This 5-day plein air painting retreat and workshop will focus on immersing yourself in painting and studying light and color in the New Mexico landscape.  

Learn to use the Prismatic Palette and how to effectively use greens in your paintings!

Watercolor Studio/Plein Air: Articulate your own artistic vision with master Australian watercolorist, Herman Pekel. 

Shed your fear and gather the tools it takes to paint BIG en plein air! This workshop will provide you with organized steps that you can apply to help convey your impression of the landscape, light and a strong sense of place in your own paintings.

In this plein air and studio workshop, you will learn to make informed design and color decisions, which will give you more creative control over your chosen subject. 

During this 5 day plein air workshop, we will be spending the first 2-3 days out on location (weather permitting) followed by the final 2 days back at the MISA Studio.

Paint the summer landscape with Charlie Hunter! A multi-day immersion in drawing, painting, and composition.

Dan will focus on composition, design, consistency of wash and proper use of tone to help you elevate your watercolors to fine art paintings! Through demos and one on one personal attention, he’ll use his skills to help you further yours to establish a consistent painting process. Instilling a confidence in yourself and the medium. Learn how to exploit “mistakes”, refine and further develop your technique and take your paintings to the next level…and have fun! His high spirits and energy are contagious!