Workshop. 2026. Aug 22,23. Two Unique Approaches to Composition
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Aug 22, Sat. Albert Handell. Intuitive Composition
Aug 23. Sun. Karen Halbert. Dynamic Symmetry
Weekend Workshop at the Bluebird Studio in Santa Fe
This two-day weekend workshop at the Bluebird Studios in Santa Fe offers painters two unique approaches to composition through both practice and theory using adobe architecture and Southwestern landscape as the focus.
Saturday with Albert: Albert Handell leads a full-day painting session centered on intuitive decision-making through demonstration and guided studio work; he composes his paintings intuitively.
Sunday with Karen: Karen Halbert introduces Dynamic Symmetry as a framework that helps artists recognize the underlying structure that supports harmonic choices, drawing from Handell adobe paintings and selected historic master works.
Together, the sessions provide painters with hands-on experience and deeper insight into how movement, balance and structure work together to strengthen composition. Albert Handell’s workshop emphasizes intuitive painting in practice, while Karen Halbert’s session focuses on the structural awareness—Dynamic Symmetry—that will become intuitive over time.
You may sign up for one day or both
Registration link available soon or for more information visit Bluebird Studios in Santa Fe:
