It’s time to sign up for drawing and painting classes at the Karen Wray Gallery!

All classes are 8 weeks long, are held in the gallery space of the Karen Wray Gallery, and will start the week of Jan. 20, 2025. Register in person or call (505) 660-6382 or visit the gallery for details.

Beginning and Continuing Drawing:  Jared Krupp, Instructor
Does the thought of drawing something scare you? Feel like you don’t have “the talent?” Well, you CAN LEARN how to draw, “talent” or not. Jared Krupp unlocks the mysteries of value (light and shading) to create the illusion of form, linear perspective to create a sense of space and distance, and line to emphasize movement, speed, and energy.

Start your adventure today! Sign up for Beginning and Continuing Drawing with Jared Krupp, Wednesday mornings from 9:30am-12:30. Class runs eight weeks for $240 plus supplies.

Painting for the Absolute Beginner (in Oils):  Karen Wray, Instructor 
Have you tried painting, but gave up in frustration? Does everything look flat and unrealistic? Again, YOU CAN LEARN how to paint! Karen Wray guides you through painting in oils, creating form with black and white paint, creating simple still life paintings. Value, using light and shading, is the secret to creating form and for moving your viewers’ eyes around your painting (composition). Sign up for Painting for the Absolute Beginner, Tuesday mornings from 9:30am-12:30. Class runs eight weeks for $240 plus supplies.

Have you already taken Karen’s Beginning and Color in Oils Classes and want to continue? Sign up for Continuing Painting Class, Saturdays from 9:30am-12:30. Class runs eight weeks for $240.

Beginning Watercolor Class:  Han In Wong, Instructor

The classes will include basic sketching, values study, watercolor painting skills. The classes will be very fun and interesting. Class will be held Wednesdays from 1-4pm, for $240 plus supplies.

The Karen Wray Gallery in historic Los Alamos, New Mexico is an independent, local art gallery, just half a block and across Central Avenue from the Bradbury Science Museum. We proudly represent over 40 professional artists of Los Alamos and the surrounding areas.  

Nestled on the Pajarito Plateau, at the foot of the Jemez Mountains in Northern New Mexico lies the once secret city of Los Alamos. Now known worldwide as the top-secret scientific base of the Manhattan Project during WWII, it is home to the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the city of Los Alamos. Creativity extends beyond this community’s scientific background into the arts, dance, and music. We invite you to experience the culturally-creative side of our unique community. 

Stop by to visit us! We are located at 1247 Central Avenue, Suite D-2; an easy walk from the Bradbury Science Museum.  

We are open Monday-Friday 11am-4pm and Saturday 10am-4pm.