This Saturday we're returning to the North Park Village Nature Center on the northwest side of Chicago: here is the home page for the park.

This is a place worth going back to. The park doesn't open until 10:00 a.m.--but that will give extra time for our coffee.

Place: North Park Village Nature Center, 5801 N. Pulaski
Time: 10:00 a.m.

This Friday, December 5, from 5 to 9, there will be an opening reception for a group show at the Palette and Chisel of work by four artists: Marci Oleszkiewicz, Kathleen Newman, James Hajicek, and Stuart Fullerton. The show begins on Friday and goes for about ten days.

This should be a wonderful evening, so stop by, have a glass of wine and a bite to eat, and enjoy the paintings. All four painters have been involved with the PAPC since its beginnings.

Where: Lincoln Square / located at the intersection of Wilson Ave. and Lincoln Ave. and more specifically in front of Starbucks.

When: Saturday, December 13th at 8:30 (There will be a short critique at 12:00 in front of Starbucks. Please try to attend)

We haven't been back to this great little neighborhood for awhile.
Lincoln Square has a lot of character and will give us all lots of interesting views to paint.

When: Saturday, December 20th

Where: Gompers Park - meet in the parking lot off of Pulaski just south of Foster Ave.

Time: 8:30 - 12:00 - short critique after in the parking lot.

This is a great opportunity to paint winter scenes. With all the fresh snow we've been getting it should be perfect. This park has ponds, bridges, ravines and open knolls.

Public washrooms are in Jewel located in the shopping center at the corner of Foster and Pulaski.

See you there and Happy Painting!

When: Saturday, December 27th

Where: North Pond, 2610 N. Cannon Dr., Chicago (two blocks west of Fullerton Ave. and one block west of Lake Shore Drive)

Time: 8:30 a.m., critique at 12:00

North Pond is a scenic painting location with park and pond views in addition to classic vantage points of the Chicago skyline. Many of our painters have produced some nice paintings in the past at this location with more to come. Hope to see you there and Happy Painting !

(Public restrooms in the Peggy Norbert Nature Museum, 2610 Cannon Dr. Museum opens at 10 a.m.

When: Saturday January 3rd @ 8:30 a.m.

Where: Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. (Just north of Fullerton Ave.)

This Saturday we will paint in the Lincoln Park neighborhood at the intersection of Lincoln Ave. / Fullerton Ave. / Halsted St. Lots of painting opportunities including the historic Biograph Theater as well as a park, outdoor newstand, shops and windows.

Critique @ 12:00 in front of the Biograph Theater

Restrooms in the McDonalds at the corner of Fullerton and Lincoln.

Happy New Year and Happy Painting!