Art

Drawing Meditation Workshop: Mindful Creativity with Maureen O’Neill – G26030301

Set in the stunning landscape of the high desert, Ghost Ranch offers a beautiful and sacred space to slow down, breathe, and encounter both ourselves and the natural world around us. The Drawing Meditation Workshop is a weeklong immersive experience that combines guided meditation, breath awareness, intuitive mark-making, and slow-seeing. Through creative investigations using pastel, […]

15 - 21 Mar

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Silver & Fused Glass with Jamie Halpern & Katrina Jameson – G26030403

Jewelry has many forms including simple silver rings or pendants, or it can be more elaborate including precious or semi-precious stones or objects made of glass. This class will teach basic and advanced silversmithing skills and the creation of fused glass cabochons to incorporate into silver projects such as rings, pendants, earrings and bracelets. Participants […]

22 - 28 Mar

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High Desert Watercolor with Sean Hudson – G26030401

Join me for a weekend workshop to learn the fundamentals of painting the high desert landscape in watercolor. Inspired by the same New Mexico vistas that moved Georgia O’Keeffe, we’ll explore simple techniques for capturing colorful skies, distant horizons, and desert flora. Through guided instruction, you’ll develop your own unique vision of this enchanted landscape. […]

27 - 29 Mar

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Color & Composition with Sean Hudson – G26040302

Discover how to approach color and composition with ease, intention, and confidence. In this three-day workshop, we’ll learn how to express light, space, and mood in landscape painting. Through demonstrations and personalized instruction, you’ll gain practical skills in technique, color theory, composition, and perspective while developing your personal style.  By the end of the weekend, […]

24 - 26 Apr

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Japanese Stone Wrapping with Carrie Botto –  G26040305

Using the traditional Japanese Basket Knotting techniques, students will transform ordinary stones into small sculptures for giving or keeping. 3 basic knots are taught and students are then encouraged to build on each one. Leather, cotton and/or nylon cords with an assortment of embellishments will be provided (including a huge assortment of stones).

24 - 26 Apr

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Drawn to Clay: Exploring the Threw & Through with Misty Mawn – G26040403

Join me for an expansive week devoted to studying form through drawing and clay, as a way to see more clearly, create with intention, and deepen your understanding of how shapes take on meaning.
This transformative retreat invites you to slow down, tune in, and connect deeply with shape, structure, and the quiet stories that forms […]

26 Apr - 02 May

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Watercolor Open Studio with Patsy Welch- G26040404

The Watercolor Open Studio is for people who have been painting watercolors for a good while and are comfortable with the medium, but would like to gather with other watercolorists for discussions, exchange of ideas, and inspiration. All participants will be asked to bring their favorite techniques to share with the group. This should be […]

26 Apr - 02 May

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White-Line Color Woodcut Print: The New Mexico Connection with Peter Michael Martin –  G26040407

Learn the technique to create a multi-color print using watercolors from a singular carved pine woodblock. White-line print also known as the Provincetown Print originated in Provincetown, Massachusetts in 1915. B.J.O. Nordfeldt, a Santa Fe artist and later associate member of the Taos Society of Arts, was instrumental in its development. Let this workshop location […]

26 Apr - 02 May

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Welding for Women with Connie Burkhart – G26040408

Join our “welding-in-the-round” circle of women and experience the thrill of metal art welding surrounded by the incredible beauty of Ghost Ranch. Metal design artist Connie B. Burkhart will teach the basics of oxygen acetylene welding, brazing and plasma cutting to make metal sculpture inspired by the feminine fire within. We will first focus on […]

26 Apr - 02 May

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The Art of Black & White Photography with Thomas Livingstone – G26050103

Black and white photography is a discipline that emphasizes the study of light, tonal range, texture, and form. By removing color, the photographer gains the ability to focus on structure and contrast as the primary tools of visual expression. During this five-day workshop at Ghost Ranch, black-and-white photographer Thomas Livingstone will provide a systematic approach […]

03 - 09 May

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Advanced Photography with David Rider – G26050105

This immersion workshop invites you to deepen your creative vision as you connect with peers across the genres of portrait, landscape, street, macro and fine-arts photography. Embracing Ghost Ranch’s awesome beauty and a day trip to Santa Fe, participants will balance daily group photoshoots with solo time to capture compelling images. Our rhythm blends active […]

03 - 09 May

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Beginning Pastels II with Natasha Isenhour – G26050204

Have you tried your hand at pastels and now you’re ready to take that leap to learning more? Have you played with pastels in the past and felt like you didn’t know what to do with them? Well, here is your chance. This class is built as a follow-up to the Beginning Pastels 1  taught […]

10 - 16 May

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