Workshop:
Plein Air Drawing with Bix Archer
Join us for a unique plein air drawing workshop led by 2025 VAST (Visiting Artist & Scholar in Teaching) resident Bix Archer. While traditional plein air focuses on framing a view of the landscape, this session invites you to explore drawing as a way to reflect experiences that shape perception, including atmosphere, memory, and the feeling of the environment around you. Bix, a Yale MFA graduate and two-time Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant recipient, will guide you through her process of translating the intangible into light and line.
Workshop Details
Date: March 14 Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM (3 Hours)
Who: Open to SMA members and SOU students. Free, registration required. Not a member? Become one now!
Location: Meet in front of the Museum Entrance
Capacity: Limited to 15 participants to ensure personalized instruction.
Skill Level: All levels welcome! Whether you are a seasoned artist or picking up a pencil for the first time, this workshop is designed for you.
Note: As we will be outdoors for the duration of the workshop, please dress comfortably for the weather and bring a water bottle. In the event of rain, the workshop will be moved indoors.
All materials will be provided
About the Artist
Bix Archer is an artist from San Francisco, CA. By taking up subjects that cannot be looked at directly or in full—a landscape in the dead of night, the memory of a bedroom, the experience of falling in love—she approaches painting as a process of rendering experience that exceeds vision. She is a two-time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Artist Grant, and has participated in residencies at the Vermont Studio Center and the Royal Drawing School (Ayrshire, Scotland). She has exhibited work nationally and internationally. She received an MFA in Painting and Printmaking from the Yale School of Art in 2025. Learn more at bixarcher.com
