Drawing sessions are held every Tuesday, 6:30 to 9:30 P.M. at Argos Studio/Gallery, 1012 Marquez Place, Building 1, Suite 103A, Santa Fe NM, 87505. See the map below. Apple Maps and Google Maps do not show an accurate location.

Our models use a variety of poses, varying in length from two-minute warmups to a final 40-minute pose over a three-hour period.

This weekly Santa Fe drawing group was started in 1969 by artist Eli Levin. Both amateur and professional artists have participated throughout the years. All skill levels are welcome from beginner to accomplished. The group is not a drawing class, rather a shared figure-drawing opportunity made available on a weekly basis.

Drawing sessions are rarely cancelled, but in the event that a session has to be cancelled a notice will be published here and on our Meetup site that is listed in the footer below.

The drawing fee is $10 per person, cash only.

No photography allowed.

Seating positions are available on a first-come basis.

Chairs are provided. A limited number of portable easels and TV trays are also available.

Bring your own art supplies (paper, pads, drawing materials).

Dry media, no toxic materials or sprays. Watercolor is OK. Drop cloths are available if necessary.

Snacks are available (cookies, chips, etc.) if artists voluntarily bring snacks to share.

Bring your own beverages.

Background music: we have access to the entire Apple Music Library to provide a broad selection of drawing background music, for whatever mood you’re in.

Conversation happens. It’s not just tolerated but encouraged. If you need total silence to draw, you might not draw as well as usual here.

Our Meetup Site

To reserve a spot at Tuesday Night Drawing, go to our meetup site and RSVP “Going.” In the event of a large response, the first 20 artists to RSVP will be accepted and others will be put on a waiting list. If you sent an RSVP but aren’t able to attend, go back to the meetup site and change your RSVP so meetup can take you off the list and notify the next person in line that they have been moved to the active list.

Artists, it seems, are not very good at this so the number of people you’ll see on the meetup site that are “attending” is not very accurate. Some artists RSVP and don’t show up, some don’t RSVP and do show up. Some don’t even know the meetup site exists. Our attendance limit is currently set fairly high at 20, so the attendance RSVP accuracy (or inaccuracy) on the Meetup website may not be an issue (our usual attendance is between 9 and 12). That said, we encourage artists to RSVP so the system will work.