In-Person Workshops
Observing the human figure in the Language of Graphite'
OBSERVANDO la figura humana CON EL lápiz COMO LenguAJE
July 31st — August 3rd, 2026
Medellín, Colombia
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
Este curso presencial, enfocado en la figura humana, ha sido diseñado en torno a la convergencia entre el dibujo observacional y el esquemático. La primera sesión se centrará en la importancia de un comienzo sutil y delicado, con énfasis en la integración rápida de estrategias fundamentales del dibujo.
Las sesiones de los días 2 a 4 profundizarán sobre las bases previas, mediante guías de interpretación anatómica y el estudio de planos y formas aplicados directamente al papel a partir de poses largas.
Al finalizar el curso, los estudiantes deberán contar con una comprensión más sólida sobre cómo orquestar y combinar el trabajo imaginativo con la observación directa del modelo en vivo, aplicando diversas técnicas y enfoques para el dibujo figurativo.
All skill levels are welcome.
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4 DAY IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
For more information and registration, please Contact:
Esteban Ocampo Giraldo
elworkshopart@gmail.com
Figure in Pen and Ink
August 15TH - 16TH, 2026
The Art League School, Virginia
105 North Union Street | Alexandria, Virginia 22314
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
Drawing the figure in pen and ink revolves around the artist’s feeling for and use of line. This workshop is designed specifically for the purpose of exploring the human figure with quill, reed, and metal pens. Students study responsiveness of line, dragging, friction, flow, and the expressive qualities contained therein. Using natural inks, students learn to hatch the body in either blunt or elegant strokes. A longer pose is utilized to facilitate necessary layering, construction, and description in student work.
All Skill Levels Are Welcome.
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2 day in-person workshop
For more information and registration, please visit:
The Art LeagUe School
Sculpt the Portrait/Draw the Portrait:
Features of the Head
August 17TH - 19TH, 2026
The Art League School, Virginia
105 North Union Street | Alexandria, Virginia 22314
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
This multidisciplinary workshop focuses on the ability to interpret form. All skill levels are welcome, but material preparation is required. Students model life-sized portraiture, in the round, centered on the features and critical, artistic-anatomical structures of the head. Students bring this tactile learning into a long posed, graphite portrait, which is drawn from the same model. Students learn the importance of correlating tonality in pencil with planar form. Participants transform their aptitude of landmark facial structures, from live sittings.
All Skill Levels Are Welcome.
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3 day in-person workshop
For more information and registration, please visit:
The Art League School
The Figure Society celebrates the Nude:
the models who inspire artists
April 15 - 17, 2027
Saint Louis, Missouri
I’m thrilled to be working with epic visionary Shane Wolf in a life-drawing, painting & sculpture extravaganza next spring called The Figure Society!
The Figure Society's annual symposium is a completely artist & model-centric event offering everyone in attendance absolute top quality models and posing, an open studio atmosphere where everyone is encouraged to work as they choose alongside world-class painters and sculptors, share their ideas and ask questions.
Seating is limited—and filling fast! This event promises to be one for the ages.
The Figure Society celebrates the Nude:
the models who inspire artists, the artists who understand the value of models and working from Life;
and anyone who values the entirety of this exchange and the work that is birthed from it.
The Figure Society's annual symposium is a completely artist &
model-centric event offering everyone in attendance absolute top quality Models and posing, an open studio atmosphere where everyone is encouraged to work as they choose alongside world-class painters and sculptors, share their ideas and ask questions.
For more information and registration, please visit:
The Figure Society
