Lisa Bryson | Form in Flux: The Art of Transformation

Workshop: Form in Flux: The Art of Transformation

Dates: February 20-22, 2026

Instructor: Lisa Bryson

Days: 3

Class Size: 14

Level: All

Tuition: $750

Includes: Complimentary lunches and beverages served daily in studio.

Explore the face not as surface, but as psychological terrain.

Beginning with traditional portrait methods focused on likeness and form, participants then dismantle what they’ve built—distorting, disrupting, and reassembling the image through both traditional and experimental media.

The process emphasizes construction, destruction, and reconstruction as a way to move beyond representation and toward presence. The face becomes a site of inquiry rather than reproduction: a place where memory, identity, fragmentation, and emotion surface through material intervention.

By engaging in erosion, layering, and reformation, students are invited to investigate what remains when resemblance collapses and what deeper likeness emerges in its place. The work shifts from depiction to discovery, opening a dialogue between outer form and interior experience.

Workshop Highlights

• Portrait construction using traditional drawing and painting techniques

• Deconstruction through experimental mark-making and material disruption

• Exploration of identity, memory, and psychological form

• Individual and group critique focused on meaning and visual language

• Emphasis on process, emotional intelligence, and visual inquiry

• Accessible to intermediate and advanced artists

Instructor Website

Instructor Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/bryson_mode

Supply List

• 18 x 24 mixed media paper pad

• Two 11 x 14 canvases (flat canvas board is acceptable)

• Larger canvas is encouraged - eg 18 x 24 - up to 30 x 40

• Brushes, palette knives, squeegees, spatulas.

• If you paint in oil: Zinc white, black, red, blue, yellow (and any other colors you may have on hand - student grade is acceptable)

• Oil sticks (varied colors - but not mandatory)

• Turpenoid with container for cleaning brushes, palette for mixing paint.

• If you paint in acrylic: Titanium white, black, red, blue, yellow and any other colors you may have on hand; (Golden brand is preferred, but student grad is acceptable)

• Vine or compressed charcoal sticks

• Palette for mixing paint..

• Paper towels

• Printed images of your face and body (full front, head to toe - clothed, no toothy smiles, pensive is better)

Testimonials

“A natural art talent, Lisa Bryson embraces a wide knowledge of the Arts from classical to modern with a flair for getting students to understand the history and application of mediums and color theory in a relaxed, comfortable environment.”

-Terry

“My experience with Lisa as a teacher has empowered me to keep painting and grow as an artist. She brings out the best painter in me with positive outlook and insightful, constructive feedback.”

😄 -Medy

“Lisa Bryson is everything someone like me who paints for my own enjoyment could ask for in an instructor. Learning with Lisa is both challenging and fun. Challenging because she asks students to stretch themselves and fun because she encourages creativity and individuality. In class, she demonstrates different techniques to the group and offers guidance and encouragement one-on-one. I highly recommend Lisa for her breadth of knowledge, teaching style, and engaging personality.”

-Carol S.

“Lisa Bryson is not only a talented artist, but also a competent and interesting teacher. She breaks down a wide range of techniques into clear, doable steps that assist students of all levels. I would recommend her to other students.”

Rhonda

“Having never taken an art class before, I was a bit nervous. That hesitation disappeared on the very first day thanks to Lisa’s warm welcome, steady encouragement, and remarkable depth of knowledge. She is an exceptional instructor who meets students exactly where they are, provides the tools needed to advance their skills, and helps them clearly understand how to achieve their artistic goals. Her expertise in art, art history, and technique is both extensive and inspiring. She is also an extraordinary artist in her own right.”

-Tami

"Lisa is a terrific teacher! She challenged us, even as absolute beginners, to jump in and do what seemed impossible right from the very beginning... not by doing step-by-step painting, but by showing us the principles of how water and pigment and paper work together to make something special."

-Cathy P.

"Lisa Bryson is a great artist very knowledgeable about painting and highly skilled. She demonstrates in every class mixing of colors and painting techniques that make us more confident and enjoy the painting. We appreciate her art teaching very much."

-Amtul

"Although I am a true beginner in a class where many are accomplished artists in their own right, Lisa has created a warm and supportive environment where someone at any skill level can broaden their knowledge and appreciation of fine art and improve their own projects through the development of a better understanding of color theory, composition, and technique – and it’s great fun!"

-Chris