Lisa Bryson | Form in Flux: The Art of Transformation
Schedule
Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sun, 22 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
3935 Harney St, San Diego, CA, United States, California 92103 | San Diego, CA
Advertisement
Register Here: https://www.woodwardcontemporary.com/event-details/lisa-bryson-form-in-flux-the-art-of-transformationWorkshop: 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
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.
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
3935 Harney St, San Diego, CA, United States, California 92103Event Location & Nearby Stays:
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
