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Events at Artisan
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 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 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.
 Saturday, March 13, 1:30-3:30pm - All That Glitters Could Be Gold! with Michael Bergt at Artisan's Santa Fe store. FREE ADMISSION! This demo will explore adding gold leaf, burnished and matt to enhance egg tempera paintings, or any work of art. Michael Bergt will demonstrate water-gilding techniques of matt and burnish gilding to enhance a work of art. In addition he will explain the history of the application and the metaphorical significance of the process. Michael Bergt has been an artist in Santa Fe, for twenty years. Known for his paintings, drawings and sculptures of the human form, he depicts the body in only two ways: “fit or fat.” Space is limited so register today by calling 505-954-4179.
 Saturday, March 20, 1:30-3:30pm - Painting Figuratively in Encaustic: A Historical Perspective with Francisco Benitez at Artisan's Santa Fe store. FREE ADMISSION! Encaustic is one of the oldest painting techniques and in ancient times the main medium for painting. Today this encaustic medium fascinates many artists, especially those seeking its unique sensual and textural characteristics. Francisco Benitez will give a demonstration of this curious medium. Included will be a discussion of the figurative techniques of the ancient portraits of Fayum, perhaps the greatest remaining historical testimony to the high level of encaustic for rendering a human likeness. Space is limited so register today by calling 505-954-4179.
 Saturday, March 27, 1:30-3:30pm - Secrets from the Masters: Painting Flesh Tones & The Figure with Craig Srebnik at Artisan's Santa Fe store. FREE ADMISSION! Craig Srebnik demonstrates highlights from his new art academy classes and workshops in Santa Fe. These include “secrets” used by classical through contemporary painting masters; establishing the composition, light and dark masses; the structure of the head and figure; selecting and mixing colors on the palette; layering and blending naturalistic skin tones on the canvas; capturing the warm, cool and neutral variations, and the transparency of the flesh; interpreting the effects of light and atmosphere; alla prima brush and palette knife techniques; and helpful studio tips. Space is limited so register today by calling 505-954-4179.
 Saturday, April 3, 1:30-3:30pm - Monotype Printing Without A Press Featuring Akua Intaglio Waterbased Inks with Judy Just at Artisan's Santa Fe store. FREE ADMISSION! Have you ever wanted to try printmaking but thought you needed a press? This demo will use Akua intaglio inks to explore additive, reductive, trace monotype chine colle and top roll colograph without a press. With cutting edge Akua intaglio inks it is easy, fun and safe to make wonderful prints using beautiful layers of color. Come and enjoy the fun. Judy Just is an experienced artist and instructor with many years experience teaching adults and children in various media. She has worked with Akua Inks for 10 years. Space is limited so register today by calling 505-954-4179.
 Saturday, April 10, 1:30-3:30pm - The Process & Thinking Behind Realistic Portrait Drawing with Anthony Ryder at Artisan's Santa Fe store. FREE ADMISSION! Anthony gives a real time narrative of the process and thinking behind creating a realistic portrait. This demo covers handling of materials, drawing procedure and visual analysis, with an in-depth examination of the interwoven fabric of methods and thought processes that all together constitute the art of portrait drawing. Space is limited so register today by calling 505-954-4179.
 Saturday, April 10, 2:00-4:00pm - Secrets from the Masters: Painting Flesh Tones & Portraits with Craig Srebnik at Artisan's Albuquerque store. FREE ADMISSION! Craig Srebnik demonstrates highlights from his new art academy classes and workshops in Santa Fe. These include “secrets” used by Classical through contemporary painting Masters; establishing the composition, light and dark masses; the proportions and structure of the head; portrait artists’ methods of rendering facial features; selecting and mixing colors on the palette; layering and blending naturalistic skin tones on the canvas; capturing the warm, cool and neutral variations, and the transparency of the flesh; interpreting the effects of light and atmosphere; alla prima brush and palette knife techniques; and helpful studio tips. Space is limited so register today by calling 505-954-4179.
 Saturday, April 13, 3:00-5:00pm - Secrets from the Masters: Painting People Outdoors with Craig Srebnik at Artisan's Taos store. FREE ADMISSION! Capturing Impressionistic color and light effects of outdoor painting—the fleeting effects of sunlight, changing skies and light conditions, suggesting background elements, atmosphere and diffraction—are combined with the challenges of painting people. These include establishing the composition, light and dark masses, and structure of the head and figure; selecting and mixing colors on the palette; creating naturalistic skin tones on the canvas; modeling the forms of the figure; and alla prima brush and palette knife techniques. Space is limited so register today by calling 505-954-4179.
 Saturday, April 17, 1:30-3:30pm - Painting Landscapes In Oil With A Limited Palette with Don Finkeldei at Artisan's Santa Fe store. FREE ADMISSION! Don Finkeldei will demonstrate the way he paints landscapes on location (and in the studio). He uses a very limited palette with just the basic primary red, yellow and blue. Don feels this is a much simpler way to understand color and value relationships, especially for beginning artists. Gray moderators are also mixed from the three primaries which allows easy manipulation of color, intensity and value. Don’s approach to painting is to do most of the work mixing paints on the palette BEFORE applying paint to the canvas. He creates “pools” of paint for major objects keeping in mind value, intensity and color relationships between the objects in light, shadow and distance. The result is a painting that can be executed quickly (once the paint is mixed and you start painting) Space is limited so register today by calling 505-954-4179.
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.
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We have such a creative group of employees and are very proud of them and their artwork. Check out the Artisan Employee’s Art Gallery