Thursday, March 12: From Observation to Still Life

9:00 AM: Depart from Hotel Catrina de Alcalá.
9:10 AM – 10:40 AM: Mercado 20 de Noviembre — Sketching and Observation. Visit the market to sketch, photograph, and observe. Capture shapes, textures, and colors that define daily life in Oaxaca. Select elements — fruits, pottery, textiles, or light — to inspire your still life painting.
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM: Return to Rolando Rojas’s Studio.
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Painting Session at Rolando Rojas’s Studio.
Translate your morning observations into sketches or color studies. Guided by Patrick Palmer, focus on composition and mood inspired by the market’s visual energy.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch at Rolando Rojas’s Studio.
Enjoy an informal meal surrounded by art and conversation.
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Resume Painting Session at Rolando Rojas’s Studio.
Develop works inspired by Monte Albán’s architecture and Jalatlaco’s textures, connecting ancient structures and modern life through form and color.
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM: Visit Fernando Andriacci’s Studio
Experience an intimate studio session with Fernando Andriacci, who will share his techniques, multi-media process, and distinctive pictorial language.

7:30 PM: Dinner at Asador Vasco.
Gather for a group dinner featuring Oaxacan cuisine and live marimba, a joyful close to the day’s creative work.

DINNER · THURSDAY 12

This dinner acknowledges the dialogue between Oaxacan culinary traditions and Basque-inspired

grilling techniques, highlighting fire as a shared language across cultures. The menu emphasizes

craft, simplicity, and communal dining, offering a reflective pause within the journey where tradition,

hospitality, and shared ritual come together at the table.