Antonio Darden

Born 1965 and raised in Northern California, Antonio moved to Santa Fe New Mexico in 1995. There he began a newfound love for atmosphere, color and light. With no formal training, Antonio enrolled in Santa Fe Community college completing the beginning art classes that were needed to enroll in and complete Color Theory and Advanced Color Theory and Design. As a successful hair colorist and hair color educator his knowledge of color has allowed him to travel to many places around the world and throughout the USA.

Antonio is an avid plein air and studio painter, building on the foundations of composition, value and local color while continuing to experiment and hone his personal style. Daily life drawing, plein air painting and studying from many renowned artists have elevated his technique in watercolor. He works and teaches in his private art studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico and at Ghost Ranch.