CONTACT US – Questions? Comments? – wpac@wickerpark.org

BEGINS Monday June 12, 2023 – En Plein Air Drawing at the Wicker Park Gardens Presented by Wicker Park Garden Club and Advisory Council

REGISTER – CLICK HERE      REGISTRATION REQUIRED – BUT $0 FREE

INSTRUCTOR: Maria Mariottini – The Garden as Inspiration Series

++STUDENTS OF ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE ARE WELCOME

DATES: Mondays June 12 – July 24, 2023 – Six Week Summer Session

NO CLASS JULY 3

TIME: 6pm-7:30pm

RAIN – The Class will be CANCELED IF RAINING and then the class will be made up after July 24.

LOCATION: Wicker Park, 1425 N. Damen, Chicago, IL 60622 Meet at the Wicker Sculpture. You will work outside at the 10,000 sq. ft. of gardens in the Park.

REGISTRATION FEE: $0 FREE – No Charge -Just Do Great Work!

VIEW STUDENT’S WORK: SPRING 2022 – Watercolor Class, SUMMER 2022 – Drawing Class, FALL 2022 – Collage & Mixed Media

QUESTIONS: Doug.Wood@WickerPark.org

Join Us – En Plein Air Drawing at the Wicker Park Gardens – The SUMMER Session Garden As Inspiration Art Class.

Maria Mariottini will teach the class which will be a 6 week long series that explores drawing techniques and then applying those techniques to drawing the plants in the Wicker Park Gardens. Maria Mariottini has a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago and a Master in Educating Adults from DePaul. She produced the Bucktown Arts Fest for 20 years and still serves as a juror. She is committed to the value of arts and community.

THE CLASS LAYOUT – 90 Minute class

• 20 minutes – Warmup and Practice Drawing Techniques
• 55 min create and finish work applying the techniques we focused on in the class- but, make it your own
• 15 minutes-All Students discuss their artworks to share ideas and insight.

STUDENTS PROVIDE THESE SUPPLIES for Drawing

• A blank notebook of drawing paper approximately 8in X 12in
• A Set of PENCILS from Soft to Hard
• A Set of Colored pencils
• Eraser and a Pencil Sharpener

There will be supplement materials supplied by the teacher.

**The Garden As Inspiration Series is a Project of the Wicker Park Garden Club and Advisory Council WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP with The Robey Chicago and The Chicago Park District.  Doug Wood and Maria Mariottini started the series in the summer of 2020 during the pandemic and offered drawing classes in Wicker Park – the park.  Since then, the class has explored watercolor, collage, and mixed media techniques.  The Wicker Park Gardens provided materials for these classes when it was appropriate and/or seasonal.

VIEW STUDENT’S WORK from Previous Classes

SPRING 2022 – Watercolor Class

SUMMER 2022 – Drawing Class

FALL 2022 – Collage & Mixed Media Class

Date: 06/05/2023 (Mon.)