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"Echo Park," Santa Fe, NM ©2012 Niki Gulley 9" x 12" oil on board Santa Fe is the muse of many famous artists and photographers, and that could be you, too! Join us for our Plein-Air Painting and Photography Workshop this August in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We will transport you to different picturesque locations, where you will be painting and (or) photographing scenes that inspired Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams. Santa Fe offers breathtaking vistas; sunny, dry weather, world class restaurants, galleries and shopping ensconced in a charming, 400 year old Spanish Colonial city that welcomes the new and exciting and never grows old. This is a not to be missed workshop in “The Land of Enchantment.”  Santa Fe Art Trek Plein Air Painting and/or photography workshop taught by Scott Williams and Niki Gulley Santa Fe, New Mexico August 12 -18, 2012 See nikigulley.com/art-classes  for more details  or e-mail  Niki Gulley with any questions and to reg...

7x5 oil by Niki Gullley Plein Air Painting & Photography Workshop in Santa Fe, NM Day 2, afternoon location: Chimayo After our lovely morning location in downtown Santa Fe, we headed north into the hills to photograph and paint Chimayo. While the church seemed like a simple subject for us to paint, the large number of angles and lack of straight lines on the adobe structure proved to be quite a challenge! Everyone did great, and we treated ourselves to sangria and the best meal of the trip at Rancho de Chimayo afterwards. Part of our group, and our mascot "Shiloh," painting and enjoying the shade at Chimayo. Jeanette Korab adding the final touch to her beautiful painting. If you'd like more information on our upcoming Plein-Air Painting & Photography Workshops , please e-mail me at Niki Gulley , or visit my website at nikigulley.com/?page_id=13 . To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, go to nikigulley.com , or to purc...

12x9 pastel by Niki Gullley Plein Air Painting & Photography Workshop in Santa Fe, NM Day 2, morning location: downtown Santa Fe Day two of our Santa Fe workshop, we headed to a quiet street in downtown Santa Fe. It was a beautiful morning, with temperatures around 70 to 80 degrees and plenty of shade. We were all drawn to the unique adobe architecture typical in Santa Fe, the soft morning light, and the vibrant color accents on each home. I chose this periwinkle doorway for my quick demo in pastels, both for the striking contrast against the orange pueblo and also because the russian sage everywhere was so beautiful, and added some balance on the left hand side of the composition. We all thoroughly enjoyed the morning, even if a passing homeowner or two were disappointed that we hadn't picked their doorways to paint! One of my students, Barbara Moore, working in pastels on this adobe doorway. Nancy Standlee completing her acrylic of this pueblo home. Beautiful! ...

9x12 oil painting by Niki Gullley Plein Air Painting & Photography Workshop in Santa Fe, NM Day 1, morning location: Echo Canyon We just got back from our week long workshop we taught in Santa Fe, NM, and what a beautiful week we had! While near 90 degrees, it sure beat our 100s here in Texas, and we avoided the humidity. We lucked out all week, and it never rained while we were painting. Most everyone in the group was either new to painting or it was their first time to sketch outdoors on location, and they did great! While our group was a little nervous the first day, I started them out with an oil demo so everyone could see how easy it is to jump in and just get something down on their blank canvas. I chose this close-up view of the cliffs because the rock formations were so unusual, and the light hitting them was beautiful. Working only 9x12 and with a quick half hour demo, I wanted to keep the scene as simple as possible. Blocking in cool, transparent purples and blues ...