Natasha Isenhour

Contemporary American Realist Natasha Isenhour expresses her emotional response to unpopulated spaces with an edgy lonesome starkness that defines the very essence of her work in oil and pastel. Isenhour exhibits throughout the southwest and teaches several sold out workshops each year, both in plein air and studio.

Highlights of 2022 included an Award of Excellence in the Oil Painters of America Regional Exhibition in Dallas and a 5-week solo museum exhibition at the Taos Museum and Fechin Studio in Taos, NM. In Spring of 2023, Terry Ludwig Pastels LLC released “Natasha Isenhour Essential Alchemy Set of 60 pastels,” and she served a second year as faculty for PACE, Plein Air Convention and Expo in Denver. In August 23, she won another honorable mention in the OPA Summer Online Showcase. In 2024, she will be awards judge and workshop instructor for the Pastel Society of Colorado’s Mile High 30th International Exhibition and will be also teach a workshop at the IAPS, International Association of Pastel Societies Convention in NM.

Represented by: Ventana Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM and others.
Affiliations include: Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, American Women Artists and Plein Air Painters of NM. Distinguished Member Pastel Society of NM. Member of Oil Painters of America, Salmagundi Art Club, NYC and others.

Upcoming Programs by Natasha Isenhour

Plein Air

November 2 - 8, 2026

What better place than Ghost Ranch to hone your plein air chops with the grand vistas and beautiful, endlessly interesting skies? Prepare to spend a week learning how to capture the essence of your view through demonstration and one on one guidance.  Composition, value and temperature (color) are at the core of all my classes […]