Sketch & Gelli Print Guanajuato, Mexico
with Meagan Burns & Hugo Anaya
CONTINUOUS LINE DRAWING+ URBAN SKETCHING + GELLI PRINTMAKING
​Saturday, November 15, 2025 - Saturday, November 22, 2025

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We invite you to join us for a one-of-a-kind art-making experience in the magical city of Guanajuato! This dynamic 6-day workshop blends continuous line drawing, urban sketching, and gelli printmaking into an exciting creative journey. With Hugo’s rooftop studio, the whimsical streets of Guanajuato, and the richness of Colonial Mexican culture as our setting, you’ll create a handmade sketchbook filled with bold lines, layered textures, and personal expression.

Led by Meagan Burns, a continuous line drawing instructor and workshop leader, and Hugo Anaya, a highly skilled printmaker and host of Alma del Sol, this workshop offers a week of art-making, connection, and thoughtful exploration.
Meagan’s continuous line method helps you slow down, see clearly, and draw with intention. You’ll move past hesitation and build compositions that reflect your experience of place. Paired with Hugo’s printmaking instruction, you’ll combine techniques to create a sketchbook that’s visually rich and uniquely yours.
Spend a creative and art-filled week drawing and printing with Meagan and Hugo in the streets and studios of Guanajuato.

Learning Goals

• Push through drawing fears and fill your sketchbook with drawings of the people, architecture, and street scenes of Guanajuato
• Learn the basic principles of gel plate printmaking and how to use layered prints as a foundation for your sketchbook drawings
• Gain a better understanding of composition and logistics through a continuous line practice
• Build confidence by leaning into your own drawing style—and draw a lively Guanajuato street scene  while it's happening

Who Should Attend This Workshop

This workshop is for artists who enjoy drawing on location and want to deepen their skills in a focused, supportive setting. If you're curious about combining sketching with printmaking, or looking for a new approach to visual journaling, this week offers a unique opportunity to explore both. You’ll be part of a small group of artists interested in slowing down, paying attention, making art, and having fun.
Recommended Experience Level:
You’ve sketched on location before and are ready to try new tools and approaches.

Continuous Line Urban Sketching from the Steps of Guanajuato

Join the free Continuous Line Storytelling Group to start practicing now!

Who Is Meagan Burns

Meagan Burns is an artist, educator, and workshop leader originally from Chicago, now based in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. She teaches continuous line drawing online and in person, helping people move past hesitation and build a steady drawing habit. Since 2016, Meagan has led sketching workshops in Mexico and the U.S., including Oaxaca, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico City, Guanajuato, San Francisco, and Paris.
With a background in marketing, design, and regenerative farming, she brings a direct and practical approach to teaching. Her classes focus on helping artists of all levels gain confidence, build strong compositions, and draw with greater clarity and freedom.
Through her Continuous Line Storytelling group and live Zoom classes, she offers tools, guidance, and community to support long-term creative growth.

Who Is Hugo Anaya

Hugo Anaya is a skilled printmaker and long-time host based in Guanajuato City. Originally from Guanajuato, Hugo began his printmaking journey over 40 years ago in Portland, Oregon. Since then, he has built a reputation for his technical skill and welcoming teaching style.
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He runs two well-known bed and breakfasts—Alma del Sol and Hotel del Color—and hosts printmaking workshops throughout the year, often collaborating with master printmakers from around the world. His rooftop studio at Alma del Sol is a favorite space for artists visiting Guanajuato. Hugo brings decades of experience, deep local knowledge, and a thoughtful presence to everything he does.
almadelsol.com
instagram.com/piramidalgrafica/

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WORKSHOP COST: $1,900 USD
​Add Accommodations @ Alma del Sol // Other Hotel
Add Travel to Guanajuato City, GTO (BJX)

Travel to Guanajuato

Arrive: Saturday, November 15, 2025  (or arrive Friday, November 14th to get settled)
Depart: Saturday, November 22, 2025
​Airport Code: BJX (Leon, Guanajuato), or you may also arrive at QRO (Queretaro)

Private drivers are available to pick you up at the airport and take you directly to your accommodations. The cost is $600 pesos per car. Once we have your flight details, we’ll arrange the pickup. We’ll also organize return transportation during the workshop week.
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Guanajuato is about 1.5 hours from San Miguel de Allende. The city is known for its winding alleyways, plazas, underground tunnels, and creative energy—an ideal setting for visual storytelling.

Workshop Agenda

Saturday, November 15, 2025
Arrive Hotel, or day before to get settled 
Welcome Reception on the Roof
Intros, Sketch & Gelli Workshop Agenda

Sunday, November 16, 2025
8am Coffee Service available on Rooftop
9am Breakfast in Dining Room
Meagan Burns Workshop: Handmade Sketchbooks
Lunch Break
Walking Tour of Guanajuato Centro with Local Tour Guide 
Intro to Gelli Printmaking with Hugo Anaya
Sketchbook Review + Rooftop Happy Hour
Dinner at Local Restaurant 

Monday, November 17, 2025
8am Coffee Service available on Rooftop
9am Breakfast in Dining Room
Meagan Burns Workshop: Continuous Line Drawing
Gelli Printmaking with Hugo Anaya
Afternoon Sketch Assignment + Printmaking in the Studio
Sketchbook Review + Rooftop Happy Hour
Dinner at Local Restaurant 
Night Sketching

Tuesday, November 18, 2025
8am Coffee Service available on Rooftop
9am Breakfast in Dining Room
Meagan Burns Workshop: Continuous Line Workshop in the Streets  
Private Transportation to/from San Miguel de Allende
Meet & Sketch the Puppet Maker: Hermes Arroyo and the SMA Mojigangas
Lunch at SMA Restaurant
Sketch Assignment: La Parroquia of San Miguel de Allende
Return to Alma del Sol
Sketchbook Review + Rooftop Happy Hour
Free Night

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
8am Coffee Service available on Rooftop
9am Breakfast in Dining Room
10am Don Quijote Museum Sketching
Lunch Break
Gelli Printmaking in the Studio
Sketchbook Review + Rooftop Happy Hour
​Dinner at Local Restaurant

Thursday, November 20, 2025
8am Coffee Service available on Rooftop
9am Breakfast in Dining Room
Meagan Burns Workshop: Continuous Line Workshop + Sketchbook Review
Lunch Break
Adios Dinner at Local Guanajuato Restaurant ​

Friday, November 21, 2025
8am Coffee Service available on Rooftop
9am Breakfast in Dining Room
Meagan Burns Workshop: Continuous Line Workshop + Sketchbook Review
Lunch Break
Adios Dinner at Local Guanajuato Restaurant ​​

Saturday, November 22, 2025
8am Coffee Service available on Rooftop
9am Breakfast in Dining Room
Goodbyes, Hugs, Depart -- THE END

Alma del Sol, Our Hotel

When registering, you’ll select your preferred room based on availability. Alma del Sol is a warm, welcoming guesthouse and the home base for our workshop. Hugo has hosted visiting artists here for nearly a decade.
Overflow lodging: Once Hotel (3 doors away) or Hotel del Color (slightly farther walk).
Participants staying off-site will join us at Alma del Sol for breakfast and all workshop activities.
Rates (paid directly upon arrival):

• $100 per night, shared room ($50 per person)
  
• $80 per night, single room (based on availability)
  
• $70 per night for early arrival or extra nights
  

PAY DEPOSIT HERE

WORKSHOP COST: $1,900 USD
​Add Accommodations @ Alma del Sol // Other Hotel
Add Travel to Guanajuato City, GTO (BJX)

50% Deposit due now to reserve your spot: $950 USD + $28 Transaction Fee = $978
Balance Due August 15, 2025, $950 USD + $29 Transaction Fee = $979
​**See cancellation policy for more information

PRICE INCLUDES:

• All drawing and printmaking workshops
  
• Paper for handmade sketchbook
  
• Printmaking materials (except your own 5"x7" Gelli Plate)
  
• Welcome reception
  
• Daily breakfast at Alma del Sol
  
• Rooftop happy hours
  
• Van transportation for San Miguel trip
  
• Adios dinner
  
• Tour coordination by Meagan Burns
  

NOT INCLUDED:

• Flights and airport transfers
  
• Lodging
  
• Daily lunch and dinner (except Welcome and Adios meals)
  
• Staff tips and incidental expenses
  
• Gelli Plate (5"x7")
  
• Travel insurance (required)
  

InsureMyTrip: https://www.insuremytrip.com

We’re requiring everyone to purchase travel insurance for this trip (include medical evacuation of at least $50,000, international accident & health insurance including primary medical coverage, and trip cancellation coverage). There are also trip policies that include COVID cancellations. We recommend that you get PRIMARY medical coverage, not secondary. We encourage you to purchase trip insurance with “Cancel for Any Reason” to cover you for unexpected circumstances.

In the event you become injured or contract Covid or another illness, we will do what we can to isolate you from the workshop location, but it is your responsibility to get yourself home and treated. Please do not bypass this important step for peace of mind.

Guanajuato Weather

November in Guanajuato tends to bring clear skies, mild afternoons, and cooler mornings and evenings. With shorter daylight hours and changes in elevation, temperatures can shift throughout the day. We recommend dressing in layers—bring a warm sweater, jacket, and scarf for the evenings, and lighter clothing like t-shirts or breathable long sleeves for daytime walks. Closed-toe walking shoes are essential, as we’ll be navigating cobblestone streets and uneven ground. A sunhat and sunscreen are also helpful for afternoon outings.

Health Safety

We take group health seriously and ask that all participants do their part to help create a safe and respectful environment. This workshop is designed to be mostly outdoors, and much of our time will be spent walking, sketching, and eating in open-air settings. Mexico’s culture of street life naturally supports this, but we still ask that you use good judgment and take care of your health before and during the trip.
If you’re feeling unwell leading up to the workshop, please communicate with Meagan. Masks are welcome at any time, and we encourage you to bring whatever personal protective items help you feel comfortable. If any local or federal health mandates are in place during our time in Guanajuato, we will follow them.
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We strongly recommend that you carry up-to-date travel and health insurance, including emergency medical coverage. Personal responsibility is key, and your health choices affect the group—let’s work together to ensure a smooth and enjoyable week.

Suggested Art Materials

• Sketchbook: Canson XL Watercolor 140lb, 9"x12" (or try other large sketchbooks)
• Pens: Sailor Fude de Mannen Fountain Pen, Sharpies, Pentel Brush Pens (your choice)
• Inks & Watercolors: Watercolors, Saturated Watercolor Inks, Crayons, Pencils, Markers (your choice)
• Extras: Platinum Carbon Ink, bleed-proof white, salt, scrapers, straws (your choice)​

Additional art supplies of your preference
*It is not an option to attend this sketch workshop and not participate in the art-making activities

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SMALL PRINT, PLEASE READ

• The agenda is subject to minor adjustments, but the core of the workshop will remain the same. Flexibility is part of the experience.
  
• Bring comfortable walking shoes, a sun hat, your sketch kit, and a sense of humor. We’ll be outdoors most of the time, and some days may include unexpected changes or delays.
  
• The group is limited to 8 participants, plus Meagan and Hugo.
  
• For group meals, we’ll have one bill per table. You’ll be responsible for paying for what you ordered, plus a 20% tip. Please track your items.
  
• Food sensitivities can be accommodated with advance notice, though corn is a key ingredient in much of the cuisine. Vegan and vegetarian meals are available with some extra effort, but this workshop includes both meat and corn.
  
• You must be able to walk unassisted and stand for extended periods. This is a physically active workshop in a hilly city with uneven streets.
  

Cancellation Policy

• All cancellations must be submitted in writing and are considered effective upon receipt. Refunds are not guaranteed unless your spot can be filled by a full-paying replacement.
  
• If you have paid your deposit or full fee and need to cancel due to a medical emergency, you will receive a full refund up until August 15, 2025.
  
• Cancellations made after August 15, 2025 will be handled on a case-by-case basis. A refund is only possible if a replacement participant is found and paid in full.
  
• If a waiting list exists, we will connect you with the first person on that list. If they accept and pay in full, your workshop fee will be refunded.
  
• If there is no waiting list, you may apply your paid fees toward another Art Leap Adventures workshop within 12 months—unless your cancellation occurs within three months of the workshop start date, in which case this option is no longer available.
  
• Art Leap Adventures is not responsible for travel-related expenses (such as non-refundable airline tickets) incurred in preparation for this workshop. Travel insurance with medical and trip cancellation coverage is required.
  
• If an emergency arises and your plans change, please contact Meagan as soon as possible to discuss next steps.
  

PAY DEPOSIT HERE

WORKSHOP COST: $1,900 USD
​Add Accommodations @ Alma del Sol // Hotel del Color
Add Travel to Guanajuato City, GTO (BJX)

50% Deposit due now to reserve your spot: $950 USD + $28 Transaction Fee = $978
Balance Due August 15, 2025, $950 USD + $29 Transaction Fee = $979
​**See cancellation policy for more information

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Sketch & Gelli Guanajuato with Meagan & Hugo
​Saturday, November 15 - Saturday, November 22, 2025

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