Robert Pruitt
Robert Pruitt works in a variety of materials, with the focus of his practice centered on rendering large scale figurative portraits. His work is in numerous public collections, including the Dallas Museum of Art); the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston); the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ; the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University,; the Portland Museum of Art,ME; the Studio Museum in Harlem, NY; the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin; and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond.
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Robert's Upcoming Workshops
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Open to All
Students of any skill and knowledge level.
Jul 27 - 31, 2026
9 AM - 5 PM
Life Drawing: Form, Color & Symbolism
Robert Pruitt
Tuition $1,350
Code D0918-26
This intensive life drawing workshop, open to students of all experience levels, allows participants to explore the figure through traditional drawing media, with a focus on value, texture, form, contrast, light and shadow, and gesture. In addition to honing our rendering skills, the class addresses the elements of a drawing composition that create narrative: props, fabric patterns, symbolism, and costume. Emphasis is placed on the role that color plays in a drawing, and how powerfully it can impact the meanings behind a narrative image, particularly when working through a surreal lens. The week begins with fast-paced exercises while drawing from a model, and culminates in a longer pose, incorporating costumes, personal objects, and other materials that build a dynamic, multi-layered figurative stage from which the imagination can blossom.