Happy to be working with Anna Magruder and Art and Soul Creativity Workshops for another paint night!
We’ll be working again monochromatically with a bit of color, too! Participants will complete a still life painting in this two hour session. Emphasis will be placed on composition, perception and learning how to connect with what we see.
Quechua Peruvian Restauran, 122 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur, Ste 122C, Taos, NM [map]
Date:
January 20, 2018
Time:
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Tuition:
$40
Paint Along with Seamus Berkeley
Happy to be working with Anna Magruder and Art and Soul Creativity Workshops for another paint night!
We’ll be working again monochromatically with a bit of color, too! Participants will complete a still life painting in this two hour session. Emphasis will be placed on composition, perception and learning how to connect with what we see.
Trading Post Cafe, 4179 NM-68, Ranchos De Taos, NM [map]
Date:
December 06, 2017
Time:
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Tuition:
$40
Paint Along with Seamus Berkeley
Bottle of Wine Study, oil on canvas
Happy to be working with Anna Magruder and Art and Soul Creativity Workshops for an upcoming paint night!
This will be a one evening step-by-step instruction where participants will complete a still life in monochromatic color. Emphasis will be placed on composition, perception and learning how to connect with what we see.
Black Mesa Winery, 241 Ledoux Street, Taos, NM [map]
Date:
October 25, 2017
Time:
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Tuition:
$45
Seeing the World Anew
Seaing, 40″ x 20″, OIl on canvas
“I want to know one thing. What is color?” Picasso
This five day retreat will be a contemplative experience at my studio in Taos, New Mexico, where participants will have time to seriously refine the act of seeing. The many art and meditation sessions will focus on creating from real life, where you will have the time to cultivate an awareness of what it is, exactly, that you want to put on the canvas.
The benefits of a meditation practice can influence not only your artwork, but can also affect your mindset and countenance on a daily basis: from calming your mind, to lowering blood pressure and affecting how you interact with people. By combining guided meditations with art sessions, you will have time to create a calm, restorative space in which to meditate. Establishing this intentional practice will help facilitate a clear, rejuvenated mind before embarking on a new artistic experience for the day. In this way, you will discover how taking the time to contemplate what you are seeing can have a profound effect on what you depict on the canvas.
Picasso once asked, “I want to know one thing: what is color?” While this retreat may not answer this for you, what it could do is help you take that which you see, and better transfer that to the canvas without letting preconceptions prevent you from fully expressing the reality of a subject. By introducing mindful contemplation into your art experience, you can emphasize the beauty and simplicity of seeing without words.
Each day will include a morning meditation, followed by art sessions as well as contemplative walks in order to see how the previous sessions might affect your perception of the world around you.
Locally prepared vegetarian lunch included.
Details:
Outline of a typical retreat day: 8:30-9:00 Optional yoga 9:15-9:45 Morning meditation 10:00-10:30 Perception exercise 10:30-12:30 Introduction and beginning of day’s artwork intention 12:30-1:30 Lunch Break 1:30-2:00 Walking meditation 2:00-4:00 Artwork in the studio with individualized instruction 4:00-4:30 Wrap up and reflection
*Some timing and topics might be adjusted to meet participant needs
Please register online now—class is limited to 12 students.
Seamus Berkeley has practiced meditation for almost as long as he has been painting. At a young age, his interest was spiked by mentors exposing him to self-awareness practices which include meditation as a compatible, grounding routine. Berkeley has regularly continued a self-guided practice and study of conscientiousness and contemplation as well as non violent communication. Currently, he attends talks given by Anam Thubten through the Dharmata Foundation at Point Richmond Station.
Special rates for retreat participants can be found at Taos Lodging. Please contact Lovey Jo Supple at 575.751.1771 or info@taoslodging.com.
Please see materials list for suggested supplies – some easels are available.
Frida’s Front, 24” x 13”, oil on canvas, Seamus Berkeley
Frida’s Front
24″ x 13″, oil on canvas
This painting is a depiction of the front of Frida Kahlo’s house, La Casa Azul, in Mexico City. The inspiration for the piece was a collaborative art and poetry show Frida Fractured.
Painting is gallery wrapped, ready to hang.
$1,500
Seeing the World Anew through Contemplative Painting Practice
Meditationoil on canvas, 36″ x 24″
April 21-25, 2014
“I want to know one thing. What is color?” Picasso
This five day retreat will be a contemplative experience at my studio in Taos, New Mexico, where participants will have time to seriously refine the act of seeing. The many painting and meditation sessions will focus on painting from real life, where you will have the time to cultivate an awareness of what it is, exactly, that you want to put on the canvas.
The benefits of a meditation practice can influence not only your painting, but can also affect your mindset and countenance on a daily basis: from calming your mind, to lowering blood pressure and affecting how you interact with people. By combining guided meditations with painting sessions, you will have time to create a calm, restorative space in which to meditate. Establishing this intentional practice will help facilitate a clear, rejuvenated mind before embarking on a new painting experience for the day. In this way, you will discover how taking the time to contemplate what you are seeing can have a profound effect on what you depict on the canvas.
Picasso once asked, “I want to know one thing: what is color?” While this retreat may not answer this for you, what it could do is help you take that which you see, and better transfer that to the canvas without letting preconceptions prevent you from fully expressing the reality of a subject. By introducing mindful contemplation into your painting experience, you can emphasize the beauty and simplicity of seeing without words.
Each day will include a morning meditation, followed by painting sessions as well as contemplative walks in order to see how the previous sessions might affect your perception of the world around you. Locally prepared vegetarian lunch included.
Details:
Outline of a typical retreat day: 8:30-9:00 Optional yoga 9:15-9:45 Morning meditation 10:00-10:30 Perception Exercise 10:30-12:30 Introduction and beginning of day’s Painting Intention 12:30-1:30 Lunch Break 1:30-2:00 Walking meditation 2:00-4:30 Studio Painting with Individualized Instruction 4:30-5:00 Wrap Up & Reflection
*Some timing & topics might be adjusted to meet participant needs
Please register online now—class is limited to 12 students.
Taos, New Mexico is a unique locale considered by many for its deep spirituality. The Taos studio is located within walking distance of the Neem Karoli Baba Ashram.
Seamus Berkeley has practiced meditation for almost as long as he has been painting. At a young age, his interest was spiked by mentors exposing him to self-awareness practices which include meditation as a compatible, grounding routine. Berkeley has regularly continued a self-guided practice and study of conscientiousness and contemplation as well as non violent communication. Currently, he attends talks given by Anam Thubten through the Dharmata Foundation at Point Richmond Station.
Special rates for retreat participants can be found at Taos Lodging. Please contact Lovey Jo Supple at 575.751.1771 or info@taoslodging.com.
Please see materials list for suggested supplies – some easels are available.
