2025 Workshop Schedule Spring 2025
7 - 11 April: Understanding Brushwork: Painting Light & Form from the Live Model with Molly Judd
12 - 16 May: Seeing & Mixing Color: The Optical Art of Portrait Painting with Tom van de Wouwer June 2025
2 - 6 June: Painting an Official Portrait: Hands & Body Language
with Thibault Barrère 9 - 13 June: Dynamic Figure Sketch: Structure & Expression with Patrick Byrnes 16 - 20 June: Limited Palette Portrait Painting: Color & Complexion with Patrick Byrnes July 2025
30 June - 4 July: Alla Prima Portrait Painting: Realistic Abstraction with Benjamin Gouttard
7 - 11 July: Painting the Figure in an Interior with Danny Ferland 14 - 18 July: The Impasto Portrait: The Face in Bold Brushwork with Danny Ferland 21 - 25 July: Rembrandt's Painting Techniques: The Later Expressive Years with Thomas Langeveld 21 - 25 July: Drawing Foundations: The Academic Still Life with Ilse Nass 28 July - 1 August: Introduction to Oil Painting: Techniques, Composition & Color with Mischa Tranquilli 30 July - 1 August: Painting the Dutch Landscape en Plein Air with César Meza August 2025
4 - 8 August: Texture & Form: Sculptural Painting Techniques in Oils with Thomas Langeveld
4 - 15 August: Narrative Model Painting: Storytelling through Composition & Color with César Meza 11 - 15 August: Drawing & Painting the Skull: Mastering Light & Texture with Thomas Langeveld 18 - 22 August: Drawing & Painting the Floral Still Life with Lara Saunders 25 - 29 August: Painting the Floral Portrait: The Art of Neo-Baroque with Teresa Oaxaca Autumn 2025
1 - 5 September: Model Drawing & Painting: Pictorial Design & Expressionism with Lucas Bononi 29 September to 10 October: Drawing the Écorché Portrait: Anatomy & Form with Kevin Müller Cisneros |
OverviewWorkshops offered by DARA are short & intensive courses that cover a variety of drawing and oil painting disciplines. Most of our workshops consist of 30 hours of instruction (though we do offer some longer courses as well), and are led by professional artists who are classically trained in figurative drawing and painting. Why take a workshop? Workshops offer a unique opportunity for intensive and highly personalized study within a specialized genre of drawing or painting, to develop your artistic practice further. Many workshop students are already working creative professionals seeking serious vocational training to sharpen their artistic skillset. Why choose DARA? All our workshops & visiting instructors promote DARA's core philosophy of achieving technical excellence in drawing/painting from nature. We limit our class sizes to ensure a high level of personal attention, and we are proud of the high-quality education our workshops provide. Interested in taking a workshop? Here are some helpful links to review before applying: |
Workshops Overview
Workshops offered by DARA are short & intensive courses that cover a variety of drawing and oil painting disciplines.
Most of our workshops consist of 30 hours of instruction (though we do offer some longer courses as well), and are led by professional artists who are classically trained in figurative drawing and painting.
Why take a workshop? Workshops offer a unique opportunity for intensive and highly personalized study within a specialized genre of drawing or painting, to develop your artistic practice further. Many workshop students are already working creative professionals seeking serious vocational training to sharpen their artistic skillset.
Why choose DARA? All our workshops & visiting instructors promote DARA's core philosophy of achieving technical excellence in drawing/painting from nature. We limit our class sizes to ensure a high level of personal attention, and we are proud of the high-quality education our workshops provide.
Most of our workshops consist of 30 hours of instruction (though we do offer some longer courses as well), and are led by professional artists who are classically trained in figurative drawing and painting.
Why take a workshop? Workshops offer a unique opportunity for intensive and highly personalized study within a specialized genre of drawing or painting, to develop your artistic practice further. Many workshop students are already working creative professionals seeking serious vocational training to sharpen their artistic skillset.
Why choose DARA? All our workshops & visiting instructors promote DARA's core philosophy of achieving technical excellence in drawing/painting from nature. We limit our class sizes to ensure a high level of personal attention, and we are proud of the high-quality education our workshops provide.
Course Calendar
Spring 2025
7 - 11 April: Understanding Brushwork: Painting Light & Form from the Live Model with Molly Judd
12 - 16 May: Seeing & Mixing Color: The Optical Art of Portrait Painting with Tom van de Wouwer
June 2025
2 - 6 June: Painting an Official Portrait: Hands & Body Language with Thibault Barrère
9 - 13 June: Dynamic Figure Sketch: Structure & Expression with Patrick Byrnes
16 - 20 June: Limited Palette Portrait Painting: Color & Complexion with Patrick Byrnes
July 2025
30 June - 4 July: Alla Prima Portrait Painting: Realistic Abstraction with Benjamin Gouttard
7 - 11 July: Painting the Figure in an Interior with Danny Ferland
14 - 18 July: The Impasto Portrait: The Face in Bold Brushwork with Danny Ferland
21 - 25 July: Rembrandt's Painting Techniques: The Later Expressive Years with Thomas Langeveld
21 - 25 July: Drawing Foundations: The Academic Still Life with Ilse Nass
28 July - 1 August: Introduction to Oil Painting: Techniques, Composition & Color with Mischa Tranquilli
30 July - 1 August: Painting the Dutch Landscape en Plein Air with César Meza
August 2025
4 - 8 August: Texture & Form: Sculptural Painting Techniques in Oils with Thomas Langeveld
4 - 15 August: Narrative Model Painting: Storytelling through Composition & Color with César Meza
11 - 15 August: Drawing & Painting the Skull: Mastering Light & Texture with Thomas Langeveld
18 - 22 August: Drawing & Painting the Floral Still Life with Lara Saunders
25 - 29 August: Painting the Floral Portrait: The Art of Neo-Baroque with Teresa Oaxaca
Autumn 2025
1 - 5 September: Model Drawing & Painting: Pictorial Design & Expressionism with Lucas Bononi
29 September to 10 October: Drawing the Écorché Portrait: Anatomy & Form with Kevin Müller Cisneros
7 - 11 April: Understanding Brushwork: Painting Light & Form from the Live Model with Molly Judd
12 - 16 May: Seeing & Mixing Color: The Optical Art of Portrait Painting with Tom van de Wouwer
June 2025
2 - 6 June: Painting an Official Portrait: Hands & Body Language with Thibault Barrère
9 - 13 June: Dynamic Figure Sketch: Structure & Expression with Patrick Byrnes
16 - 20 June: Limited Palette Portrait Painting: Color & Complexion with Patrick Byrnes
July 2025
30 June - 4 July: Alla Prima Portrait Painting: Realistic Abstraction with Benjamin Gouttard
7 - 11 July: Painting the Figure in an Interior with Danny Ferland
14 - 18 July: The Impasto Portrait: The Face in Bold Brushwork with Danny Ferland
21 - 25 July: Rembrandt's Painting Techniques: The Later Expressive Years with Thomas Langeveld
21 - 25 July: Drawing Foundations: The Academic Still Life with Ilse Nass
28 July - 1 August: Introduction to Oil Painting: Techniques, Composition & Color with Mischa Tranquilli
30 July - 1 August: Painting the Dutch Landscape en Plein Air with César Meza
August 2025
4 - 8 August: Texture & Form: Sculptural Painting Techniques in Oils with Thomas Langeveld
4 - 15 August: Narrative Model Painting: Storytelling through Composition & Color with César Meza
11 - 15 August: Drawing & Painting the Skull: Mastering Light & Texture with Thomas Langeveld
18 - 22 August: Drawing & Painting the Floral Still Life with Lara Saunders
25 - 29 August: Painting the Floral Portrait: The Art of Neo-Baroque with Teresa Oaxaca
Autumn 2025
1 - 5 September: Model Drawing & Painting: Pictorial Design & Expressionism with Lucas Bononi
29 September to 10 October: Drawing the Écorché Portrait: Anatomy & Form with Kevin Müller Cisneros
Upcoming Courses
COMPLETED
Understanding Brushwork: Painting Light & Form from the Live Model
MOLLY JUDD
7 to 11 April 2025
30 hours
MOLLY JUDD
7 to 11 April 2025
30 hours
OILS
Seeing & Mixing Color: The Optical Art of Portrait Painting
TOM VAN DE WOUWER
12 to 16 May 2025
30 hours
TOM VAN DE WOUWER
12 to 16 May 2025
30 hours
CHARCOAL / OILS
Painting an 'Official' Portrait: Hands & Body Language
THIBAULT BARRÈRE
2 to 6 June 2025
30 hours
THIBAULT BARRÈRE
2 to 6 June 2025
30 hours
CHARCOAL / PENCILS
Dynamic Figure Sketch: Structure & Expression
PATRICK BYRNES
9 to 13 June 2025
30 hours
PATRICK BYRNES
9 to 13 June 2025
30 hours
OILS
Limited Palette Portrait Painting: Color & Complexion
PATRICK BYRNES
16 to 20 June 2025
30 hours
PATRICK BYRNES
16 to 20 June 2025
30 hours
OILS
Alla Prima Portrait Painting: Realistic Abstraction
BENJAMIN GOUTTARD
30 June to 4 July 2025
30 hours
BENJAMIN GOUTTARD
30 June to 4 July 2025
30 hours
OILS
The Impasto Portrait: The Face in Bold Brushwork
DANNY FERLAND
14 to 18 July 2025
30 hours
DANNY FERLAND
14 to 18 July 2025
30 hours
OILS
Rembrandt's Painting Techniques: The Later Expressive Years
THOMAS LANGEVELD
21 to 25 July 2025
30 hours
THOMAS LANGEVELD
21 to 25 July 2025
30 hours
OILS
Introduction to Oil Painting: Techniques, Composition & Color
MISCHA TRANQUILLI
28 July to 1 August 2025
30 hours
MISCHA TRANQUILLI
28 July to 1 August 2025
30 hours
OILS
Painting the Dutch Landscape en Plein Air
CÉSAR MEZA
30 July to 1 August 2025
18 hours
CÉSAR MEZA
30 July to 1 August 2025
18 hours
OILS
Texture & Form: Sculptural Painting Techniques in Oils
THOMAS LANGEVELD
4 to 8 August 2025
30 hours
THOMAS LANGEVELD
4 to 8 August 2025
30 hours
GRAPHITE / OILS
Narrative Model Painting: Storytelling through Composition & Color
CÉSAR MEZA
4 to 15 August 2025
60 hours
CÉSAR MEZA
4 to 15 August 2025
60 hours
GRAPHITE / OILS
Drawing & Painting the Skull: Mastering Light & Texture
THOMAS LANGEVELD
11 to 15 August 2025
30 hours
THOMAS LANGEVELD
11 to 15 August 2025
30 hours
GRAPHITE / OILS
Drawing & Painting the Floral Still Life
LARA SAUNDERS
18 to 22 August 2025
30 hours
LARA SAUNDERS
18 to 22 August 2025
30 hours
OILS
Painting the Floral Portrait:
The Art of Neo-Baroque
TERESA OAXACA
25 to 29 August 2025
30 hours
The Art of Neo-Baroque
TERESA OAXACA
25 to 29 August 2025
30 hours
GRAPHITE / OILS
Model Drawing & Painting: Pictorial Design & Expressionism
LUCAS BONONI
1 to 5 September 2025
30 hours
LUCAS BONONI
1 to 5 September 2025
30 hours
GRAPHITE
Drawing the Écorché Portrait: Anatomy & Form
KEVIN MÜLLER CISNEROS
29 September to 10 October 2025
60 hours
KEVIN MÜLLER CISNEROS
29 September to 10 October 2025
60 hours
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