Vitruvian Fine Art Studio

09/18/2026

Meet David Jamieson
Skilled draftsmanship + Expressive Portraits.
Jamieson has taught figurative drawing, painting and anatomy to undergraduate, graduate and private students in Toronto, Chicago, New York City, and at The King’s Foundation in London, England. His work has been featured in American Artist Drawing Magazine and Poets & ArtistsMagazine. In 2016, David was named a semi-finalist in the Outwin-Boochever Portrait Competition hosted by the Smithsonian. And for two consecutive years, in 2024 and 2025, he won the First Place Award for Drawing in the Portrait Society of America’s International Competition. His work is included in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III, in the permanent collection of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and other private collections in Canada and the United States.

See more work online at: vitruvianstudio.com

08/18/2026

08/15/2026

I’m happy to see this nice write-up, in the August issue of American Art Collector , on the Portrait Society of America’s 28th Annual International Portrait Competition. Many thanks to Christine Egnoski for the beautiful words about my portrait of Anthony Adcock, his portrait of me, and all the accomplished artwork in the show. Congrats to everyone involved!
—David Jamieson

06/21/2026

Our next Sunday course “Animal Instincts” begins in a week! The focus will be on white fur and lots of feathers. Take advantage of this rare course offering and join us, we still have a few spaces available! Beginning Sunday, June 28th, 1-4pm Central time.

Our Live Streaming Classes are designed to mimic as closely as possible the experience of taking an on-ground class in person. Each class is scheduled with a

04/23/2026

If you stumble upon the April/May issue of , take a look at page 28. There’s an article/step-by-step demonstration there by David Jamieson documenting of one of his recent portrait drawings. It’s always cool to see your work in print!

04/17/2026

Home and recovered now from an art whirlwind at the Portrait Society of America conference in Atlanta. I’m thrilled that my drawing “Iron Man–Portrait of Anthony Adcock” was awarded 3rd Place overall in the competition–not bad, considering the calibre of work in the show this year... and every year. Tony’s own portrait of me was also in the show, and received the recognition of Second Honor.
It was great to reconnect with old friends, and make a few new ones, too. Already looking forward to next year!
-David Jamieson

04/04/2026

I made a nice little batch of homemade pastels using many of the pigments we collected on a past trip to Rousillon, France from Boutique Cricri.

03/20/2026

Just wrapped-up another fun class! The Portrait in Pastel might be my new favorite class to teach. It allows me to scratch the “color itch” while still working in dry media–which is my happy place. Looking forward to doing more like this!
-David Jamieson

01/27/2026

“Iron Man – Portrait of Anthony Adcock”
Graphite, pastel, charcoal and ink wash on paper
48” x 24”

This has been on my easel for a long time, but I think it may finally be finished: a portrait of my friend and former student, Anthony Adcock.

Tony comes from a family of iron workers, and has helped build the city of Chicago for over two decades. I wanted to draw him in his work clothes—they’re part of who he is, rooted in midwestern working-class life.

But Tony is also a gifted artist. Taking inspiration from the job site, his artwork explores the intersection of fine art and the blue-collar trades, with skillful representations of construction tools and materials. The plywood behind him is a callback to that body of work, an echo of his illusionistic renderings of woodgrain, concrete, steel, and rust.

Tony is a builder, through and through. This portrait honors his dedication to his work, his family, his friends, and his art.

-David Jamieson

01/22/2026

Color can be overwhelming for art students. Flesh tones especially. It can seem like there are thousands of colors in a single face—and it’s hard to know where to start.

That’s exactly why we created The Portrait in Pastel.

In this 6-week live class, Vitruvian Studio instructor David Jamieson breaks down his entire process for building natural, lifelike skin tones—step by step, in real time.

Why pastel?
↳ It’s the perfect bridge between drawing and painting
↳ Pastel sets contain pre-mixed colors give you a starting point (no mixing from scratch)
↳ Vibrant, expressive results without the learning curve of oils

What you get:
↳ 6 live Sunday sessions on Zoom (recordings available if you miss one)
↳ A method you can apply to any portrait
↳ Real-time Q&A with David as he draws

If color has been the thing holding you back from portraiture, this is your class.

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