In-Person Workshops
Drawing the Portrait
JON DeMartin - DAN THOMPSON - TODD M. CASEY
October 9th - 10th - 11th, 2026
Port Chester, NY
Studio 403F, 6 North Pearl Street, Port Chester, NY
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
Learn three unique perspectives on portrait drawing from three leading professionals. The first session of this workshop is taught by Todd M. Casey, who will teach the block-in as proven, linear design for better life drawing strategy. Jon deMartin expands the lesson during session 2, instructing on how to organize and maintain rhythmic landmarking while drawing the head. Dan Thompson will conclude the workshop with lessons on the exploration of Structural Drawing in portraiture.
All skill levels are welcome.
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3 DAY IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
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ToDd M. Casey
Strategic Figure Drawing in Graphite
December 12TH - 13TH, 2026
The Art League School, Virginia
105 North Union Street | Alexandria, Virginia 22314
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
This workshop teaches students to develop an authoritative grasp of strategic figure drawing. All skill levels are welcome. Beginning with lecture/demos involving the use of expressive and perceptual drawing, students will pursue a layered approach. Principles of analytical (perspectival), planar, proportional and calligraphic mark making will be investigated over two extended live sittings.
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2 day in-person workshop
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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
