Coming soon! Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country opens November 7 at the Museum Galleries in Santa Fe!

From October 19 to November 7, enjoy reduced admission while Galleries 7, 8, and 9 are closed for installation.

Online Class: Introduction to Color Theory

  • Monday, May 29
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM MT
  • Online

Space is limited, registration required. Please email contact@gokm.org or call 505.946.1000 for assistance with event registration.

Join us for an introductory class on color theory and explore the world of color through Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings. Learn the basics of color theory—primary, secondary and tertiary colors, complementary colors, analogous colors, monochromatic colors_and how to apply them when creating works of art. Instructor Devon Burke will demonstrate color wheel assembly and how to apply color theory to your own painting practice during studio time. All experience levels are welcome to participate!

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

Space is limited, reservations required.

This program will take place via the video conferencing app – ZOOM. Details for accessing the Zoom meeting will be with your receipt upon registering and again sent via email the day prior. Please register in advance in order to access the program.

Note that all program times are in Mountain Time.

Supplies needed for this class:

  • Watercolor Palette
  • 140 lb watercolor paper
  • Brad Fastener
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Eraser Mixing Palette

About the Instructor

Instructor Devon Burke returned to Santa Fe after years away in Worcester, Massachusetts. She earned an MFA from Boston University in Art Education with a concentration in Art Therapy practice in the art classroom, and a BFA in Art Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Devon taught art for eight years in Massachusetts public schools and has taught beginning, intermediate, and advanced courses in painting to adults. Her main media of study is watercolor, specifically small landscape and plein air painting. Devon enjoys the delicate nature and transparency of watercolor and has a strong passion for sharing her love of it with others.

This class is being offered on a sliding scale.

$10; minimal fee.

$20; covers the cost of the class.

$30; covers the cost of the class, plus a contribution to support educational programs.

Upcoming Events

A canvas featuring a collection of colorful mountain wildflowers set a against a golden light brown background. The composition is composed of an assortment of flowers that includes a Mariposa-lily, lavender Aspen Daisies, trumpet shaped Western Scarlet Gilia, puffs of white yarrow nestled around orange Indian Paintbrush with clusters of lavender Sky Pilot flowers and yellow daisy-like Arrowleaf Balsamroot flowers.

Past Event Classes

In-Person Class: Paint Seasonal Watercolor Greeting Cards

O'KEEFFE MUSEUM CREATIVITY STUDIO | CORNER OF W MARCY ST AND SHERIDAN ST, SANTA FE, NM

Saturday, November 1

10:00am

Image of the Museum's mobile creative studio with O'Keeffe-inspired clouds and mountains with the name Art to G.O. on it. The truck faces away from the camera and behind are mountains

Event Community Events

Art to G.O. at New Mexico Highlands University’s 4th Biennial Matanza 

Melody Park | 1004 Mora Avenue, Las Vegas, NM, 87701

Saturday, November 1

1:00pm

Photograph of a small book open to a page with a watercolor of a pot with a plant in it. To the right of the page a hand holds the book open. Above the book are small paint tubes and a paintbrush.

Event Classes

Online Class: Book of Treasures | Realism Studies in Gouache

Online

Tuesday, November 4

6:30pm