The Expressive Figure - a 4-day workshop by David Limrite

This 4-day workshop by David Limrite approaches mixed media figure drawing and painting as a creative, expressive activity. Students will be challenged to look for what could be instead of seeing what is, embarking on a journey of exploration and discovery to find the balance between structure and accident, restraint and recklessness, and being deliberate as well as relying on instincts. Working surfaces will be considered arenas of struggle where desire, chance, skill, ideas, media, and the surface are all engaged in the process.

Students will respond to the model and to the manipulation of their chosen materials in order to arrive at dynamic and unique solutions. Be prepared to exaggerate, distort, twist, and elongate the figure in order to create dynamic, powerful, bold, expressive, and emotional pieces of art. The workshop will include plenty of demonstrations, critiques, and both individual and group instruction.

Limrite's work combines virtuoso drawing with cathartic expressionism, using emotional content to give his figures power and intensity through the passionate handling of materials. He works primarily in graphite, charcoal, acrylic, and collage. Prerequisite: Basic figure drawing and painting. Workshop cost is $1,012 including lunch. Submit 3-5 images with your application.