Ghost Ranch Encaustic Retreat Fall 2022-Art For The Soul

Are you ready to escape to the open air of the west for a time of refreshing and creative inspiration? Is it time to connect with the authentic artist that resides within you and honor your gift? Are you ready to explore encaustic in a new environment? Then this retreat is for you. Come join me on this

Ghost Ranch Encaustic Retreat and nourish your artistic soul…

When: September 2ndh -September 8th, 2022

Where: Georgia O’ Keefe’s Ghost Ranch located in the land of Big Skies and wide open spaces in Abiquiu, New Mexico.

What will the week look like?

Our itinerary will start with arriving at Ghost Ranch on the 2nd where you will check in by 4:00. Once you are settled into your cabin we will have dinner at 6:00 and a meet and greet reception at 7:30pm. Each day you will have workshops and availability for one on one discussions as well as open studio access to our Private Studio. There are a plethora of options on the grounds to do in between sessions such as spending an afternoon visiting the library, museum, labyrinth, and trails to hike, sketch or photograph. You may also enjoy plein air painting in the wide open space that is good for our body, mind, and soul that will open us up to let the creativity flow!

We will also have an exciting behind the scenes day trip to visit Georgia’s favorite places to paint!

What is included? 

-6 nights shared or private cabin at Ghost Ranch with gorgeous views -Breakfast, lunch and dinner for your days at GOK Ranch -Private studio for group at Ranch -Most art supplies = R&F support -One on one mentoring -Tour of where Georgia painted

-Private photo shoots -Access to library, science museum, hiking trails -Pre-trip notes -Workshops daily- encaustic basics, collage, photography, printmaking, mark-making madness, luminous layers, working larger, ideal image transfers, 3-D assemblage.

Cost- All inclusive workshop, cabin, and meals at Ghost Ranch.

2695 Per person Single Room-with private bath

2295 Per person Shared Room- with shared bath (limited availability)

 

 *Not included: Flight/travel to Ghost Ranch, travelers insurance, food/wine on day trips/purchases on tours, and missed transport costs or fees.

Details: Sante Fe airport is 1 hour, Albuquerque airport is 1 hour 50, and Taos airport is 1 hour and 8 minutes from Abiquiu.

What is there to do at Ghost Ranch?

You can hike, do an archeology tour, or go horseback riding on the 21,000 acre property! There is also canoeing, kayaking and paddle boarding at Abiquiu Lake waterfront. There is an anthropology and paleontology museum to explore where you can learn the deep history of the Southwest region. You can visit the labyrinth, zen garden and water wheel where you can take time for reflection, prayer and mindfulness.

Ghost Ranch property is so breathtaking you may never want to leave! If you do want to explore you can visit a lavender farm; the Rio Grande; Chaco Canyon; take a scenic train tour; go fly fishing; tour the Monastery of Christ in the desert etc..

Payment and Cancellation policy

Payment is due upon registration. Refund is available IF you have to cancel and someone on the waiting list can take your spot minus a $100 processing fee. OR you may transfer your payment towards a future workshop of your choosing. Please call me at 8634098848 to complete your registration with Credit Card, Zelle, Paypal, or Venmo-You are not registered until payment is received. Registrations will be done on a first come first serve basis. Space is limited.

Retreat dates are September 2nd-8th 2022

Any questions, shelleyjeanart@gmail.com 

March 26 – 27 10AM to 3 PM

Cost $450.00 Materials and tax included

Description: The first day we will make encaustic medium using refined white wax and Darmar resin. Once the medium is completed,  we will then focus on color formulating and the color sticks making process. Oil paints mixed with the encaustic medium (EM) is the binder for  the pigment particles to one another and creates uniform consistency and solidity in the paint. These colors will be tested and used in your  own paintings. 

This is a rare opportunity to make and test your favorite colors while looking at both opaque and transparent colors and how they can be extended with the EM. You will learn and enjoy this easy process and leave with two-three pounds of your custom design color sticks.

Day Two, we will talk about health and safety with encaustics, but focus on the encaustic monotype painting techniques, plate temperature management, papers absorbency and color sticks applications.

We provide demonstrations followed by hands-on studio time. 

This allows participants time to paint and explore the many possibilities of the monotype process using the color sticks designs in a safe comfortable work environment.

JORGE LUIS BERNAL WORKSHOPS - Santa Fe, NM

For class registration email request to

jorgeluisbernal@gmail.com

WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS and REGISTRATION:

All In-person workshops will be taught maintaining 6’ social distancing. Class size maximum of five (5) people and three (3) minimum. We are following the CDC guidelines. Please note all participants must be vaccinated. 

April 2^nd & 3^rd 10 AM to 3 PM 

Cost $395.00 Materials & Tax included

Description: This workshop covers the basic Encaustic Monotype drawing painting techniques to include Health & Safety. Though lectures and demonstrations we will cover line, edge, patterns, composition and drawing with carbon, graphite sticks.

Working in Series. There are many reasons and advantages to working in series. The most important is being able to express thoughts and ideas about a specific subject matter in a unique way. Its an opportunity to explore themes progressively deeper and perhaps more meaningful. 

There will be ample opportunities to ask the instructor questions regarding your artwork, plus lots of painting time.

JORGE LUIS BERNAL WORKSHOPS - Santa Fe, NM

For class registration email request to

jorgeluisbernal@gmail.com

WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS and REGISTRATION:

All In-person workshops will be taught maintaining 6’ social distancing. Class size maximum of five(5) people and three (3) minimum. We are following the CDC guidelines. Please note all participants must be vaccinated. 

April 9^th & 10^th, 2022 10AM to 3 PM

Costs $395.00 Materials and tax included

Making Abstract Art

Art is a 20th-century movement characterized by the reduction of natural appearances into simplified forms; for example, constructing art on the basis of geometric shapes or intuitive gestures. Also called Nonobjective Art, doesn’t depend on the appearance of the visual world as a starting point; the assumption is that art doesn’t have to be about anything other than formal elements: shape, color and expressed emotions. 

Description: 

This workshop is for artists who are motivated to learn more about creating expressive, simple yet bold abstract art. We will start with the basics, then some color exercises and talk about the composition, the weight of color and experimentation. Additionally, we will discuss, geometry, repetition and “What holds everything together”? 

The second day is about constraint in art. We will look at Minimalism and the many variables we deal with, in creating a painting. How to simplify things? How do we take a concept and boil it down to its essence? 

Lots of time for action-filled painting and personalized attention.

JORGE LUIS BERNAL WORKSHOPS - Santa Fe, NM

For class registration email request to

jorgeluisbernal@gmail.com

WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS and REGISTRATION:

All In-person workshops will be taught maintaining 6’ social distancing. Class size maximum of five (5) people and three (3) minimum. We are following the CDC guidelines. Please note all participants must be vaccinated. 

May 7^th. & 8^th. 10AM to 3 PM

Costs $395.00 Materials and tax included

Description:  The 2-Day Cold Wax (CWM) introductory Workshop is easy, fast and lots of fun. This class is for artists with prior experience painting, but new to cold wax medium or those with some cold wax experience who are looking to broaden or reinforce their skills through lectures, demo’s, hands-on and critique.

During this workshop you will create multiple paintings using cold wax medium and oil paint. 

We will cover:

•Basic tools, materials, surfaces, and safety

•Mark-making for structure, expression and future discovery

•Brayer techniques and veil of color

•Foundational layers, textures and the weight of color

•Monotypes applications, masking, creating and defining shapes

•Graphite and pigments exploration and different applications

•Mechanical and solvent reductions

•Understanding and mastering the stages of wetness and dryness

•Working wet-in-wet

•Explore color palettes that you may not have used before.

JORGE LUIS BERNAL WORKSHOPS - Santa Fe, NM

For class registration email request to

jorgeluisbernal@gmail.com

WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS and REGISTRATION:

All In-person workshops will be taught maintaining 6’ social distancing. Class size maximum of 5 (5) people and three (3) minimum. We are following the CDC guidelines. Please note all participant must provide proof of vaccination

June 4^th & 5^th , 2022  10 AM to 3 PM 

Cost $395.00  All materials & Tax included

This encaustic monotype class is informative and fun, designed to help you create outside of your usual ways of working. 

We begin with the Basics by covering painting techniques and the color sticks application plus Health and Safety. Then we explore the line, contour line and negative space through a series of directed exercises using India ink, graphite and charcoal, but applied with found objects differently. 

On Day-2 we look and discuss the weight of color, the power of color and how it convey and communicate meanings and message.

JORGE LUIS BERNAL WORKSHOPS - Santa Fe, NM

For class registration email request to

jorgeluisbernal@gmail.com

WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS and REGISTRATION:

All In-person workshops will be taught maintaining 6’ social distancing. Class size maximum of five (5) people and three (3) minimum. We are following the CDC guidelines. Please note all participants must be vaccinated. 

June 18^th  & 19^th 10AM to 4 PM
30x42 inch cradle wood panel provided
Cost $495.00 Materials and tax included

Description:

This 2-Day Workshop is for artists who are already working in oil and cold wax medium who want the experience of painting on a larger scale or multiple panels. We start by reviewing CWM fundamentals discuss proportions, size, shape, scale, texture, colors and contrast. We will discuss the technical considerations involved in working on a larger scale, from sketch to finishing.

WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS and REGISTRATION:

All In-person workshops will be taught maintaining 6’ social distancing. Class size maximum of five  (5) people and three (3) minimum. We are following the CDC guidelines. Please note all participant must provide proof of vaccination. 

JORGE LUIS BERNAL WORKSHOPS  Santa Fe, NM

For class registration email request to

jorgeluisbernal@gmail.com