In-Person Class: Exploring ‘Black Hollyhock Blue Larkspur, 1930’ with Soft Pastels

Join artist Deborah Shea as she explores one of Georgia O’Keeffe’s masterpieces, ‘Black Hollyhock Blue Larkspur, 1930,’ using soft pastels in this one-day workshop.

Class will begin at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, where participants will study ‘Black Hollyhock Blue Larkspur, 1930′ with Deborah along with other pastel works by O’Keeffe to gather inspiration.

The group will then move to the classroom space to explore fundamental art concepts, pastel terms and techniques, and a few basic exercises. After a one-hour lunch break, the class will work from real flowers to create their own artworks inspired by ‘Black Hollyhock Blue Larkspur, 1930′ through sketching, underpainting, and layering pastels to develop gorgeous color and final artistic expressions.

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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.

This class will meet in front of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson Street, Santa Fe, NM. Registrants will be notified 24 hours in advance if the lesson is to be canceled. Note that all program times are in Mountain Time.

About the Instructor:

Deborah Shea was born and raised in San Francisco. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Design at UC Davis, where she studied with Wayne Thiebaud and Roland Peterson. A San Francisco Native, Deb spent over 20 years as a creative director, designer, and illustrator before becoming a full-time fine artist in 2017. She prefers to work in large scale paintings, drawing the viewer in to experience her art. She has won numerous awards in juried and solo exhibitions and was one of seven artists chosen for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Exhibition for 2023 in Redwood City, California. She conducts pastel workshops and courses at Filoli, Pacific Art League, The Society of West Coast Artists, and her studio at Art Bias in San Carlos, California. Deb is pursuing her MFA at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. She currently resides in Redwood City, California.

Registration:

All supplies are included: Members $70/Non-members $90