Abstracting the Figure

Abstracting the Figure

Adult Class | Registration opens Monday, October 20, 2025 8:00 AM EDT

All levels welcome.
1/8/2026-3/12/2026
12:00 PM-3:00 PM EDT on Th
$325.00
$295.00
$72.00
$20.00

Abstracting the Figure

Adult Class | Registration opens Monday, October 20, 2025 8:00 AM EDT

In this figurative class, students will be challenged to experiment with different approaches to abstraction. Inspired by the works of famous artists, students will try a variety of drawing and mark-making techniques in each class. 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. Cubism, exaggeration, and simplification.
3. Clothing and fabric as an abstraction to the figure.
4. A wide range of drawing exercises and approaches to rendering the figure.

  • For the first day of class have these items:

    • 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.

Rowan Briggs