In-Person Workshops
The Portrait Society of America International Conference 2025
May 8th - 11th, 2025 - Washington, D.C.
Join artists from all over the world for the 27th anniversary The Art of the Portrait conference! The conference is a gathering of artists from all over the world that share a passion for the portrait. The format of the event provides a variety of demonstrations in diverse mediums, discussions on how to advance your career, hands on workshops, meeting the selected finalists and viewing their artwork in The International, 6x9 Limited Size Unlimited Talent – Mystery Art Sale, networking, portfolio critiques and so much more!
In-person instruction/collaboration with instructors
For more information and registeration for the conference, please visit: portraitsociety.org
Shape, Structure, Hatchmark: Drawing the Portrait
June 20th —22nd, 2025
Big Turtle Studio, London
10 Riverside Yard, London, SW17 0BB
(Yellow Building, Studio 37)
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
This in-person workshop enables students to approach the art of portrait drawing through a series of creative disciplines: an optical block-in; the technique of constructive, “see-through” analysis; and one's implementation of chisel-like marks for capturing surface nuance. Beginning with lecture/demos which link concepts to practical application, students will react to these lessons via their style of life drawing. The course will encompass two model poses: A one-day exercise as well as a longer, two-day session to support tonal (value) development in the portrait. All skill levels are welcome.
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3 DAY IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
For more information and registration, please visit: Big Turtle Studio
Bogotá, Colombia: July 2025
(coming soon)
Colored Chalk and Pastel Techniques in Portrait and Figure Drawing
August 1st — 4th, 2025
Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio, Washington State
813 Edgecliff Drive, Langley, WA 98260
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
This drawing workshop teaches students to create a wider range of chromatic effects within the tradition of realistic portraiture and figure drawing. Beginning with lecture/demos, students learn to how to use chromatic, hand-toned paper in their work from life. The art of Hatchmark and the use of a controlled palette in drawing are thoroughly explored. Lessons also include planar head comprehension as well as fundamental conventions of human anatomy. Skills gained in this course will prove vital for more professional painting and contribute to a more expressive and fluid drawing ability. All skill levels are welcome. Long pose drawing exercises will support learning objectives.
4 DAY IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
For more information and registration, please visit: Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio
Enlivened Oil Portraiture:
The Use of a Controlled Palette and a Colored Ground in Painting
August 16th —17th, 2025
The Art League School, Virginia
105 North Union Street | Alexandria, Virginia 22314
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
This painting workshop teaches students how to activate a wide range of color effects while maintaining the accuracy of form that portraiture requires. Beginning with lecture/demos involving the use of ground temperatures, students will explore the exquisite transparency of oil in their work from life. Skills gained in this course will prove vital for launching into a more committed, longer-term figurative work. All skill levels are welcome. A two-day, long pose painting and/or drawing exercise will support learning objectives. Model fees extra.
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2 DAY IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
For more information and registration, please visit: The Art League School
Full-Color Oil Portraiture
August 18th — 20th, 2025
The Art league School, Virginia
105 North Union Street | Alexandria, Virginia 22314
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
This painting workshop teaches students to handle the contemporary, full-color palette that oil portraiture requires. Beginning with lecture/demos involving the use of drawing in oil color, students will be guided through a highly strategic process of oil development in their work from life. Skills gained in this course will prove vital for launching into a more committed, longer-term figurative work. All skill levels are welcome. A three-day, long pose painting and/or drawing exercise will support learning objectives. Model fees extra.
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3 DAY IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
For more information and registration, please visit: The Art League School