Remember those good old days when Artisan was on Canyon Road and had that funky little building in the back where we held art classes and workshops? Well we remember them fondly, too.
Artisan is starting the process of getting back into the class, workshop mode. We are in the searching-and-organizing stage but moving ahead with the intent of starting classes during the winter, fall, and spring plus workshops during the summer. We may be a couple months off, but we have our workshop coordinator, Meg Davenport back with us. Meg has organized three of our Artist Material Expos at the convention center as well as ran the art school back on Canyon Road.
Even though nothing is finalized yet, we would like to hear from you. If you think you might be interested in teaching a class or workshop, please send Meg a bio on yourself and a description of what your class is all about. We are going to offer a wide selection and maybe what you offer might fit into what we're looking for. Please don't get offended if it doesn't fit into what we are offering now, as we will keep it on file for the future. If you are interested in taking a class, let us know what you are looking for and we can see if we can round up enough interested students to make a teacher appear.
We really have missed the instructional part of our business and are very excited to get your feedback on the ground floor level. Meg's e-mail is megdavenport@earthlink.net so let us know what you've got or what you need!
Namaste,
Ron
Michelle Chrisman
I love the visual beauty of the West, New Mexico, and the desert with the variety of the three cultures.
I consider myself a contemporary colorist and modernist, but most of all, a visual poet.
I am drawn to paint endangered places such as the wilderness, historic buildings, and fading cultures in the hope of drawing public awareness by preserving them on canvas.
My landscapes are painted "en plein air." My visual music is written with the principals of impressionism, but I am a bit of an expressionist, as painting what I feel about my subject is important, and I love for the paint to express itself in impasto movement. The abstraction of the real world is most important to me.
Michelle has studied with Ray Vinella, Kevin Macpherson, Kim English, Mark Daily and Quang Ho. Michelle will be teaching a workshop at Ghost Ranch New Mexico on October 10th through 16th. For more information visit www.MichelleChrisman.com
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Acrylic Innovation: Styles & Techniques Featuring 64 Visionary Artists by Nancy Reyner
On September 11 at 1:30 at Artisan Santa Fe there will be a booksigning party! Acrylic Innovation takes a close look at artists who are taking advantage of acrylic's potential to create unique genres or styles and addresses methods and techniques for finding an individual artist's own voice in the medium. This book presents a wide variety of successful acrylic painters, each using acrylic in unique ways to create their own original styles. By looking at how other artists came up with their ideas, readers will be able to explore ways of personalizing their own art.
Loaded with original artwork and valuable insight from 64 artists, this book offers an incredible range of diverse styles and subjects. Readers see how each artist uses acrylic in unique ways to create expressive and personal art.
Artists who will be present at the signing include: Lea Bradovich, Bruce Cody, Pat Forbes, Cate Goedert, Sandy Keller, Martha Kennedy, Jakki Kouffman, Ines Kramer, Darlene Olivia McElroy, Bette Ridgeway, Sam Scott, Bonnie Teitelbaum, Sandra Duran Wilson.
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First Sunday of Every Month at Artisan's Santa Fe Store,
1 - 3 pm is Songwriters' Sunday.
Come join us and get three of your originals out in the universe. This monthly event is a great venue for meeting and having fun with other musicians.
Santa Fe Store Demos - FREE ADMISSION! Space is limited so register today by calling 505-954-4179. |
Loaded with original artwork and valuable insight from 64 artists, this book offers an incredible range of diverse styles and subjects. Readers see how each artist uses acrylic in unique ways to create expressive and personal art. Artists who will be present at the signing include: Lea Bradovich, Bruce Cody, Pat Forbes, Cate Goedert, Sandy Keller, Martha Kennedy, Jakki Kouffman, Ines Kramer, Darlene Olivia McElroy, Nancy Reyner, Bette Ridgeway, Sam Scott, Bonnie Teitelbaum, Sandra Duran Wilson. Books will be available for purchase. |
 Saturday, September 18, 1:30-3:30pm - Creatively Blocked? Personally Frustrated? Get Unstuck Now! by Tory Hughes at Artisan's Santa Fe store. Five Simple Directions for anyone who can tell there's something they want to do, but can't get it done.
An introduction to an effective set of tools to master your creativity and get things done.
This interactive presentation will include a short talk and exercises for you to do right then and there. Bring paper and pen: these games and maps are designed to be done by hand and eye. She has been teaching her unique blend of innovative technical skills and empowered creative process for more than 25 years, here and abroad. |
 Saturday, September 25, 1:30-3:30pm - Portrait Drawing: The Construction of Light and Form by Colt Prehm at Artisan's Santa Fe store. The demonstration will consist of a portrait drawing done with graphite on white paper.
Many topics including principles of light, form, gesture and technical aspects of creating a drawing will be discussed throughout the demo.
Colt Prehm is an extraordinary young painter/draftsman working in an optical method of drawing and painting that he acquired from his teacher and mentor,Tony Ryder.
He has also studied painting and drawing with Juan Martinez, Michael Grimaldi, Kevin Gorges and at Iowa State College of Art and Design with Brent Holland. He has exhibited primarily in Santa Fe, NM and was recently involved in the group show "Naked" at Skotia Gallery. This past year he was selected for the prestigious Hudson River Fellowship which brought together artists from across the globe. His technical ability and sensitive teaching style make his classes and demonstrations ideal for artists of all levels and are focused on light, as well as interpreting and articulating the visual experience we all share. |
 Thursday, September 30, 1:30-3:30pm - Hot Wax/Cold Wax by Shawna Moore & Rebecca Crowell at Artisan's Santa Fe store. Unique modern techniques for ancient methods of painting with both hot wax (encaustic) and cold wax medium, demonstrated by artists Shawna Moore and Rebecca Crowell. Rebecca Crowell is an abstract painter known for her rich color fields and textural surfaces created on panel using cold wax medium with oil paint. Shawna Moore is an encaustic artist whose work is noted for its depth and luminosity. Both artists exhibit and teach nationally, and in Santa Fe both are represented by Darnell Fine Art on Canyon Road, where an exhibit of their work opens October 1, 2010. Please visit www.rebeccacrowell.com and www.shawnamoore.com for more information on each artist. |
 Saturday, October 2, 1:30-3:30pm - Plein Air Landscapes in Oils by Barry McCuan at Artisan's Santa Fe store. Attend the demo and get a short preview of the subjects and techniques that Barry will cover in detail at the workshop he is giving the week of October 11-15, as well as experience his teaching style and expertise. Some of Barry McCuan's earliest memories are of a camping trip to Pecos in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains just to the east of Santa Fe.
For a
young boy, growing up on the Llano Estacado, the mountains were like paradise.
This memory spurred Barry to make Santa Fe his home, where he has lived, studied, taught
and painted for over 30 years.
He is best known for his distinctive handling of Santa Fe's old adobe houses, fall scenes, and the canyons and rock formations found all over Northern New Mexico. |
Albuquerque Store - 505-256-4540
Learn an Old Masters' technique of underpainting in layers using Impressionist colors. Polly Jackson has been painting for over 30 years and teaching painting for over 10 years. She will also be teaching "Painting With Acrylics" at UNM Continuing Education in the summer of 2010. Please visit her website at www.PollyJackson.com to see examples of her work and resume. Limit 10 students, please sign up at the front counter or call (505) 256-4540. Class materials list available at signup. |
WorkshopsPlein Air In Oil Workshop with Barry McCuan $450 + tax plus tax limited to 12 students.
All students receive a 10% discount on art materials purchased at Artisan from October 10th thru 16th, 2010. For reservations(limited to 12 students) please contact Jim at (505)954-4179 ext 121, (800)331-6375 or jim@artisan-santafe.com. For information or questions regarding this workshop contact Barry at (505)455-3418 or bmccuan@newmexico.com. If you cancel before September 11th, your tuition will be refunded less a $25 cancellation fee. After September 11th, all tuitions are non-refundable. |
Saturday, September 11, 1:30-3:30pm - 
Painting with Acrylics 
In co-operation with Artisan, Barry is teaching a five day 'plein air' workshop October 11 thru 15. The class will again be painting at some of Barry's favorite sites around Santa Fe, including El Rancho de las Golondrinas and Ghost Ranch. The group will meet the first day at Artisan located
at 2601 Cerrillos Road at 9am. 
Mike Mahon's Portrait Workshop, Santa Fe
September 14 - 16, 2010.
Develop your skills in painting and drawing the human face. Some things you will learn:
- Basic structure and proportions of the head
- How to map & measure features from life
- Exercises that will improve rendering any pose
- Why drawing faces can be easier than landscapes
- How to begin your portrait to insure success
- How to pose models and use lighting
- How to color correct for poor lighting situations
- Professional commercial art techniques for controlling your drawing quality and accuracy
Mike Mahon's Let's Paint - Plein Air Workshop, Taos September 22 - 24, 2010.
You will learn:
- What to do before you start a painting
- How to begin your painting to insure success
- How to pick locations and judge lighting
- How to frame your subject and focus on the scene
- How to quickly layout your composition with accuracy
- How to combine plein air and studio painting
Jakki Kouffman's Taos Outdoor Landscape Painting Workshop, September 20 - 24, 2010.
Paint outdoors all day in beautiful mountain meadows with commanding views of 12 -13 thousand-foot peaks, and in nearby Pilar along the mighty Rio Grande. Individual critiques at your easel and a daily group critique in my spacious Sagebrush Inn suite will speed your painting progress during this productive artist retreat. All skill levels and paintings styles, from realist to abstract, are welcome.
Each day is rich in aesthetic, culinary and conversational delights. Following the late afternoon critique we will gather at one of several local restaurants that makes Taos an exciting food destination.
The deadline for signing up for our Taos adventure is August 5, 2010. To register, contact me at (505) 466-1800 or art@jakkikouffman.com. Tuition is $613 ($575 plus NM tax). Please make your check payable to Jakki Kouffman and send it to 21 Chapala Road, Santa Fe, NM 87508.
The maximum enrollment is 10 painters, so sign up early! As soon as I receive your registration request, you may reserve a room at the Sagebrush Inn. Contact them at (575) 758-2254 and ask for one of the discounted rooms listed under my name. We check in on Sunday, September 19 and check out on Friday, September 24.
Jakki Kouffman (505) 466-1800 art@jakkikouffman.com, www.jakkikouffman.com
Plein Air Painting on Sundays at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Downtown Santa Fe
Make a date to paint in our garden Sunday, July 4 through Sunday, September 26. Plein Air artists are invited to paint in the New Mexico Museum of Art’s glorious central garden patio on Sunday mornings throughout the summer. Painting, oil on canvas, water color, pastels, and drawing media welcome, but no Museum facilities are available for paint cleaning, etc. Free admission to the museum free for NM residents with ID. Because space is limited, reservations are required; call Martha at 476-5068. July 4 through September 26, 9:00 a.m. to noon.
What is happening at the Candyman
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