Workshops & Classes

March 14-18: "Beginners: Find Your Inner O’Keeffe and Find Yourself"
Georgia O’Keeffe was once a beginner herself. This workshop at Ghost Ranch — for beginners, amateurs, and those looking for a new start for their work — follows O’Keeffe’s dictum to "fill a space in a beautiful way." Experience lessons that transformed O’Keeffe's art and that she assigned novices. This class opens up the making of art with a view toward O’Keeffe’s own perspective and practices. I worked for O’Keeffe in 1976 and went on to study art and enjoy a long museum career.  Get the schedule and materials list for this course. This 2019 workshop is FULL but I will lead another "Beginners" workshop in 2020. Sign up to get advance notices of my talks and classes, so you can register before the course fills up. ​ Art by Nan Whitman, 2018 Ghost Ranch workshop
September 8-13: "Painting in O'Keeffe Country"
Treat yourself to a painting adventure in Georgia O'Keeffe's own backyard, made famous by the many landscapes she captured on canvas. Walk in her footsteps and try techniques that guided her art. I worked for her then went on to my own career in the visual arts. Course runs Thursday afternoon, Sept. 8 to Monday morning, Sept. 13, 2019 at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico. Cost and registration available soon on Ghost Ranch's website. Sign up to get advance notices.

"My week with Anna was transformative. I took the class because of her background and credentials, however what I received was so much more. Her sincere interest in us as artists, coupled with the majesty of landscape transported me to a place of grounding, confidence and passion for the power of creativity." — Susan Thompson, High School Principal  

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"It was a pleasure to be in Anna’s class. I greatly enjoyed learning the basics of landscape art from a teacher who was patient, nonjudgmental, and encouraging. I also appreciate the consideration and time she took to point me in the right direction. Her help was invaluable, and I found that I could easily incorporate the lessons into my work." 
​— Francisco Spaulding-Astudillo, student, University of Chicago

"The week at Ghost Ranch was, for me, an extraordinary experience with a truly spiritual dimension; quite unique: the setting, the company, the artistic endeavor all came together to make it very special." -- Alice Godfrey, retired physician, Aptos, California