This workshop is a one day intensive for almost all you need to know about the ancient practice of painting with beeswax. You will learn how to make homemade gesso, make your own colors, and different techniques of application. Wax painting is truly unique and Fun. Take home your new wax creation. Nicola Gadbois has [...]
DIY Santa Fe – A Creative Way to Discover Santa Fe Special workshops, classes and lodging offers in March, 2013 www.diysantafe.org Santa Fe is helping everyone help find their inner artist this spring by experiencing, first hand, what makes Santa Fe, New Mexico a nationally recognized center of creativity. Abundant visual arts fill the city with galleries, [...]
Students will have the opportunity to paint landscapes on site in the beautiful Santa Fe mountains, the Historic Pecos Monument and villages in the area. The fall color should be reaching it peak at that time. Class will begin with instruction in composition and include a demonstration by the instructor on site. Students may paint [...]
Check the links below for workshops designed for you – whether you are looking for a one-time workshop that requires no previous experience, or you are a professional artist interested in a new medium. “I have to confess, I was completely flummoxed by the description “art spa”. I couldn’t get past my vision of “spa” as a place where you go for a massage or a soak or a sauna…
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 [...]
This 5-day workshop is recommended for both beginner and advanced artists who wish to learn the essence of plein air painting from master artist and gallery owner, Gary Kim, on historic Canyon Road. During the workshop, Gary will demonstrate how to create dramatic composition using just a few lines, how to mix rich, sophisticated colors [...]
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 [...]
Nationally Acclaimed oil painter Daryl Urig will provide a unique presentation of rich Instruction on the benefits of having an actionable plan and proven step-by-step procedure for capturing great Plein-Air paintings. From creating dynamic compositions, mixing rich colors, and capturing light with lively paint. Will we use a brush or a painting knife? All mediums [...]
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.
A workshop for people who love nature, want to express this love in creative ways, deepen their perceptions and intuition and share their beauty and passion for life with others. This course is approved for 24 continuing education units. Outdoor activities include pastel sketching, mixed media and expressive writing. The emphasis is on the creative [...]
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.
