In-person Class: Nature Drawing | Pinecones & More

Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe’s collection of natural objects, join us for a focused practice of observational drawing that will highlight seasonal items such as pine cones, rocks, feathers, dry leaves, and seed pods. 

Through hands-on demonstrations of various tools and techniques, teaching artist Sudeshna Sengupta will guide you step-by-step through the process of capturing the complexity and textural details of natural forms like pine cones, dry seed pods, and more using watercolor pencils, charcoal, brush pens, and other various sketching and color-drawing tools. 

All supplies and drinking water will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their own snacks. Note: Supplies must be returned at the end of class.

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This class is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. Children are welcome to participate alongside their adults.

Space is limited, reservations required. Please email contact@gokm.org or call 505-946-1000 for assistance with event registration.

Weather permitting. Registrants will be notified 24 hours in advance if the lesson is to be canceled.

About the Instructor:

Sudeshna Sengupta’s career as a teaching artist spans multiple decades, continents, and cultures that inform her pedagogy for decolonizing studio art. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1985 from Visva-Bharati, an international university founded in India, by the humanist poet Tagore, the first non-European Nobel Laureate (1913). After teaching art and design at the college level in New Delhi, Seattle, and California, she taught at NMSU-Alamogordo, where she established its first intaglio printmaking studio in 1995. Since moving to Santa Fe a few years ago, she has been teaching credit courses in online studio art at the Santa Fe Community College. Her etching prints are in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi; Association Musée d’Art Contemporain, France; Kala Institute, Berkeley; Artists Trust, Seattle, Chandigarh Govt. Art Museum, India, Gerald Champion Memorial Hospital, NM, and more. Her etchings and lithographs from the permanent collection of the NGMA have been featured in a major exhibition on Women Printmakers of India in 2024 at NGMA, New Delhi. She also conducts workshops and short courses and presents lectures and community-based art events for various age groups with civic, cultural, and community organizations in the US and India, often focusing on multicultural and intercultural experiences that emphasize human, cultural, and environmental connectedness through creativity. To see her art please visit Sengupta’s Instagram and website.

Registration

All supplies are included: Members $35/Non-members $45

Registration fee includes a complimentary pass to the Museum.

Photo by Sudeshna Sengupta