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/)

Intermediate Watercolor Painting Workshop

Description: Know a little about watercolor and want to expand your skills and practice? Explore watercolors in this intermediate watercolor class. Dive into color temperature, winning color combinations through limited palettes, and water control. Find when to loosen up and let watercolors work for you and where to zero in on details. You’ll build confidence with skills you can practice and play with.

Button link: https://www.calendar.artisansantafe.com/events/intermediate-watercolor-painting-workshop

Announcement: Two Upcoming Workshops! by PAPNM Master Signature Artist, Jane Hunt

Studio Landscape Painting Workshops March 12 - 14, 2025 March 15 - 17, 2025 For additional information, visit Jane's website: https://www.janehuntart.com/ (Teaching tab) In conjunction with my Booth Museum Artist Residency, I'll be teaching two separate 3-day studio landscape workshops!

My comprehensive workshop focuses on core skills to strengthen studio work. I'll de-mystify the painting process by teaching a straightforward, easy to understand process, allowing students to loosen up and find their own voice. You''ll leave this class with the skills needed to take your work to the next level. Open to: All levels

Read what students have to say about my workshops HERE

Learn More or Sign Up Here!

BEGINNER WATERCOLOR PAINTING WORKSHOP

Saturday 2/22/2025, 12:00:00 PM – 4:00:00 PM

One Day Beginner Watercolor Painting Workshop with Instructors Stephanie West & Wendy Ahlm| Saturday February 22nd, 2025 | 12:00pm-4:00pm | for $85.00 + Tax |

Learn how to paint with watercolors in this fun, foundational class. Fresh and clear, watercolors are pure color floating in water. They are easy to carry with you and easy to clean up. In class, you’ll learn about materials, color mixing, manipulating watercolors and other fun tools and techniques. Mix and blend your path to creativity with easy class activities to guide you.

Instructors: 

Wendy Ahlm and Stephanie West belong to the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico. Both have held leadership roles in the non-profit and like helping people who are passionate about painting. They each paint in watercolor, pastel, and oils and are experienced teachers.

Learn more about these award-winning painters at their websites:
Wendy Ahlm’s artwork at wendyahlmart.com
Stephanie West’s  artwork at pleinairpaintings.com

Location: ARTISAN SANTA FE

2601 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
(505) 954-4179

REGISTER

Building A Foundation -Four day intensive series, for beginners. This workshop will jump- start your ability to work with the pastel medium. There is an in-depth review of the large assortment of pastel materials so you will better understand which materials work best for you. Students will learn the ABC’s of design theory, and complete three paintings during the workshop so students can apply the concepts and techniques learned. 

Four full days- Saturdays beginning January 4

Artisans ART SPOT 2601 Cerrillos Rd. Santa Fe, NM

10:00am-3:30pm  Saturday January  4th-11th-18th-25th

Total Workshop Fee: $475  (includes a sample kit valued at $75.00 with 6 sheets of papers and 6 different brands of pastels)

For more information visit: https://www.tobiclementartist.com

DECEMBER - SANTA FE STUDIO OIL WORKSHOP

Wednesday, December 4 - Saturday, December 7, 2024

All demos for this workshop are in oils.

Contact Albert Handell

alberthandell@msn.com

505-603-1524

Held at the Handell Studio/Home:

1109 Don Gaspar Ave.

Santa F, NM 87505

Santa Fe Workshops are never Cancelled

Tuition: 4-days - $950

For all information: https://www.alberthandellstudio.com/workshops

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