a paper version can be furnished upon request

Pencil Drawing FunTom Hicke, instructorAges 15-AdultTuition $160, GAC members $145 • 8 weeks

Thursdays 6:30-8:30 pm • Oct 20 - Dec 15 (No class Nov 24)

The best way to enjoy drawing is to understand how to study and practice it successfully. Pencil Drawing Fun will focus on constructing the illusion of form and space, which is a fundamental skill for the visual artist. The class will review drawing objects based on invention, observation and memory using simple geometric forms to convey solidity. Pencil Drawing Fun will add depth and dimension to your sketches and drawings. The first three letters in funda-mental spells fun!

Comic Book Club Tom Hicke, instructor

Tuition $120 • 6 weeks Junior Club (ages 9-12) Fridays 4-6 pm • Oct 21 - Dec 2

Senior Club (ages 13-17) Sundays 2-4 pm • Oct 23- Nov 27

Learn to create great comic book art! Comic Art Club will show you how! Sign up now and start learning the basic skills needed to design and draw comic art panels and pages. Comic Art Club is for all skill levels. Join Today! Already a member? Come back for more! Please bring two #2 pencils, an eraser, and one ring-bound sketchbook, and two of you’re favorite comics to the first 60 min. class.

Knitting StudioSarah Ellis Nyktas, instructorTuition: $120, GAC members $108 • 6 weeksThursday 6:30-8:30 pm • Oct 20 - Dec 1(No class Nov24)

A class for the whole family. Beginning and Intermediate level class for all ages. Beginners will learn to cast on, knit, purl, increase, decrease, and bind off. Intermediate knitters will work at their own pace on patterns of their choice with the guidance of the instructor.

Children’s Classes

Mixed Media:

Class Registration FormAdditional forms are available online at GreenleafArtCenter.com

Class Registration is accepted on a first come, first served basis, payment is due at registration. You must pre-register to ensure space in a class or work-shop. Checks should be made to Greenleaf Art Center. Refunds will be given less a processing fee of $10, you must withdraw from a class prior to the start date. If you know, at registration, that you will miss a class session you can deduct the cost of that class from the tuition. (After registration no cash refunds for missed classes is given, a makeup class can be arranged within the same semester only.)

GAC reserves the right to cancel a class or workshop if a minimum of enroll-ment is not met. A list of supplies for classes will be available on our website www.GreenleafArtCenter.com or at registration.

Family Discount - Pay full price for one and get 10% off tuition for all other members of the same family.

If registering a child please inform the art center of any health or medical issues. Call the Greenleaf Art Center 773-465-4652 for more infor-mation.

Please read and sign below:

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You may pay by credit card, check, money order or cash for class fees. Make checks payable to Greenleaf Art Center.

Business/Cell:_________________________________________ School:____________________________________________ Collage and Assemblage

Shawn Sargent, instructor Ages 15-Adult Tuition $160 • GAC members $145 • 8 weeks Wednesdays 6:30 - 9 pm • Oct 19 - Dec 7

plastic, wire and text. Students will find inspiration from their own experi-ences, the diversity of materials, and examples shown in class. Composition, color and new techniques will be addressed.

Private Study/ Special ClassesTuition $40 per hour, you pick the area of study plus time and day - we'll find the teacher. If you have a group and an idea for a special class give us a call, we will try to arrange it. Group classes are priced at regular class rates. Private Study classes are for adults or children.

Workshops One or two day classes, limited to a maximum of 10 students per class.

Story Book Art with Tom Hicke, Ages 8-12Tuition: $25 •1 day, 2 hours Saturday 12 - 2 pm • Oct 8

Digital Photography with Steve Nyktas, Ages 15-Adult Tuition: $60 •1 day, 3 hours Sunday 11am- 2 pm • Oct 9

A Taste of Knitting with Sarah Nyktas, Ages 7-AdultTuition: $60 •1 day, 2 hours Sunday 11am-2 pm • Oct 9

Intro to Photoshop Pro with Janet RooneyAges 15-Adult • Tuition $60 • 1 day, 3 hours, Saturday 3-6 pm • Oct 1

Create a Website or Web Blog with Janet RooneyAges 15-Adult • Tuition $60 •1 day, 3 hours, Saturday 3-6pm • Sept 24

Knit Clinic with Sarah Nyktas, Ages 7-AdultTuition: $60 • 1 day, 3 hours • Sunday 1-4 pm • Sept 18

For more Information or a complete description of Workshops please call the art center 773-465-4652 or go to GreenleafArtCenter.com, click on Classes.

Multimedia Art Lorelei MacBeth, instructor

Children will study the work of famous artists while exploring the elements of art. Students will work with line, color, shapes and texture in a variety of materials.

Tuition $90 • 6 weeksFridays Ages 4-6 yrs 3:15 -4:15 pm • Oct 21 - Dec 2Fridays Ages 7-9 yrs 4:30 - 5:30 pm • Oct 21 - Dec 2

Signature If registering a child a parent or guardian must sign

I have read and accept terms above:

Create unique mixed media collages and small objects/sculptures with regular and non-traditional materials—such as found objects and images, paper or fabric scraps,

NEW! Character Design 101Tom Hicke, instructorAges 15-AdultTuition $160, GAC members $145 • 8 weeks

Saturdays 12 - 2 pm • Oct 22 - Dec 10

From film and TV to comic books, video games & children’s books: genre characters are everywhere. Rooted in character driven stories, concept design plays an essential role in todays most exciting visual entertainment. Charac-ter Design 101 will survey constructive approaches to drawing, build visual interpretation skills, and help students gain insight into the development of their own characters. This course will feature copious instructor demonstration.

Quick Drawing / Organic Art Judith McCabe Renner, instructor Ages 15-Adult Tuition $160, GAC Members $145 • 8 weeks Thursdays 10-12 noon • Oct 20 - Dec 15 (No class Nov 24)Mixed skill level class, beginners thru advanced students.Getting to the essence of a subject, telling it’s story, expressing a mood or emo-tion through spontaneous quick line drawing. Class will use still life or people as subjects. Materials needed are an 11”x14” sketch book, pencil & pen.

Wednesdays 7- 9 pm • Oct 19 - Dec 7

NEW! Pen, Brush & Ink IllustrationTom Hicke, instructorAges 15-AdultTuition $160, GAC members $145 • 8 weeks

Sundays 11-1 pm • Oct 23- Dec 11

Enter the sparkling world of India Ink. Combine soft lush lines with the crisp strokes of the steel nib for endless variations in form and design. Students will learn the proper use of tools and media; the basics of brush control; hatch and cross-hatching; how to effectively combine line and wash; spotting blacks for illustration; and how to create final pencil art to be rendered in ink. The course will utilize group discussion, instructor demonstration, and a special sketch book project designed to develop each student’s working knowledge of this facinating media.

My Creative Voice Art Making for Tweens 9-12 years

Lorelei MacBeth, instructor • Tuition $90 • 6 weeksMondays 4-6 pm • Oct 17 - Nov 21 Saturdays 11-1 pm • Oct 22 - Nov 26Open up to new ideas! Engaging prompts and multiple materials teach artistic skill and encourage the creative teen to discover their personal voice. Students will leave with ideas and beginnings they can complete on their own as well as finished pieces.

Tuition $120 • 6 weeks • Ages 13 - 17Mondays 4:00 - 6:00 pm • Oct 17 - Nov 21 Saturdays 11-1pm • Oct 22 - Nov 26

Explore different techniques of painting and drawing. Students will build a familiarity with materials and techniques. This class is an introduction to line, value, color and composition focusing on fundamentals with an emphasis on developing observational skills. NEW!

Story Book ArtTom Hicke, instructorTuition $120 • 6 weeks • Ages 8-12 • Saturdays 11-1pm Oct 22 - Nov 26

Imagine Goldlocks in the home of the Three Dinosaurs! Learn to draw unique pictures that are so full of energy that they appear to leap from the page. Create rough sketches, develop color drawings using the wofking methods practiced by top storyboard artists and cartoonists. Bring a 9” x 12” sketchbook, two #2 pencils, a kneadable eraser and your imagination to first class.

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First time ever!!!

MOSAICS WorkshopStarting Saturday, September 17th we will have a 3 session mosaic workshop guided by artist Francine Gourguechon.

The first 2 Saturdays are for the piecing and glueing of the tessera (mosaic materials). Francine will show the basic techniques and materials of applying the tessera to the object to be mosaiced. She will also direct students in design and color choice. The 3rd Saturday the glue should be dry and Francine will show grouting tecniques....it’s fun and messy and brings all the mosaic tessera together into a whole form.

Supply list: Tile nippers (any hardware store)Any tessera you may have or can get ceramic tile (tile outlet on Fullerton) glass, buttons, marbles, brocken china, keys, nails and screws, etc. An object to mosaic: medium size flower pot, interesting shaped vase, table top with edges, tray with edges, brick to hold your door open, etc.

Francine Gourguechon, instructorAges 15-Adult • Tuition $100 • 3-2 hour sessions Saturdays 11-1 pm • September 17, 24 & Oct 1