In-Person Class: Create Vibrant Autumn Leaves in Watercolor (2 Parts)

Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings of fall leaves, learn to create watercolor studies of autumnal hues in this two-part color theory workshop. 

Please note that registering for this class will register participants for both sessions.

Day 1 | Friday, October 24, 12–3:30 PM

Day 2 | Saturday, October 25, 12–3:30 PM

A longtime educator in the field of color theory, teaching artist Sudeshna Sengupta will share her concept of approaching the watercolor palette as a working color wheel that utilizes cyan, magenta, and yellow as primaries. After establishing this foundation, Sudeshna will lead focused exercises in color mixing and will explore the concepts of color relationships and pigment behavior. With these tools and techniques, participants will move on to creating their own clean, clear, and vibrant watercolors that feature fall leaves. 

All supplies for this class will be provided, including an array of fall leaves to use as inspiration for the color studies. Participants are also welcome to bring their own favorite fall leaves to paint from. 

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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.

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 earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1985 from Visva-Bharati University, founded by the first non-European Nobel Laureate (1913) and humanist poet Rabindranath Tagore.

After teaching art and design at the college level in New Delhi, Seattle, and California, she taught at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo, where she established its first intaglio printmaking studio in 1995. Besides the O’Keeffe Museum, Sengupta teaches credit courses with the School of Art & Design of the Santa Fe Community College.

Her etchings and lithographs from the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi have been featured in a landmark exhibition on Women Printmakers of India at the NGMA-New Delhi in India. Her work is in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi; Association Musée d’Art Contemporain, France; Kala Institute, Berkeley, and more.

Sengupta also conducts workshops, short courses, lectures, and community-based art events focusing on multicultural and intercultural experiences that emphasize human, cultural, and environmental connectedness through creativity.

To learn more, please visit notes-and-doodles.com and visit her Instagram @santafe_online_art_studio

Registration

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