Saturday, February 6, 1:00-3:00pm - Layers and Textures in Acrylic Paintings by Sandra Duran Wilson at Artisan's Santa Fe store. FREE ADMISSION! Would you like to create layers and textures in your paintings? I will demonstrate how to incorporate textures, paint techniques and transfers to enhance acrylic paintings. My book, Image Transfer Workshop, authored with Darlene Olivia McElroy is a best seller for North Light publications and we are hard at work on our next book. I will be showing some of the techniques which will be in this book and how to incorporate the textures with transfers. Space is limited so register today by calling 505-954-4179.

Saturday, February 13, 1:30-3:30pm - Dynamic Airbrush Techniques by Jim Alford at Artisan's Santa Fe store. FREE ADMISSION! Join this contemporary photo realist painter and consider air brush as a medium to add subtlety and edge to your work. From computer to canvas, Jim Alford will demonstrate a variety of air brush techniques that push an idea from abstraction to photo realism. Attendees will get a feel of the mechanics as well as see how imagination and technology can combine for stunning effects. Space is limited so register today by calling 505-954-4179.

Saturday, February 20, 1:30-3:30pm - Painting Animals with Emotion by Linda St. Clair at Artisan's Santa Fe store. FREE ADMISSION! Capture the spirit and emotion of animals you are painting or want to paint! Through the basics of anatomy and style, color, paint and brushstroke, discover the relationships that are conveyed thru the painting surface. The look in an eye or position of a paw is a fleeting moment that can reveal a total personality. Let Linda St. Clair show you her tricks and tips for capturing the essence of the creatures she paints in oils, revealing her love and heart for animals. Space is limited so register today by calling 505-954-4179.

Saturday, February 27, 1:00-3:00pm - Wild Acrylic Skins & Crazy Easy Monoprints with Darlene Olivia McElroy at Artisan's Santa Fe store. FREE ADMISSION! Preview techniques from the next book by Darlene and Sandra Duran Wilson. Wild new surface techniques that will blow your mind. Create monoprints on paper, canvas or panels with no clean up, no press and no size limitations. Space is limited so register today by calling 505-954-4179.

Saturday, March 6, 1:30-3:30pm - The Power and Passion of Palette Knife Painting with Brad Smith at Artisan's Santa Fe store. FREE ADMISSION! Brad Smith is a well known Santa Fe artist and gallery owner. He will demonstrate painting the figure in oil from a live model using a limited palette and palette knife to apply lots of paint. Brad will emphasize keeping it simple, painting on a large canvas so the strokes will be expressive, and people attending the demo can see clearly what he is doing. Space is limited so register today by calling 505-954-4179.

Upcoming Demonstrations

March 27 will be Craig Srebnik. TBA

April 3 will be Judy Just. TBA

Upcoming Golden Lectures - Free two hour lecture/demonstration

Nancy Reyner, lecturer for Golden Artist Colors, Inc., focuses on new products and techniques including Digital Mixed Media, the slow drying "Open Acrylics", plus a large array of acrylic Gels, Mediums, Gessoes, Grounds, Additives, Reflective Paints, Varnishes & other new Custom Products. Learn how acrylics can be used as grounds for other media, (i.e. watercolor or colored pencil); get key information on color mixing, blending and controlling drying time; and see how gels can customize paint or create unique textural surfaces. From traditional to contemporary to mixed media, acrylics are infinitely versatile. Artists of all levels will come away from this lecture with fresh new insights. Technical tips, cool tricks, free product samples and information packets are available to all participants, including hand-painted color charts. Space is limited, so register today! It’s FREE.

Saturday, May 15, 1:00-3:00pm at Santa Fe store. To register call 505-954-4179 2601 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe

Saturday, May 22, 11:00-1:00pm at Albuquerque store. To register call 505-256-4540 3017 Monte Vista NE, Albuquerque

Saturday, May 29, 11:00-1:00pm at Taos store. To register call 575-751-0802 1046 Paseo del Sur, Taos

If you have any requests for demos on method and materials, please contact Meg at artschool@artisan-santafe.com

Artisan is looking ahead and starting to schedule free Saturday afternoon store demos and special events. If you are planning a class or workshop and would like to front load it with a free demo or presentation, please contact Meg, at artschool@artisan-santafe.com or call her at 505-954-4179 ex.117.