https://newmexicoartleague.wildapricot.org/adultclasses New Mexico Art League upcoming events New Mexico Art League Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:16:45 GMT Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:16:45 GMT Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Taking%20the%20High%20Road.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;" width="351" height="343"></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">This class is for intermediate artists who want to go to the next level.&nbsp;If you are asking yourself “Where do I go from here?”,&nbsp;this class will give you the direction you are seeking.&nbsp;Alice will be working with each student individually to determine how to build on your strengths and how to turn weaknesses into assets.&nbsp;Together you will clarify your visual voice and understand how your personal creative vocabulary is already apparent in your work.&nbsp;Alice will encourage an&nbsp;investigation of the imagery, color choices and composition you are presently using and guide you to a strong individual path in your painting.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><strong>Please bring your preferred materials. All media, charcoal and pencil, pastels, oils, acrylics and watercolors, are welcome.</strong>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><br></font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alice Webb</font></strong><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp;www.alicewebbart.com.</font></span><br></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p> <p align="left"><br></p><br> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens-3%20Landscapes%20samples.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="559" height="176"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;" align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens%20-%20portrait%20-%20acrylic.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="226" height="268" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><span style=""><font style="font-size: 18px;">Do you love to paint and draw? Join artist and teacher, Susan Roden, for a comprehensive 4-week skill-building course covering areas of study in two-dimensional art and three-dimensional sculpture, offered several times a year. Students will create multiple painting, drawing and design projects. 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. Individualized guidance and constructive feedback will be given.&nbsp;</font></span></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><strong><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#004B80">Most materials will be provided for you, included in the price of the course. Students will need to purchase a small amount of personal supplies. &nbsp;</font></strong></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Teen%20Studio%20Materials%20April%20and%20May%202026.pdf" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#004B80">Materials List</font></a></strong></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist <strong>Susan E. Roden</strong>, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art&nbsp;and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including&nbsp;Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka&nbsp;Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest&nbsp;National Park (2009) and California’s</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Desert Dairy Farm</font></em> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">(2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Pastel Artist International Magazine (</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">2002) with an&nbsp;accompanied article of her technique and cited in the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Southwest Art Magazine</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">.&nbsp;She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art&nbsp;and Oasis /Albuquerque. Roden is juried member with the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (NY),&nbsp;Distinguished Pastelist and Past President of the Pastel Society of New Mexico, member of the&nbsp;Women Entrepreneurs of New Mexico and the New Mexican Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="http://www.susaneroden.com"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;"><span><font color="#000087">www.susaneroden.com</font></span></font></a><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546444 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546444 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</font></font></span><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/20230424_170940.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="404" height="534" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima">The New Mexico Art League holds Sunday Life Drawing Sessions each week with either a clothed or nude model.</font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima">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.</font></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima"><br></font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima"><br></font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima">These sessions do require advance registration. &nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima"><br></font></span></font></p> <p align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima">Please check your calendar! Payment is not transferable or refundable.</font></span></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ED145B"><strong>Please sign up early; each group is limited to 12 artists.</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ED145B"><strong>Payment must be made at the time of registration in order to hold your place.</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ED145B"><strong>Without payment your place will be cancelled.</strong></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6624356 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6624356 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span><font><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Barn%20and%20Barrels.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="305" height="241" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Join watercolor painter Dave Cook in this seven-week class to continue learning how to create compelling and expressive watercolor landscapes. Dave will share elements of good design that are central to good paintings, along with practical drawing and painting techniques that build confidence and lead to immediate results. Get group demonstrations and individual guidance to enhance your work. Emphasis is placed on composition, contrast and dominance. This course is suitable for artists who are already able to draw and paint in watercolors, but want to hone their skills in their unique approach to painting.</font><br></span></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Dave%20Cook%20Painting%20in%20Watercolor%20Material%20List.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima">Dave Cook</font></strong><span><font face="Optima">, an artist and architect, explores the beauty of the created world through vivid, colorful shape-dominated paintings.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">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.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">HIs cityscapes, portraits and animal paintings are expressive studies with dramatic light interplay.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">The techniques he employs are often spontaneous with energy and emotion.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">He paints somewhere between realism and abstraction, using water media on paper, often using various textures, strokes and effects</font></span><span><font color="#535353" face="Optima">.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="https://www.dcookart.com/"><font face="Optima"><span><font color="#000087">www.dcookart.com/</font></span></font></a></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544824 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544824 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT <p align="left"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/WEbb%20FUNdamentals.image0.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="248" height="335" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">This drawing class is designed to build a strong foundation in essential drawing skills through focused observation and intentional mark-making. Students will explore the core principles of line, light, and value, along with composition and the practical use of one-, two-, and three-point perspective as tools for drawing. Working with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon, the class will include structured exercises and guided explorations that strengthen an understanding of shape, form, proportion, and spatial relationships. As the course progresses, students will learn how these elements work together to create clear, well-constructed drawings. By the end of the session, students will have a deeper understanding of drawing fundamentals and greater confidence in applying these skills across their artistic practice.</font></span><br></p> <p><span><font face="Times" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>$20 materials fee</strong>, to be paid to instructor on the first day of class. &nbsp;</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/The%20FUNdamentals%20of%20Drawing.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0076A3" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><br></strong></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0076A3" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 118, 163);"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/%20Drawing%20Materials%20List.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a></strong></span></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></strong></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alice Webb</font></strong><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp;www.alicewebbart.com.</font></span><br></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p> <p align="left"><br></p><br> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546471 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546471 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/pam%20barcita%20cactus.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/pam%20barcita%20cactus.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="254" height="322" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></a></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 16px;">This class<strong>&nbsp;</strong>invites students to explore watercolor techniques that create paintings rich with vibrancy, depth, and expression. This class focuses on the thoughtful use of color, composition, and light to energize a painting and bring it to life on the page. Through guided exercises, students will examine how color relationships, value contrast, and intentional layering work together to create visual movement and emotional impact.&nbsp;Students will practice watercolor methods for planning and building luminous color through transparent washes, color temperature shifts, and selective use of texture and saturation to strengthen focal areas. Special techniques for achieving clarity, intensity, and freshness in watercolor will be introduced, along with strategies for preserving light and avoiding muddy color. The course will begin with all students working from the same reference image, then progress to developing personal compositions that apply these techniques to create vibrant, compelling paintings. Open to students of all skill levels and experience.<br></font></p> <p><br></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/MATERIALS%20LIST%20SP26.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a>&nbsp;</strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Pamela Barcita</strong> 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.</font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544822 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544822 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Sunset%20ABQ%20DW.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="330" height="239" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;">In this 8-week course, we’ll explore one of the most expressive and ever-changing subjects in the landscape: the sky! Students will learn to capture clouds, light, and atmosphere while exploring the subtle transitions that give skies their emotional power. Through a mix of structured lessons and personal exploration, we’ll study essential principles of landscape painting: composition, color temperature, brushwork, paint application, edges, and focal points. Discover why the sky appears blue, what gives sunsets their warmth, how shadows carry color, and how to create a sense of depth through atmospheric perspective. We’ll study a range of cloud types and how their form, value, and color can shape a composition. Lessons will also focus on keeping colors vibrant, avoiding muddiness, and using harmonious palettes for greater visual impact. Techniques such as alla prima, layered painting, realism, and impressionism will be introduced, allowing you to adapt each approach to your own artistic goals. The pace of the class offers plenty of time for hands-on painting and instructor demonstrations. Supportive, individualized instruction ensures every student, from beginner to advanced, can grow with confidence. <strong>Intermediate painters working in oil or acrylic will benefit most from this course.</strong> Come ready to experiment, learn, and capture the beauty and drama of the sky.</font></p> <p align="justify"><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20List%20%20for%20Painting%20Clouds%20and%20Sky%20in%20the%20Landscape.%20dick%20wimberly.pdf" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 16px;">MATERIALS LIST</font></a></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima"><br></font></strong></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima">Dick Wimberly</font></strong> <span><font face="Optima">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</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">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 Mexico</font></span><span><font face="Optima">and is a member of the Oil Painters of America and of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association.&nbsp;</font></span></font><a href="https://dickwimberly.com/">https://dickwimberly.com/</a></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544815 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544815 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/A.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="271" height="371" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">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. &nbsp;Class will progress to the introduction of fundamental principles of design, including composition, perspective and color. &nbsp;There will be basic homework assignments every week, related to the themes covered in class. &nbsp;Students will also be strongly encouraged and receive personal guidance to develop individual projects and personal ideas. &nbsp;Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20list%20for%20Intro%20to%20Painting%20Finding%20Your%20Own%20Path%20Cole.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#0072BC"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000"><strong>Maria C. Cole</strong></font> <font color="#0C0C0C">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.</font><font color="#0C0C0C">&nbsp;</font> <font color="#0C0C0C">During her student years she was fortunate to enjoy the guidance of master pastelist Albert Handell, and renowned drawing and anatomy instructor Michael Burban.</font><font color="#0C0C0C">&nbsp;</font> <a href="https://maria-cole.com/"><font><font color="#000087">www.maria-cole.com/</font></font></a></font><br></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544804 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544804 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Penasco%20Bridge%2016x20.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="326" height="255" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></p> <p data-start="163" data-end="554" align="justify"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font>Experience the rich tradition of oil painting through the lens of time-</font></span>honored methods developed by the great painters. 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, aesthetic and visual balance, the direct painting method presented also encourages creative interpretation and personal expression. Class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></span></p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Waid%20Griffin%20Materials%20List%202026.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a> <p><br></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>J. Waid Griffin</strong> has painted the mountains and deserts of the southwest for thirty-five years. He is a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America and a member of the New Mexico Plein Air Painters, and the Rio Grande Art Association. He holds a BFA in Painting from Texas Tech University and has studied with Michael Lynch, Mark Daily, and Kevin MacPherson, among others. He holds a Master of Music in Theory and Composition, also from Texas Tech. Waid has also taught music and art to high school students in the Albuquerque area. Waid has received numerous awards for his paintings, including the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2008 Masterworks art show, and most recently, 2nd Prize in Oil Painting at the 2020 Phippen Museum Art Show &amp; Sale. <a href="http://www.griffin-art.com" target="_blank">www.griffin-art.com</a></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544807 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544807 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT <p align="center"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font><strong><font face="Lucida Console" style="font-size: 12px;" color="#ED1C24">&nbsp;-&nbsp;</font><font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24">SOLVENT FREE STUDIO -</font></strong></font></span><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/seated%20nude.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="357" height="537" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></p> <p><font face="Lucida Console" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style=""><font>The New Mexico Art League now holds Wednesday Life Drawing Sessions each week with a &nbsp;different classical nude pose.</font></span><br></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Lucida Console">We will begin with quick warm-up poses so artists can capture the figure in motion and move to extended poses during the 2 1/2 hour session.</font></span></font></p> <p><font face="Lucida Console" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D">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.</font></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D">&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Lucida Console">These sessions do require advance registration. &nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Lucida Console">Please check your calendar! Payment is not transfera</font><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima">ble or refundable.</font></span></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#9E0039"><strong>Please sign up early; each group is limited to 12 artists.</strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 8px;"><font color="#ED145B" face="Courier" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 8px;"><font color="#ED145B" face="Courier" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 8px;"><font color="#ED145B" face="Courier" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Payment must be made at the time of registration</strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 8px;"><font color="#ED145B" face="Courier" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>in order to hold your place.</strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 8px;"><font color="#ED145B" face="Courier" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Without payment your place will be cancelled.</strong></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6624362 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6624362 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/DSchwindt%20Deep%20Shadows%20Grand%20Canyon%2018x14oil%20and%20cold%20wax.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="251" height="321" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Exploring color can be a lifetime journey. 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. Learn to use and mix any color on your palette. &nbsp;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.&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></font></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20List%20Color%20Class.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Optima" color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000">An active plein-air painter as well as a studio painter, <strong>David Schwindt</strong> 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</font> <em><font color="#000000">The Artist’s Magazine</font></em> <font color="#000000">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. <a href="http://www.davidschwindtartist.com" target="_blank">www.davidschwindtartist.com</a></font></font><br></font></span></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546453 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546453 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font><span><font><span><font><span><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 32px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/IMG_6702.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="238" height="258" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></span></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;">Relationships are everything, including in the making of strong, resonant art. This eight-week class explores how the essential components of visual language work together to create paintings with clarity, depth, and intention. &nbsp;Moving beyond the pursuit of a “pretty picture”, students will learn how relationships between elements are what give artwork its strength, coherence and emotional impact. Through brief weekly introductions and focused exercises, the course emphasizes the decision-making process behind effective composition. &nbsp;Students will investigate how the placement of objects, scale and mass, value and contrast, light and shadow, line, color, and perspective interact to shape a compelling visual statement. These concepts are then applied directly to individual painting projects, allowing each artist to work at their own scale and in the medium of their choice. As the class progresses, students will learn to pull these elements together, refining their ability to adjust, balance, and strengthen visual relationships with their work. The result is a deeper understanding of how intentional choices lead to more powerful and meaningful paintings.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/material%20list%20for%20relationships%20class.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 12px;"><font face="Verdana"><strong>Cynthia Inson: &nbsp;</strong></font><font style="font-family: Verdana;">The best thing about being an artist is the journey of learning, analysis, decision making and discovery that I so enjoy as I create. All these things truly fuel and run my engine.&nbsp;</font><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Painting is much like writing to me. Instead of words I am using paint, color, brushstroke, lines, form to develop the story and create an impression of mood, light, distance, and three-dimensionality on a two-dimensional surface and space.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My goal, as an artist, is to captivate the viewer, to convince them to feel that sense of awe and joy that I felt seeing the sky that I painted or the mountains, roses, water, whatever. The goal is to stop them in their tracks and for them to respond and enjoy the impression the painting evokes.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The added challenge, for me as an artist, is also to create paintings that continue to draw the viewer in, to visually wander, to see parts or the whole of the painting differently over time. This worthy challenge also continues to fuel my growth as an art.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Education: Undergraduate in Art History and Studio Arts, Masters in Anthropology and Archeology. Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansa<font>s. I'm t</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">hrilled to be part of the Faculty for the New Mexico Art League. Honored to be represented by the Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico.</span></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546458 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546458 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" align="justify"><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><font style="font-size: 14px;"><span style=""><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Michael_Ottersen_Abstract_Painting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="278" height="278" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">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.</font></span></span></font></span></font><font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">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.</font></span></font></span></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" align="justify"><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></span></span></span></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/2025%20materials%20list%20for%20fall%20class.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"><span><font color="#343434">Born in Long Island,</font></span> <strong><font color="#343434">Michael Ottersen</font></strong> <span><font color="#343434">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.</font></span><span><font color="#343434">&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="https://www.michaelottersen.com/"><font><span><font color="#000087">www.michaelottersen.com</font></span></font></a></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546450 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546450 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span><font><font style=""><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Roden_STORM%20IN%20THE%20AIR.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="268" height="282" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><font style="font-family: Verdana;">Explore and create art reflecting emotion touched with tones of purple, through curriculum covering shadowed floral still lifes, stormy skies and sunsets.&nbsp;</font><span>This series of classes will delve into the intricacies and depth of reflections within the landscape and still life genres. Learn the expansive capabilities of the pastel medium. effects of color, and development of atmospheric paintings. Emphasis will be on exploratory studies and demonstrations, with one-to-one assistance on refining drawing techniques. Individuality in style and expression will be highly encouraged.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span>This class is open to artists at all levels. Please sign up early for class size is limited to 12 students. Come and play!</span></font></span></font></font></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><span><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></font></span></p> <h1 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/The%20Power%20of%20Purple%20-%20Roden_Material%20List%20.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0076A3" style="font-size: 16px;">Materials List</font></a></h1> <p><br></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><span><font>Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist</font></span> <strong><font>Susan E. Roden</font></strong><span><font>, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art&nbsp;and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including&nbsp;Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka&nbsp;Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest&nbsp;National Park (2009) and California’s</font></span> <em><font>Desert Dairy Farm</font></em> <span><font>(2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the</font></span> <em><font>Pastel Artist International Magazine (</font></em><span><font>2002) with an&nbsp;accompanied article of her technique and cited in the</font></span> <em><font>Southwest Art Magazine</font></em><span><font>.&nbsp;She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art&nbsp;and Oasis /Albuquerque.</font></span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546434 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546434 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Taking%20the%20High%20Road.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;" width="351" height="343"></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">This class is for intermediate artists who want to go to the next level.&nbsp;If you are asking yourself “Where do I go from here?”,&nbsp;this class will give you the direction you are seeking.&nbsp;Alice will be working with each student individually to determine how to build on your strengths and how to turn weaknesses into assets.&nbsp;Together you will clarify your visual voice and understand how your personal creative vocabulary is already apparent in your work.&nbsp;Alice will encourage an&nbsp;investigation of the imagery, color choices and composition you are presently using and guide you to a strong individual path in your painting.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><strong>Please bring your preferred materials. All media, charcoal and pencil, pastels, oils, acrylics and watercolors, are welcome.</strong>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><br></font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alice Webb</font></strong><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp;www.alicewebbart.com.</font></span><br></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p> <p align="left"><br></p><br> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens-3%20Landscapes%20samples.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="559" height="176"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;" align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens%20-%20portrait%20-%20acrylic.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="226" height="268" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><span style=""><font style="font-size: 18px;">Do you love to paint and draw? Join artist and teacher, Susan Roden, for a comprehensive 4-week skill-building course covering areas of study in two-dimensional art and three-dimensional sculpture, offered several times a year. Students will create multiple painting, drawing and design projects. 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. Individualized guidance and constructive feedback will be given.&nbsp;</font></span></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><strong><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#004B80">Most materials will be provided for you, included in the price of the course. Students will need to purchase a small amount of personal supplies. &nbsp;</font></strong></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Teen%20Studio%20Materials%20April%20and%20May%202026.pdf" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#004B80">Materials List</font></a></strong></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist <strong>Susan E. Roden</strong>, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art&nbsp;and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including&nbsp;Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka&nbsp;Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest&nbsp;National Park (2009) and California’s</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Desert Dairy Farm</font></em> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">(2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Pastel Artist International Magazine (</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">2002) with an&nbsp;accompanied article of her technique and cited in the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Southwest Art Magazine</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">.&nbsp;She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art&nbsp;and Oasis /Albuquerque. Roden is juried member with the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (NY),&nbsp;Distinguished Pastelist and Past President of the Pastel Society of New Mexico, member of the&nbsp;Women Entrepreneurs of New Mexico and the New Mexican Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="http://www.susaneroden.com"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;"><span><font color="#000087">www.susaneroden.com</font></span></font></a><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546444 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546444 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</font></font></span><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/20230424_170940.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="404" height="534" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima">The New Mexico Art League holds Sunday Life Drawing Sessions each week with either a clothed or nude model.</font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima">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.</font></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima"><br></font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima"><br></font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima">These sessions do require advance registration. &nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima"><br></font></span></font></p> <p align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima">Please check your calendar! Payment is not transferable or refundable.</font></span></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ED145B"><strong>Please sign up early; each group is limited to 12 artists.</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ED145B"><strong>Payment must be made at the time of registration in order to hold your place.</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ED145B"><strong>Without payment your place will be cancelled.</strong></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6624358 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6624358 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span><font><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Barn%20and%20Barrels.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="305" height="241" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Join watercolor painter Dave Cook in this seven-week class to continue learning how to create compelling and expressive watercolor landscapes. Dave will share elements of good design that are central to good paintings, along with practical drawing and painting techniques that build confidence and lead to immediate results. Get group demonstrations and individual guidance to enhance your work. Emphasis is placed on composition, contrast and dominance. This course is suitable for artists who are already able to draw and paint in watercolors, but want to hone their skills in their unique approach to painting.</font><br></span></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Dave%20Cook%20Painting%20in%20Watercolor%20Material%20List.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima">Dave Cook</font></strong><span><font face="Optima">, an artist and architect, explores the beauty of the created world through vivid, colorful shape-dominated paintings.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">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.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">HIs cityscapes, portraits and animal paintings are expressive studies with dramatic light interplay.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">The techniques he employs are often spontaneous with energy and emotion.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">He paints somewhere between realism and abstraction, using water media on paper, often using various textures, strokes and effects</font></span><span><font color="#535353" face="Optima">.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="https://www.dcookart.com/"><font face="Optima"><span><font color="#000087">www.dcookart.com/</font></span></font></a></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544824 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544824 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT <p align="left"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/WEbb%20FUNdamentals.image0.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="248" height="335" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">This drawing class is designed to build a strong foundation in essential drawing skills through focused observation and intentional mark-making. Students will explore the core principles of line, light, and value, along with composition and the practical use of one-, two-, and three-point perspective as tools for drawing. Working with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon, the class will include structured exercises and guided explorations that strengthen an understanding of shape, form, proportion, and spatial relationships. As the course progresses, students will learn how these elements work together to create clear, well-constructed drawings. By the end of the session, students will have a deeper understanding of drawing fundamentals and greater confidence in applying these skills across their artistic practice.</font></span><br></p> <p><span><font face="Times" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>$20 materials fee</strong>, to be paid to instructor on the first day of class. &nbsp;</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/The%20FUNdamentals%20of%20Drawing.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0076A3" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><br></strong></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0076A3" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 118, 163);"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/%20Drawing%20Materials%20List.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a></strong></span></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></strong></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alice Webb</font></strong><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp;www.alicewebbart.com.</font></span><br></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p> <p align="left"><br></p><br> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546471 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546471 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/pam%20barcita%20cactus.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/pam%20barcita%20cactus.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="254" height="322" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></a></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 16px;">This class<strong>&nbsp;</strong>invites students to explore watercolor techniques that create paintings rich with vibrancy, depth, and expression. This class focuses on the thoughtful use of color, composition, and light to energize a painting and bring it to life on the page. Through guided exercises, students will examine how color relationships, value contrast, and intentional layering work together to create visual movement and emotional impact.&nbsp;Students will practice watercolor methods for planning and building luminous color through transparent washes, color temperature shifts, and selective use of texture and saturation to strengthen focal areas. Special techniques for achieving clarity, intensity, and freshness in watercolor will be introduced, along with strategies for preserving light and avoiding muddy color. The course will begin with all students working from the same reference image, then progress to developing personal compositions that apply these techniques to create vibrant, compelling paintings. Open to students of all skill levels and experience.<br></font></p> <p><br></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/MATERIALS%20LIST%20SP26.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a>&nbsp;</strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Pamela Barcita</strong> 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.</font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544822 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544822 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Sunset%20ABQ%20DW.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="330" height="239" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;">In this 8-week course, we’ll explore one of the most expressive and ever-changing subjects in the landscape: the sky! Students will learn to capture clouds, light, and atmosphere while exploring the subtle transitions that give skies their emotional power. Through a mix of structured lessons and personal exploration, we’ll study essential principles of landscape painting: composition, color temperature, brushwork, paint application, edges, and focal points. Discover why the sky appears blue, what gives sunsets their warmth, how shadows carry color, and how to create a sense of depth through atmospheric perspective. We’ll study a range of cloud types and how their form, value, and color can shape a composition. Lessons will also focus on keeping colors vibrant, avoiding muddiness, and using harmonious palettes for greater visual impact. Techniques such as alla prima, layered painting, realism, and impressionism will be introduced, allowing you to adapt each approach to your own artistic goals. The pace of the class offers plenty of time for hands-on painting and instructor demonstrations. Supportive, individualized instruction ensures every student, from beginner to advanced, can grow with confidence. <strong>Intermediate painters working in oil or acrylic will benefit most from this course.</strong> Come ready to experiment, learn, and capture the beauty and drama of the sky.</font></p> <p align="justify"><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20List%20%20for%20Painting%20Clouds%20and%20Sky%20in%20the%20Landscape.%20dick%20wimberly.pdf" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 16px;">MATERIALS LIST</font></a></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima"><br></font></strong></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima">Dick Wimberly</font></strong> <span><font face="Optima">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</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">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 Mexico</font></span><span><font face="Optima">and is a member of the Oil Painters of America and of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association.&nbsp;</font></span></font><a href="https://dickwimberly.com/">https://dickwimberly.com/</a></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544815 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544815 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/A.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="271" height="371" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">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. &nbsp;Class will progress to the introduction of fundamental principles of design, including composition, perspective and color. &nbsp;There will be basic homework assignments every week, related to the themes covered in class. &nbsp;Students will also be strongly encouraged and receive personal guidance to develop individual projects and personal ideas. &nbsp;Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20list%20for%20Intro%20to%20Painting%20Finding%20Your%20Own%20Path%20Cole.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#0072BC"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000"><strong>Maria C. Cole</strong></font> <font color="#0C0C0C">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.</font><font color="#0C0C0C">&nbsp;</font> <font color="#0C0C0C">During her student years she was fortunate to enjoy the guidance of master pastelist Albert Handell, and renowned drawing and anatomy instructor Michael Burban.</font><font color="#0C0C0C">&nbsp;</font> <a href="https://maria-cole.com/"><font><font color="#000087">www.maria-cole.com/</font></font></a></font><br></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544804 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544804 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Penasco%20Bridge%2016x20.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="326" height="255" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></p> <p data-start="163" data-end="554" align="justify"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font>Experience the rich tradition of oil painting through the lens of time-</font></span>honored methods developed by the great painters. 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, aesthetic and visual balance, the direct painting method presented also encourages creative interpretation and personal expression. Class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></span></p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Waid%20Griffin%20Materials%20List%202026.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a> <p><br></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>J. Waid Griffin</strong> has painted the mountains and deserts of the southwest for thirty-five years. He is a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America and a member of the New Mexico Plein Air Painters, and the Rio Grande Art Association. He holds a BFA in Painting from Texas Tech University and has studied with Michael Lynch, Mark Daily, and Kevin MacPherson, among others. He holds a Master of Music in Theory and Composition, also from Texas Tech. Waid has also taught music and art to high school students in the Albuquerque area. Waid has received numerous awards for his paintings, including the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2008 Masterworks art show, and most recently, 2nd Prize in Oil Painting at the 2020 Phippen Museum Art Show &amp; Sale. <a href="http://www.griffin-art.com" target="_blank">www.griffin-art.com</a></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544807 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544807 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT <p align="center"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font><strong><font face="Lucida Console" style="font-size: 12px;" color="#ED1C24">&nbsp;-&nbsp;</font><font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24">SOLVENT FREE STUDIO -</font></strong></font></span><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/seated%20nude.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="357" height="537" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></p> <p><font face="Lucida Console" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style=""><font>The New Mexico Art League now holds Wednesday Life Drawing Sessions each week with a &nbsp;different classical nude pose.</font></span><br></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Lucida Console">We will begin with quick warm-up poses so artists can capture the figure in motion and move to extended poses during the 2 1/2 hour session.</font></span></font></p> <p><font face="Lucida Console" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D">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.</font></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D">&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Lucida Console">These sessions do require advance registration. &nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Lucida Console">Please check your calendar! Payment is not transfera</font><font color="#1D1D1D" face="Optima">ble or refundable.</font></span></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#9E0039"><strong>Please sign up early; each group is limited to 12 artists.</strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 8px;"><font color="#ED145B" face="Courier" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 8px;"><font color="#ED145B" face="Courier" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 8px;"><font color="#ED145B" face="Courier" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Payment must be made at the time of registration</strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 8px;"><font color="#ED145B" face="Courier" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>in order to hold your place.</strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 8px;"><font color="#ED145B" face="Courier" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Without payment your place will be cancelled.</strong></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6642826 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6642826 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/DSchwindt%20Deep%20Shadows%20Grand%20Canyon%2018x14oil%20and%20cold%20wax.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="251" height="321" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Exploring color can be a lifetime journey. 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. Learn to use and mix any color on your palette. &nbsp;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.&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></font></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20List%20Color%20Class.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Optima" color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000">An active plein-air painter as well as a studio painter, <strong>David Schwindt</strong> 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</font> <em><font color="#000000">The Artist’s Magazine</font></em> <font color="#000000">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. <a href="http://www.davidschwindtartist.com" target="_blank">www.davidschwindtartist.com</a></font></font><br></font></span></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546453 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546453 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font><span><font><span><font><span><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 32px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/IMG_6702.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="238" height="258" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></span></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;">Relationships are everything, including in the making of strong, resonant art. This eight-week class explores how the essential components of visual language work together to create paintings with clarity, depth, and intention. &nbsp;Moving beyond the pursuit of a “pretty picture”, students will learn how relationships between elements are what give artwork its strength, coherence and emotional impact. Through brief weekly introductions and focused exercises, the course emphasizes the decision-making process behind effective composition. &nbsp;Students will investigate how the placement of objects, scale and mass, value and contrast, light and shadow, line, color, and perspective interact to shape a compelling visual statement. These concepts are then applied directly to individual painting projects, allowing each artist to work at their own scale and in the medium of their choice. As the class progresses, students will learn to pull these elements together, refining their ability to adjust, balance, and strengthen visual relationships with their work. The result is a deeper understanding of how intentional choices lead to more powerful and meaningful paintings.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/material%20list%20for%20relationships%20class.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 12px;"><font face="Verdana"><strong>Cynthia Inson: &nbsp;</strong></font><font style="font-family: Verdana;">The best thing about being an artist is the journey of learning, analysis, decision making and discovery that I so enjoy as I create. All these things truly fuel and run my engine.&nbsp;</font><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Painting is much like writing to me. Instead of words I am using paint, color, brushstroke, lines, form to develop the story and create an impression of mood, light, distance, and three-dimensionality on a two-dimensional surface and space.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My goal, as an artist, is to captivate the viewer, to convince them to feel that sense of awe and joy that I felt seeing the sky that I painted or the mountains, roses, water, whatever. The goal is to stop them in their tracks and for them to respond and enjoy the impression the painting evokes.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The added challenge, for me as an artist, is also to create paintings that continue to draw the viewer in, to visually wander, to see parts or the whole of the painting differently over time. This worthy challenge also continues to fuel my growth as an art.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Education: Undergraduate in Art History and Studio Arts, Masters in Anthropology and Archeology. Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansa<font>s. I'm t</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">hrilled to be part of the Faculty for the New Mexico Art League. Honored to be represented by the Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico.</span></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546458 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546458 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" align="justify"><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><font style="font-size: 14px;"><span style=""><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Michael_Ottersen_Abstract_Painting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="278" height="278" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">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.</font></span></span></font></span></font><font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">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.</font></span></font></span></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" align="justify"><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></span></span></span></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/2025%20materials%20list%20for%20fall%20class.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"><span><font color="#343434">Born in Long Island,</font></span> <strong><font color="#343434">Michael Ottersen</font></strong> <span><font color="#343434">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.</font></span><span><font color="#343434">&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="https://www.michaelottersen.com/"><font><span><font color="#000087">www.michaelottersen.com</font></span></font></a></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546450 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546450 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span><font><font style=""><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Roden_STORM%20IN%20THE%20AIR.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="268" height="282" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><font style="font-family: Verdana;">Explore and create art reflecting emotion touched with tones of purple, through curriculum covering shadowed floral still lifes, stormy skies and sunsets.&nbsp;</font><span>This series of classes will delve into the intricacies and depth of reflections within the landscape and still life genres. Learn the expansive capabilities of the pastel medium. effects of color, and development of atmospheric paintings. Emphasis will be on exploratory studies and demonstrations, with one-to-one assistance on refining drawing techniques. Individuality in style and expression will be highly encouraged.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span>This class is open to artists at all levels. Please sign up early for class size is limited to 12 students. Come and play!</span></font></span></font></font></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><span><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></font></span></p> <h1 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/The%20Power%20of%20Purple%20-%20Roden_Material%20List%20.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0076A3" style="font-size: 16px;">Materials List</font></a></h1> <p><br></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><span><font>Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist</font></span> <strong><font>Susan E. Roden</font></strong><span><font>, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art&nbsp;and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including&nbsp;Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka&nbsp;Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest&nbsp;National Park (2009) and California’s</font></span> <em><font>Desert Dairy Farm</font></em> <span><font>(2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the</font></span> <em><font>Pastel Artist International Magazine (</font></em><span><font>2002) with an&nbsp;accompanied article of her technique and cited in the</font></span> <em><font>Southwest Art Magazine</font></em><span><font>.&nbsp;She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art&nbsp;and Oasis /Albuquerque.</font></span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546434 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546434 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span><font face="Optima"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Dard%20Hunter.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="211" height="481" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font><span><font face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Prior to the invention of paper, thoughts and numerals were transcribed onto wood, bone, clay and papyrus by tribal people, Sumerians and Egyptians. The invention of what we now call paper is said to have occurred around 300BC in southeast China.<br></font></font></span></font></span></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 18px;">These early efforts will be briefly illustrated.&nbsp;</font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 18px;">A more thorough discussion will be given of “modern” techniques which, for example, began at the Fabriano Mill in 1276 AD. These methods and required equipment will be illustrated as Fred reviews the construction of his own paper-mill in 1981. &nbsp;</font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 18px;">Finally, Fred will present his own efforts by way of painting, printmaking, calligraphy and bookmaking.</font></p> <p><br></p> <p align="justify"><strong><br></strong></p> <p align="justify"><strong><br></strong></p> <p align="justify"><strong><br></strong></p> <p align="justify"><strong>The New Mexico Art League's <em>Works on Paper</em> exhibit will be on view at the time of the lecture. &nbsp;Plan to come early to view the artwork before the lecture. The show includes 82 pieces by 53 New Mexico artists, and all works are for sale.</strong></p> <p align="center"><strong data-start="81" data-end="122"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong data-start="81" data-end="122"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong data-start="81" data-end="122"><font style="font-size: 16px;">Free for Members | $5 for Non-Members</font></strong><br></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><span><strong>Donations are welcome and appreciated to help support our programs!</strong></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#313033" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>F. G. Yost</strong> was born and brought up in Connecticut and educated at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and Iowa State University. He was employed by Sandia National Laboratories for 28 years and retired in October of 1999 as a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff. In early 2000 he began a second career, this time, as an artist. Because his mother was an artist, participation in art-related activities began very early. He has taken art courses from several institutions and attended many art workshops, including those from C.W. Mundy, Robert Liberace and Sherrie McGraw. He spends a significant amount of time painting and experimenting with various materials for sources of artistic inspiration and is an active member of the New Mexico Art League and the Rio Gande Art Association.</font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6611969 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6611969 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Taking%20the%20High%20Road.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;" width="351" height="343"></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">This class is for intermediate artists who want to go to the next level.&nbsp;If you are asking yourself “Where do I go from here?”,&nbsp;this class will give you the direction you are seeking.&nbsp;Alice will be working with each student individually to determine how to build on your strengths and how to turn weaknesses into assets.&nbsp;Together you will clarify your visual voice and understand how your personal creative vocabulary is already apparent in your work.&nbsp;Alice will encourage an&nbsp;investigation of the imagery, color choices and composition you are presently using and guide you to a strong individual path in your painting.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><strong>Please bring your preferred materials. All media, charcoal and pencil, pastels, oils, acrylics and watercolors, are welcome.</strong>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><br></font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alice Webb</font></strong><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp;www.alicewebbart.com.</font></span><br></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p> <p align="left"><br></p><br> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens-3%20Landscapes%20samples.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="559" height="176"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;" align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens%20-%20portrait%20-%20acrylic.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="226" height="268" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><span style=""><font style="font-size: 18px;">Do you love to paint and draw? Join artist and teacher, Susan Roden, for a comprehensive 4-week skill-building course covering areas of study in two-dimensional art and three-dimensional sculpture, offered several times a year. Students will create multiple painting, drawing and design projects. 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. Individualized guidance and constructive feedback will be given.&nbsp;</font></span></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><strong><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#004B80">Most materials will be provided for you, included in the price of the course. Students will need to purchase a small amount of personal supplies. &nbsp;</font></strong></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Teen%20Studio%20Materials%20April%20and%20May%202026.pdf" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#004B80">Materials List</font></a></strong></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist <strong>Susan E. Roden</strong>, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art&nbsp;and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including&nbsp;Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka&nbsp;Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest&nbsp;National Park (2009) and California’s</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Desert Dairy Farm</font></em> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">(2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Pastel Artist International Magazine (</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">2002) with an&nbsp;accompanied article of her technique and cited in the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Southwest Art Magazine</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">.&nbsp;She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art&nbsp;and Oasis /Albuquerque. Roden is juried member with the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (NY),&nbsp;Distinguished Pastelist and Past President of the Pastel Society of New Mexico, member of the&nbsp;Women Entrepreneurs of New Mexico and the New Mexican Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="http://www.susaneroden.com"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;"><span><font color="#000087">www.susaneroden.com</font></span></font></a><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546444 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546444 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span><font><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Barn%20and%20Barrels.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="305" height="241" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Join watercolor painter Dave Cook in this seven-week class to continue learning how to create compelling and expressive watercolor landscapes. Dave will share elements of good design that are central to good paintings, along with practical drawing and painting techniques that build confidence and lead to immediate results. Get group demonstrations and individual guidance to enhance your work. Emphasis is placed on composition, contrast and dominance. This course is suitable for artists who are already able to draw and paint in watercolors, but want to hone their skills in their unique approach to painting.</font><br></span></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Dave%20Cook%20Painting%20in%20Watercolor%20Material%20List.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima">Dave Cook</font></strong><span><font face="Optima">, an artist and architect, explores the beauty of the created world through vivid, colorful shape-dominated paintings.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">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.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">HIs cityscapes, portraits and animal paintings are expressive studies with dramatic light interplay.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">The techniques he employs are often spontaneous with energy and emotion.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">He paints somewhere between realism and abstraction, using water media on paper, often using various textures, strokes and effects</font></span><span><font color="#535353" face="Optima">.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="https://www.dcookart.com/"><font face="Optima"><span><font color="#000087">www.dcookart.com/</font></span></font></a></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544824 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544824 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT <p align="left"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/WEbb%20FUNdamentals.image0.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="248" height="335" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">This drawing class is designed to build a strong foundation in essential drawing skills through focused observation and intentional mark-making. Students will explore the core principles of line, light, and value, along with composition and the practical use of one-, two-, and three-point perspective as tools for drawing. Working with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon, the class will include structured exercises and guided explorations that strengthen an understanding of shape, form, proportion, and spatial relationships. As the course progresses, students will learn how these elements work together to create clear, well-constructed drawings. By the end of the session, students will have a deeper understanding of drawing fundamentals and greater confidence in applying these skills across their artistic practice.</font></span><br></p> <p><span><font face="Times" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>$20 materials fee</strong>, to be paid to instructor on the first day of class. &nbsp;</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/The%20FUNdamentals%20of%20Drawing.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0076A3" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><br></strong></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0076A3" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 118, 163);"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/%20Drawing%20Materials%20List.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a></strong></span></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></strong></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alice Webb</font></strong><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp;www.alicewebbart.com.</font></span><br></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p> <p align="left"><br></p><br> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546471 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546471 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/pam%20barcita%20cactus.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/pam%20barcita%20cactus.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="254" height="322" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></a></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 16px;">This class<strong>&nbsp;</strong>invites students to explore watercolor techniques that create paintings rich with vibrancy, depth, and expression. This class focuses on the thoughtful use of color, composition, and light to energize a painting and bring it to life on the page. Through guided exercises, students will examine how color relationships, value contrast, and intentional layering work together to create visual movement and emotional impact.&nbsp;Students will practice watercolor methods for planning and building luminous color through transparent washes, color temperature shifts, and selective use of texture and saturation to strengthen focal areas. Special techniques for achieving clarity, intensity, and freshness in watercolor will be introduced, along with strategies for preserving light and avoiding muddy color. The course will begin with all students working from the same reference image, then progress to developing personal compositions that apply these techniques to create vibrant, compelling paintings. Open to students of all skill levels and experience.<br></font></p> <p><br></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/MATERIALS%20LIST%20SP26.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a>&nbsp;</strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Pamela Barcita</strong> 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.</font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544822 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544822 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Sunset%20ABQ%20DW.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="330" height="239" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;">In this 8-week course, we’ll explore one of the most expressive and ever-changing subjects in the landscape: the sky! Students will learn to capture clouds, light, and atmosphere while exploring the subtle transitions that give skies their emotional power. Through a mix of structured lessons and personal exploration, we’ll study essential principles of landscape painting: composition, color temperature, brushwork, paint application, edges, and focal points. Discover why the sky appears blue, what gives sunsets their warmth, how shadows carry color, and how to create a sense of depth through atmospheric perspective. We’ll study a range of cloud types and how their form, value, and color can shape a composition. Lessons will also focus on keeping colors vibrant, avoiding muddiness, and using harmonious palettes for greater visual impact. Techniques such as alla prima, layered painting, realism, and impressionism will be introduced, allowing you to adapt each approach to your own artistic goals. The pace of the class offers plenty of time for hands-on painting and instructor demonstrations. Supportive, individualized instruction ensures every student, from beginner to advanced, can grow with confidence. <strong>Intermediate painters working in oil or acrylic will benefit most from this course.</strong> Come ready to experiment, learn, and capture the beauty and drama of the sky.</font></p> <p align="justify"><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20List%20%20for%20Painting%20Clouds%20and%20Sky%20in%20the%20Landscape.%20dick%20wimberly.pdf" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 16px;">MATERIALS LIST</font></a></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima"><br></font></strong></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima">Dick Wimberly</font></strong> <span><font face="Optima">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</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">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 Mexico</font></span><span><font face="Optima">and is a member of the Oil Painters of America and of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association.&nbsp;</font></span></font><a href="https://dickwimberly.com/">https://dickwimberly.com/</a></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544815 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544815 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/A.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="271" height="371" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">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. &nbsp;Class will progress to the introduction of fundamental principles of design, including composition, perspective and color. &nbsp;There will be basic homework assignments every week, related to the themes covered in class. &nbsp;Students will also be strongly encouraged and receive personal guidance to develop individual projects and personal ideas. &nbsp;Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20list%20for%20Intro%20to%20Painting%20Finding%20Your%20Own%20Path%20Cole.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#0072BC"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000"><strong>Maria C. Cole</strong></font> <font color="#0C0C0C">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.</font><font color="#0C0C0C">&nbsp;</font> <font color="#0C0C0C">During her student years she was fortunate to enjoy the guidance of master pastelist Albert Handell, and renowned drawing and anatomy instructor Michael Burban.</font><font color="#0C0C0C">&nbsp;</font> <a href="https://maria-cole.com/"><font><font color="#000087">www.maria-cole.com/</font></font></a></font><br></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544804 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544804 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Penasco%20Bridge%2016x20.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="326" height="255" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></p> <p data-start="163" data-end="554" align="justify"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font>Experience the rich tradition of oil painting through the lens of time-</font></span>honored methods developed by the great painters. 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, aesthetic and visual balance, the direct painting method presented also encourages creative interpretation and personal expression. Class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></span></p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Waid%20Griffin%20Materials%20List%202026.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a> <p><br></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>J. Waid Griffin</strong> has painted the mountains and deserts of the southwest for thirty-five years. He is a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America and a member of the New Mexico Plein Air Painters, and the Rio Grande Art Association. He holds a BFA in Painting from Texas Tech University and has studied with Michael Lynch, Mark Daily, and Kevin MacPherson, among others. He holds a Master of Music in Theory and Composition, also from Texas Tech. Waid has also taught music and art to high school students in the Albuquerque area. Waid has received numerous awards for his paintings, including the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2008 Masterworks art show, and most recently, 2nd Prize in Oil Painting at the 2020 Phippen Museum Art Show &amp; Sale. <a href="http://www.griffin-art.com" target="_blank">www.griffin-art.com</a></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544807 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544807 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/DSchwindt%20Deep%20Shadows%20Grand%20Canyon%2018x14oil%20and%20cold%20wax.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="251" height="321" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Exploring color can be a lifetime journey. 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. Learn to use and mix any color on your palette. &nbsp;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.&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></font></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20List%20Color%20Class.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Optima" color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000">An active plein-air painter as well as a studio painter, <strong>David Schwindt</strong> 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</font> <em><font color="#000000">The Artist’s Magazine</font></em> <font color="#000000">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. <a href="http://www.davidschwindtartist.com" target="_blank">www.davidschwindtartist.com</a></font></font><br></font></span></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546453 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546453 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font><span><font><span><font><span><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 32px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/IMG_6702.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="238" height="258" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></span></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;">Relationships are everything, including in the making of strong, resonant art. This eight-week class explores how the essential components of visual language work together to create paintings with clarity, depth, and intention. &nbsp;Moving beyond the pursuit of a “pretty picture”, students will learn how relationships between elements are what give artwork its strength, coherence and emotional impact. Through brief weekly introductions and focused exercises, the course emphasizes the decision-making process behind effective composition. &nbsp;Students will investigate how the placement of objects, scale and mass, value and contrast, light and shadow, line, color, and perspective interact to shape a compelling visual statement. These concepts are then applied directly to individual painting projects, allowing each artist to work at their own scale and in the medium of their choice. As the class progresses, students will learn to pull these elements together, refining their ability to adjust, balance, and strengthen visual relationships with their work. The result is a deeper understanding of how intentional choices lead to more powerful and meaningful paintings.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/material%20list%20for%20relationships%20class.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 12px;"><font face="Verdana"><strong>Cynthia Inson: &nbsp;</strong></font><font style="font-family: Verdana;">The best thing about being an artist is the journey of learning, analysis, decision making and discovery that I so enjoy as I create. All these things truly fuel and run my engine.&nbsp;</font><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Painting is much like writing to me. Instead of words I am using paint, color, brushstroke, lines, form to develop the story and create an impression of mood, light, distance, and three-dimensionality on a two-dimensional surface and space.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My goal, as an artist, is to captivate the viewer, to convince them to feel that sense of awe and joy that I felt seeing the sky that I painted or the mountains, roses, water, whatever. The goal is to stop them in their tracks and for them to respond and enjoy the impression the painting evokes.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The added challenge, for me as an artist, is also to create paintings that continue to draw the viewer in, to visually wander, to see parts or the whole of the painting differently over time. This worthy challenge also continues to fuel my growth as an art.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Education: Undergraduate in Art History and Studio Arts, Masters in Anthropology and Archeology. Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansa<font>s. I'm t</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">hrilled to be part of the Faculty for the New Mexico Art League. Honored to be represented by the Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico.</span></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546458 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546458 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font face="Helvetica Neue" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Daffodils_COLOR.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="301" height="273" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="">Cultivated in gardens since 300 BC, daffodils boast many colors, shapes, sizes and have long been an inspiration to gardeners, botanists and artists! Now, it’s your turn to create a work of beauty using the combined effects of watercolor and graphite in this 3-day class. Bring your favorite species and hone your perspective skills as we review the geometry of forms in space. Combine and refine your pencil lines and shapes to compose a final design. Through color mixing exercises you learn the “Color to Value” method. Practice layering and lifting techniques to create delicate textures and translucency. Combine brush and pencil strokes to finalize the details.&nbsp;This surprisingly quick technique will help you to come away with a Spring Floral composition.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20list_Daffodils%20in%20watercolor.pdf" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 16px;">Materials List</font></a></strong></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Helvetica" color="#333333"><font><strong>Marjorie Leggitt</strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp;</span></font><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font>is an award-winning science illustrator based in&nbsp;Bellingham, Washington. Specializing in illustration for professional botanical journals, reference publications and museum exhibits, she also creates art for commercial clients. A self-taught artist, Marjorie began her career dissecting and illustrating Australian land snails at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History but soon returned to her passion - drawing plants. While illustrating the first of several botanical field guides, she was contracted by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to develop visual reconstructions of ancient plant life for the Prehistoric Journey permanent exhibit.&nbsp;Most recently, Marjorie acted as lead artist for&nbsp;Flora of North America and Flora of Oklahoma. Marjorie has taught&nbsp;botanical illustration courses through the Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration since 1990. Although “retired” as a full time instructor, she continues to teach her own online and in-person classes&nbsp;</font>&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p><a href="http://www.marjorieleggitt.com/"><font color="#0054A6" style="font-size: 12px;" face="Helvetica">www.marjorieleggitt.com</font></a></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6484474 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6484474 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" align="justify"><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><font style="font-size: 14px;"><span style=""><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Michael_Ottersen_Abstract_Painting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="278" height="278" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">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.</font></span></span></font></span></font><font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">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.</font></span></font></span></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" align="justify"><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></span></span></span></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/2025%20materials%20list%20for%20fall%20class.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"><span><font color="#343434">Born in Long Island,</font></span> <strong><font color="#343434">Michael Ottersen</font></strong> <span><font color="#343434">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.</font></span><span><font color="#343434">&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="https://www.michaelottersen.com/"><font><span><font color="#000087">www.michaelottersen.com</font></span></font></a></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546450 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546450 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span><font><font style=""><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Roden_STORM%20IN%20THE%20AIR.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="268" height="282" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><font style="font-family: Verdana;">Explore and create art reflecting emotion touched with tones of purple, through curriculum covering shadowed floral still lifes, stormy skies and sunsets.&nbsp;</font><span>This series of classes will delve into the intricacies and depth of reflections within the landscape and still life genres. Learn the expansive capabilities of the pastel medium. effects of color, and development of atmospheric paintings. Emphasis will be on exploratory studies and demonstrations, with one-to-one assistance on refining drawing techniques. Individuality in style and expression will be highly encouraged.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span>This class is open to artists at all levels. Please sign up early for class size is limited to 12 students. Come and play!</span></font></span></font></font></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><span><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></font></span></p> <h1 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/The%20Power%20of%20Purple%20-%20Roden_Material%20List%20.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0076A3" style="font-size: 16px;">Materials List</font></a></h1> <p><br></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><span><font>Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist</font></span> <strong><font>Susan E. Roden</font></strong><span><font>, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art&nbsp;and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including&nbsp;Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka&nbsp;Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest&nbsp;National Park (2009) and California’s</font></span> <em><font>Desert Dairy Farm</font></em> <span><font>(2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the</font></span> <em><font>Pastel Artist International Magazine (</font></em><span><font>2002) with an&nbsp;accompanied article of her technique and cited in the</font></span> <em><font>Southwest Art Magazine</font></em><span><font>.&nbsp;She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art&nbsp;and Oasis /Albuquerque.</font></span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546434 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546434 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font face="Helvetica Neue" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Daffodils_COLOR.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="301" height="273" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="">Cultivated in gardens since 300 BC, daffodils boast many colors, shapes, sizes and have long been an inspiration to gardeners, botanists and artists! Now, it’s your turn to create a work of beauty using the combined effects of watercolor and graphite in this 3-day class. Bring your favorite species and hone your perspective skills as we review the geometry of forms in space. Combine and refine your pencil lines and shapes to compose a final design. Through color mixing exercises you learn the “Color to Value” method. Practice layering and lifting techniques to create delicate textures and translucency. Combine brush and pencil strokes to finalize the details.&nbsp;This surprisingly quick technique will help you to come away with a Spring Floral composition.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20list_Daffodils%20in%20watercolor.pdf" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 16px;">Materials List</font></a></strong></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Helvetica" color="#333333"><font><strong>Marjorie Leggitt</strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp;</span></font><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font>is an award-winning science illustrator based in&nbsp;Bellingham, Washington. Specializing in illustration for professional botanical journals, reference publications and museum exhibits, she also creates art for commercial clients. A self-taught artist, Marjorie began her career dissecting and illustrating Australian land snails at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History but soon returned to her passion - drawing plants. While illustrating the first of several botanical field guides, she was contracted by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to develop visual reconstructions of ancient plant life for the Prehistoric Journey permanent exhibit.&nbsp;Most recently, Marjorie acted as lead artist for&nbsp;Flora of North America and Flora of Oklahoma. Marjorie has taught&nbsp;botanical illustration courses through the Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration since 1990. Although “retired” as a full time instructor, she continues to teach her own online and in-person classes&nbsp;</font>&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p><a href="http://www.marjorieleggitt.com/"><font color="#0054A6" style="font-size: 12px;" face="Helvetica">www.marjorieleggitt.com</font></a></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6484474 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6484474 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Taking%20the%20High%20Road.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;" width="351" height="343"></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">This class is for intermediate artists who want to go to the next level.&nbsp;If you are asking yourself “Where do I go from here?”,&nbsp;this class will give you the direction you are seeking.&nbsp;Alice will be working with each student individually to determine how to build on your strengths and how to turn weaknesses into assets.&nbsp;Together you will clarify your visual voice and understand how your personal creative vocabulary is already apparent in your work.&nbsp;Alice will encourage an&nbsp;investigation of the imagery, color choices and composition you are presently using and guide you to a strong individual path in your painting.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><strong>Please bring your preferred materials. All media, charcoal and pencil, pastels, oils, acrylics and watercolors, are welcome.</strong>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><br></font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alice Webb</font></strong><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp;www.alicewebbart.com.</font></span><br></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p> <p align="left"><br></p><br> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens-3%20Landscapes%20samples.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="559" height="176"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;" align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens%20-%20portrait%20-%20acrylic.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="226" height="268" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><span style=""><font style="font-size: 18px;">Do you love to paint and draw? Join artist and teacher, Susan Roden, for a comprehensive 4-week skill-building course covering areas of study in two-dimensional art and three-dimensional sculpture, offered several times a year. Students will create multiple painting, drawing and design projects. 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. Individualized guidance and constructive feedback will be given.&nbsp;</font></span></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><strong><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#004B80">Most materials will be provided for you, included in the price of the course. Students will need to purchase a small amount of personal supplies. &nbsp;</font></strong></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Teen%20Studio%20Materials%20April%20and%20May%202026.pdf" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#004B80">Materials List</font></a></strong></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist <strong>Susan E. Roden</strong>, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art&nbsp;and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including&nbsp;Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka&nbsp;Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest&nbsp;National Park (2009) and California’s</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Desert Dairy Farm</font></em> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">(2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Pastel Artist International Magazine (</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">2002) with an&nbsp;accompanied article of her technique and cited in the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Southwest Art Magazine</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">.&nbsp;She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art&nbsp;and Oasis /Albuquerque. Roden is juried member with the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (NY),&nbsp;Distinguished Pastelist and Past President of the Pastel Society of New Mexico, member of the&nbsp;Women Entrepreneurs of New Mexico and the New Mexican Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="http://www.susaneroden.com"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;"><span><font color="#000087">www.susaneroden.com</font></span></font></a><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546444 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546444 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font face="Helvetica Neue" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Daffodils_COLOR.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="301" height="273" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="">Cultivated in gardens since 300 BC, daffodils boast many colors, shapes, sizes and have long been an inspiration to gardeners, botanists and artists! Now, it’s your turn to create a work of beauty using the combined effects of watercolor and graphite in this 3-day class. Bring your favorite species and hone your perspective skills as we review the geometry of forms in space. Combine and refine your pencil lines and shapes to compose a final design. Through color mixing exercises you learn the “Color to Value” method. Practice layering and lifting techniques to create delicate textures and translucency. Combine brush and pencil strokes to finalize the details.&nbsp;This surprisingly quick technique will help you to come away with a Spring Floral composition.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20list_Daffodils%20in%20watercolor.pdf" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 16px;">Materials List</font></a></strong></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Helvetica" color="#333333"><font><strong>Marjorie Leggitt</strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp;</span></font><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font>is an award-winning science illustrator based in&nbsp;Bellingham, Washington. Specializing in illustration for professional botanical journals, reference publications and museum exhibits, she also creates art for commercial clients. A self-taught artist, Marjorie began her career dissecting and illustrating Australian land snails at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History but soon returned to her passion - drawing plants. While illustrating the first of several botanical field guides, she was contracted by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to develop visual reconstructions of ancient plant life for the Prehistoric Journey permanent exhibit.&nbsp;Most recently, Marjorie acted as lead artist for&nbsp;Flora of North America and Flora of Oklahoma. Marjorie has taught&nbsp;botanical illustration courses through the Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration since 1990. Although “retired” as a full time instructor, she continues to teach her own online and in-person classes&nbsp;</font>&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p><a href="http://www.marjorieleggitt.com/"><font color="#0054A6" style="font-size: 12px;" face="Helvetica">www.marjorieleggitt.com</font></a></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6484474 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6484474 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span><font><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Barn%20and%20Barrels.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="305" height="241" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Join watercolor painter Dave Cook in this seven-week class to continue learning how to create compelling and expressive watercolor landscapes. Dave will share elements of good design that are central to good paintings, along with practical drawing and painting techniques that build confidence and lead to immediate results. Get group demonstrations and individual guidance to enhance your work. Emphasis is placed on composition, contrast and dominance. This course is suitable for artists who are already able to draw and paint in watercolors, but want to hone their skills in their unique approach to painting.</font><br></span></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Dave%20Cook%20Painting%20in%20Watercolor%20Material%20List.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima">Dave Cook</font></strong><span><font face="Optima">, an artist and architect, explores the beauty of the created world through vivid, colorful shape-dominated paintings.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">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.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">HIs cityscapes, portraits and animal paintings are expressive studies with dramatic light interplay.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">The techniques he employs are often spontaneous with energy and emotion.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">He paints somewhere between realism and abstraction, using water media on paper, often using various textures, strokes and effects</font></span><span><font color="#535353" face="Optima">.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="https://www.dcookart.com/"><font face="Optima"><span><font color="#000087">www.dcookart.com/</font></span></font></a></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544824 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544824 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT <p align="left"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/WEbb%20FUNdamentals.image0.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="248" height="335" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">This drawing class is designed to build a strong foundation in essential drawing skills through focused observation and intentional mark-making. Students will explore the core principles of line, light, and value, along with composition and the practical use of one-, two-, and three-point perspective as tools for drawing. Working with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon, the class will include structured exercises and guided explorations that strengthen an understanding of shape, form, proportion, and spatial relationships. As the course progresses, students will learn how these elements work together to create clear, well-constructed drawings. By the end of the session, students will have a deeper understanding of drawing fundamentals and greater confidence in applying these skills across their artistic practice.</font></span><br></p> <p><span><font face="Times" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>$20 materials fee</strong>, to be paid to instructor on the first day of class. &nbsp;</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/The%20FUNdamentals%20of%20Drawing.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0076A3" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><br></strong></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0076A3" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 118, 163);"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/%20Drawing%20Materials%20List.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a></strong></span></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></strong></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alice Webb</font></strong><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp;www.alicewebbart.com.</font></span><br></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p> <p align="left"><br></p><br> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546471 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546471 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/pam%20barcita%20cactus.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/pam%20barcita%20cactus.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="254" height="322" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></a></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 16px;">This class<strong>&nbsp;</strong>invites students to explore watercolor techniques that create paintings rich with vibrancy, depth, and expression. This class focuses on the thoughtful use of color, composition, and light to energize a painting and bring it to life on the page. Through guided exercises, students will examine how color relationships, value contrast, and intentional layering work together to create visual movement and emotional impact.&nbsp;Students will practice watercolor methods for planning and building luminous color through transparent washes, color temperature shifts, and selective use of texture and saturation to strengthen focal areas. Special techniques for achieving clarity, intensity, and freshness in watercolor will be introduced, along with strategies for preserving light and avoiding muddy color. The course will begin with all students working from the same reference image, then progress to developing personal compositions that apply these techniques to create vibrant, compelling paintings. Open to students of all skill levels and experience.<br></font></p> <p><br></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/MATERIALS%20LIST%20SP26.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a>&nbsp;</strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Pamela Barcita</strong> 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.</font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544822 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544822 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Sunset%20ABQ%20DW.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="330" height="239" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;">In this 8-week course, we’ll explore one of the most expressive and ever-changing subjects in the landscape: the sky! Students will learn to capture clouds, light, and atmosphere while exploring the subtle transitions that give skies their emotional power. Through a mix of structured lessons and personal exploration, we’ll study essential principles of landscape painting: composition, color temperature, brushwork, paint application, edges, and focal points. Discover why the sky appears blue, what gives sunsets their warmth, how shadows carry color, and how to create a sense of depth through atmospheric perspective. We’ll study a range of cloud types and how their form, value, and color can shape a composition. Lessons will also focus on keeping colors vibrant, avoiding muddiness, and using harmonious palettes for greater visual impact. Techniques such as alla prima, layered painting, realism, and impressionism will be introduced, allowing you to adapt each approach to your own artistic goals. The pace of the class offers plenty of time for hands-on painting and instructor demonstrations. Supportive, individualized instruction ensures every student, from beginner to advanced, can grow with confidence. <strong>Intermediate painters working in oil or acrylic will benefit most from this course.</strong> Come ready to experiment, learn, and capture the beauty and drama of the sky.</font></p> <p align="justify"><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20List%20%20for%20Painting%20Clouds%20and%20Sky%20in%20the%20Landscape.%20dick%20wimberly.pdf" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 16px;">MATERIALS LIST</font></a></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima"><br></font></strong></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima">Dick Wimberly</font></strong> <span><font face="Optima">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</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">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 Mexico</font></span><span><font face="Optima">and is a member of the Oil Painters of America and of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association.&nbsp;</font></span></font><a href="https://dickwimberly.com/">https://dickwimberly.com/</a></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544815 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544815 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/A.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="271" height="371" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">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. &nbsp;Class will progress to the introduction of fundamental principles of design, including composition, perspective and color. &nbsp;There will be basic homework assignments every week, related to the themes covered in class. &nbsp;Students will also be strongly encouraged and receive personal guidance to develop individual projects and personal ideas. &nbsp;Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20list%20for%20Intro%20to%20Painting%20Finding%20Your%20Own%20Path%20Cole.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#0072BC"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000"><strong>Maria C. Cole</strong></font> <font color="#0C0C0C">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.</font><font color="#0C0C0C">&nbsp;</font> <font color="#0C0C0C">During her student years she was fortunate to enjoy the guidance of master pastelist Albert Handell, and renowned drawing and anatomy instructor Michael Burban.</font><font color="#0C0C0C">&nbsp;</font> <a href="https://maria-cole.com/"><font><font color="#000087">www.maria-cole.com/</font></font></a></font><br></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544804 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544804 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Penasco%20Bridge%2016x20.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="326" height="255" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></p> <p data-start="163" data-end="554" align="justify"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font>Experience the rich tradition of oil painting through the lens of time-</font></span>honored methods developed by the great painters. 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, aesthetic and visual balance, the direct painting method presented also encourages creative interpretation and personal expression. Class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></span></p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Waid%20Griffin%20Materials%20List%202026.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a> <p><br></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>J. Waid Griffin</strong> has painted the mountains and deserts of the southwest for thirty-five years. He is a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America and a member of the New Mexico Plein Air Painters, and the Rio Grande Art Association. He holds a BFA in Painting from Texas Tech University and has studied with Michael Lynch, Mark Daily, and Kevin MacPherson, among others. He holds a Master of Music in Theory and Composition, also from Texas Tech. Waid has also taught music and art to high school students in the Albuquerque area. Waid has received numerous awards for his paintings, including the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2008 Masterworks art show, and most recently, 2nd Prize in Oil Painting at the 2020 Phippen Museum Art Show &amp; Sale. <a href="http://www.griffin-art.com" target="_blank">www.griffin-art.com</a></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544807 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544807 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/DSchwindt%20Deep%20Shadows%20Grand%20Canyon%2018x14oil%20and%20cold%20wax.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="251" height="321" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Exploring color can be a lifetime journey. 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. Learn to use and mix any color on your palette. &nbsp;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.&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></font></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20List%20Color%20Class.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Optima" color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000">An active plein-air painter as well as a studio painter, <strong>David Schwindt</strong> 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</font> <em><font color="#000000">The Artist’s Magazine</font></em> <font color="#000000">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. <a href="http://www.davidschwindtartist.com" target="_blank">www.davidschwindtartist.com</a></font></font><br></font></span></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546453 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546453 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font><span><font><span><font><span><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 32px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/IMG_6702.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="238" height="258" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></span></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;">Relationships are everything, including in the making of strong, resonant art. This eight-week class explores how the essential components of visual language work together to create paintings with clarity, depth, and intention. &nbsp;Moving beyond the pursuit of a “pretty picture”, students will learn how relationships between elements are what give artwork its strength, coherence and emotional impact. Through brief weekly introductions and focused exercises, the course emphasizes the decision-making process behind effective composition. &nbsp;Students will investigate how the placement of objects, scale and mass, value and contrast, light and shadow, line, color, and perspective interact to shape a compelling visual statement. These concepts are then applied directly to individual painting projects, allowing each artist to work at their own scale and in the medium of their choice. As the class progresses, students will learn to pull these elements together, refining their ability to adjust, balance, and strengthen visual relationships with their work. The result is a deeper understanding of how intentional choices lead to more powerful and meaningful paintings.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/material%20list%20for%20relationships%20class.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 12px;"><font face="Verdana"><strong>Cynthia Inson: &nbsp;</strong></font><font style="font-family: Verdana;">The best thing about being an artist is the journey of learning, analysis, decision making and discovery that I so enjoy as I create. All these things truly fuel and run my engine.&nbsp;</font><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Painting is much like writing to me. Instead of words I am using paint, color, brushstroke, lines, form to develop the story and create an impression of mood, light, distance, and three-dimensionality on a two-dimensional surface and space.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My goal, as an artist, is to captivate the viewer, to convince them to feel that sense of awe and joy that I felt seeing the sky that I painted or the mountains, roses, water, whatever. The goal is to stop them in their tracks and for them to respond and enjoy the impression the painting evokes.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The added challenge, for me as an artist, is also to create paintings that continue to draw the viewer in, to visually wander, to see parts or the whole of the painting differently over time. This worthy challenge also continues to fuel my growth as an art.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Education: Undergraduate in Art History and Studio Arts, Masters in Anthropology and Archeology. Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansa<font>s. I'm t</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">hrilled to be part of the Faculty for the New Mexico Art League. Honored to be represented by the Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico.</span></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546458 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546458 Fri, 01 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" align="justify"><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><font style="font-size: 14px;"><span style=""><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Michael_Ottersen_Abstract_Painting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="278" height="278" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">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.</font></span></span></font></span></font><font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">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.</font></span></font></span></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" align="justify"><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></span></span></span></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/2025%20materials%20list%20for%20fall%20class.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"><span><font color="#343434">Born in Long Island,</font></span> <strong><font color="#343434">Michael Ottersen</font></strong> <span><font color="#343434">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.</font></span><span><font color="#343434">&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="https://www.michaelottersen.com/"><font><span><font color="#000087">www.michaelottersen.com</font></span></font></a></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546450 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546450 Fri, 01 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span><font><font style=""><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Roden_STORM%20IN%20THE%20AIR.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="268" height="282" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><font style="font-family: Verdana;">Explore and create art reflecting emotion touched with tones of purple, through curriculum covering shadowed floral still lifes, stormy skies and sunsets.&nbsp;</font><span>This series of classes will delve into the intricacies and depth of reflections within the landscape and still life genres. Learn the expansive capabilities of the pastel medium. effects of color, and development of atmospheric paintings. Emphasis will be on exploratory studies and demonstrations, with one-to-one assistance on refining drawing techniques. Individuality in style and expression will be highly encouraged.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span>This class is open to artists at all levels. Please sign up early for class size is limited to 12 students. Come and play!</span></font></span></font></font></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><span><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></font></span></p> <h1 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/The%20Power%20of%20Purple%20-%20Roden_Material%20List%20.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0076A3" style="font-size: 16px;">Materials List</font></a></h1> <p><br></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><span><font>Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist</font></span> <strong><font>Susan E. Roden</font></strong><span><font>, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art&nbsp;and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including&nbsp;Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka&nbsp;Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest&nbsp;National Park (2009) and California’s</font></span> <em><font>Desert Dairy Farm</font></em> <span><font>(2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the</font></span> <em><font>Pastel Artist International Magazine (</font></em><span><font>2002) with an&nbsp;accompanied article of her technique and cited in the</font></span> <em><font>Southwest Art Magazine</font></em><span><font>.&nbsp;She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art&nbsp;and Oasis /Albuquerque.</font></span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546434 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546434 Sat, 02 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Taking%20the%20High%20Road.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;" width="351" height="343"></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">This class is for intermediate artists who want to go to the next level.&nbsp;If you are asking yourself “Where do I go from here?”,&nbsp;this class will give you the direction you are seeking.&nbsp;Alice will be working with each student individually to determine how to build on your strengths and how to turn weaknesses into assets.&nbsp;Together you will clarify your visual voice and understand how your personal creative vocabulary is already apparent in your work.&nbsp;Alice will encourage an&nbsp;investigation of the imagery, color choices and composition you are presently using and guide you to a strong individual path in your painting.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><strong>Please bring your preferred materials. All media, charcoal and pencil, pastels, oils, acrylics and watercolors, are welcome.</strong>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><br></font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alice Webb</font></strong><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp;www.alicewebbart.com.</font></span><br></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p> <p align="left"><br></p><br> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468 Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens-3%20Landscapes%20samples.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="559" height="176"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;" align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens%20-%20portrait%20-%20acrylic.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="226" height="268" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><span style=""><font style="font-size: 18px;">Do you love to paint and draw? Join artist and teacher, Susan Roden, for a comprehensive 4-week skill-building course covering areas of study in two-dimensional art and three-dimensional sculpture, offered several times a year. Students will create multiple painting, drawing and design projects. 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. Individualized guidance and constructive feedback will be given.&nbsp;</font></span></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12.8px;"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;">Most materials will be provided for you, included in the price of the course. Students will need to purchase a small amount of personal supplies. &nbsp;</font></strong></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Teen%20Studio%20Materials%20April%20and%20May%202026.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;">Materials List</font></a></strong></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12.8px;"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></strong></strong></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist <strong>Susan E. Roden</strong>, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art&nbsp;and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including&nbsp;Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka&nbsp;Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest&nbsp;National Park (2009) and California’s</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Desert Dairy Farm</font></em> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">(2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Pastel Artist International Magazine (</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">2002) with an&nbsp;accompanied article of her technique and cited in the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Southwest Art Magazine</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">.&nbsp;She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art&nbsp;and Oasis /Albuquerque. Roden is juried member with the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (NY),&nbsp;Distinguished Pastelist and Past President of the Pastel Society of New Mexico, member of the&nbsp;Women Entrepreneurs of New Mexico and the New Mexican Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="http://www.susaneroden.com"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;"><span><font color="#000087">www.susaneroden.com</font></span></font></a><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546449 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546449 Mon, 04 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span><font><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Barn%20and%20Barrels.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="305" height="241" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Join watercolor painter Dave Cook in this seven-week class to continue learning how to create compelling and expressive watercolor landscapes. Dave will share elements of good design that are central to good paintings, along with practical drawing and painting techniques that build confidence and lead to immediate results. Get group demonstrations and individual guidance to enhance your work. Emphasis is placed on composition, contrast and dominance. This course is suitable for artists who are already able to draw and paint in watercolors, but want to hone their skills in their unique approach to painting.</font><br></span></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Dave%20Cook%20Painting%20in%20Watercolor%20Material%20List.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima">Dave Cook</font></strong><span><font face="Optima">, an artist and architect, explores the beauty of the created world through vivid, colorful shape-dominated paintings.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">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.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">HIs cityscapes, portraits and animal paintings are expressive studies with dramatic light interplay.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">The techniques he employs are often spontaneous with energy and emotion.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">He paints somewhere between realism and abstraction, using water media on paper, often using various textures, strokes and effects</font></span><span><font color="#535353" face="Optima">.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="https://www.dcookart.com/"><font face="Optima"><span><font color="#000087">www.dcookart.com/</font></span></font></a></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544824 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544824 Mon, 04 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT <p align="left"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/WEbb%20FUNdamentals.image0.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="248" height="335" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">This drawing class is designed to build a strong foundation in essential drawing skills through focused observation and intentional mark-making. Students will explore the core principles of line, light, and value, along with composition and the practical use of one-, two-, and three-point perspective as tools for drawing. Working with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon, the class will include structured exercises and guided explorations that strengthen an understanding of shape, form, proportion, and spatial relationships. As the course progresses, students will learn how these elements work together to create clear, well-constructed drawings. By the end of the session, students will have a deeper understanding of drawing fundamentals and greater confidence in applying these skills across their artistic practice.</font></span><br></p> <p><span><font face="Times" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>$20 materials fee</strong>, to be paid to instructor on the first day of class. &nbsp;</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/The%20FUNdamentals%20of%20Drawing.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0076A3" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><br></strong></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0076A3" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 118, 163);"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/%20Drawing%20Materials%20List.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a></strong></span></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></strong></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alice Webb</font></strong><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp;www.alicewebbart.com.</font></span><br></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p> <p align="left"><br></p><br> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546471 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546471 Tue, 05 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/pam%20barcita%20cactus.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/pam%20barcita%20cactus.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="254" height="322" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></a></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 16px;">This class<strong>&nbsp;</strong>invites students to explore watercolor techniques that create paintings rich with vibrancy, depth, and expression. This class focuses on the thoughtful use of color, composition, and light to energize a painting and bring it to life on the page. Through guided exercises, students will examine how color relationships, value contrast, and intentional layering work together to create visual movement and emotional impact.&nbsp;Students will practice watercolor methods for planning and building luminous color through transparent washes, color temperature shifts, and selective use of texture and saturation to strengthen focal areas. Special techniques for achieving clarity, intensity, and freshness in watercolor will be introduced, along with strategies for preserving light and avoiding muddy color. The course will begin with all students working from the same reference image, then progress to developing personal compositions that apply these techniques to create vibrant, compelling paintings. Open to students of all skill levels and experience.<br></font></p> <p><br></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/MATERIALS%20LIST%20SP26.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a>&nbsp;</strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Pamela Barcita</strong> 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.</font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544822 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544822 Tue, 05 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Sunset%20ABQ%20DW.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="330" height="239" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;">In this 8-week course, we’ll explore one of the most expressive and ever-changing subjects in the landscape: the sky! Students will learn to capture clouds, light, and atmosphere while exploring the subtle transitions that give skies their emotional power. Through a mix of structured lessons and personal exploration, we’ll study essential principles of landscape painting: composition, color temperature, brushwork, paint application, edges, and focal points. Discover why the sky appears blue, what gives sunsets their warmth, how shadows carry color, and how to create a sense of depth through atmospheric perspective. We’ll study a range of cloud types and how their form, value, and color can shape a composition. Lessons will also focus on keeping colors vibrant, avoiding muddiness, and using harmonious palettes for greater visual impact. Techniques such as alla prima, layered painting, realism, and impressionism will be introduced, allowing you to adapt each approach to your own artistic goals. The pace of the class offers plenty of time for hands-on painting and instructor demonstrations. Supportive, individualized instruction ensures every student, from beginner to advanced, can grow with confidence. <strong>Intermediate painters working in oil or acrylic will benefit most from this course.</strong> Come ready to experiment, learn, and capture the beauty and drama of the sky.</font></p> <p align="justify"><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20List%20%20for%20Painting%20Clouds%20and%20Sky%20in%20the%20Landscape.%20dick%20wimberly.pdf" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 16px;">MATERIALS LIST</font></a></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima"><br></font></strong></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima">Dick Wimberly</font></strong> <span><font face="Optima">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</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">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 Mexico</font></span><span><font face="Optima">and is a member of the Oil Painters of America and of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association.&nbsp;</font></span></font><a href="https://dickwimberly.com/">https://dickwimberly.com/</a></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544815 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544815 Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/A.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="271" height="371" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">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. &nbsp;Class will progress to the introduction of fundamental principles of design, including composition, perspective and color. &nbsp;There will be basic homework assignments every week, related to the themes covered in class. &nbsp;Students will also be strongly encouraged and receive personal guidance to develop individual projects and personal ideas. &nbsp;Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20list%20for%20Intro%20to%20Painting%20Finding%20Your%20Own%20Path%20Cole.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#0072BC"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000"><strong>Maria C. Cole</strong></font> <font color="#0C0C0C">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.</font><font color="#0C0C0C">&nbsp;</font> <font color="#0C0C0C">During her student years she was fortunate to enjoy the guidance of master pastelist Albert Handell, and renowned drawing and anatomy instructor Michael Burban.</font><font color="#0C0C0C">&nbsp;</font> <a href="https://maria-cole.com/"><font><font color="#000087">www.maria-cole.com/</font></font></a></font><br></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544804 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544804 Wed, 06 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Penasco%20Bridge%2016x20.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="326" height="255" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></p> <p data-start="163" data-end="554" align="justify"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font>Experience the rich tradition of oil painting through the lens of time-</font></span>honored methods developed by the great painters. 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, aesthetic and visual balance, the direct painting method presented also encourages creative interpretation and personal expression. Class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></span></p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Waid%20Griffin%20Materials%20List%202026.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a> <p><br></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>J. Waid Griffin</strong> has painted the mountains and deserts of the southwest for thirty-five years. He is a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America and a member of the New Mexico Plein Air Painters, and the Rio Grande Art Association. He holds a BFA in Painting from Texas Tech University and has studied with Michael Lynch, Mark Daily, and Kevin MacPherson, among others. He holds a Master of Music in Theory and Composition, also from Texas Tech. Waid has also taught music and art to high school students in the Albuquerque area. Waid has received numerous awards for his paintings, including the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2008 Masterworks art show, and most recently, 2nd Prize in Oil Painting at the 2020 Phippen Museum Art Show &amp; Sale. <a href="http://www.griffin-art.com" target="_blank">www.griffin-art.com</a></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544807 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544807 Thu, 07 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/DSchwindt%20Deep%20Shadows%20Grand%20Canyon%2018x14oil%20and%20cold%20wax.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="251" height="321" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Exploring color can be a lifetime journey. 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. Learn to use and mix any color on your palette. &nbsp;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.&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></font></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20List%20Color%20Class.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Optima" color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000">An active plein-air painter as well as a studio painter, <strong>David Schwindt</strong> 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</font> <em><font color="#000000">The Artist’s Magazine</font></em> <font color="#000000">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. <a href="http://www.davidschwindtartist.com" target="_blank">www.davidschwindtartist.com</a></font></font><br></font></span></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546453 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546453 Thu, 07 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font><span><font><span><font><span><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 32px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/IMG_6702.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="238" height="258" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></span></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;">Relationships are everything, including in the making of strong, resonant art. This eight-week class explores how the essential components of visual language work together to create paintings with clarity, depth, and intention. &nbsp;Moving beyond the pursuit of a “pretty picture”, students will learn how relationships between elements are what give artwork its strength, coherence and emotional impact. Through brief weekly introductions and focused exercises, the course emphasizes the decision-making process behind effective composition. &nbsp;Students will investigate how the placement of objects, scale and mass, value and contrast, light and shadow, line, color, and perspective interact to shape a compelling visual statement. These concepts are then applied directly to individual painting projects, allowing each artist to work at their own scale and in the medium of their choice. As the class progresses, students will learn to pull these elements together, refining their ability to adjust, balance, and strengthen visual relationships with their work. The result is a deeper understanding of how intentional choices lead to more powerful and meaningful paintings.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/material%20list%20for%20relationships%20class.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 12px;"><font face="Verdana"><strong>Cynthia Inson: &nbsp;</strong></font><font style="font-family: Verdana;">The best thing about being an artist is the journey of learning, analysis, decision making and discovery that I so enjoy as I create. All these things truly fuel and run my engine.&nbsp;</font><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Painting is much like writing to me. Instead of words I am using paint, color, brushstroke, lines, form to develop the story and create an impression of mood, light, distance, and three-dimensionality on a two-dimensional surface and space.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My goal, as an artist, is to captivate the viewer, to convince them to feel that sense of awe and joy that I felt seeing the sky that I painted or the mountains, roses, water, whatever. The goal is to stop them in their tracks and for them to respond and enjoy the impression the painting evokes.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The added challenge, for me as an artist, is also to create paintings that continue to draw the viewer in, to visually wander, to see parts or the whole of the painting differently over time. This worthy challenge also continues to fuel my growth as an art.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Education: Undergraduate in Art History and Studio Arts, Masters in Anthropology and Archeology. Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansa<font>s. I'm t</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">hrilled to be part of the Faculty for the New Mexico Art League. Honored to be represented by the Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico.</span></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546458 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546458 Fri, 08 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" align="justify"><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><font style="font-size: 14px;"><span style=""><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Michael_Ottersen_Abstract_Painting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="278" height="278" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">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.</font></span></span></font></span></font><font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">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.</font></span></font></span></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" align="justify"><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></span></span></span></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/2025%20materials%20list%20for%20fall%20class.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"><span><font color="#343434">Born in Long Island,</font></span> <strong><font color="#343434">Michael Ottersen</font></strong> <span><font color="#343434">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.</font></span><span><font color="#343434">&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="https://www.michaelottersen.com/"><font><span><font color="#000087">www.michaelottersen.com</font></span></font></a></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546450 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546450 Fri, 08 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span><font><font style=""><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Roden_STORM%20IN%20THE%20AIR.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="268" height="282" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><font style="font-family: Verdana;">Explore and create art reflecting emotion touched with tones of purple, through curriculum covering shadowed floral still lifes, stormy skies and sunsets.&nbsp;</font><span>This series of classes will delve into the intricacies and depth of reflections within the landscape and still life genres. Learn the expansive capabilities of the pastel medium. effects of color, and development of atmospheric paintings. Emphasis will be on exploratory studies and demonstrations, with one-to-one assistance on refining drawing techniques. Individuality in style and expression will be highly encouraged.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span>This class is open to artists at all levels. Please sign up early for class size is limited to 12 students. Come and play!</span></font></span></font></font></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><span><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></font></span></p> <h1 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/The%20Power%20of%20Purple%20-%20Roden_Material%20List%20.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0076A3" style="font-size: 16px;">Materials List</font></a></h1> <p><br></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><span><font>Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist</font></span> <strong><font>Susan E. Roden</font></strong><span><font>, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art&nbsp;and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including&nbsp;Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka&nbsp;Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest&nbsp;National Park (2009) and California’s</font></span> <em><font>Desert Dairy Farm</font></em> <span><font>(2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the</font></span> <em><font>Pastel Artist International Magazine (</font></em><span><font>2002) with an&nbsp;accompanied article of her technique and cited in the</font></span> <em><font>Southwest Art Magazine</font></em><span><font>.&nbsp;She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art&nbsp;and Oasis /Albuquerque.</font></span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546434 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546434 Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Taking%20the%20High%20Road.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;" width="351" height="343"></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">This class is for intermediate artists who want to go to the next level.&nbsp;If you are asking yourself “Where do I go from here?”,&nbsp;this class will give you the direction you are seeking.&nbsp;Alice will be working with each student individually to determine how to build on your strengths and how to turn weaknesses into assets.&nbsp;Together you will clarify your visual voice and understand how your personal creative vocabulary is already apparent in your work.&nbsp;Alice will encourage an&nbsp;investigation of the imagery, color choices and composition you are presently using and guide you to a strong individual path in your painting.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><strong>Please bring your preferred materials. All media, charcoal and pencil, pastels, oils, acrylics and watercolors, are welcome.</strong>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><br></font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alice Webb</font></strong><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp;www.alicewebbart.com.</font></span><br></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p> <p align="left"><br></p><br> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468 Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens-3%20Landscapes%20samples.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="559" height="176"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;" align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens%20-%20portrait%20-%20acrylic.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="226" height="268" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><span style=""><font style="font-size: 18px;">Do you love to paint and draw? Join artist and teacher, Susan Roden, for a comprehensive 4-week skill-building course covering areas of study in two-dimensional art and three-dimensional sculpture, offered several times a year. Students will create multiple painting, drawing and design projects. 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. Individualized guidance and constructive feedback will be given.&nbsp;</font></span></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12.8px;"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;">Most materials will be provided for you, included in the price of the course. Students will need to purchase a small amount of personal supplies. &nbsp;</font></strong></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Teen%20Studio%20Materials%20April%20and%20May%202026.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;">Materials List</font></a></strong></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12.8px;"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></strong></strong></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist <strong>Susan E. Roden</strong>, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art&nbsp;and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including&nbsp;Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka&nbsp;Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest&nbsp;National Park (2009) and California’s</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Desert Dairy Farm</font></em> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">(2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Pastel Artist International Magazine (</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">2002) with an&nbsp;accompanied article of her technique and cited in the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Southwest Art Magazine</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">.&nbsp;She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art&nbsp;and Oasis /Albuquerque. Roden is juried member with the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (NY),&nbsp;Distinguished Pastelist and Past President of the Pastel Society of New Mexico, member of the&nbsp;Women Entrepreneurs of New Mexico and the New Mexican Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="http://www.susaneroden.com"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;"><span><font color="#000087">www.susaneroden.com</font></span></font></a><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546449 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546449 Mon, 11 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span><font><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Barn%20and%20Barrels.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="305" height="241" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Join watercolor painter Dave Cook in this seven-week class to continue learning how to create compelling and expressive watercolor landscapes. Dave will share elements of good design that are central to good paintings, along with practical drawing and painting techniques that build confidence and lead to immediate results. Get group demonstrations and individual guidance to enhance your work. Emphasis is placed on composition, contrast and dominance. This course is suitable for artists who are already able to draw and paint in watercolors, but want to hone their skills in their unique approach to painting.</font><br></span></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Dave%20Cook%20Painting%20in%20Watercolor%20Material%20List.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima">Dave Cook</font></strong><span><font face="Optima">, an artist and architect, explores the beauty of the created world through vivid, colorful shape-dominated paintings.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">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.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">HIs cityscapes, portraits and animal paintings are expressive studies with dramatic light interplay.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">The techniques he employs are often spontaneous with energy and emotion.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">He paints somewhere between realism and abstraction, using water media on paper, often using various textures, strokes and effects</font></span><span><font color="#535353" face="Optima">.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="https://www.dcookart.com/"><font face="Optima"><span><font color="#000087">www.dcookart.com/</font></span></font></a></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544824 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544824 Mon, 11 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT <p align="left"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/WEbb%20FUNdamentals.image0.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="248" height="335" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">This drawing class is designed to build a strong foundation in essential drawing skills through focused observation and intentional mark-making. Students will explore the core principles of line, light, and value, along with composition and the practical use of one-, two-, and three-point perspective as tools for drawing. Working with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon, the class will include structured exercises and guided explorations that strengthen an understanding of shape, form, proportion, and spatial relationships. As the course progresses, students will learn how these elements work together to create clear, well-constructed drawings. By the end of the session, students will have a deeper understanding of drawing fundamentals and greater confidence in applying these skills across their artistic practice.</font></span><br></p> <p><span><font face="Times" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>$20 materials fee</strong>, to be paid to instructor on the first day of class. &nbsp;</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/The%20FUNdamentals%20of%20Drawing.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0076A3" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><br></strong></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0076A3" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 118, 163);"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/%20Drawing%20Materials%20List.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a></strong></span></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></strong></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alice Webb</font></strong><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp;www.alicewebbart.com.</font></span><br></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p> <p align="left"><br></p><br> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546471 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546471 Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/pam%20barcita%20cactus.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/pam%20barcita%20cactus.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="254" height="322" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></a></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 16px;">This class<strong>&nbsp;</strong>invites students to explore watercolor techniques that create paintings rich with vibrancy, depth, and expression. This class focuses on the thoughtful use of color, composition, and light to energize a painting and bring it to life on the page. Through guided exercises, students will examine how color relationships, value contrast, and intentional layering work together to create visual movement and emotional impact.&nbsp;Students will practice watercolor methods for planning and building luminous color through transparent washes, color temperature shifts, and selective use of texture and saturation to strengthen focal areas. Special techniques for achieving clarity, intensity, and freshness in watercolor will be introduced, along with strategies for preserving light and avoiding muddy color. The course will begin with all students working from the same reference image, then progress to developing personal compositions that apply these techniques to create vibrant, compelling paintings. Open to students of all skill levels and experience.<br></font></p> <p><br></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/MATERIALS%20LIST%20SP26.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a>&nbsp;</strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Pamela Barcita</strong> 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.</font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544822 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544822 Tue, 12 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Sunset%20ABQ%20DW.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="330" height="239" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;">In this 8-week course, we’ll explore one of the most expressive and ever-changing subjects in the landscape: the sky! Students will learn to capture clouds, light, and atmosphere while exploring the subtle transitions that give skies their emotional power. Through a mix of structured lessons and personal exploration, we’ll study essential principles of landscape painting: composition, color temperature, brushwork, paint application, edges, and focal points. Discover why the sky appears blue, what gives sunsets their warmth, how shadows carry color, and how to create a sense of depth through atmospheric perspective. We’ll study a range of cloud types and how their form, value, and color can shape a composition. Lessons will also focus on keeping colors vibrant, avoiding muddiness, and using harmonious palettes for greater visual impact. Techniques such as alla prima, layered painting, realism, and impressionism will be introduced, allowing you to adapt each approach to your own artistic goals. The pace of the class offers plenty of time for hands-on painting and instructor demonstrations. Supportive, individualized instruction ensures every student, from beginner to advanced, can grow with confidence. <strong>Intermediate painters working in oil or acrylic will benefit most from this course.</strong> Come ready to experiment, learn, and capture the beauty and drama of the sky.</font></p> <p align="justify"><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20List%20%20for%20Painting%20Clouds%20and%20Sky%20in%20the%20Landscape.%20dick%20wimberly.pdf" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 16px;">MATERIALS LIST</font></a></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima"><br></font></strong></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima">Dick Wimberly</font></strong> <span><font face="Optima">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</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">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 Mexico</font></span><span><font face="Optima">and is a member of the Oil Painters of America and of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association.&nbsp;</font></span></font><a href="https://dickwimberly.com/">https://dickwimberly.com/</a></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544815 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544815 Wed, 13 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/A.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="271" height="371" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">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. &nbsp;Class will progress to the introduction of fundamental principles of design, including composition, perspective and color. &nbsp;There will be basic homework assignments every week, related to the themes covered in class. &nbsp;Students will also be strongly encouraged and receive personal guidance to develop individual projects and personal ideas. &nbsp;Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20list%20for%20Intro%20to%20Painting%20Finding%20Your%20Own%20Path%20Cole.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#0072BC"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000"><strong>Maria C. Cole</strong></font> <font color="#0C0C0C">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.</font><font color="#0C0C0C">&nbsp;</font> <font color="#0C0C0C">During her student years she was fortunate to enjoy the guidance of master pastelist Albert Handell, and renowned drawing and anatomy instructor Michael Burban.</font><font color="#0C0C0C">&nbsp;</font> <a href="https://maria-cole.com/"><font><font color="#000087">www.maria-cole.com/</font></font></a></font><br></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544804 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544804 Wed, 13 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Penasco%20Bridge%2016x20.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="326" height="255" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></p> <p data-start="163" data-end="554" align="justify"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font>Experience the rich tradition of oil painting through the lens of time-</font></span>honored methods developed by the great painters. 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, aesthetic and visual balance, the direct painting method presented also encourages creative interpretation and personal expression. Class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></span></p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Waid%20Griffin%20Materials%20List%202026.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a> <p><br></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>J. Waid Griffin</strong> has painted the mountains and deserts of the southwest for thirty-five years. He is a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America and a member of the New Mexico Plein Air Painters, and the Rio Grande Art Association. He holds a BFA in Painting from Texas Tech University and has studied with Michael Lynch, Mark Daily, and Kevin MacPherson, among others. He holds a Master of Music in Theory and Composition, also from Texas Tech. Waid has also taught music and art to high school students in the Albuquerque area. Waid has received numerous awards for his paintings, including the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2008 Masterworks art show, and most recently, 2nd Prize in Oil Painting at the 2020 Phippen Museum Art Show &amp; Sale. <a href="http://www.griffin-art.com" target="_blank">www.griffin-art.com</a></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544807 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544807 Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/DSchwindt%20Deep%20Shadows%20Grand%20Canyon%2018x14oil%20and%20cold%20wax.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="251" height="321" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Exploring color can be a lifetime journey. 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. Learn to use and mix any color on your palette. &nbsp;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.&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></font></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20List%20Color%20Class.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Optima" color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000">An active plein-air painter as well as a studio painter, <strong>David Schwindt</strong> 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</font> <em><font color="#000000">The Artist’s Magazine</font></em> <font color="#000000">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. <a href="http://www.davidschwindtartist.com" target="_blank">www.davidschwindtartist.com</a></font></font><br></font></span></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546453 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546453 Thu, 14 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font><span><font><span><font><span><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 32px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/IMG_6702.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="238" height="258" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></span></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;">Relationships are everything, including in the making of strong, resonant art. This eight-week class explores how the essential components of visual language work together to create paintings with clarity, depth, and intention. &nbsp;Moving beyond the pursuit of a “pretty picture”, students will learn how relationships between elements are what give artwork its strength, coherence and emotional impact. Through brief weekly introductions and focused exercises, the course emphasizes the decision-making process behind effective composition. &nbsp;Students will investigate how the placement of objects, scale and mass, value and contrast, light and shadow, line, color, and perspective interact to shape a compelling visual statement. These concepts are then applied directly to individual painting projects, allowing each artist to work at their own scale and in the medium of their choice. As the class progresses, students will learn to pull these elements together, refining their ability to adjust, balance, and strengthen visual relationships with their work. The result is a deeper understanding of how intentional choices lead to more powerful and meaningful paintings.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/material%20list%20for%20relationships%20class.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 12px;"><font face="Verdana"><strong>Cynthia Inson: &nbsp;</strong></font><font style="font-family: Verdana;">The best thing about being an artist is the journey of learning, analysis, decision making and discovery that I so enjoy as I create. All these things truly fuel and run my engine.&nbsp;</font><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Painting is much like writing to me. Instead of words I am using paint, color, brushstroke, lines, form to develop the story and create an impression of mood, light, distance, and three-dimensionality on a two-dimensional surface and space.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My goal, as an artist, is to captivate the viewer, to convince them to feel that sense of awe and joy that I felt seeing the sky that I painted or the mountains, roses, water, whatever. The goal is to stop them in their tracks and for them to respond and enjoy the impression the painting evokes.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The added challenge, for me as an artist, is also to create paintings that continue to draw the viewer in, to visually wander, to see parts or the whole of the painting differently over time. This worthy challenge also continues to fuel my growth as an art.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Education: Undergraduate in Art History and Studio Arts, Masters in Anthropology and Archeology. Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansa<font>s. I'm t</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">hrilled to be part of the Faculty for the New Mexico Art League. Honored to be represented by the Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico.</span></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546458 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546458 Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" align="justify"><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><font style="font-size: 14px;"><span style=""><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Michael_Ottersen_Abstract_Painting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="278" height="278" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">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.</font></span></span></font></span></font><font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">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.</font></span></font></span></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" align="justify"><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></span></span></span></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/2025%20materials%20list%20for%20fall%20class.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"><span><font color="#343434">Born in Long Island,</font></span> <strong><font color="#343434">Michael Ottersen</font></strong> <span><font color="#343434">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.</font></span><span><font color="#343434">&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="https://www.michaelottersen.com/"><font><span><font color="#000087">www.michaelottersen.com</font></span></font></a></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546450 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546450 Fri, 15 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span><font><font style=""><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Roden_STORM%20IN%20THE%20AIR.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="268" height="282" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><font style="font-family: Verdana;">Explore and create art reflecting emotion touched with tones of purple, through curriculum covering shadowed floral still lifes, stormy skies and sunsets.&nbsp;</font><span>This series of classes will delve into the intricacies and depth of reflections within the landscape and still life genres. Learn the expansive capabilities of the pastel medium. effects of color, and development of atmospheric paintings. Emphasis will be on exploratory studies and demonstrations, with one-to-one assistance on refining drawing techniques. Individuality in style and expression will be highly encouraged.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span>This class is open to artists at all levels. Please sign up early for class size is limited to 12 students. Come and play!</span></font></span></font></font></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><span><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></font></span></p> <h1 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/The%20Power%20of%20Purple%20-%20Roden_Material%20List%20.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0076A3" style="font-size: 16px;">Materials List</font></a></h1> <p><br></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><span><font>Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist</font></span> <strong><font>Susan E. Roden</font></strong><span><font>, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art&nbsp;and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including&nbsp;Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka&nbsp;Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest&nbsp;National Park (2009) and California’s</font></span> <em><font>Desert Dairy Farm</font></em> <span><font>(2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the</font></span> <em><font>Pastel Artist International Magazine (</font></em><span><font>2002) with an&nbsp;accompanied article of her technique and cited in the</font></span> <em><font>Southwest Art Magazine</font></em><span><font>.&nbsp;She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art&nbsp;and Oasis /Albuquerque.</font></span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546434 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546434 Sat, 16 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens-3%20Landscapes%20samples.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="559" height="176"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;" align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens%20-%20portrait%20-%20acrylic.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="226" height="268" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><span style=""><font style="font-size: 18px;">Do you love to paint and draw? Join artist and teacher, Susan Roden, for a comprehensive 4-week skill-building course covering areas of study in two-dimensional art and three-dimensional sculpture, offered several times a year. Students will create multiple painting, drawing and design projects. 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. Individualized guidance and constructive feedback will be given.&nbsp;</font></span></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12.8px;"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;">Most materials will be provided for you, included in the price of the course. Students will need to purchase a small amount of personal supplies. &nbsp;</font></strong></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Teen%20Studio%20Materials%20April%20and%20May%202026.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;">Materials List</font></a></strong></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12.8px;"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></strong></strong></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist <strong>Susan E. Roden</strong>, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art&nbsp;and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including&nbsp;Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka&nbsp;Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest&nbsp;National Park (2009) and California’s</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Desert Dairy Farm</font></em> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">(2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Pastel Artist International Magazine (</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">2002) with an&nbsp;accompanied article of her technique and cited in the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Southwest Art Magazine</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">.&nbsp;She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art&nbsp;and Oasis /Albuquerque. Roden is juried member with the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (NY),&nbsp;Distinguished Pastelist and Past President of the Pastel Society of New Mexico, member of the&nbsp;Women Entrepreneurs of New Mexico and the New Mexican Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="http://www.susaneroden.com"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;"><span><font color="#000087">www.susaneroden.com</font></span></font></a><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546449 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546449 Mon, 18 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span><font><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Barn%20and%20Barrels.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="305" height="241" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Join watercolor painter Dave Cook in this seven-week class to continue learning how to create compelling and expressive watercolor landscapes. Dave will share elements of good design that are central to good paintings, along with practical drawing and painting techniques that build confidence and lead to immediate results. Get group demonstrations and individual guidance to enhance your work. Emphasis is placed on composition, contrast and dominance. This course is suitable for artists who are already able to draw and paint in watercolors, but want to hone their skills in their unique approach to painting.</font><br></span></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Dave%20Cook%20Painting%20in%20Watercolor%20Material%20List.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima">Dave Cook</font></strong><span><font face="Optima">, an artist and architect, explores the beauty of the created world through vivid, colorful shape-dominated paintings.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">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.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">HIs cityscapes, portraits and animal paintings are expressive studies with dramatic light interplay.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">The techniques he employs are often spontaneous with energy and emotion.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">He paints somewhere between realism and abstraction, using water media on paper, often using various textures, strokes and effects</font></span><span><font color="#535353" face="Optima">.</font></span><span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="https://www.dcookart.com/"><font face="Optima"><span><font color="#000087">www.dcookart.com/</font></span></font></a></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544824 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544824 Mon, 18 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT <p align="left"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/WEbb%20FUNdamentals.image0.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="248" height="335" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">This drawing class is designed to build a strong foundation in essential drawing skills through focused observation and intentional mark-making. Students will explore the core principles of line, light, and value, along with composition and the practical use of one-, two-, and three-point perspective as tools for drawing. Working with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon, the class will include structured exercises and guided explorations that strengthen an understanding of shape, form, proportion, and spatial relationships. As the course progresses, students will learn how these elements work together to create clear, well-constructed drawings. By the end of the session, students will have a deeper understanding of drawing fundamentals and greater confidence in applying these skills across their artistic practice.</font></span><br></p> <p><span><font face="Times" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>$20 materials fee</strong>, to be paid to instructor on the first day of class. &nbsp;</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/The%20FUNdamentals%20of%20Drawing.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0076A3" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><br></strong></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0076A3" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 118, 163);"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/%20Drawing%20Materials%20List.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a></strong></span></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></strong></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alice Webb</font></strong><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp;www.alicewebbart.com.</font></span><br></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p> <p align="left"><br></p><br> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546471 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546471 Tue, 19 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/pam%20barcita%20cactus.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/pam%20barcita%20cactus.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="254" height="322" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></a></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 16px;">This class<strong>&nbsp;</strong>invites students to explore watercolor techniques that create paintings rich with vibrancy, depth, and expression. This class focuses on the thoughtful use of color, composition, and light to energize a painting and bring it to life on the page. Through guided exercises, students will examine how color relationships, value contrast, and intentional layering work together to create visual movement and emotional impact.&nbsp;Students will practice watercolor methods for planning and building luminous color through transparent washes, color temperature shifts, and selective use of texture and saturation to strengthen focal areas. Special techniques for achieving clarity, intensity, and freshness in watercolor will be introduced, along with strategies for preserving light and avoiding muddy color. The course will begin with all students working from the same reference image, then progress to developing personal compositions that apply these techniques to create vibrant, compelling paintings. Open to students of all skill levels and experience.<br></font></p> <p><br></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/MATERIALS%20LIST%20SP26.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a>&nbsp;</strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Pamela Barcita</strong> 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.</font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544822 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544822 Tue, 19 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Sunset%20ABQ%20DW.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="330" height="239" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;">In this 8-week course, we’ll explore one of the most expressive and ever-changing subjects in the landscape: the sky! Students will learn to capture clouds, light, and atmosphere while exploring the subtle transitions that give skies their emotional power. Through a mix of structured lessons and personal exploration, we’ll study essential principles of landscape painting: composition, color temperature, brushwork, paint application, edges, and focal points. Discover why the sky appears blue, what gives sunsets their warmth, how shadows carry color, and how to create a sense of depth through atmospheric perspective. We’ll study a range of cloud types and how their form, value, and color can shape a composition. Lessons will also focus on keeping colors vibrant, avoiding muddiness, and using harmonious palettes for greater visual impact. Techniques such as alla prima, layered painting, realism, and impressionism will be introduced, allowing you to adapt each approach to your own artistic goals. The pace of the class offers plenty of time for hands-on painting and instructor demonstrations. Supportive, individualized instruction ensures every student, from beginner to advanced, can grow with confidence. <strong>Intermediate painters working in oil or acrylic will benefit most from this course.</strong> Come ready to experiment, learn, and capture the beauty and drama of the sky.</font></p> <p align="justify"><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20List%20%20for%20Painting%20Clouds%20and%20Sky%20in%20the%20Landscape.%20dick%20wimberly.pdf" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 16px;">MATERIALS LIST</font></a></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima"><br></font></strong></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font face="Optima">Dick Wimberly</font></strong> <span><font face="Optima">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</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">&nbsp;</font></span> <span><font face="Optima">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 Mexico</font></span><span><font face="Optima">and is a member of the Oil Painters of America and of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association.&nbsp;</font></span></font><a href="https://dickwimberly.com/">https://dickwimberly.com/</a></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544815 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544815 Wed, 20 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/A.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="271" height="371" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">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. &nbsp;Class will progress to the introduction of fundamental principles of design, including composition, perspective and color. &nbsp;There will be basic homework assignments every week, related to the themes covered in class. &nbsp;Students will also be strongly encouraged and receive personal guidance to develop individual projects and personal ideas. &nbsp;Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20list%20for%20Intro%20to%20Painting%20Finding%20Your%20Own%20Path%20Cole.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#0072BC"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000"><strong>Maria C. Cole</strong></font> <font color="#0C0C0C">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.</font><font color="#0C0C0C">&nbsp;</font> <font color="#0C0C0C">During her student years she was fortunate to enjoy the guidance of master pastelist Albert Handell, and renowned drawing and anatomy instructor Michael Burban.</font><font color="#0C0C0C">&nbsp;</font> <a href="https://maria-cole.com/"><font><font color="#000087">www.maria-cole.com/</font></font></a></font><br></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544804 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544804 Wed, 20 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Penasco%20Bridge%2016x20.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="326" height="255" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></p> <p data-start="163" data-end="554" align="justify"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font>Experience the rich tradition of oil painting through the lens of time-</font></span>honored methods developed by the great painters. 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, aesthetic and visual balance, the direct painting method presented also encourages creative interpretation and personal expression. Class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></span></p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Waid%20Griffin%20Materials%20List%202026.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a> <p><br></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>J. Waid Griffin</strong> has painted the mountains and deserts of the southwest for thirty-five years. He is a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America and a member of the New Mexico Plein Air Painters, and the Rio Grande Art Association. He holds a BFA in Painting from Texas Tech University and has studied with Michael Lynch, Mark Daily, and Kevin MacPherson, among others. He holds a Master of Music in Theory and Composition, also from Texas Tech. Waid has also taught music and art to high school students in the Albuquerque area. Waid has received numerous awards for his paintings, including the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2008 Masterworks art show, and most recently, 2nd Prize in Oil Painting at the 2020 Phippen Museum Art Show &amp; Sale. <a href="http://www.griffin-art.com" target="_blank">www.griffin-art.com</a></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544807 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6544807 Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/DSchwindt%20Deep%20Shadows%20Grand%20Canyon%2018x14oil%20and%20cold%20wax.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="251" height="321" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Exploring color can be a lifetime journey. 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. Learn to use and mix any color on your palette. &nbsp;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.&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></font></span></p> <p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Materials%20List%20Color%20Class.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Optima" color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000">An active plein-air painter as well as a studio painter, <strong>David Schwindt</strong> 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</font> <em><font color="#000000">The Artist’s Magazine</font></em> <font color="#000000">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. <a href="http://www.davidschwindtartist.com" target="_blank">www.davidschwindtartist.com</a></font></font><br></font></span></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546453 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546453 Thu, 21 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font><span><font><span><font><span><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 32px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/IMG_6702.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="238" height="258" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font></span></font></span></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;">Relationships are everything, including in the making of strong, resonant art. This eight-week class explores how the essential components of visual language work together to create paintings with clarity, depth, and intention. &nbsp;Moving beyond the pursuit of a “pretty picture”, students will learn how relationships between elements are what give artwork its strength, coherence and emotional impact. Through brief weekly introductions and focused exercises, the course emphasizes the decision-making process behind effective composition. &nbsp;Students will investigate how the placement of objects, scale and mass, value and contrast, light and shadow, line, color, and perspective interact to shape a compelling visual statement. These concepts are then applied directly to individual painting projects, allowing each artist to work at their own scale and in the medium of their choice. As the class progresses, students will learn to pull these elements together, refining their ability to adjust, balance, and strengthen visual relationships with their work. The result is a deeper understanding of how intentional choices lead to more powerful and meaningful paintings.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/material%20list%20for%20relationships%20class.pdf" target="_blank">Materials List</a></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 12px;"><font face="Verdana"><strong>Cynthia Inson: &nbsp;</strong></font><font style="font-family: Verdana;">The best thing about being an artist is the journey of learning, analysis, decision making and discovery that I so enjoy as I create. All these things truly fuel and run my engine.&nbsp;</font><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Painting is much like writing to me. Instead of words I am using paint, color, brushstroke, lines, form to develop the story and create an impression of mood, light, distance, and three-dimensionality on a two-dimensional surface and space.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My goal, as an artist, is to captivate the viewer, to convince them to feel that sense of awe and joy that I felt seeing the sky that I painted or the mountains, roses, water, whatever. The goal is to stop them in their tracks and for them to respond and enjoy the impression the painting evokes.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The added challenge, for me as an artist, is also to create paintings that continue to draw the viewer in, to visually wander, to see parts or the whole of the painting differently over time. This worthy challenge also continues to fuel my growth as an art.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Education: Undergraduate in Art History and Studio Arts, Masters in Anthropology and Archeology. Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansa<font>s. I'm t</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">hrilled to be part of the Faculty for the New Mexico Art League. Honored to be represented by the Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico.</span></font></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546458 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546458 Fri, 22 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" align="justify"><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><font style="font-size: 14px;"><span style=""><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Michael_Ottersen_Abstract_Painting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="278" height="278" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">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.</font></span></span></font></span></font><font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">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.</font></span></font></span></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" align="justify"><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font><span><span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></span></span></span></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></p> <p><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/2025%20materials%20list%20for%20fall%20class.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Materials List</strong></font></a></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Verdana"><span><font color="#343434">Born in Long Island,</font></span> <strong><font color="#343434">Michael Ottersen</font></strong> <span><font color="#343434">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.</font></span><span><font color="#343434">&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="https://www.michaelottersen.com/"><font><span><font color="#000087">www.michaelottersen.com</font></span></font></a></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546450 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546450 Fri, 22 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="justify"><font><span><font><font style=""><font><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Roden_STORM%20IN%20THE%20AIR.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="268" height="282" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"></font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><font style="font-family: Verdana;">Explore and create art reflecting emotion touched with tones of purple, through curriculum covering shadowed floral still lifes, stormy skies and sunsets.&nbsp;</font><span>This series of classes will delve into the intricacies and depth of reflections within the landscape and still life genres. Learn the expansive capabilities of the pastel medium. effects of color, and development of atmospheric paintings. Emphasis will be on exploratory studies and demonstrations, with one-to-one assistance on refining drawing techniques. Individuality in style and expression will be highly encouraged.<font>&nbsp;</font></span><span>This class is open to artists at all levels. Please sign up early for class size is limited to 12 students. Come and play!</span></font></span></font></font></font></span></font></p> <p align="justify"><span><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></font></span></p> <h1 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/The%20Power%20of%20Purple%20-%20Roden_Material%20List%20.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0076A3" style="font-size: 16px;">Materials List</font></a></h1> <p><br></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"><span><font>Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist</font></span> <strong><font>Susan E. Roden</font></strong><span><font>, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art&nbsp;and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including&nbsp;Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka&nbsp;Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest&nbsp;National Park (2009) and California’s</font></span> <em><font>Desert Dairy Farm</font></em> <span><font>(2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the</font></span> <em><font>Pastel Artist International Magazine (</font></em><span><font>2002) with an&nbsp;accompanied article of her technique and cited in the</font></span> <em><font>Southwest Art Magazine</font></em><span><font>.&nbsp;She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art&nbsp;and Oasis /Albuquerque.</font></span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546434 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546434 Sat, 23 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Taking%20the%20High%20Road.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;" width="351" height="343"></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">This class is for intermediate artists who want to go to the next level.&nbsp;If you are asking yourself “Where do I go from here?”,&nbsp;this class will give you the direction you are seeking.&nbsp;Alice will be working with each student individually to determine how to build on your strengths and how to turn weaknesses into assets.&nbsp;Together you will clarify your visual voice and understand how your personal creative vocabulary is already apparent in your work.&nbsp;Alice will encourage an&nbsp;investigation of the imagery, color choices and composition you are presently using and guide you to a strong individual path in your painting.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><strong>Please bring your preferred materials. All media, charcoal and pencil, pastels, oils, acrylics and watercolors, are welcome.</strong>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><br></font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alice Webb</font></strong><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp;www.alicewebbart.com.</font></span><br></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p> <p align="left"><br></p><br> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468 Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens-3%20Landscapes%20samples.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="559" height="176"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;" align="justify"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Optima"><span style="margin-right: 10px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Teens%20-%20portrait%20-%20acrylic.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="226" height="268" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><span style=""><font style="font-size: 18px;">Do you love to paint and draw? Join artist and teacher, Susan Roden, for a comprehensive 4-week skill-building course covering areas of study in two-dimensional art and three-dimensional sculpture, offered several times a year. Students will create multiple painting, drawing and design projects. 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. Individualized guidance and constructive feedback will be given.&nbsp;</font></span></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12.8px;"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;">Most materials will be provided for you, included in the price of the course. Students will need to purchase a small amount of personal supplies. &nbsp;</font></strong></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Teen%20Studio%20Materials%20April%20and%20May%202026.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;">Materials List</font></a></strong></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12.8px;"><font color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></strong></strong></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Albuquerque multidisciplinary artist <strong>Susan E. Roden</strong>, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art&nbsp;and the Houston Art Institute. Her art is exhibited nationally and she is the recipient of awards including&nbsp;Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Award (NY) and the Yarka&nbsp;Award from the Salmagundi Club (NY). She attended residencies to Arizona’s Petrified Forest&nbsp;National Park (2009) and California’s</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Desert Dairy Farm</font></em> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">(2021, 2022). Roden was featured on the cover of the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Pastel Artist International Magazine (</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">2002) with an&nbsp;accompanied article of her technique and cited in the</font></span> <em><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">Southwest Art Magazine</font></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;">.&nbsp;She has taught at the University of California San Diego Extension, San Diego Museum of Art&nbsp;and Oasis /Albuquerque. Roden is juried member with the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (NY),&nbsp;Distinguished Pastelist and Past President of the Pastel Society of New Mexico, member of the&nbsp;Women Entrepreneurs of New Mexico and the New Mexican Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.&nbsp;</font></span> <a href="http://www.susaneroden.com"><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 10px;"><span><font color="#000087">www.susaneroden.com</font></span></font></a><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546449 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546449 Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p align="left"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/resources/Pictures/Taking%20the%20High%20Road.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" align="left" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;" width="351" height="343"></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">This class is for intermediate artists who want to go to the next level.&nbsp;If you are asking yourself “Where do I go from here?”,&nbsp;this class will give you the direction you are seeking.&nbsp;Alice will be working with each student individually to determine how to build on your strengths and how to turn weaknesses into assets.&nbsp;Together you will clarify your visual voice and understand how your personal creative vocabulary is already apparent in your work.&nbsp;Alice will encourage an&nbsp;investigation of the imagery, color choices and composition you are presently using and guide you to a strong individual path in your painting.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><strong>Please bring your preferred materials. All media, charcoal and pencil, pastels, oils, acrylics and watercolors, are welcome.</strong>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana"><br></font></span></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Verdana">Please sign up early; class size is limited to 12 students.</font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font face="Optima" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alice Webb</font></strong><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp;www.alicewebbart.com.</font></span><br></font></p> <p align="left"><br></p> <p align="left"><br></p><br> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6546468