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The Measured Figure: Observation & Structure in Figure Painting A 3-day Intensive Workshop with Joe Morzuch

Type: Residencies, Workshops, Exchanges [View all]
Posted by: Manifest Drawing Center
Deadline: Thu, April 16th, 2026

April 17 - 19, 2026  (Friday - Sunday)

Friday, 6-10pm, Lecture & Demonstration
Saturday, 10am - 5pm, Workshop 
Sunday, 10am - 5pm, Workshop

Early Registration Deadline (discounted): March 17, 2026

Tuition

Early Registration by March 17, 2026
$385 (Student Rate: $327 with valid student ID*)

Regular Registration by April 16, 2026
$480 (Student Rate: $408 with valid student ID*)

* 15% discount student rates offered only with valid academic student i.d. We will contact you to obtain verification in advance of the workshop.

Description

This intensive weekend workshop focuses on painting the figure from life with an emphasis on perceptual sighting, measuring, and spatial accuracy. Working in oil, participants will explore multiple strategies for analyzing the human form and translating three-dimensional space into balanced, dynamic two-dimensional compositions. Through both limited and full palette approaches, students will develop greater confidence in proportion, structure, tonal unity, and chromatic relationships. 

Participants will paint from the live model throughout the weekend, engaging in thoughtful composing, tonal and color matching, and careful observation, set up within Manifest’s classic main figure drawing studio. 

The workshop begins Friday evening with a public artist talk/lecture and demonstration, introducing key concepts and tools used throughout the weekend. Saturday and Sunday combine short lectures with sustained studio work, allowing participants to complete multiple figure paintings while receiving individualized feedback. Topics include planar analysis, form simplification, earth-color triads, full-palette strategies, and achieving a high degree of consistent resolution.

Posted on Wed, March 18th, 2026
Expires on Thu, April 16th, 2026

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