Painting & Drawing

Botanical Portraits: High Desert Harvest with Helen Byers – G24080202

Give your mind a break from the news, and join botanical artist Helen Byers to focus on orchard crops of northern New Mexico! Helen’s in-depth demonstrations and personalized instruction will guide you in the delights of botanical illustration. Drawing to scale from local peaches, pears, apples, and apricots, we’ll use colored pencil with watercolor pencil […] ...

04 - 09 Aug

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Color and Composition with Sean Hudson – G24080204

Learn to use color and composition with ease, purpose, and confidence! In this three-day workshop, we will deep-dive into color and composition and learn how to transform the quality of light, space, and mood in your landscape paintings. Topics include technique, color theory, composition, the art of critique, perspective, and personal style. Demonstrations and personal instruction will […] ...

09 - 11 Aug

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A Splash of Chaos: Painting Ghost Ranch with Antonio Darden– G24090408

I will show you how to create paintings with splashing colors on. This technique requires studio work only. I will be providing daily, reference photos, that we will use to paint or subjects. Please do not bring your own photos. Antonio Darden leads studio and plein air workshop for all levels artists who want to […] ...

22 - 28 Sep

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High Desert Course with Sean Hudson – G24090413

Join me to learn the fundamentals of painting the high desert landscape in watercolor. In this three-day course, I will guide you step-by-step in creating your own unique vision of the enchanted New Mexican landscape that inspired Georgia O’Keeffe. Using straightforward watercolor techniques, you’ll explore colorful skies, distant vistas, and the flora of the high desert. At the end of the […] ...

28 - 30 Sep

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Practically Painting with O’Keeffe with Anna Koster – G24100303

Enjoy an unparalleled adventure in the landscape that inspired Georgia O’Keeffe as we walk in her footsteps — literally and figuratively. The instructor will explain the philosophy that guided O’Keeffe’s painting and lead you through steps that she used to “fill a space in a beautiful way.” We will focus on compositional elements of line, color, […] ...

13 - 18 Oct

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Connecting Eyes, Heart, Hand: Plein Air with Natasha Isenhour – G24100501

Please call 505.685.4881 or 505.685.1019 to register for this class. What better place than Ghost Ranch to hone your plein air chops with the grand vistas and beautiful, endlessly interesting skies? Prepare to spend a week, learning how to capture the essence of your view through demonstration and one on one guidance.  Composition, value and […] ...

28 Oct - 03 Nov

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