Paint Big- May, 2025- ~ 4 Days Santa Fe, NM- Contact me for wait list
4 Days in Santa Fe, NM
May 22nd- May 25th, 2025
Lauren’s 8th year teaching this popular class! How to successfully step into a mixed-media, large-scale painting. 4 Full days of painting
Materials Provided (Including an unstretched canvas approx 60 x 60)
You will also receive the virtual Paint Big course..
Only 8 Participants
SEE THE FULL DESCRIPTION + DETAILS BELOW
4 Days in Santa Fe, NM
May 22nd- May 25th, 2025
Lauren’s 8th year teaching this popular class! How to successfully step into a mixed-media, large-scale painting. 4 Full days of painting
Materials Provided (Including an unstretched canvas approx 60 x 60)
You will also receive the virtual Paint Big course..
Only 8 Participants
SEE THE FULL DESCRIPTION + DETAILS BELOW
DESCRIPTION
Whether an intermediate or advanced painter- this workshop is designed to gently pull you out of your comfort zone and explore new ideas, techniques and styles of working.
There is a certain kind of magic that happens when standing in front of a canvas that is as large as our physical selves. We get the opportunity to fully engage all our senses as we put paint to canvas.
Unleash the full potential of your artistic expression in our "Paint Big" workshop! Symbols, color, shape, and technique take on new dimensions when we choose to go BIG.
Escape the constraints of small-scale work that keep us in our heads. In this dynamic workshop, we'll immerse ourselves in a space that engages all our senses, exploring the freedom of creating on a larger canvas.
Under Lauren's expert guidance developed over twenty-five years, we'll kick off with invigorating idea-generating techniques designed to propel you into the creative "zone."
Think in terms of LAYERS as we cut, paste, mark, paint, scrape, add, and subtract. Witness the extraordinary moment when your personal vision transforms into a vibrant reality on a grand scale.
Enjoy personalized attention as we merge personal narration and composition through form, shape, contrast, color, and depth. Our journey together culminates in the completion of a large-scale painting—yours to roll up and take home (shipping arrangements available).
Whether you're an experienced artist or just beginning your creative journey, join us for an unforgettable exploration of the expansive world of "Paint Big"!
DETAILS
May 22nd- 25th from 10:00- 4:30pm
In Lauren’s 1,00sqfoot, fully stocked, well lit with large skylights art studio. A ten minute drive from the Santa Fe plaza.
Contact Lauren with any questions and to receive a list of suggestions on where to stay.
Basic Materials Provided
Pastels, oil pastels, oil sticks, acrylic paints, gesso, glues, collage materials, basic brushes, scrapers, rags, etc…
60 x 60 unstretched canvas + quality paper , acrylic paints
You will also receive the pre-recorded Paint Big video course.
TESTIMONIALS
I spent the first week of May in Santa Fe, my third art retreat with my friend Diane. We immersed ourselves in journaling, painting, visiting galleries and talking non-stop about art, creative process and our challenges, desires and directions.
We set up the dining room table in our condo as our pre and post-class painting area. We'd wake up in the morning, eat, dress, go to the workshop and paint big, eat, then have a glass of wine or cup of tea and paint small until we went to bed.
Each day in the workshop I created (pretty much) a whole new painting. On the previous day's painting!
One of the most valuable parts of a workshop like this one is working alongside other artists. It really brought it home that I am not the only one who experiences highs and lows as I create. Almost every artist in the room had to reinvent each day. They took risks that didn't work, then reinvented and tried something else. It was amazing to both observe and participate in that process, because even though I invent and reinvent on my own in my studio, the sheer scale of a whole room full of artists doing the same alongside me was incredible. Such intense energy!
All the stimulation and perceptions from the week are still percolating inside. As my considerations lead to insights about where my art practice is heading and why, I'll share some of them with you.
-Jeanne Beck
Painting Big with Lauren Mantecon
I visited Santa Fe at the end of April specifically to take Lauren Mantecon's Painting Big/Anything Goes workshop at her studio. It was an enlightening and productive experience - much to recommend for all painters. Lauren is a wonderful instructor who knows how to guide but not hover. I highly recommend any of her classes.
-Diane S
