Santa Fe Opera
Touch up apprentice for the 2025 and 2026 season
Scenic Charge Artist: Laura Greenfield, Mark Edlund
Staff Painters: Carleigh Wagner, Cori Lavern, Patrick, Rylan Marincovich, Rebekah Clark, Zoe Economides, Isaac West
Apprentice Painters: Michaela Meyer, Mac, Weaver, Isla Hoffman, Abigail Biles
Photos by Bronwen Sharp and Curtis Brown for the Santa Fe Opera.
Production Photos for the 2026 season
Magic Flute - Painted Waves - Scenic Design by Simon Higlett - Photo by Bronwen Sharp.
Magic Flute - Second False Proscenium - Photo by Bronwen Sharp.
Rodelinda - Production design by R.B Schlather.
Rodelinda
Lili Elbe - Hospital Unit - Scenic Design by Allen Moyer.
Lili Elbe - Larger unit with projections.
Lili Elbe - Application of wallpaper.
Process Photos for the 2026 season
Magic Flute - The waves!
Magic Flute - Catchin' waves!
Magic Flute - Using a sponge on a stick to add depth to the sea foam.
Magic Flute - Creating sea foam look with a sponge on a stick and water.
Magic Flute- Lining the tops of the waves.
Magic Flute - One set of the waves with general color blocking.
Magic Flute - Two of the cassettes before notes and sealing.
Magic Flute - Spraying the sides of the casettes to create aging and depth.
Magic Flute - The model in relationship to the proscenium cassette.
Magic Flute - Masking and base coat on the cassettes before aging.
Lili Elbe - Seaming, sanding, and filling on the main unit in order to prepare for application of texture and paint.
Lili Elbe - First pass on the paris apartments.
Application of texture for Lilie Elbe doors
Lile Elbe - Sponge grain for the deck.
Lili Elbe - Sponge grain for the deck.
Lili Elbe - Close up of the second pass on the deck.
Lili Elbe - Second pass on the deck.
Lili Elbe - Painting little roses on the two magi!
Rodelinda - Second application of texture, working to draw attention from seams.
Rodelinda - Painting in crack texture.
Rodelinda - Painting in crack texture.
Rodelinda - Painting and using a router in order to create more cracks atop of applied texture.
Rodelinda- Close up of painted cracks.
Rodelinda - Close up of painted cracks.
Production Photos for the 2025 season
La Boheme - Scenic Design by Allan Moyer.
La Boheme - Garret unit. (Application of texture on wood, walls, and floor. Painting of the wood and walls.)
La Boheme - Garret unit. (Application of texture on wood, walls, and floor. Painting of the wood and walls.)
La Boheme - Garret Units. (Application of texture on the face of the roof along with wood grain texture. Painting of the face of roof and inside of garret.)
La Boheme - Cafe Mumus. (Application of texture.)
La Boheme - Garret Units close up. (Application of texture on walls and wood, painting of walls.)
La Boheme - Stair unit. (Application of texture and painting of windows.)
Due Walkure - some carving and covering tree with Jaxan
Due Walkure - some carving and covering tree with Jaxan
Process Photos for the 2025 season
La Boheme - Garret units in progress, application of a variety of textures on the walls, columns and floor.
La Boheme - Close up of garret units in process.
La Boheme - Close up of garret units in process.
La Boheme - using spray foam to build up tree branches.
La Boheme - Use of paper mache to build up branches following application of texture.
La Boheme - Application of texture.
La Boheme - Posing outside with the tree with Abby and Isla!
La Boheme - Painting and aging.
La Boheme - Painting and aging.
La Boheme - Painting and aging.
La Boheme - Before photo of sharpie touch up.
La Boheme - After photo of sharpie touch up, I worked to get rid of the sharpie without darkening or lightening the area.
La Boheme - Application of texture, and painted woodgrain.
La Boheme - Application of texture, and painted woodgrain.
La Boheme - Application of texture, and painted woodgrain.
La Boheme - Application of texture to the snow bank.
La Boheme - Application of texture to the snow bank.
Die Walküre - Silver with spatter.
Die Walküre - Silver with spatter.
Die Walküre - Application of silver.
Die Walküre - Application of silver.
Die Walküre - Carving the trees.