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Apr 29

New Class: Painting in Pastel

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I’m happy to announce that I’m teaching a new class at the Palette & Chisel! Painting in Pastels with Lenin Delsol is up on the Palette & Chisel website and there’s still a couple spots open. I hope you’ll join me. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Class description

Many people have a set or two of pastels that they thought they might use, but never actually do. In this class, we will finally put those pastels to use painting the portrait and figure while experimenting with different pastel techniques and surfaces. Classes will include demonstrations, discussions and individual instruction. Students can expect to work in the very first class.

While this class is open to artists of any skill level, drawing experience and the basics of color theory is required.

Enroll Today

All classes are held at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago. The following links will take you to each class session’s registration page on their website.

Register for Class 730: May 6 – June 17, 2019*

*In observance of Memorial Day, no class will be held on May 27, 2019.

Details

Time: 12:00 am to 3:00 pm on Mondays for six weeks
Tuition: $225 plus a $50 model fee payable to the instructor at the first session
Location: Palette & Chisel, 1012 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL in the 2nd floor studio
Skill Level: Drawing experience and the basics of color theory required
How to register: Register online or call the Palette & Chisel at 312-642-4400

Painting in Pastel with Lenin Delsol Class flyer

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Apr 29

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2019 Spring & Summer Portrait Painting Class Schedule

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The next two sessions of my portrait painting class: From Sketch to Finish with Lenin Delsol are up on the Palette & Chisel website. I hope you’ll join me. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Class description

Painting a portrait from multiple sessions is essential for an artist’s growth. Through repeated observation, we begin to perceive subtle details and build rapport with the portrait sitter. This familiarity will eventually guide us to compose a genuine likeness inspired by a sense of the subject’s spirit and character.

Throughout the course, as we paint two to three pictures of different poses, there will be a good deal of one-on-one instruction with several demos including how to use photos to finish a painting. Each student will have digital access to images taken from their spot for work outside of class time if they so choose.

Enroll Today

All classes are held at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago. The following links will take you to each class session’s registration page on their website.

Register for Class 717: May 22 – Jun 26, 2019

Register for Class 718: Aug 7 – Sep 11, 2019

Details

Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Wednesdays for six weeks
Tuition: $295 plus a $50 model fee payable to the instructor at the first session
Location: Palette & Chisel, 1012 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL in the northlight studio on the 3rd floor
Skill Level: All levels welcome, but some drawing and painting experience helpful
How to register: Register online or call the Palette & Chisel at 312-642-4400

class flyer for protrait painting class at the palette and chisel spring and summer 2019

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Dec 12

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Young woman in a nature scene surrounded by a fairy circle with a wood nymph in the forest

Portrait Society of America’s 2018 Members Only Competition

By Blog Post Awards & Accolades, Exhibition News, Juried Art Exhibitions

I’m happy to announce that my painting “The Fairy Circle,” 30″ x 36″, oil on linen, was selected as an Outside the Box Finalist in the Portrait Society of America’s 2018 Members Only Competition. It’s an honor to be chosen amongst such a group of wonderful paintings!

Feb 28

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2018 Portrait Painting Class Schedule

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I’m pleased to announce that I’m teaching three new sessions of my class From Sketch to Finish at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago. I hope you’ll join me. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Enroll Today

All classes are held at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago. The following links will take you to each class sessions’s registration page on their website.

Class 709: Mar 14 – Apr 18, 2018

Class 710: Apr 25 – May 30, 2018

Class 711: Aug 8 – Sep 12, 2018

Class description

Details

Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Wednesdays for six weeks
Tuition: $295 plus a $50 model fee payable to the instructor at the first session
Location: Palette & Chisel, 1012 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL in the northlight studio on the 3rd floor
Skill Level: All levels welcome, but some drawing and painting experience helpful
How to register: Register online or call the Palette & Chisel at 312-642-4400

Download the class PDF

From Sketch To Finish with Lenin Delsol Spring 2018 Sessions

Oct 03

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Lenin Delsol is exhibiting in the Chicago Artists Interpret American Literature Show

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Meet Iris, Lenin Delsol’s interpretation of the femme fatale from Chester Himes’ 1964 hard-boiled crime novel, Cotton Comes to Harlem.

Pastel on toned paper, 2017.

Iris is on display in the Chicago Artists Interpret American Literature Show from September 17, 2017 through January 5, 2018.

Location & Hours

Mary-Frances and Bill Veeck Gallery
in the Catholic Theological Union Academic and Conference Center
5416 S. Cornell Ave, 4th floor
Chicago, IL 60615

+1 773-371-5400

Hours: 9 am — 4:30 pm

Complimentary Parking Available

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Mar 14

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Continuing Pose Painting Class

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Starting in May, I’m teaching another session of my class, From Sketch to Finish, at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago. The class meets from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Wednesdays over the course of 6 weeks. Throughout the class, we will work from the same model in a continuing pose with the goal of completing a finished painting by the end.

Incidentally, it’s the same method that I used to create the main oil painting featured on my flyer below, The Strings of Time, which I’m honored to announce will be exhibited in the Oil Painters of America 26th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils this May.

I hope you’ll join me at the P&C. It’s a Chicago treasure. Register online or call the Palette & Chisel at (312) 642-4400, Monday thru Friday 10:30 am–5:30 pm.

If you have any questions about the class in May or would like to attend a class in the evening or on a weekend day, please contact me.

Date: May 3 – June 7, 2017
Meets: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in the P&C’s northlight studio, 3rd floor
Tuition: $280.00 payable to the Palette & Chisel plus a $50 model fee (cash or check) payable to Lenin Delsol at the first class session
Level: All Levels Welcome, some drawing and painting experience helpful.
Details: In From Sketch to Finish with Lenin Delsol, we will paint a single painting over the duration of the class. Continuing with a painting is important as a tool of study, enabling the student to see more and, in turn, paint more of what they see. With emphasis on drawing and artistic anatomy, the way the figure occupies any position will be better understood.
Required Supplies: A list will be emailed to you upon registration. If you would like to see the supply list before registering, please email the P&C office.

Oct 07

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Fall 2016 / Winter 2017 Classes

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I’m pleased to announce that I’m teaching three more sessions of my painting class at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago. The class meets from 9am to 1pm on Wednesdays over the course of 6 weeks. We will work with the same model in a continuing pose throughout the course. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I hope you’ll join me. Register online or call the Palette & Chisel at 312-642-4400, Monday thru Friday 10:30 am–5:30 pm.

Dates:
Sept 14 – Oct 26, 2016 (no class 10/5)
Nov 9 – Dec 21 (no class 11/23)
Jan 11 – Feb 15, 2017
Meets: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in the P&C’s northlight studio, 3rd floor
Tuition: $280.00 payable to the Palette & Chisel plus a $50 model fee (cash or check) payable to me at the first class session
Level: All Levels Welcome, some drawing and painting experience helpful.
Details: In From Sketch to Finish with Lenin Delsol, we will paint a single painting over the duration of the class. Continuing with a painting is important as a tool of study, enabling the student to see more and, in turn, paint more of what they see. With emphasis on drawing and artistic anatomy, the way the figure occupies any position will be better understood.
Required Supplies: A list will be emailed to you upon registration. If you would like to see the supply list before registering, please email the P&C office.

Apr 08

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From Sketch to Finish with Lenin Delsol

By Blog Post Classes, Teaching Schedule

I’m teaching a new class at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago. You can register online or call the Palette & Chisel at 312-642-4400, Monday thru Friday 10:30 am–6:30 pm. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I hope you’ll join me!

Dates: April 15–May 6, 2015 (Wednesdays Only)
Meets: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in the P&C’s northlight studio, 3rd floor
Tuition: $280.00 payable to the Palette & Chisel plus a $50 model fee payable to the instructor
Level: All Levels Welcome
Details: In this workshop, we will paint a single painting over the duration of the class. There will be a strong emphasis on drawing and the understanding of the human anatomy. Any medium will be welcome in this class, whether the student wishes to continue in the medium they currently use, or to explore a medium they’ve been interested in for a while, but had never really pursued in any real sense. Continuing with a painting is important as a tool of study enabling the student to see more and in turn paint more of what they see. With our emphasis on artistic anatomy, the way the figure is in any position will be better understood. The first part of the workshop day will be spent in practices intended to bolster confidence in drawing and the use of the respective media the student wishes to use, followed by the main event, the continuing pose.
Required Supplies: A list will be emailed to you upon registration. If you would like to see the supply list before registering, please email the P&C office.