About the Class:
This class is designed for those who already have some experience as painters in a studio, but little or none outdoors. It’s different out there. Exhilarating. Challenging. If you feel the lure, but would appreciate some assistance in getting started with good advice right at your shoulder, join us for a week set in the Magnificent landscape of Northern New Mexico. The clarity of the air alone will inspire you, but, in addition we have designed a workshop specifically addressing the nitty-gritty you’ll need to know in order to return home and paint outdoors on you own.

First of all, we’ve chosen wonderful landscapes that only Northern New Mexico has to offer: Monumental 300 year old Missions; Intimate arched garden gates. Refreshing Rio Grande white water, & purple Mountains rising over the plain. Once there, we’ll help guide you thru some of the time tested techniques necessary to succeed: Traveling lightly; Setting up; the outdoor Palette; using Pastels & Oil/Acrylic paints; choosing the Subject; nailing your Values quickly; Instinctive Color mixing; Composing with changing light; Getting it down; and, correcting in the Studio.