New Mexico Art League Art School ∙ Gallery
New Mexico Art League
Art School ∙ Gallery
Do you love the spring air and want to make art inspired by nature . . .while you are on the trail? This 2-day workshop is designed for those who love the outdoors and would like to infuse their art practice with a fresh perspective. The first day will include two short hikes with stops along the way with drawing exercises incorporating natural materials with our limited art materials all to inspire you to be resourceful and look at things differently. This experience is to get you outdoors, experiencing nature with a new perspective and while stretching the potential of your materials. We will meet at a trailhead (easy to moderate) in the east mountains 25 minutes of Albuquerque. The second day will be spent in the studio where we will examine the results of the experiential art adventure looking for how it might influence future work or series. Mary Beth has been an artist and hiker for many years and incorporates “outdoor studios” in her own practice. This is going to be great!
Please sign up early; class size is limited.
Please check Materials List for special instructions.
Painting skies and clouds is much like painting any other object, except that clouds are translucent rather than solid. In landscape painting, the sky determines the quality of light. The sky can be the main subject or it can be the supporting character in the drama of your play. In either case, understanding light is the key to painting skies and clouds as well as the landscape. As in painting anything, the camera is a useful tool, but nothing compares to painting or sketching from life. We will work from life, weather permitting, but be prepared with photo references if you have them. I will supply some photos if you have none of your own. We will discuss the various types of clouds and cloud patterns that can be used as supporting characters, the types that demand the leading roles, and various styles that artists have invented when using clouds as subject matter.
Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.
Join encaustic artist, Carolyn Berry, in this fun and experimental workshop where the sky is the limit! Encaustic wax is a versatile medium made from beeswax, damar resin and powdered pigments that can be used for traditional painting techniques as well as a way to add texture, layer and join mixed media materials together. We will explore experimental techniques of painting, drawing, collage, stenciling, photo transfer, wax fusing and surface manipulation. Be inspired to create artwork with a unique surface using melted wax and pigments. Using magazine images, photo images and found collage materials students will achieve successful and personal imagery in this creative medium. No previous art experience is necessary only an adventurous spirit.
Please sign up early; class size is limited. (price includes all materials)
Don’t miss this opportunity to paint in beautiful garden settings, at Los Poblanos in the North Valley of Albuquerque. You will learn to work quickly with limited, energetic brush strokes, suggesting rather than rendering reality allowing your paintings to stay fresh and full of life. There will be an emphasis on capturing the affect of luminous, outdoor light using the colors of the spectrum in areas struck by the sun, rather than local color. We will focus on simplifying shapes and values, for contemporary compositions as well as developing color “stories” in your paintings. Michelle is an oil painter and will begin each day with a short demo using both brush and palette knife. All painting mediums and levels of painters, from beginners to professionals, are welcome. Please email Michelle with any questions, MichelleChrisman78@gmail.com. Michelle's work can be viewed on her website:www.MichelleChrisman.com
Please sign up early; class size is limited to 10 students.
Gallery Hours: 10 am to 4 pm Tuesday - Saturday 505-293-5034
3409 Juan Tabo Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87111 Map It
Mailing address: P.O. Box 16554, Albuquerque, NM 87191
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