2026 Sketch Seminar

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Friday, July 10, 2026

2:30 pm – 5:30 pm  Check-in and Registration at Palette & Chisel, 1012 N. Dearborn Chicago, IL 60610

3:00 pm – 5:30 pm  Opening Sketch Meetup Location and Host to be announced soon! We will leave Palette & Chisel at 3:00 and walk together to the location. If you arrive after 3:00, please join us at the location.

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm  Newcomer orientation meeting. Meet inside Palette & Chisel

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm  Gather for Opening Reception, Raffle & Art Show at Palette & Chisel

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Saturday, July 11, 2026

8:30 am – 10:00 am  Late check-in 

9:00 am – 9:10 am  Opening remarks

9:10 am – 9:20 am  Gathering for workshops

9:20 am  Workshop groups depart Palette & Chisel for locations

9:30 am – 12:30 pm  Morning session:

• WS01 – Chicago Simplified – Daniel Pagans
• WS03 – Sketch Like Theater: Show Less, Tell More – Pedro Louiero
• WS05 – K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Sketcher!) – Jingo De La Rosa
• WS07 – Best of Line and Color: Pen and Watercolor for Urban Sketching – Don Yang
• WS09 – From Simple Sketches to Masterpieces – Kelly Zeng
• WS11 – Are You Pastel-Curious? – Shabad Kaur Khalsa
• WS13 – Let’s Figure It Out – Ken Czech
  
• Sketch Walk (Optional) – Meet directly across the street from Palette & Chisel at 9:30 am

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm  Lunch and Swag Bag Lab with Sponsorship team

2:10 pm – 2:20 pm  Gathering for workshops

2:20 pm Workshop groups depart Palette & Chisel for locations

2:30 pm – 5:30 pm  Afternoon session:

• WS02 – The Mighty Complementary Watercolors – Darman Angir
• WS04 - Urban Sketching with Gouache – Christina Wald
• WS06 – The Visual Souvenir: Sketching Memories a Camera Can’t Capture – Amy Gowans
• WS08 – Color Pencil Techniques for Dramatic Effect – Mark Jones
• WS10 - Of Ink and Wash – Dave Lawrie
• WS12 – Reportage and the Energy of the Crowd – Joel Berman
• WS14 – Primed for Play: Gelli Prints as a Starting Point for Sketching – Tina Tang
  
• Sketch Walk (Optional) – Meet directly across the street from Palette & Chisel at 2:30 pm

6:00 pm  Seminar group photo at Washington Square Fountain, 901 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60610

6:30 pm  Drink & Draw – Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, 1120 N State St, Chicago, IL 60610

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Sunday, July 12, 2026

9:00 am  General remarks

9:10 am – 9:20 am  Gathering for workshops

9:20 am  Workshop groups depart Palette & Chisel for locations

9:30 am – 12:30 pm  Morning session:

• WS02 – The Mighty Complementary Watercolors – Darman Angir
• WS04 - Urban Sketching with Gouache – Christina Wald
• WS06 – The Visual Souvenir: Sketching Memories a Camera Can’t Capture – Amy Gowans
• WS08 – Color Pencil Techniques for Dramatic Effect – Mark Jones
• WS10 - Of Ink and Wash – Dave Lawrie
• WS12 – Reportage and the Energy of the Crowd – Joel Berman
• WS14 – Primed for Play: Gelli Prints as a Starting Point for Sketching – Tina Tang
  
• Sketch Walk (Optional) – Meet directly across the street from Palette & Chisel at 9:30 am

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm  Lunch

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm  Lecture (feel free to bring your lunch)

2:10 pm – 2:20 pm  Gathering for workshops

2:20 pm Workshop groups depart Palette & Chisel for locations

2:30 pm – 5:30 pm  Afternoon session:

• WS01 – Chicago Simplified – Daniel Pagans
• WS03 – Sketch Like Theater: Show Less, Tell More – Pedro Louiero
• WS05 – K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Sketcher!) – Jingo De La Rosa
• WS07 – Best of Line and Color: Pen and Watercolor for Urban Sketching – Don Yang
• WS09 – From Simple Sketches to Masterpieces – Kelly Zeng
• WS11 – Are You Pastel-Curious? – Shabad Kaur Khalsa
• WS13 – Let’s Figure It Out – Ken Czech
  
• Sketch Walk (Optional) – Meet directly across the street from Palette & Chisel at 2:30 pm

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm  Closing reception at Palette & Chisel