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To guarantee enrollment, either a $100 deposit or payment in full is due 21 days prior to start of any class or workshop. After that date, please contact the class instructor directly to see if there is space available. You can pay online through PayPal or download a mail-in registration form and send it with your check. Please note: Members receive a $20 per class discount. To find out how to become an NMAL member and receive the discount, click here.
Cancellation and Refunds
There will be a $100 cancellation fee if you cancel your attendance within 14 days of the starting date of the class. Prior to that date, if you cancel your attendance, there is no cancellation fee and your payment will be refunded. Once the class has begun, there will be no refunds.
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BURDETTE (BURT) CALKINS, Painting Tundra Swans in Watercolor, May 5–6
MICHELLE CHRISMAN, Short Pose Figure Painting in Oils, July 6–8
CARY ENNIS, Painting the Still Life, April 9–13
BILL GALLEN,Fall in the Foothills, November 14-16
WAID GRIFFIN, Mad Dogs and Englishmen— 7th Annual Plein Air Painting Workshop, June 4–8
LIZ HAYWOOD-SULLIVAN, Paint The Dramatic New Mexico Sky, August 24–26
WENDY HIGGINS, Seduced by Color: Painting the Still Life in Oils, May 14–18 • Painting Light: The Joy & Challenge of the Still Life Oil Painter, November 5–9
JEANNE HYLAND, Strategies for Brilliant Watercolors, September 17–18 • Contemporary “Glass-less” Watercolors, September 19–20
ROBERTA REMY, Painting the Portrait in Oil, July 27–29
CYNTHIA ROWLAND, Portrait Painting Workshop, October 22–26 • Figure Painting, August 29–September 2
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Painting the Still Life (WS045)
April 9–13, 2012; 9:30 am–4:30 pm
Tuition: Members $395; Non-Members $415
Painting is a way to express our vision, and to express it clearly it is important to know what we want to say and skillfully to employ the language. In this workshop we will focus on understanding what makes a clear visual idea or concept, on the visual elements with which we work (color, value, edges, paint quality), and on the skillful application of paint to convey our understanding.
Through demonstrations and individual instruction we will explore the discovery of a visual concept and design a still life around it, discussing composition, light, shadow, color, space, focal points, various means of leading the eye of the viewer through the painting according to our intention. Clear observation and awareness will be addressed as essential aspects in learning how to paint to most directly express the beauty of our perception and understanding.
Contact instructor at 408-438-3079; download registration form.
BURDETTE (BURT) CALKINS
Painting Tundra Swans in Watercolor (WS054)
May 5-6, 2012, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Tuition Members $180; Non-Members $200
Burt plans to keep the painting very manageable so students can get a good result during the two day workshop. Students must provide their own materials. A suggested materials list will be available before the workshop.
Contact instructor by e-mail or call 505-280-9551.download registration form.
Seduced by Color: Painting the Still Life in Oils (WS047)
May 14–18, 2012; 9:00 am–4:00 pm
Tuition: Members $395; Non-Members $415
Painting in oils can be as sensuous as playing in richly colored, soft butter. No other medium can express color with such saturation and vibrancy.
We will cover the fundamentals of oil painting with an emphasis on handling and understanding color. This will include local color, color temperature, mixing colors, creating a pleasing color world in your painting, the color of air and atmosphere, when to “punch” color and when to hold back, how to lead the viewers eye with color, saying color without “shouting” it, how to seduce the viewer into wanting to stay with your painting a while and then come back to it again and again.
The week will include multiple demos, a small class size and lots of individual instruction. All skill levels having a familiarity with oil painting and some drawing skills are welcome.
Contact instructor at 505-466-0336; download registration form.
Mad Dogs and Englishmen—7th Annual Plein Air Painting Workshop (WS048)
June 4–8, 2012; 9:30 am–4:30 pm
Tuition: Members $395, Non-Members $415
Waid will take students to a different location each day. He aims to help each student develop greater skills of observation and therefore greater proficiency. He encourages students to see and paint from their own perspective developing their individual style. Each artist is met at his/her level of skill and develpment. Artists will receive a supply list and itenerary in April.
Contact instructor by email; download registration form.
Short Pose Figure Painting in Oils—Moving Value into Color (WS058)
July 6–8, 2012; 9:30 am–4:30 pm
Tuition: Members $235 plus model fee ($35), Non-Members $255 plus model fee ($35)
The basis of strong painting comes from painting from life, designing beautifully simplified shapes in their correct values. We will paint from the clothed model in the environment, concentrating on designing the entire composition in relation to the figure. We will use brush and palette knife, progressing from 5 minute to 1 hour poses.
This class will benefit the beginner as well as the long-time professional. Michelle will help you improve your use of oil paint and teach you how to quickly see and paint all colors with an emphasis on using color to create the effects of light. Learn to create form with color notes and learn how to see and paint light. Michelle will do demos throughout the workshop as well as provide plenty of individual instruction. This class will jolt you into "level 2" painting—seeing as an artist, the language of the visual world. Michelle will show you how to use color to create light and value. Minimum 6 / Maximum 14 students. Model fee is payable to instructor.
Contact instructor by email or phone, 575-613-0443; download registration form.
After registration, please email the instructor for your Supply List and with any questions that you may have.
Painting the Portrait in Oil (WS049)
July 27–29, 2012; 9:30 am–4:30 pm
Tuition: Members $395 plus model fee, Non-Members $415 plus model fee
Come and explore the materials and techniques of the old masters. This class is open to students who wish to paint the portrait. Special focus will be on chiaroscuro (the principles of light and shade), values, transparency and opacity, edges, cool and warm color relationships, controlling color intensity, and paint and brush quality as well as atmosphere (the illusion of form in space).
Because the facial features are the essential focus of a portrait, the workshop begins with a clear explanation of the canons of proportions of the head that have been used by the old masters for centuries in assuring a likeness of your subject.
There will be demos as well as painting from live models. Students will be encouraged to develop and attain their artistic goals of personal expression. Each student will receive plenty of individual attention, including discussions of goals for their future work.
Contact instructor; download registration form.
Paint The Dramatic New Mexico Sky (WS057)
August 24–26, 2012; 9:30 am–4:30 pm
Tuition: Members $360, Non-Members $380
Spend three days dedicated to exclusively painting the sky with its nuances and drama—and New Mexico produces absolutely the most amazing skies! Day 1 will start with value transition and painting clear skies. On Day 2 we move onto aerial perspective and painting clouds, including cloud formation and identification. Day 3, weather permitting, we will we will work on location chasing the sky and clouds in constant evolution.
Demonstrations will be done in pastel but all media and all levels are welcome as we explore this dynamic and integral element of the landscape. Maximum 18 students.
Contact instructor by email; download registration form.
August 29–September 2, 2012; 9:30 am–4:30 pm
Tuition: Members $410, Non-Members $430 (plus model fee, payable to instructor)
In this workshop, we will have three models—two nude and one clothed figure. You will learn principles that are essential to translate abstract shapes into the illusion of three-dimensional forms. We will focus on movements thru the figure, structure, gradation of light, anatomy, proportion, edges and the size and placement of the figure on your canvas. These concepts will be executed thru the use of a monochrome palette of primarily browns, earth colors and white, known as a “grisaille” which allows students to focus on value relationships without the distraction of color. This method, though commonly used as an under-painting for a finished colored painting, can be used to create a finished work of art. More advanced students, who have worked with Cynthia in the past, will be able to add more colors to their palette.
Contact instructor by email or call 505-823-9320; download registration form.
Strategies for Brilliant Watercolors (WS055)
September 17–18, 2012; Monday and Tuesday, 9:00 am–4:00 pm
Tuition: Members $170; Non-Members $190
Two-day workshop, suitable for all levels.
How do you start your paintings? Do you get half way through and paint yourself into a corner? There are multiple ways to approach any subject matter. Learn how to choose where you want your painting to go and what techniques you can use to bring your creative expression to life. Discover what works best for you by trying some different “strategies” for building several paintings of the same subject. Develop personal expression after practicing with painting from photos of your own subject or from imagination. Bring basic watercolor materials with quality watercolor paper, tracing paper. Tabletop easel to support your paper at an angle is also suggested. Materials list upon request.
www.JeanneHyland.com/Art/indexA.htm
Contact instructor by email; download registration form.
Contemporary “Glass-less” Watercolors (WS056)
September 19–20, 2012; Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 am–4:00pm
Tuition: Members $175; Non-Members $195
A perfect follow-up workshop to Strategies; 2-day workshop for all levels. Learn techniques for painting any subject on Ampersand™ AquaBord™, a textured, clay-coated surface. Easily lift back to white, create rich color and have a long working time. Or paint traditionally on watercolor paper and affix to HardBord™. Demonstration of presenting works in a non-traditional “gallery” manner: sealed, stained cradle sides or dropped into a frame—without glass, and with or without matting! Discussion of other options and surfaces for creating glass-less watermedia works. Galleries and collectors love the results! Sealing/laminating $5 supply fee included. Purchase and bring one each 9x12” Aquabord & Hardbord (with or without cradle) prior to class. Materials list upon request.
www.JeanneHyland.com/Art/indexA.htm
Contact instructor by email; download registration form.
Portrait Painting Workshop (WS046)
October 22–26, 2012; 9:30 am–4:30 pm
Tuition: Members $410, Non-Members $430
Students will have 10 models for this workshop. There will be a new model for each3-hour session. We will begin with a monochrome palette, burnt umber and white and graduate to more colors as the week progresses. Burnt sienna and ultramarine blue for the second day, the three primaries for the third day, a warm and cool for each of the primaries on the fourth day and ending with the Sargent palette on the fifth day. It is essential to have a good beginning and to create an accurate head study by simplification of abstract forms, and this is better understand without the problems of color in the beginning. Understanding basic bone structure, musculature and relationships between forms are essential to good portrait painting. These methods will help the student understand how the head is constructed and feel confident in undertaking future head studies.
Contact instructor by email or call 505-823-9320; download registration form.
Painting Light: The Joy & Challenge of the Still Life Oil Painter (WS052)
November 5–9, 2012; 9:00 am–4:00 pm
Tuition: Members $395; Non-Members $415
To take oil paint and place pieces of it on canvas in such a way that the end result actually looks like a three dimensional, realistic object in space with a tangible quality of light is the ultimate abstract art. That the paint quality in and of itself can be beautiful and exciting to look at and at the same time strongly and convincingly portray a realistic visual world is an act of magic. In this workshop we will translate the language of light into its fundamental symbols and learn how to paint the illusion of form in space---beautifully! We will also take a look beyond painting a skillful rendering to see what makes truly timeless, beautiful art. A key lies in the way we see [and paint!] light, its movement, its qualities, and how it ties together all the objects into a connected reality. In the end we see that we are actually painting light, not things. We transcend the seeing and painting of objects and find that the beauty lies in the abstract world of painting light itself.
The week will include multiple demos, a small class size and lots of individual instruction. All skill levels having a familiarity with oil painting and some drawing skills are welcome.
Contact instructor at 505-466-0336; download registration form.
November 14–16, 2012; 9:30 am–4:30 pm
Tuition: Members $305: Non-Members $325
This workshop will be primarily plein air with a focus on the changing conditions in the autumnal environment around Albuquerque. Color and color mixing, design and drawing will be featured areas of inquiry.
Contact instructor by email; download registration form.