In-Person Workshops
Drawing in Silverpoint or Graphite
DECEMBER 13th — 14th, 2025
The Art league School, Virginia
105 North Union Street | Alexandria, Virginia 22314
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
This drawing workshop is open to artists working in both media. The course teaches students how the two media connect through history, echo in certain ways and apply to the critical work of the human figure. All skill levels are welcome. Beginning with lecture/demos involving the use of expressive and perceptual accents, students will explore the confluence of analytical and calligraphic hatch marks in their work from life. A two-day, long pose painting and/or drawing exercise will support learning objectives. Model fees extra.
2 DAY IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
For more information and registration, please visit:
The Art League School
Musculoskeletal Gross Anatomy For The Figurative Artist
February 5TH - 9th, 2026
The Art Students League of New York, NY
215 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
This course presents the study of anatomy as a convergence of three unique concentrations: the historical aesthetics of medical research, contemporary human dissection, and life drawing. The workshop begins in the rare book library of the New York Academy of Medicine, where students examine original, centuries-old copies of some of the seminal anatomical treatises. Thereafter, students work in a medical setting, becoming more familiar with the extraordinary layers of interrelated human form - structures which are not typically clear in anatomical references. Motivated students of representational art will have unparalleled opportunities for developing detailed anatomical knowledge through their work in Cornell College of Medicine’s anatomy lab, where they will explore the complexities of the body through the study of PROSECTIONS and cadavers (prosections are specially prepared human anatomical specimens, wrapped in a damp preservative, as well as plastinated specimens, which allow for the study of deeper and more isolated anatomical structure).
A live model will pose in the anatomy lab during the workshop to help students understand how the deeper structures manifest within the living figure. Ultimately, students will work towards achieving greater anatomical clarity and fidelity in their comprehension, which will be applied to creating artwork with a finer appreciation of human construction.
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5 day in-person workshop
For more information and registration, please visit:
The Art Students League
