On a November evening at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago, two distinct yet surprisingly parallel worlds converged. Dr. David Morris, a plastic surgeon specializing in pediatric reconstruction, and artist Mindy Whitmore, co-founder and instructor at Vitruvian Studio, whose work focuses on anatomical écorché, came together to explore a question that has fascinated both disciplines for centuries: How can we better understand the human form?
David Jamieson’s Writer’s Block Selected as Finalist in Portrait Society of America’s 26th International Competition! I’m thrilled to share some exciting news with the Vitruvian…
A discussion of a sighting technique called “triangulation”, and a Vitruvian student’s reaction to trying it for the first time.
Below you’ll find an excerpt from one of our recent live streaming class sessions on Zoom. This one is pulled from a class we taught earlier…
We’re currently in the middle of teaching one of our live streaming drawing classes on Zoom. This one is focuses on drawing the portrait, and…
Those who’ve taken David’s still life painting course at Vitruvian will be familiar with how we normally paint on canvas or wooden panel. It’s a…
Once again, it’s been too long since I published a new time-lapse drawing video on YouTube, so consider this a back payment. This is Cassandra.…
Drawing Eyes Can Feel Difficult, But It Doesn’t Have To Be. I’ve resisted writing this kind of post for a long time. In my experience,…
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With the holidays behind us, we wanted to recap what we were up to last month. For those of you who don’t know her, Vitruvian…




