Plein Air Painting in Santa Fe, NM

Dates & Price

9/18/2025 - 9/21/2025
$510.00

Location

Michele Byrne Studio
519 Silva Street
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
United States
https://www.michelebyrne.com/workshops

Contact Info

Michele Byrne
michelebyrne2@gmail.com
6106983372

More Details

Capturing the Effect of Light - Plein Air

FOUR DAY IMMERSIVE WORKSHOP

This will be a PLEIN AIR class

Held outside weather permitting

First half day will be in my studio

Skill level: All skill levels are welcome.

Come paint with me in my favorite plein air locations!

Materials used: Michele will be working in oils, all media accepted.

 

Overview:

Michele will show you how to create a dramatic, light filled painting outdoors. We will travel to Michele's favorite locations near Santa Fe each day.

There are many adobe buildings, landscapes and street scenes that we will incorporate into paintings.

Michele will also teach you how to compose your paintings using strong design, correct value, and temperature as well as paint manipulation.

You will start with a small-value Study/Thrust Map for the design and then move on to the canvas. For these studies, you will use 4”x 6” index cards or a SMALL sketch book and learn to create them quickly.

Then you will start your canvas with a strongly designed underpainting and then add the colors with the correct values and color chroma.

Michele will do daily morning demonstrations followed by student work time with lots of one-on-one help. 

It will be a fun and information-packed workshop!

Evening gathering/meals/critiques and discussions on art are also included.

 

Due to space limitations there will be a Maximum of 9 students.

Natasha's Website

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For more information or to register, select: https://www.bluebirdstudiosantafe.com/pop-up-art-classes-with-albert-karen

Addendum: From Karen. "Dynamic Symmetry has so much history. It's been fascinating to read how different artists have used Dynamic Symmetry (and other armatures). It will be fun to share with my students my time-travels to an era over a century ago, back to the east to my previous homes in Woodstock, NY and Manhattan,  dropping in on George Bellows, Robert Henri, Ross Denman, Georgia O'Keeffe, and many more artists over the decades since then. There's so much to learn from them."

Unlock Egypt's Winged Scarab in Metallic Paints
06/14/25, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

In ancient Egypt, the scarab beetle symbolized rebirth, resurrection, transformation, and growth, as well as protection, good fortune, and the sun god. Its rolling of dung balls echoed the sun’s daily journey, linking it to life’s eternal cycle. Create your own scarab for fun and drawing evolution. In Egyptian tombs, they adorned the dead to ensure safe passage to the afterlife, often placing the Scarab over the heart.
Learn More SOON at Artisans Santa Fe: https://www.artisansantafe.com/

Workshops by PAPNM Members: Michelle Chrisman and Dick Wimberly

For more information or to register, Select:

Michelle Christian June 3- 6:

 https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6141875

Dick Wimberly June 16-19:

https://www.newmexicoartleague.org/event-6166386

FLYERS:

or for printing: Contemporary Still Life with Michelle Chrisman.pdf

And Dick's Info:

Clouds and Skies: Mastering Light and Atmosphere in Landscape Paintings with Dick Wimberly (Monday through Thursday)

Materials List for Painting Clouds and Sky in the Landscape. dick wimberly.pdf

For more information visit: 

https://www.alberthandellstudio.com/workshops

For more information select:

https://www.bluebirdstudiosantafe.com/2025-workshops

Visit https://www.billgallen.com/painting-in-italy-2025 for details.

Adding Figures to your Work in a Natural Way

Dates & Price

4/23/2025 - 4/26/2025
$510.00

Location

Michele Byrne Studio
519 Silva Street
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
Santa Fe, NM
United States
https://www.michelebyrne.com/workshops

Contact Info

Michele Byrne
MICHELEBYRNE2@GMAIL.COM
610-698-3372

More Details

Skill level: All skill levels are welcome.

This is an INDOOR workshop

Materials used: Michele will be working in oils, acrylic is also accepted.

Overview:

Michele will show you how to add natural-looking figures to your paintings using a palette knife and/or bold brush strokes. She will also teach you how to compose your paintings using strong design, correct value, and temperature as well as paint manipulation.

You will start with a small-value Study/Thrust Map for the design and then move on to the canvas. For these studies, you will use 4”x 6” index cards and learn to create them quickly.

Then you will start your canvas with a strongly designed underpainting and then add the colors with the correct values and color chroma.

Moving on you will finish your piece with thick paint and finally learn paint manipulation to create a powerful and dramatic impressionistic painting full of life and movement.

Michele will do daily morning demonstrations followed by student work time with lots of one-on-one help.

 

DAY 1 – In the morning there will be a slide presentation on Michele’s design process. In the afternoon you will paint from live models, painting 5 to 10-minute studies and wiping them off. This will help you gain confidence in creating believable body language for your subjects. In the afternoon you will learn to design your paintings using the value study.

DAY 2 – A morning demonstration on creating a value study and starting an underpainting. You’ll design your own piece and start your underpainting in the afternoon. Please bring your own photos with a figure or two, or use some that I will supply.

DAY 3 – A morning demonstration followed by student painting time.

DAY 4 – A morning demonstration on painting figures in motion using paint manipulation, followed by student painting time.

This will be an indoor class working from photos.

It will be a fun and information-packed workshop!

Due to space limitations there will be a Maximum of 9 students.

Make It, Take It: Craft Your Own Art Journal Masterpiece!
04/12/25, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Learn how to create your own accordion-fold (concertina) sketchbook, perfect for showcasing your artistic adventures! Whether you enjoy pencil, ink, acrylics, collage, or watercolors, this workshop will guide you through using mixed media to fill your pages with creativity.

But that’s not all — you’ll also discover how to elevate your personal experiences, travels, and stories. Bring along a poem or memorabilia such as stickers, tickets, receipts, flyers, and photos to turn your sketchbook into a one-of-a-kind keepsake.

Come get crafty and leave with a beautifully personalized sketchbook full of your own memories and artwork!
Learn More (https://www.calendar.artisansantafe.com/events/make-it-take-it-craft-your-own-art-journal-masterpiece/)