2026 Making Meaningful Art with Randal Roberts
ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
Once we identify as artists, it opens a new and magical relationship with the world around us. We are compelled to see where that path leads - the path that begins by saying,
“I am an artist.”
“I am an artist.”
“I am an artist…”
Left: Godself Portrait, Randal Roberts | Right: Moksha, Randal Roberts
This program is an opportunity to explore what happens when we prioritize creating, and deepen our connection to art. By dedicating this time, we get closer to the canvas and acquire tools to make art our practice.
The Stream, Randal Roberts
This is an occasion to temporarily set the noise of the “real world” aside and, nestled in a safe container, devote our collective time to art continuously for the duration of the workshop. Rejuvenated and refocused, the artist emerges with new tools and pleasant memories that serve as fuel for the years to come.
2024 Making Meaningful Art workshop with Randal Roberts at CoSM
WHAT TO EXPECT:
During our time together, we will explore using drawing as a meditative practice, various acrylic painting techniques, with special focus on how to develop our own unique and personal artistic language, and how to infuse the art we make with meaning.
Time After Time, Randal Roberts
This course is designed for both beginners and seasoned artists (of course some experience with painting is a plus).
Some of the material we will delve into:
Drawing Practice
- Drawing fundamentals
- Drawing as meditation practice
- Guided meditations as visualization exercises for inspiration
- Automatic drawing to access flow states
Creative Substance
- Developing our own visual language
- How to create art that is meaningful; what should we paint?
- Why we make art
2024 Making Meaningful Art workshop with Randal Roberts at CoSM
Painting Technique
- 2-D design basics and balance in our artwork
- Acrylic painting - fundamentals and advanced (how to stretch a canvas & onward)
- Using whites to build form
- Semi-transparent glazing techniques
- Free form intuitive flow painting
2024 Making Meaningful Art workshop with Randal Roberts at CoSM
Artist Navigation
- The Business of Being an Artist (Tips and tricks and what you need to know beyond painting)
- Social media
- How to organize your life and time as an artist
2025 ArtUsCo workshop with Randal Roberts, Austin, TX | Photo by Francis Davis
SCHEDULE:
All times for this 2026 workshop are listed in EDT
Thursday, October 2
- 3pm-5pm: Guests arrive by 5pm and check-in to their rooms.
- 6pm: Dinner & Orientation are part of the workshop for all participants.
- 7:30pm: Opening Circle & Work Session
Friday, October 3
- 8am - 10am: Self-serve breakfast in the Dining Hall
- 10am: Work Session in the Library
- 1pm: Lunch in the Dining Hall
- 2:30pm: Work Session in the Art Lab.
- 6pm: Dinner in the Dining Hall
- 7:30pm: Open Studio in the Art Lab
Saturday, October 4
- 8am - 10am: Self-serve Breakfast in the Dining Hall
- 10am: Work Session in the Art Lab
- 1pm: Lunch in the Dining Hall
- 2pm: Work session in the Art Lab
- 4pm: Workshop ends
- 6pm: CoSM closes for non-overnight guests.
CoSM and Entheon are open weekly on Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 12pm - 6pm when CoSM Grounds close. Tuition includes day passes during open hours to CoSM facilities and grounds for the duration of the workshop.
You are welcome to extend your stay to the Thursday before and/or the Monday after the workshop.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Randal Roberts
Photo by Francis Davis
Randal Roberts is an internationally recognized, self-taught American painter. His paintings fuse various wisdom traditions, iconic symbolism, personal experiences and relationships with the flow of ornamental design. Having identified as an artist his whole life, at the age of 30 he met artists Alex & Allyson Grey, and was at last inspired to quit the factory job and dedicate himself to art full time. After embarking on a year-long soul-searching road trip, Randal found community at Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York, where he lived and worked for seven years while compiling a body of artwork. He has lived in the beautiful NY Hudson Valley, the beloved San Francisco Bay, and is currently based in Denver, Colorado.
Statement:
"I pledge to do my best work for the highest good, & to practice my art as a way of awakening myself and others.
To You; cherished friends and family; to the beautiful, absurd, creative flow and language of the universe; and to the global Love Tribe – gone, living, and to be:
Thank you. I love you, and do my best for you.”
Website: allofthisisforyou.com
Instagram: @randalrobertsart
Facebook: RandalRobertsArt
MATERIALS:
Blue As Our New Second Sun, Randal Roberts
Drawing Tools:
- Sketchbook / journal
- Pens, pencils, and a kneadable eraser.
- Additional pad of drawing paper (9x12 - 11x14-ish)
Painting:
- 1 stretched & primed canvas (any size from 11” x 14” – 36” x 36”)
- Acrylic paints, brushes, palette, rags, etc (various colors & sizes, to your personal taste.)
- Acrylic Medium or preferred transparent glazing medium (recommended)
Brushes (Recommended):
- 2-4 filberts in assorted sizes (1/4″-1/2″)
- 1-2, 1/4″-1/2″ angle shaders
- 1-2 small rounds/liners
- 1-2 , 1″-3″ flat brush for glazes
- (essentially just a range of smalls, mediums, and a large)
**Some materials will be available for shared use.
Existing Artwork (Optional):
- A work-in-progress painting / art from home, to work on during open studio session (optional)
- A portfolio, prints, and/or finished painting to share with the group (optional)
Studio Space:
The CoSM Art Lab will provide easels, side tables, chairs and work lights.
CoSM WORKSHOP SETTING:
Class sessions will take place in the MAGI Art Lab —Mystic Artists Guild International.
The Grey House, CoSM's Visionary Victorian guest house, provides accommodations for all participants.
Residing onsite together is encouraged as part of this immersively creative weekend, providing maximum benefit & enrichment. Accommodations in Grey House are offered in a variety of economies, in addition to the workshop fee.
Participants are welcome to extend their overnight stay at CoSM to the Thursday before, and/or the Monday after the workshop.
WORKSHOP AMMENITIES
Available for the duration of the 3 day workshop:
- Healthy meals by CoSM chefs, starting with dinner on Friday and ending with lunch on Sunday.
- Coffee, tea and snacks available in the Art Lab between meals
- Access to Grey House common spaces — The Library, The Parlor, The Dining Hall & Gallery Spaces on all three floors.
- Yoga mats for self guided practice
- Accommodations include private rooms and shared dorm rooms—femme only or co-ed options.
- The Wisdom Trail offers a contemplative walk through the CoSM woods, including a labyrinth, outdoor sculptural installations by visionary artists
Participation also includes Day Admission to CoSM: Friday, Saturday & Sunday 12pm - 6pm:
- Access to Facilities, grounds and self-touring Entheon
- Students are welcome to experience Entheon and Grey House Galleries, including both CoSM Shop & Entheon Shop.
- Beverages and light fare will be available for purchase in the Mushroom Cafe
TUITION:
Tuition for the 3-day workshop includes lunches & dinners.
- Early Bird: $320 (Limited!)
- General Admission: $400.00
- Accommodations are separate (breakfast included with overnight stay)
- Payment plans available, with all funds due one month before the start of the workshop.
For further information, contact [email protected].
ACCOMMODATIONS:
The Grey House, CoSM’s Visionary Victorian guest house, offers accommodations for all participants. Works of art by Alex Grey, Allyson Grey and accomplished artists of the international Visionary Art community are featured throughout the guest rooms and common spaces of the Grey House.
Onsite accommodations are an enriching part of the course experience and are available in a variety of economies. Pricing for the two night stay, arriving Friday, October 2 and departing Sunday, October 4, 2026, reflective of the 10% workshop discount:
- King with ensuite bathroom $495.00
- Queen with ensuite bathroom $450.00
- Private Queen/shared bath $360.00
- Dorm bed: Single $216.00 *co-ed & women’s only options available
Participants are welcome to extend their overnight stay at CoSM to the Thursday before and/or the Monday after the workshop.
Workshop accommodations must be booked directly through the workshop department, not through the website booking engine. After purchasing tuition, you will be contacted to arrange accommodations.
Questions about tuition or accommodations, payment plans, travel, retreat amenities, materials etc.?
Contact us at: [email protected] | +1 (845) 297-2323