$140.00Workshops & Classes · Saturday, November 7, 2026
Abstract Painting with Oil & Cold Wax
About
A one-day workshop with Pam Peterson on abstract oil painting using cold wax medium, a technique for building and scraping back layered, textured surfaces. It runs 9am–3:30pm at La Grange Art League, 122 Calendar Ave (La Grange Road, Metra BNSF), and costs $140. The league's Intuitive Painting Workshop follows a week later on 14 November.
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How it compares
- Weekend
- Take it home the same day
At $140, this sits about the middle of the 45 single-session painting classes we list in Chicago. They run from $5 to $450, and the typical price is $225.
That works out to about $22 an hour for a 6.5-hour session.
If one session leaves you wanting more, 1 studio we list runs multi-week painting courses, from $325.
Other painting classes in Chicago
- Life Drawing, All LevelsElmhurst Art Museum · Oak Park & West SuburbsMON, NOV 2 · $30-$160
- Bird Painting Step-by-step: Pileated WoodpeckerTrailside Museum of Natural History · Oak Park & West SuburbsFRI, NOV 20 · $5 per person; registration required
- Ghostly GardensPinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest SideFRI, OCT 23 · $45
- Make & Paint a Charcuterie BoardColor Cocktail Factory · West Loop & Near WestSAT, OCT 24 · $80 per ticket / $55 per ticket
New to painting?
Painting and drawing classes run from relaxed one-night sessions that guide you to a finished canvas to multi-week courses in watercolour, oils, figure drawing or illustration.
- Guided one-night classes suit groups and first-timers; courses suit people who want to improve.
- Figure-drawing sessions use a live model and are usually for adults only.
- Materials are usually included in one-off classes; courses often send a supply list.
Taking it home: The same day, though acrylic and oil may need a few hours to dry before they travel well.
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