Rich Gallego painting by an overlook on the Rio Grande with the class
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About the Class:
This class is designed for those who already have some experience as painters in a studio, but little or none outdoors. It’s different out there. Exhilarating. Challenging. If you feel the lure, but would appreciate some assistance in getting started with good advice right at your shoulder, join us for a week set in the Magnificent landscape of Northern New Mexico. The clarity of the air alone will inspire you, but, in addition we have designed a workshop
specifically addressing the nitty-gritty you’ll need to know
in order to return home and paint outdoors on you own.
First of all, we’ve chosen wonderful landscapes that only Northern New Mexico has to offer: Monumental 300 year old Missions; Intimate arched garden gates. Refreshing Rio Grande white water, & purple Mountains rising over the plain.
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We'll show you how to travel lightly and set up quickly. Your instructor will guide you through the basics of painting outdoors; how to avoid chasing the light, establishing a solid foundation by composing with a few strong, simple shapes, accurately assessing value and color. You'll learn to evaluate and edit a scene to give your paintings the best chance to succeed. The workshop begins with classroom instruction during the morning of each of the first two days followed by outdoor exercises in the afternoons. The next three days will start with an instructor's demonstration followed by ample painting time for the participants while the instructor circulates among them to give periodic individual instruction. Each day will end with a critique session for those who wish to participate.". |
Please feel free to call us about this workshop.
We love to chat about our classes.
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Materials List
1. Portable easel or pochade box (available for rental)
2. Linen mounted, canvas mounted, or gessoed panels: 6x8 (4ct), 8x10 (6ct), 9x12 optional These are minimum numbers, bring more if you can.
3. Paint: (oils are preferred) Titanium White (large tube), Ultramarine Blue (sm), Cadmium Lemon (sm), Cadmium Red Light (sm), Chromatic Black (sm), Yellow Ochre (optional), Cerulean Blue (optional). My recommended palette, you may bring other colors.
4. Brushes: Boar bristle # 6, # 8 (# 4, # 2 optional)
5. Palette knives: One large for scraping, one small and flexible for painting
6. Solvent in leakproof container (Gamsol recommended) For those of you flying, we will provide solvent for your use.
Bring empty container.
7. Paper towels
8. View finder
9. Wide brimmed hat
10. Sunscreen
11. Insect repellent
12. Bottled water
13. Camera (optional)
14. Small sketchbook
15. Pencil, pen, or marker
16. Plastic trash bag (small)
17. Hiking boots or sturdy shoes
18. Pocket knife or utility tool
19. If you wish to bring wet paintings home you will also need a panel carrier.
You may bring your own supplies, a suggested materials list is included below. One piece of equipment that a beginning outdoor painter might not already have is a portable French Easel, so, we will have some of these available for rent ($50). This must be arranged and paid for at time of registration.
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See more paintings by Richard Gallego
For those of you traveling a distance and wishing to avoid the difficulties of transporting all your art stuff by air, our local art supply store has arranged to meet you at your hotel with all purchased supplies.
Check our our local art store, Artisans: http://www.artisan-santafe.com/ - Also located in Taos.
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About Our Instructor
Recent Awards
Sponsor's Award for Best Landscape, Lancaster Museum All Media Annual Juried Exhibition 2010
Artist's Choice Award, Wyoming Plein Air 2009 The Link Gallery, Cheyenne, WY
Juried Artist Sonoma Plein Air 2010 Sonoma, CA
Juried Artist Wyoming Plein Air 2009 The Link Gallery, Cheyenne, WY
Juried Artist Wyoming Plein Air 2008 DeSelm's Fine Art, Cheyenne, WY
Invited Artist Florida's Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational 2009, Apalachicola, FL |
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Born in 1962, Richard Gallego grew up in Los Angeles. Though raised in the city, he knew from the time of his first camping trip that it was the open spaces of the mountains and deserts that would continue to lure him back again and again. Eventually Richard landed a part time job reconditioning sculptures in his spare time. Exposure to these artworks sparked in him an interest in drawing, then painting. It wasn't long before what started as a creative diversion grew into a passion. Richard attended ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena in 1998 and in 2001, after receiving a portable sketch box easel as a gift, ventured out into the hills of Malibu to paint on location for the first time. He was hooked. The challenge of capturing the fleeting light, the changing colors, and the mood of a place first hand, while standing in the middle of it was captivating. He remembers laughing out loud and thinking,"What could be better than this?".
http://gallegoart.com - The plein air and studio paintings of Richard Gallego.
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Since then, ninety percent of Richard's painting has been done "en plein aire". He has studied with Mark Strickland at ArtCenter in Pasadena, CA, as well as with respected landscape painter and California Art Club signature member Karl Dempwolf. In 2006, with a group from The Taos Art School and instructor George Strickland, Richard spent a week painting at Canyon deChelly. In addition to continuous study of the genre, Richard conducts weekly plein air painting workshops in and around California's Antelope Valley and has provided artist demonstrations for the Antelope Valley Allied Arts and the Lakes and Valleys Art Guild. He lists Matt Smith, Scott Christensen, Paul Rafferty, Donald Hildreth, and Clyde Aspevig as some of the painters who have influenced him artistically.
Richard lives in Palmdale, CA with his wife and two children. |
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