Studio Arts: Drawing, Beginners to Advanced with Maureen O’Brien Sept 1-2, 2012 Sat & Sun This intensive workshop will follow the form and spirit of The New Studio School, based on the teachings of Hans Hoffman. We will focus on the nature of space, picture plane, tension, and movement. Students will learn to “see” form [...]
Studio Arts: Painting & Drawing in the manner of The NY Studio School With Maureen O’Brien Sept 17-21, 2012, Mon-Fri, 5 Days This intensive workshop will follow the form and spirit of The New Studio School, based on the teachings of Hans Hoffman. This class will be using a live model in the afternoons. We [...]
Master Pastelist Jane Shoenfeld will guide you towards color, imaginative simplification and a vibrant and energetic use of pastel and mixed media technqiues. The process of the class will include both structure and concepts and loosening up and “letting go”. We will study the relationship between light and dark tones and color. Seeing the [...]
Paint outdoors from May 13th – 17th, 2012 in Abiquiu, New Mexico with award-winning painter and popular Santa Fe teacher Jakki Kouffman. Enjoy sweeping vistas of towering red sandstone cliffs, highlighted against brilliant blue Southwest skies and reflected in the rushing water of the Chama River. Abiquiu is where Georgia O’Keeffe lived and painted for [...]
Microwave Dyeing Yarn and Roving Instruction with Robin Pascal / March 18th 5-Day Painting Package with Cathy Carey / March 19th-23rd Couples Glass Paperweight Making Workshop /Every Weekend in March There’s a Transfer in My Texture with Sandra Duran Wilson / March 19th & 20th Painting with Paper: Abstract Still Life with Mickey Bond /March [...]
Learn more about drawing, values, edges, and color as we visit several locations in Santa Fe and capture some of the most interesting settings in the Southwest. DIY Santa Fe – 2012 Spring Break Package features exclusive lodging savings of 20% on the Inn’s accommodations during the entire month of March, 2012.
Express your response to the beauty of the Southwestern landscape— from canyon sunsets to adobe architecture. Whether you are traveling solo or here with friends and family, join us for a fun and educational art adventure. All levels are welcome from the total beginner to the trained artist.
As the New Year begins, we have the opportunity to break free of old constricting patterns and explore new stories with the power to reshape our lives. These workshops are intended to provide a safe, nonjudgmental space in which to accept the invitation to vitality and Heart. Nurture your Spirit Connect with your muse An [...]
Why do many artists enjoy working in series? Explore the benefits of creating an abstract series in a 2-day hands-on intensive workshop. We’ll use mixed media, acrylic paint, and non-traditional painting tools to liberate creativity & suspend negative judgement.
Join master pastelist Jane Shoenfeld on an excursion to Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu. On Friday evening, the class will meet in the college studios, where the instructor will teach you how to create brilliant color with pastel techniques. On Saturday, the class will meet in Abiquiu. You will create expressive pastel paintings of these canyons [...]
Explore the benefits of creating your own series in a 3-day hands-on intensive workshop focusing on abstraction. We’ll use mixed media, acrylic paint, and non-traditional painting tools to liberate creativity & suspend negative judgment. Participants will create three paintings or more a day. Other topics will include under-painting techniques, the joys of a limited palette, composition & tips [...]
To commemorate DIY Santa Fe, Santa Fe Creative Tourism and the Inn and Spa at Loretto are giving away a two-night, art-inspired getaway to Santa Fe in March 2012. To enter, contestants can visit DIY Santa Fe to complete the entry form (located below), which asks contestants to summarize in 150-words or less, what [...]
Experience the Land of Enchantment in a truly hands-on manner while getting to know the city’s art, culture, history, heritage and people. Santa Fe Creative Tourism and The Inn and Spa at Loretto have partnered to present our DIY Santa Fe – 2012 Spring Break Package, featuring fabulous workshops, classes and experiences taught by local [...]
Participants will create three paintings or more a day in the subject matter of their choice. Other topics will include under-painting techniques, the joys of a limited palette, composition & tips for critiquing your own work.
DIY Santa Fe – 2012 Spring Break Package features exclusive lodging savings of 20% on the Inn’s accommodations during the entire month of March, 2012. Guests book their hotel accommodations directly with the Inn and Spa at Loretto at our Reservations Toll Free phone number: 866-582-1646 or online. Guests reserve all DIY workshops and classes [...]
www.valdesartworkshops.com Winter classes and next summer’s art workshops are already starting to fill up! Have you looked at the Valdes Art Workshops site lately? There’s lots of new information. See the Winter 2012 weekly class schedule. Also, see the schedule for the Summer 2012 three-to-five day workshops. Registration is open for both winter and summer [...]
We will work from photographs of the landscape. Pastel techniques, including mixed media pastel, will be taught. Imaginative simplification, creative use of edges and transitions, and an exploration and understanding of the relationship between COLOR and DARK AND LIGHT TONES will be emphasized. Loosening up exercises that stimulate your imagination and connection to what you want [...]
As one of America’s largest art marketplaces, Santa Fe is home to a truly amazing variety of Artists. Studio Tours have long been a tradition in many communities nearby Santa Fe. Now, once again, Santa Fe has its own! Through the winter our artists have been busy creating work for this tour and they look forward to this opportunity to meet and host the public. The tour presents the work of over 43 of our city’s best artists.
WHAT: Santa Fe Studio Tour 2011 (November 12-13) An exciting opportunity for visitors and locals to meet the people who make Santa Fe a creative and “different” city as well as one of the best art markets in the country. Twenty-seven of Santa Fe’s fine artists will open their private studios to display, sell and [...]
Make your work more personal by controlling the language of color, creating focal points, and discovering your unique creative voice. Students will work on location, do studio work, and paint from photos to create a truly unique process of putting paint on paper. Students can work in medium(s) of their choice.
What does the Spirit of Santa Fe mean to you? The experience of the Santa Fe spirit is an organic, primal rejuvenation of my senses. As I approach Santa Fe, the first thing I encounter is the softly rolling hills of brush, rising into the mesas, tinted terra cotta and tangerine. Then I begin to [...]
Join the founder of Plein Air Painters of the West, Michael Lewis for a week of outdoor painting on the streets of Santa Fe. Michael is also the founder and creator of Artist.us.com. Learn more about drawing, values, edges, and color as we visit several locations in Santa Fe and capture some of the most interesting settings in the Southwest.
Experience the Land of Enchantment in a truly hands-on manner while getting to know the city’s art, culture, history, heritage and people. Santa Fe Creative Tourism and The Inn and Spa at Loretto have partnered to present our DIY Santa Fe – 2012 Spring Break Package, featuring fabulous workshops, classes and experiences taught by local [...]
The natural beauty of Santa Fe and northern New Mexico has long attracted artists and students of art. The clarity of the light, grandeur of the views, and cultural amenities of the region all serve as magnets for the romantic and aesthetic at heart. Jakki Kouffman specializes in acrylic and pastel painting, and she will [...]
