Events at the Hispanic Arts Building
New Mexico Expo Fairgrounds, Albuquerque
All Workshops 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
No Registration Required for Free Public Demos
New Mexico Watercolor Society Workshop:
David Cook
Expressive Landscapes in Watercolor
Monday-Wednesday, March 24-26, 2025
Free 1 hour Demo Tuesday, March 25, 9:30am
This workshop with artist Dave Cook will explore expressive watercolor techniques that interpret the beauty and mood of the landscape. We shall review the basic elements of design—simple shapes, composition, values, and color to strengthen our paintings and convey a compelling message.
We will observe the way light and shadow fall across the scene, eliciting an emotion. Then we intend to explore ways to translate that feeling to the paper—wet in wet, dry brush, layering, and various brushstrokes. Our goal is to understand and capture the beauty of water and pigment mixing on the paper to create the effect we want to convey.
Someplace between realism and exaggeration (or abstraction), we hope to each find our approach to self expression. Class instruction will include painting demonstrations, with ample studio time for individual student painting and positive critique.
This workshop is for artists at any level who desire to learn or improve their abilities to create impressions of the landscape and produce impressive watercolor paintings.
WORKSHOP COORDINATOR: Barbara McGuire
nmwatercolorsociety.org
Rio Grande Art Association Workshop:
Barbara Coleman
Friday – Sunday, April 4 – 6, 2025
Free 1 Hour Demo Saturday, April 5, 10-11am
Drawing Fundamentals for Painters
Barbara holds Signature Memberships in Oil Painters of America, Pastel Society of America, and Plein Air Painters of New Mexico. Associate, Women Artists of the West.
www.barbaracoleman.com
Drawing is a skill that can take years to master. Drawing is a foundational skill in good painting. Truly great drawing, beautiful in and of itself, uses refined and sensitive line and stands exquisitely on its own merits. Drawing for painting has a different purpose. Proportion, perspective, massing, and value shapes all take precedence over beautiful line quality. The brush, loaded with paint, will obscure the drawing underneath. The drawing needs to be good, and accurate, before laying in the paint, however. The purpose of this three-day workshop is to give you tools, strategies, and drawing fundamentals, to improve your drawing skills and to better design your paintings.
Supply list and syllabus will be available and emailed to registrants several weeks before the workshop begins in April 2025.
Workshop Fees: $275 for RGAA members and $310 non-members, 1/2 down deposit, balance due 1 week prior. Members: Log on before registering to receive the member workshop fee of $275. Non-members: consider joining RGAA for $35 per year and save $15. Pastel Society and Water Color Society Members join us for $275.
WORKSHOP CONTACT: Dierdre Stoneking, [email protected]
MORE INFO AND REGISTRATION: rgaanm.org
Pastel Society of New Mexico Workshop:
Bill Cone
Tuesday-Thursday, April 1-3, 2025
Free Demo Wednesday, April 2, 2:30-4:30 pm
“Understanding and Expressing Natural Light and Color”
We are very honored to have Landscape artist Bill Cone leading our 2025 Masterworks Workshop. Bill’s workshop is based on teaching people how to see, to observe and understand atmospheric light, color temperature, the behavior of water and composition, independent of the mediums used to make a picture. Please note the 3rd day of this exciting workshop will be held outdoors working plein air near the Rio Grande River.
Born and raised in California, Bill Cone has been painting landscapes for the past 23 years, often in the Bay Area and with yearly trips into the Sierra. He has also worked as a film designer for Pixar Animation Studios. His landscapes have been exhibited in various galleries and venues in California and also available at the Total Arts Gallery in Taos, NM.
Learn more about Bill Cone on his website: billcone.blogspot.com
April 1
Highlights: Foundational Lecture: Atmospheric Color and Light
Lecture #2: Color Temperature, Reflected Light in Shadow; Demo, Group Paint Indoors, Individual Instruction
April 2
Highlights: Lecture: Composition; Demo, Group Paint Indoors, Individual Instruction;
Two-Hour Pastel Demo (Open to the Public) 2:30-4:30pm
April 3
Highlights: Field Trip to Rio Grande! Lecture: Water; Outdoor Demo, Group Paint Outdoors, Individual Instruction; Group Show & Tell, Final Critiques
Tuition: PSNM Members, $425. / Non-Members, $450. Deposit: $150. due when registering (via PayPal or check). Balance Due: Friday March 21 (PayPal) or Tuesday April 1 (check on first day). Cash Transfers or Credit Card Payment (with 3% convenience fee) will be accepted via PayPal. To Register, go to: pastelsnm.com and click on the link.
Enrollment is limited / First Come, First Served
WORKSHOP COORDINATOR: Sharon Mikkelson, [email protected]
