Abstracting the Figure (five-session workshop)

Adult Workshop | This program is completed

All levels welcome.

1/12/2023-2/9/2023

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

$195.00

$175.00

$50.00

$15.00

In this five-week figurative class, 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:
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.

  • This is an in-person class which will take place in our building with strict social distancing protocols and reduced student capacity. Please see our COVID-19 community safety policies.
  • 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.