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Adult Classes

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    • 07/28/2025
    • 08/01/2025
    • 5 sessions
    • In the Art League Studios
    • 0
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    Join watercolor painter Dave Cook in this workshop exploring techniques of sketching travel photos in watercolor to create colorful compelling watercolor images.  Whether your interest is colorful landscapes, city-scapes, water-scapes, gardens & parks, or people, we will review basic drawing, design and composition principles using pencil, pen with ink, and watercolor.  By studying light values and practicing simple watercolor brushstroke techniques, you will improve your self-confidence and learn how to immediately achieve striking high contrast images. We will produce finished color sketches of our travels to enhance our cherished memories.

    You will enjoy learning how to discover and express your inner creativity.  Each class will include progressive instruction and demonstrations, with time for individual student painting, with positive feedback. This course is useful for students at any level, although prior ability to draw and sketch is recommended. 

    Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.


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    • 08/03/2025
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Art League Studios
    • 6
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     The New Mexico Art League holds Sunday Life Drawing Sessions each week with either a clothed or nude model.

    We will begin with quick warm-up poses so artists can capture the figure in motion and move to extended poses during the 3 hour session. These drawing sessions are open to artists of all levels. Artists should bring their own materials and drawing surface. Easels and drawing benches are provided for your use. 



    These sessions do require advance registration.  


    Please check your calendar! Payment is not transferable or refundable.

    Please sign up early; each group is limited to 12 artists.

    Payment must be made at the time of registration in order to hold your place.

    Without payment your place will be cancelled.

    • 08/04/2025
    • 08/07/2025
    • 4 sessions
    • Art League Studios
    • 0
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    Break away from traditional realism and dive into the expressive world of color with artist Susan Roden. In this four-day workshop, you'll explore pastel techniques that channel the spirit of Wolf Kahn—where bold, vibrant hues meet atmospheric landscapes.

    Through a series of demos, guided exercises, and small studies, you’ll experiment with emotional expression using exaggerated lines, a limited contrasting palette, and intentionally distorted forms. The workshop will culminate in the creation of a larger pastel piece that reflects your own inner vision.

    Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this workshop offers a supportive environment for creative exploration. Class size is limited to 12 participants to ensure personalized guidance.


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    • 08/08/2025
    • 08/10/2025
    • 3 sessions
    • Art League Studios
    • 4
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    Are you ready to take your creative career to the next level? Join Albuquerque artist Allison Jones Hunt for an intensive 3-day workshop designed to equip you with the essential tools for a thriving art business. This workshop goes beyond the canvas, focusing on the crucial aspects of presenting and promoting your work. We'll begin by exploring your artistic identity, crafting a compelling artist statement that truly reflects your vision and connects with your audience. Next, we'll delve into the art of presenting your work, from using photography to capture high-quality images, understanding framing techniques, and knowing when to leave your work unframed. Finally, we'll navigate the world of social media, email newsletters, and websites, learning how to effectively promote your art without sacrificing your creative energy. Discover practical strategies for building your online presence, connecting with collectors, and managing your marketing efforts. This workshop is perfect for artists of all levels who are ready to take control of their careers and share their art with the world. Learn how to articulate your unique perspective and present yourself with confidence. All materials provided, feel free to bring a notebook and pens to take notes. Please sign up early, as space is limited.


    • 08/11/2025
    • 08/15/2025
    • 5 sessions
    • Art League Studios
    • 4
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    Would you love to learn new ways to create dynamic, visually exciting art? Come and learn the secrets of compositional design with all kinds of interesting materials in this playful, yet information-packed workshop! Exploring the limitless potential of collage and mixed media, artists will make their own set of unique, colorfully-textured collage papers and experiment with an exciting array of mixed media collage techniques. Bring your own images, patterned papers, fabric scraps, etc. to use or share. Layering, tearing, and surface development combined with exciting materials such as acrylics, found objects and ink will inspire creative play and pure FUN!  Students will come away with new ideas for material possibilities and conceptual inspiration. Students at all levels are welcome. Materials:  All materials provided for a $45 materials fee, which will be paid directly to Lea on the first day of class. Please be sure to bring lunch, an apron and your imagination!


    Please sign up early; class size is limited.


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    • 08/17/2025
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Art League Studios
    • 11
    Register

     The New Mexico Art League holds Sunday Life Drawing Sessions each week with either a clothed or nude model.

    We will begin with quick warm-up poses so artists can capture the figure in motion and move to extended poses during the 3 hour session. These drawing sessions are open to artists of all levels. Artists should bring their own materials and drawing surface. Easels and drawing benches are provided for your use. 



    These sessions do require advance registration.  


    Please check your calendar! Payment is not transferable or refundable.

    Please sign up early; each group is limited to 12 artists.

    Payment must be made at the time of registration in order to hold your place.

    Without payment your place will be cancelled.

    • 08/24/2025
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Art League Studios
    • 11
    Register

     The New Mexico Art League holds Sunday Life Drawing Sessions each week with either a clothed or nude model.

    We will begin with quick warm-up poses so artists can capture the figure in motion and move to extended poses during the 3 hour session. These drawing sessions are open to artists of all levels. Artists should bring their own materials and drawing surface. Easels and drawing benches are provided for your use. 



    These sessions do require advance registration.  


    Please check your calendar! Payment is not transferable or refundable.

    Please sign up early; each group is limited to 12 artists.

    Payment must be made at the time of registration in order to hold your place.

    Without payment your place will be cancelled.

    • 09/02/2025
    • 10/21/2025
    • 8 sessions
    • Art League Studios
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    This class will explore soft pastel painting using various techniques such as underpainting, blending, broken color, crosshatching, feathering, scumbling and more. Discussion of composition styles will strengthen the expression of the artwork produced in the class. Students should bring reference pictures of their favorite subject matter best suited for the techniques and composition styles. Abstract or non-representational composition is also welcome. Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.


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    Pamela Barcita is a watercolor artist, an illustrator, and art teacher who recently moved back to New Mexico after many years living overseas and in other states. Her classes have included Two-Dimensional Design, Illustration, Drawing and Watercolor Painting. Pamela is the illustrator of over 25 children’s books. Pamela earned a Master’s Degree in Studio Art with an emphasis in Illustration from Marywood University in Scranton, PA in 1998. She is a member of The New Mexico Watercolor Society and the New Mexico Art League. Pamela’s watercolor paintings won several awards from the Southside Artists Association art shows in 2018-19, ranging from People’s Choice, Third, Second and First Place. And most recently she won Best of Show, New Mexico Watercolor Society, 2024.

    • 09/02/2025
    • 10/21/2025
    • 8 sessions
    • Art League Studios
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    In this 8-week course, students will take a deep dive into one of the most expressive and dynamic elements of the landscape: the sky. Emphasis will be placed on understanding and painting clouds, light, atmosphere, and the subtle transitions that give skies their emotional power. Through structured lessons and personal exploration, students will study key principles of landscape painting, including composition, color temperature, brushwork, paint application, edges, and focal points. You'll discover why the sky appears blue, what causes the warm hues of sunset, how shadows carry color, and how to convey depth through atmospheric perspective. You’ll explore a variety of cloud types and how their formation influences shape, value, and color. Lessons will also include strategies for avoiding muddy color, maximizing the vibrancy of your palette, and using harmonious color combinations to enhance visual impact. Painting techniques such as alla prima, layered approaches, realism, and impressionism will be introduced, with the flexibility to tailor your process to your artistic goals. The pace will allow ample time for in-class painting, with demonstrations by the instructor. Instruction will be encouraging, thoughtful, and adjusted to each student’s level of experience. This course is open to painters working in oils, acrylics, or watercolor. Come prepared to learn, to be challenged, and to create work you're proud of while enjoying the process every step of the way. Class size is limited to 12 students.


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    Dick Wimberly is a plein air artist. He has been painting outdoors for over 40 years. He has studied with Wilson Hurley, Clyde Aspevig and Michael Lynch. Dick has taught workshops around the US, taking great pleasure in watching his students discovering and growing into their own thoughts and abilities.Dick has won numerous awards over the years and is proud of being a three time   recipient of the Jeff Potter award for best landscape by a New Mexico artist at the PAPNM National Juried Members Show. Dick Wimberly served as the President of the Plein Air Painters of New Mexicoand is a member of the Oil Painters of America and of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. https://dickwimberly.com/

    • 09/02/2025
    • 10/28/2025
    • 7 sessions
    • Art League Studios
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    This class is designed for those who have a strong desire to paint but are not sure how to begin. Students will learn the basic tools of painting in either oil or acrylic beginning with how to set up your palette and the basics of composition. We will learn to mix color by working at first with a limited color palette and then, as we progress, adding more colors. Proportion, object placement, value, shape and perspective are a few of the elements of art that will be covered.  After focusing on both painting from life and painting landscapes from photographs individual students will choose the subject of their final painting. If you are interested in trying abstraction as this time then go for it! Instruction will include primarily individual guidance along with demonstrations. You will be surprised at how much fun it is to learn to paint!


    Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.


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    Alice Webb  After a short stint at the University of Texas where I studied drawing and design, I moved to Taos. During the seventies I designed jewelry, studied tapestry weaving, created fiber sculptures, and continued to hone my drawing skills. By the late seventies I knew I had to return to painting. Although I now have a Bachelors of Fine Art and a Masters of Art Education from the University of New Mexico, it was by studying the Taos founders and painting in the very spots they frequented that I truly learned to paint. Over the past thirty-five years I have exhibited work nationally. My paintings and prints are included in numerous public and private collections.  www.alicewebbart.com.



    • 09/03/2025
    • 10/22/2025
    • 8 sessions
    • Art League Studios
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    The objective of this class is to acquaint students with traditional and contemporary techniques in drawing and painting that will give them the solid background needed to develop their own individual style. Class will begin with a short lecture and demonstration, after which students will explore these techniques working from still life arrangements, their own photographic material or any images of their choosing.  Class will progress to the introduction of fundamental principles of design, including composition, perspective and color.  There will be basic homework assignments every week, related to the themes covered in class.  Students will also be strongly encouraged and receive personal guidance to develop individual projects and personal ideas.  Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.


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    Maria C. Cole is a graduate of Rutgers University where she earned a Master’s Degree in Art History, also earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Montclair State and completed studies at the Art Students League of New York City.  During her student years she was fortunate to enjoy the guidance of master pastelist Albert Handell, and renowned drawing and anatomy instructor Michael Burban.  www.maria-cole.com/

    • 09/03/2025
    • 10/22/2025
    • 8 sessions
    • Art League Studios
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    Discover the rich tradition of oil painting through the lens of time-honored techniques used by the masters. In this course, students will sharpen their powers of observation and deepen their understanding of how color creates atmosphere, light, and form. The instructor will work closely with each student, offering guidance tailored to individual skill levels and artistic goals. While rooted in classical fundamentals such as composition, depth of field, and visual balance, this class also encourages creative interpretation and personal expression. Class size is limited to 12 students.


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    J. Waid Griffin has painted the mountains and deserts of the southwest for over twenty years. He is a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America and a member of Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters, New Mexico Plein Air Painters and the Rio Grande Art Association. He holds a BFA in Painting and has studied with Michael Lynch, Mark Daily, and Kevin MacPherson. He holds a Master of Music in Theory and Composition. Waid also teaches music and art to high school students in the Albuquerque area. Waid has received numerous awards for his paintings, most recently, the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2008 Masterworks art show.  www.griffin-art.com

    • 09/04/2025
    • 10/23/2025
    • 8 sessions
    • Art League Studios
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    Color exploration can be a lifelong journey but it also begins with a few simple choices. In this hands-on painting class, we’ll dive into color theory through the lens of Johannes Itten’s Seven Kinds of Color Contrast, learning how to apply these principles to both abstract and representational work. The best way to explore color is by making a few simple charts. We’ll start by creating color charts to better understand how contrast shapes visual impact. Then, using limited palettes or chosen color schemes, you’ll create your own paintings guided by both structure and intuition. Whether you’re new to color or looking to deepen your practice, this class offers a rich foundation for developing a more intentional and expressive approach to painting.

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    An active plein-air painter as well as a studio painter, David Schwindt is known for his landscape paintings of the Southwest. He graduated from Fort Lewis College with a degree in Art and minors in Music and Humanities, studied with watercolor masters, Millard Sheets, Milford Zornes, and others through the New Mexico Watercolor Society where he served as President. He studied oil painting with Wilson Hurley, Zhang Wenxin, Clyde Aspevig and others, and has passed on his knowledge by teaching at the Scottsdale Artists School, Albuquerque Academy, and workshops around the Southwest. He has published articles in The Artist’s Magazine and has been featured in many other art publications. He currently lives in the North Valley of Albuquerque and paints outdoors regularly with old friends and new. www.davidschwindtartist.com

    • 09/04/2025
    • 10/23/2025
    • 8 sessions
    • Art League Studios
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    Ready to stretch your skills, discover something new, and tap into techniques used by artists and architects since ancient times? This hands-on class is a journey through time-tested compositional tools made approachable, practical, and fun. You’ll explore four powerful historical grids: Harmonic Armature, Square Grid, Dynamic Symmetry, and Whirling Squares (also known as the Fibonacci Sequence). These design systems have shaped works from ancient Greece to the Renaissance, Impressionism, and beyond and they’re still relevant today. Through guided instruction and painting exercises (in gouache, watercolor, or oil), you'll learn how to build and apply each grid in your own work no complicated math required. The ratios are built in, and I'll share everything you need to recreate and expand these tools on your own. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced painter looking for a creative challenge, this class is accessible, thought-provoking, and sure to deepen your understanding of visual design. Come ready to experiment, practice, and grow your art!


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    Cynthia Inson uses paint and composition to capture the luminous light, expansive atmosphere, and subtle sense of distance found in the natural world. Deeply inspired by the early California Plein Air painters, she draws continual influence from the works of Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel, Sam Hyde Harris, William Wendt, and Guy Rose. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Art History, as well as a Master’s degree in Anthropology and Archaeology, both from Wichita State University. Cynthia is a member of several professional organizations, including Oil Painters of America, Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, and the California Art Club. Her work is represented by Nedra Matteucci Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

    • 09/04/2025
    • 10/23/2025
    • 8 sessions
    • Art League Studios
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    In this studio class you will explore approaches and techniques to paint trees and forest scenes using watercolor with John Cormier, New Mexico Watercolor Society Signature Member. Through demonstration, practice, and review students will learn and apply various watercolor techniques that John uses to paint his watercolors including wet-in-wet approaches, pouring, mark-making, brush technique, masking, and lifting. Instruction will include various ways to create textures to represent leaves and foliage. Instruction will include demonstration and discussion on granulation and application to painting trees and forestscapes. Instruction will also include overview of design and sketching, color story, layout, approaches to realizing vision, mood and atmosphere, materials, and set-up. Students will create paintings using the techniques demonstrated and learned in the class. Some watercolor painting experience is beneficial to understanding and applying the techniques in this class. Please sign up early; class size is limited.


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    John Cormier is a New Mexico artist and a signature member of the New Mexico Watercolor Society with an enduring interest in watercolor painting since his childhood. He creates colorful, atmospheric works inspired by the beauty, mood, and hues of places and people. John’s subjects include forest landscapes, winter scenes, trees, dancers, and portraits. John’s landscapes and figure paintings feature dramatic, colorful, and iridescent renderings, and he strives to capture the refined beauty and passion of his subjects using watercolor’s unique and fluid characteristics. John’s works have been recognized in multiple juried exhibitions in the New Mexico area. 
For more art by John Cormier follow at jcormiernmart on Instagram.

    • 09/05/2025
    • 10/24/2025
    • 8 sessions
    • Art League Studios
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    Ready to move beyond the usual and break the mold with your art? This 8-week course invites you to explore the boundless possibilities of abstraction, encouraging bold experimentation with form, color, and concept. Whether you work with dry drawing materials, water-based media, oils, or acrylics, this class supports a flexible, student-driven approach.You’ll choose your own tools and timing, with the exception of weekly homework assignments, which will always be completed on paper. The structure of the class is adaptable: those looking for more guidance can follow weekly in-class prompts, while independent-minded artists may use the time as open studio to dive into personal projects.Through discussions of both contemporary and historical artists, we’ll situate our work within a broader cultural context. Group critiques will open up valuable conversations about process, meaning, and creative intention. Whether you're refining your visual language or just beginning to explore abstraction, this class offers a space to take risks, expand your thinking, and have fun while doing it.

    Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.


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    Born in Long Island, Michael Ottersen attended Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and spent three semesters studying in Rome in Tyler's overseas program. He later moved to New York City where he lived and worked for twelve years in magazine production and design. Later relocating to Seattle, Washington, Michael began teaching at various schools and colleges in the Pacific Northwest for the next nineteen years which included the Gage Academy of Art, Pratt Fine Art Center, the Northwest College of Art and Design and Kirkland Art Center. Returning to New Mexico, he continues to teach classes at The Art League.  www.michaelottersen.com

    • 09/05/2025
    • 09/07/2025
    • 3 sessions
    • Art League Studios
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    Do you love the outdoors and want to create art while immersed in nature? This 3-day workshop is designed for adventurous artists eager to combine their creative practice with the beauty and spontaneity of the natural world.

    On Days 1 and 2, we’ll take short hikes (easy to moderate) on two different scenic mountain trails within 20 minutes of Albuquerque. Along the way, we’ll pause for on-location sketching sessions and creative exercises using both traditional and natural materials to spark fresh ideas and encourage a more resourceful, intuitive approach to art-making.

    Pack your art supplies in a backpack, keep your setup light and portable, and get ready to engage your senses as you observe, interpret, and respond to your surroundings in the moment.

    Day 3 brings us back to the studio, where we’ll reflect on our outdoor experiences and examine how they can inspire future work or even a new body of art.

    Led by artist and experienced hiker Mary Beth, who regularly incorporates “outdoor studios” into her own practice, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to connect deeply with nature and your creative process. Whether you’re looking to shake up your routine, explore new materials, or simply enjoy making art in the open air this experience is sure to energize and inspire!

    Please sign up early; class size is limited.


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    Mary Beth Woiccak’s work is inspired by the natural world: tangible and ethereal.

    The organic forms, shadows, and shapes that are innate on rocks and in landscapes

    are all part of the visual language she documents. Color, line, and the tactile nature

    of objects are explored consistently through Mary Beth’s body of work as a whole. In

    2019, she moved to Albuquerque to be closer to the landscapes, hikes, and beauty

    of the Southwest. In addition to making and exhibiting her artwork, Mary Beth has

    worked professionally for the past 20+ years in arts administration including

    positions of art consultant, gallery manager, and program director.

    • 09/05/2025
    • 10/24/2025
    • 8 sessions
    • Art League Studios
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    This class will explore the very essence of how ideas are formed from your sketchbook. Practice makes perfect and, in this case, it is so true. By developing the habit of taking your sketchbook with you everywhere, you will begin to notice more and hone your ability to see and then draw very personal glimpses Regardless of your artistic genre, whether it’s abstraction or realism, this class will show you how to develop your creative process through a daily record of expressive thoughts. Sketchbooks also serve as a place to work out compositions, ideas for a series,  preliminary drawing for a painting or any work of art. Sue will guide you through a progression of exercises that will review drawing methods and principles that will become second nature to you as you develop the routine of sketching and drawing every day. Students will be encouraged to incorporate an assortment of markings executed with pencils, inks, gouache / watercolors, and adhered ephemera for collage-effect. Possibilities are endless! This class is open to artists at all levels. Class size is limited to 12 students.  


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    Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist Susan E. Roden, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park (2009) and California’s Desert Dairy Farm (2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the Pastel Artist International Magazine (2002) with an accompanied article of her technique and cited in the Southwest Art Magazine. She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art and Oasis /Albuquerque. 

    • 09/06/2025
    • 10/25/2025
    • 7 sessions
    • Art League Studios
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    This class is for intermediate artists who want to go to the next level. If you are asking yourself “Where do I go from here?”, this class will give you the direction you are seeking. Alice will be working with each student individually to determine how to build on your strengths and how to turn weaknesses into assets. Together you will clarify your visual voice and understand how your personal creative vocabulary is already apparent in your work. Alice will encourage an investigation of the imagery, color choices and composition you are presently using and guide you to a strong individual path in your painting.  

    Please bring your preferred materials. All media, charcoal and pencil, pastels, oils, acrylics and watercolors, are welcome. 


    Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.


    Alice Webb  After a short stint at the University of Texas where I studied drawing and design, I moved to Taos. During the seventies I designed jewelry, studied tapestry weaving, created fiber sculptures, and continued to hone my drawing skills. By the late seventies I knew I had to return to painting. Although I now have a Bachelors of Fine Art and a Masters of Art Education from the University of New Mexico, it was by studying the Taos founders and painting in the very spots they frequented that I truly learned to paint. Over the past thirty-five years I have exhibited work nationally. My paintings and prints are included in numerous public and private collections.  www.alicewebbart.com.






    • 09/06/2025
    • 10/25/2025
    • 8 sessions
    • Art League Studios
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    Do you love to paint and draw? Are you interested in studying art in college or becoming a profes-sional artist one day? Join artist and teacher, Susan Roden, for a comprehensive, skill building course covering many areas of study in two and three dimensional art. Students will have fun exploring multiple painting, drawing and design projects, and finish with artwork that could be included in a portfolio for admission to a university art program. As well as making your own work, you will look at and learn from artists of the past and present to fuel your own unique art. Come ready to ask questions, share ideas and create. This is a no-pressure environment where all levels are welcome. Individual guidance and constructive feedback will be given. 


    Please sign up early, space is limited to 12 students.


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    Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist Susan E. Roden, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park (2009) and California’s Desert Dairy Farm (2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the Pastel Artist International Magazine (2002) with an accompanied article of her technique and cited in the Southwest Art Magazine. She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art and Oasis /Albuquerque. Roden is juried member with the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (NY), Distinguished Pastelist and Past President of the Pastel Society of New Mexico, member of the Women Entrepreneurs of New Mexico and the New Mexican Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.  www.susaneroden.com


    • 09/08/2025
    • 10/27/2025
    • 6 sessions
    • Art League Studios
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    Join watercolor painter, Dave Cook, in this 6-week class exploring several different approaches to producing compelling and expressive watercolor landscapes. All methods help us discover the unique versatility and beauty of transparent watercolors. We will review the elements of good design that are critical to successful work, and include simple and helpful drawing and painting techniques that will increase self-confidence and produce immediate results. You will learn how to use sketchbooks with value studies and color sketches to help create better paintings, applying the effects of composition, light, atmosphere, color temperature and contrast to express the mood. Instruction will be through group and individual demonstrations. This course is useful to artists at any level, and there will be classroom time for individual painting with positive feedback. Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.



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    Dave Cook, an artist and architect, explores the beauty of the created world through vivid, colorful shape-dominated paintings.  His approach to water media painting is varied and explorative; he paints landscapes often with references to buildings and structures as a natural outgrowth of his architectural background.  HIs cityscapes, portraits and animal paintings are expressive studies with dramatic light interplay.  The techniques he employs are often spontaneous with energy and emotion.  He paints somewhere between realism and abstraction, using water media on paper, often using various textures, strokes and effects.  www.dcookart.com/

    • 09/08/2025
    • 10/27/2025
    • 8 sessions
    • Art League Studios
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    Students will work from a still life arrangement to observe and practice key elements of drawing, including form, mass, light, shadow, and reflected light. The direction of light and the placement of objects within the still life will be emphasized throughout the course. Each session will include a discussion of drawing materials, covering their practical applications, variations in use, and differences in quality. Individual corrections will be made directly onto tracing paper placed over each student’s still life drawing, allowing them to take the overlay home for further study and revision. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of regular practice to strengthen visual perception and understanding of light and form.



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    Diane Reitz has been painting and drawing since childhood. Her mother was a teacher and artist who traveled to Santa Fe and Taos in the early 1930’s and studied with Alexandre Hogue.  Diane studied art through High School and traveled to Baltimore, Maryland in the 1980’s to study with Hans and Anne Schuler at Schuler Fine Art School where she learned the techniques of the Old Masters.  Later, she earned a fine art degree with a specialty in illustration.  She eventually moved to New Mexico where she has continued to learn and teach others at her studio, Harwood Art Center, UNM, PAAKO, Cedar Crest and community centers.  Diane believes everyone can learn to draw and paint and it can be fun and healthy for all.  Diane’s works are in the homes of New Mexico and in homes throughout the United States.


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