Teaching
Martin Campos has taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Washington Studio School, Wayne Art Center, Winslow Art Center, Studio Incamminati, and the Fleisher Art Memorial. He has taught workshops throughout the United States, France, Spain, Italy, England, Ireland, South Africa, and New Zealand. He has been a guest lecturer at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, CT and Salisbury University, MD. He also teaches online with courses through the ArtDigger Lab (in Spain), Kara Bullock Art School, and regularly gives his own series of online lessons.
Upcoming Online Workshops
The Art of the Notan
February 18 & 25
Each session is 2 hours
long from 2 to 4 pm EST.
$250 USD
The root of good compositions and practice.
The Notan (Nōtan) refers to the relationship between positive and negative space, and in composition, the connection between shape and background. In this 2 day online workshop,
I will demonstrate how to utilize this practice to enhance compositions and how the practice can be extended into color as well.
I will be using ink, pastel, and oils but students are welcomed to use their preferred medium. .
We will be working with a live model and photo references for both short and long poses.
Each session is 2 hours from 2 to 4 pm EST via Zoom. I will be recording the sessions for later reference but do encourage students to be as present as possible during class and not depend too much on the recordings. Group dynamics and a sense of community is of importance and I feel this sometimes gets lost within the virtual world.
One week prior to our first session I will invite you to join a informal meet and greet via Zoom at 2 pm EST to go over in more detail materials and concepts about the workshop that are important. This session will be recorded if you can't attend.
Critiques for both online course will be provided during class and through email. Please contact me at camposmartin030@gmail.com (or the register button below ) with any questions.
Abstracting the Figure
February 14, 21, & 28
Each session is 2 hours
long from 2 to 4 pm EST.
$300 USD
This 3 day online workshop goes beyond basic anatomy and figurative painting to explore the potential of deconstruction and abstraction into your work. The figure will be used as either a starting point or a reference hidden within the mark-making, breaking away from the traditional form.
I will be using oil paint, but students are welcomed to use the medium of their choice. We will be working with a live model and photo references for both short and long poses.
Each session is 2 hours from 2 to 4 pm EST via Zoom. I will be recording the sessions for later reference but do encourage students to be as present as possible during class and not depend too much on the recordings. Group dynamics and a sense of community is of importance and I feel this sometimes gets lost within the virtual world.
One week prior to our first session I will invite you to join a informal meet and greet via Zoom at 2 pm EST to go over in more detail materials and concepts about the workshop that are important. This session will be recorded if you can't attend.
Critiques for both online course will be provided during class and through email. Please contact me at camposmartin030@gmail.com (or the register button below ) with any questions.
International Art Workshop in Paris, France
Drawing the Figure... A Gestural Approach
June 24 to 27, 2026
Location: Villa Lemons
5 Impasse Mousset, 75012 Paris
Metro Reuilly-Diderot
Medium: Dry pastels.
Workshop open to all levels .
15 places available .
Teaching is provided in English .
An exciting new opportunity to study in Paris with the Paris Academie! In this intensive three-day workshop, students will explore a pragmatic and instinctive approach to the human form. At the boundary between realism and expression, we will work on intuitive and visceral responses, examining the relationship between space and figure.
The themes explored will include the behavior of the line, early gestural responses, and the tension between the figure and space. This expressive approach will help students create strong and evocative representations of the human form.
Recorded Online Courses
The ArtDigger Lab
Figure Drawing: The Expressive Line
A new double course offered by the renowned ArtDigger Lab.
Kara Bullock Art School
Figure Dialogues with Martin Campos
A self-study course with over five hours of dialogue and demonstration.
Art Retreats
Art Retreats
Martin Campos has taught workshops throughout the United States, France, Spain, Italy, England, Ireland, South Africa, and New Zealand. Most recently, he taught in Provence and Mallorca through Lavender and Vine.
Click to see a video from 2025’s workshop in Provence, France
Click to see a video from 2024’s workshop in Mallorca, Spain
Stay tuned for information about the next one!
Photos from past art retreats
