Abstracting the Figure

Adult Workshop | This program is completed

New Offering! All levels welcome.

9/12/2019-10/10/2019

2:00 PM-5:00 PM EDT on Th

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$175.00

$155.00

$45.00

$15.00

In this five-week figurative course, students will be challenged to think of the figure in terms of simple interlocking forms and shapes to create powerful design-compositions. The aim will be to create dozens of quickly finished sketches each session in order to build strong picture making habits with immediate results.

Open to any medium, this class will meet the needs of creating bold figurative abstractions with the human form as a pretext.

What you will learn in this class:
1. Figure proportions and knowledge of bodily landmarks.
2. Seeing combinations of simple shapes and distilling them into abstract designs.
3. Loosening up your drawing with quick sketches.
4. Building up a formal drawing or painting from sketches.

  • For the first day of class have these items:
  • • A sketchbook
  • • 18" x 24" Newsprint paper
  • • Charcoal
  • • Kneaded rubber eraser
  • • Open to all media, please bring supplies that you may want to use in this class.

Lara Cantu-Hertzler is a Philadelphia painter who is inspired by architecture and the figure. She explores themes of urban decay and feminine identity. Lara’s influences include: classical art, dance, photography, abstract expressionism and impressionism. In 2008 Lara graduated from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts graduating with a Certificate in painting. In 2014 Lara received a full fellowship to Vermont Studio Center. Lara’s had solo shows at: Allens Lane Art Center, Abington Art Center, and High Wire Gallery. She’s also exhibited her work at Rittenhouse Square, and Rosenfeld Gallery. Lara has won numerous awards from The Philadelphia Sketch club, and The Philadelphia National Arts Program.