DRILLS & Alla Prima - May 2024

The plan had initially been to repeat last year’s curriculum and follow up a week of DRILLS with another Drawing/Sculpting workshop. Unfortunately, my dear friend Donat King and I are not going to be able to do so again this year (fingers crossed for 2025!).

Instead, I’m going to extend DRILLS to 10 days (***Date change due to studio renovations: Weekdays, May 20-31***), and in lieu of the Drawing/Sculpting class, I’m going to offer an Alla Prima Portrait Painting Workshop, that will total 8 poses - and a variation of models - over 5 days (***June 3-7***).

In the DRILLS class, we’ll be building upon our painting and drawing toolsets, all of which will be brought together for the Alla Prima class - It’s going to be a lot of fun. Those of you who register for both classes/all three weeks via the DRILLS + Alla Prima Package will save $250 off of tuition.

Both workshops will be held at the Ryder Studio in Santa Fe, NM.

The registration deadline for DRILLS & Alla Prima is Friday April 19, 2024 (extended deadline)

Message me if you have any thoughts or questions!

(…and visit the 2024/25 calendar for more opportunities)

Coming up in 2023-2024

2023 Has been a great year so far .. I just returned back to Santa Fe from a wonderful 9 weeks of Figure Drawing & Painting with Studio Escalier in Paris and Argenton Chateau. Four years have gone by since I was last there to teach - it was such a gift to finally pick up where I left off at the studio along with Jillian and our little Sylvie (who turned one while we were there!). I couldn’t have asked for a better time there… and I can’t wait to get back next Autumn, so stay tuned!

In the meantime, I’m excited about some upcoming workshops and courses in 2024.

- Figure Painting (Jan 1-19 2024) at the Ryder Studio in Santa Fe (Click link for more info & registration)

- Figure Drawing (*New dates set for Jan 26-29 2024) at BACAA (Click link for details)

- Online Figure Drawing via my website (TBA)
- Spring Landscape Painting (TBA)
- DRILLS & Portrait Drawing/Sculpting with Donat King & me (TBA)
- Autumn Drawing/Painting with Studio Escalier (TBA)

May Workshops

A couple upcoming drawing, painting & … SCULPTING workshops here in Santa Fe this May:

DRILLS | May 15 - 19
In this one week class, we will be focusing solely on foundational skills that will support a better overall figure drawing and painting practice | $750

PORTRAIT DRAWING & SCULPTING | May 22 - June 2
I’m quite excited to be offering this two week class (with my dear friend, the talented sculptor Donat King), which will focus on bridging our 2D-3D gap as we sculpt and draw from the same portrait pose | $1250

($1500 when signing up for both classes)

Registration deadline is April 1 (no joke!) - Click for more info

Three Weeks of Figure Painting in Santa Fe | January 2023

Just wrapped up the August DRILLS & Long Pose Figure Painting sessions at the Ryder Studio in Santa Fe. Already, the January 2023 Figure Painting Workshop is in motion:

15 days | Monday-Friday, January 2-20 2023
$1250 *Priority Registration Price - Priority Registration Deadline November 1 2022
($1500 Registration after November 1 2022)

The Ryder Studio
1807 2nd St. #31
Santa Fe, NM 87505

Click here for course info & registration (please feel free to contact me if you have questions!)

Chromatic Underpainting Demonstration of Raven in progress | August 2022

Long Pose Figure Painting Workshop - January 17-28 in Santa Fe

For the 4th consecutive year, I’ll be offering a two week Figure Painting Intensive Workshop at the Ryder Studio in Santa Fe, NM.

10 days | Monday-Friday, January 17-28, 2022

The Ryder Studio
1807 2nd St. #31
Santa Fe, NM 87505

$1,000 | Priority Registration deadline: Wednesday, Dec 1, 2021
Click for more information & registration

2021 - 2022 Teaching Calendar

As an attempt to get myself a little more organized and make my upcoming classes a little easier for students to find, I’ve added a calendar page: Click here to see my 2021-2022 teaching schedule.

Check back to find out about new classes - hopefully, I’ll be adding more soon.

In person again, at long last...

Though I did run a very low key figure painting workshop at the beginning of the year, I’m happy to offer some more substantial in-person intensives during the coming months:

Drills | May 10-21 | 2 weeks | $800 | Painting & Drawing skill building session
Enrollment deadline: Monday, May 3

Figure Painting | August 2- 20 | 3 weeks* | $1200 | Long pose figure painting
Enrollment deadline: Sunday, Aug 1

*Part time (daily, 1 week & 2 week) options available when registering for the course if you are interested, but can’t commit to all three weeks

Classes will be held at the Ryder Studio here in Santa Fe, New Mexico (Monday - Friday, 9:30am-5pm)

Follow the class links above or http://www.mtobiashall.com/workshops-1 for more info. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.

Spring 2020 in Santa Fe

Some recent teaching/workshop developments in Santa Fe:

Evening Sessions (at the Ryder Studio) - Tuesdays & Wednesdays (6-9pm)
- Paint or draw one figure pose over a four week block (8 sessions total)
- Includes instructor demonstrations and one on one feedback
- Dates: Feb 18,19,25,26, Mar 3,4,10,11
- $350 for 8 sessions | $55 per class

Spring Figure Painting (at the Ryder Studio) - March 16-20 (9:30am - 5 pm)
- Week long figure painting intensive
- Includes instructor demonstrations and one on one feedback
- $450

More information & registration on my workshops page.

Santa Fe

Had a wonderful figure painting workshop at The Ryder Studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico - a really great way to begin the new year. Our model Arzélie was incredibly inspiring and the students were a joy to work with. Many thanks to each and all who were a part of this experience.

I hope to have a few more workshops in the meantime, but on the horizon is my Summer in Paris figure drawing class(es) with Studio Escalier - Info & application is online (Priority deadline is February 1st).