Monday, March 9: The Human Figure and Atmosphere

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Breakfast at Hotel Catrina de Alcalá.:
Start the week with a relaxed breakfast together, preparing for the first day of the workshop.
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Short Walk and Warm-Up Sketching.
A gentle stroll near the hotel to observe and capture the morning light and daily life of Oaxaca through quick sketches — an introduction to atmosphere and rhythm.
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Painting Session at Rolando Rojas’s Studio — Live Model in Authentic Oaxacan Dress.:
Guided by Patrick Palmer, artists will work from a live model dressed in traditional Oaxacan attire, exploring gesture, proportion, and the expressive qualities of fabric, texture, and color.

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch at Rolando Rojas’s Studio.
Enjoy an informal meal surrounded by art and conversation.
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Afternoon Painting Session.
Continue developing the morning study — refining form, color, and composition inspired by the model’s presence and Oaxacan identity.
7:00 PM: Welcome Dinner.
Evening gathering to celebrate the beginning of the workshop week — a time to share impressions, inspiration, and camaraderie.

DINNER · MONDAY 9

This dinner has been curated to present Oaxacan cuisine as a cultural system shaped by territory,

seasonality, and inherited knowledge. Centered on chichilo mole, one of Oaxaca’s most profound

and lesser-known moles, the menu reflects a tradition of cooking rooted in patience, memory, and

the transformative use of native ingredients. Each course invites an understanding of food as both

cultural expression and embodied history.