LAL Workshops Portraiture Workshop Series with Ben Durham Thursdays, September 18 – October 9, 2008 6 - 9 pm, LAL @ Loudoun House (209 Castlewood Drive) LAL members - $100; Potential members - $125 This 4-week Portraiture Workshop Series, lead by artist Ben Durham, is open to all levels of experience, and will cater to your individual needs and media preferences. Students will work from live models to study anatomy and technique in depth, while also discussing the best methods for working from photographs. Using art history, contemporary art and psychology as guides, students will also begin a focused study of the emotional potential of the facial features and the narrative and conceptual potential of the portrait. The portrait, as a subject, blurs the line between describing form and expressing content. The emphasis of this course will be to explore that boundary. Ben Durham received his B.F.A. in painting and printmaking at Washington University in St. Louis. His work has been exhibited in collections around the country. He was featured in last year’s generatioNext exhibition and, most recently, has shown with Marc Selwyn Fine Art in Los Angeles. Mr. Durham’s work is curated online at White Columns and the Drawing Center. To register for this class or for additional information, please call Julia Curiel at 859.254.7024 or email jcuriel@lexingtonartleague.org by Monday, September 15, 2008, 5pm.