UNCLE FREDDY'S GALLERY
2635B Highway Avenue Highland, IN 46322 Ph. 219.923.1909

ABOUT THE GALLERY

Founded in 2002, Uncle Freddy’s Gallery is the creation of Tom Torluemke and Linda Dorman. Named in honor of Torluemke’s deaf and mute Uncle Freddy who lived with Tom and his family. During Tom’s childhood, Tom and Uncle Freddy would spend many of their days together and in order to communicate, they would draw pictures to each other describing what each wanted to do that day. This form of visual communication is what Tom attributes to his lifelong passion and calling.

 

GALLERY MISSION

Uncle Freddy’s Gallery reveals cutting-edge contemporary art. We support the notion that the work of an artist is truly an invention, a creation of a universal language of form, composition, design and technique developed to communicate expressively to the senses of humanity.

 

NOW SHOWING

featuring 20 years of on-site watercolor landscapes by
TOM TORLUEMKE

Special Sale Dates:
Saturday, August 16
Noon - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, August 17
Noon - 5:00 p.m.

Price range: $150 - $500. All paintings are beautifully matted.
We offer a wide range of unique frame moldings and custom framing services.
Over the years, in-between public commissions and major bodys of work, Tom has painted hundreds of watercolor landscapes. The paintings featured in this exhibit were painted in Northwest Indiana, Colorado, North Carolina, Illinois, Grant Park in Chicago and Canada. This is a great opportunity to purchase an original, Torluemke painting.

 

FORTHCOMING EXHIBITS

Casey Roberts, cyanotype drawing with collage

BRAVE NEW WORLD
Julien Colombier, Brian O’Dell & Casey Roberts

September 20 – October 18
Exhibit Opening: Saturday, September 27, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.


WALK THE TALK discussion series

Join Gregg Hertzlieb, Director/Curator of the Brauer Museum of Art for an insightful and scintilating discussion about this exhibit.
Tuesday, October 2 at 7:00 P.M.
Admission: $5

 

HOMECOMING
an exhibit featuring over 40 of Uncle Freddy's Favorite Artists

in good old Downtown Hammond
October 17 through the 25th
more details coming soon

 

ADULT ART CLASSES - FALL SESSION

Fall Session begins the week of September 22

Painting, Drawing or Simply Creating
Choose your medium. During this in-depth art class we will engage in concentrated learning. Using painting and/or drawing exercises, we will explore many avenues of artistic endeavor for both beginner and advanced levels. Using a variety of subjects we will discover the various styles and techniques of expression. Students will be encouraged and supported in the personal discovery of their unique creative directions.

Thursdays OR Sundays, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
$150 eight - week session
Instructor: Tom Torluemke

Spirit of Drawing
This intensive, multi-media drawing course will guide the artist along a path of discovery and experimentation where their imagination is the only limit. The artist will gain an understanding of materials such as charcoal, graphite, pastel, ink and colored pencils. Along with a wide range of techniques and applications. The knowledge gained will provide a foundation for the progressive portfolio of drawings developed during the course.

Tuesdays, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
$150, eight-week session
Instructor, Jim McKern

Life Drawing
Participate in learning the age-old subject of figure drawing in a beautiful studio setting. The class will focus on learning anatomy, gesture, quick and long poses. Male & female models.

Wednesdays, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
$150, six-week session
Instructor, Jim McKern

Comic Book Illustration & Character Development
If you have ever wanted to write and design your own comic books, this is the class for you. Ithroughout the session, students will learn the art of comic book illustration, story & character development and some of the pre-press basics. This class is open to students age 16 and up. (Parental permission is required for students under 18.)

Saturdays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
$150, eight-week session
Instructor, Jim McKern

Adult Art Classes

Painting (Sundays, 7 - 9:30 p.m.)Drawing (Tuesdays, 7 - 9:30 p.m.)Fig. Drawing (Wednesdays, 7 - 9:30 p.m.)Painting (Thursdays, 7 - 9:30 p.m.)Comic Illust. (Saturdays, 1 - 3:00 p.m.)

 

ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

This is something for our artists friends to participate in. It is a friendly competition with a Big Money Prize. Uncle Freddy's is partnering up with Primary Colors a non-profit group in Indianpolis to host the Chicago/Northwest Indiana painting day for Art VS Art a highly successful art competition and event that has been held in Indi for 4 years now. Our friends at Hammond Development Corporation are sponsoring this event by graciously providing a place to paint.

Visit the Art VS Art website to register to participate.

Art vs. Art is a truly unique art competition featuring side-by-side face-offs between same-day created paintings. The winner is determined by audience vote; the loser faces the “Wheel of Death” unless someone’s generous purchase can save the painting from a ruinous fate.

 

EASY DIRECTIONS TO THE GALLERY

An easy 30-minute drive form the city, if the Dan Ryan isn’t clogged. Easy Directions: from Chicago, 94 East to Indiana 80/94. Exit 80/94 at Kennedy Avenue, South to Highway Avenue, (TURN RIGHT) take Highway past stop sign. Gallery is on the right. -OR- if you want to take the Skyway, Take 90 East to Indiana. Go to Cline exit, take Cline, about 10 miles until you come to a stop light at Ridge Road. Turn Right (West) on Ridge. Go a couple miles to the light at 2nd Street, turn right onto Second and go to the Stop sign at Highway Avenue, Turn left and find parking, we are a few doors up on the right side.

GALLERY HOURS

Tuesday & Thursday, Noon - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Friday & Saturday, Noon - 5:00 p.m.
Appointments are ALWAYS welcome.

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Torluemke Studio

Over the course of the next 6 months, Tom will be painting a mural for the Indianapolis Library. Here is a small detail of the mural study. Stop by over the summer to see the progress. . . .